Atlanta Hawks 107, Charlotte Bobcats 90 or where winning is not as fun when you can't get excited about it.

by hawksdawgs on Oct 12, 2009 11:01 PM EDT

Hawks win again. Jeff Teague enthusiasm must again be tempered, Hawks starters play short, efficient minutes, and the replacement refs worry me. Ladies and gentlemen, the 2009 preseason.

Apparently starting centers in the NBA are much quicker than back ups because Zaza Pachulia is making Steve Holman crack up with his offensive skills. I can't imagine Zaza has come back with a vast new repertoire so all those spin moves and reverses that normally turn into travels and charges look like big hulking things of humorous beauty in the preseason. Zaza!
Juan Dixon on Gerald Wallace is a bad matchup for the good guys.
Marvin Williams seemed very aggressive in the first quarter. If I was following the play by play correctly, Marv took a dribble up three point late in the first quarter. That has certainly never happened before. Maybe he read my post.
The rest of the game made it clear, he did not.
Josh Smith's free throw shooting woes, which may be the most regular season stat of them all, returned tonight. 5-10 from the charity stripe.
Jeff Teague should demand replacement refs stay. Dude is living at the line. He may get fouled harder, he may meet a few more skilled shot blockers, he may start getting a few less calls, but Jeff Teague is going to beat his first man. Plain and simple.
Othello Hunter fouled out in 21 minutes. No good. Other than that his play is the possible inclusion of Mario West's on the roster over him look silly.
Larry Brown was thrown out of this game. Reason number 234 why the old refs need to come back. Reason number 233? The game lasted two and half hours. So far I am at 320 reasons for the old refs to come back and two (Jeff Teague's free throw rate and Steve Holman mocking them even in a blowout win) for them to stay locked out.
How much is Vladimir Radmanovic getting paid again?
Check out the highlights to see Marvin's new handles.
Josh Childress had 16 points on 12 shots and 4 rebounds against the Cavs. Tonight was his superbowl guys.
Steve Holman shouted out to the Hawks blogosphere in the post game. I am going to assume he was referring to Hoopinion and pretend he was referring to me. Which means I am going to bed happy.

Highlights after the jump and go Hawks!

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Marvins Handles

i had no idea that he worked on his handles so much. He got the rebound, took the ball down the court, juked somebody, went through 3 guys, and then made a layup. CRAZY STUFF!!!
At the game I found 2 bobcat fans{never thought they exsited} and i meet the personal chef of Josh Smith{the one in the video}. He confirmed, there was no point to that video.

by kaleigh on Oct 12, 2009 11:12 PM EDT reply actions

that move by Marvin was sweet.

If Teague’s play translates into the regular season, we’ll have 4 players that can create of the dribble and 5 that can hit three point shots. with a deep big-man rotation, I don’t see how this team doesn’t improve.

We’re gonna see what Woodson is made out of though. I’ve been a defender of him by default, since the critism by many around here has been extreme imo. But if we don’t use Joe less, utilize the Pick-and-roll more often, and push the tempo every now and then, I will start driving the Fire Woodson bandwagon. I’ll promise you that right now.

by thirdfALCON on Oct 13, 2009 1:04 AM EDT reply actions

Oh TF, you make me smile sir

And because of this post, I will add that if Woodson does those things you listed, I’ll lay off the harshin’ of his mellow.

"This is America, if we can’t self-righteously look down on others and blame them for our faults, the commies win."-----Cormican on Bleeding Green Nation w/r/t fans overreacting to the Eagles signing of Michael Vick

by Jesse28 on Oct 13, 2009 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions

+1

by hawksdawgs on Oct 13, 2009 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions

From what I saw live at the arena.....

I have a number of key observations:

1) Jeff Teague looked better than his stats showed. He has at least 3 or 4 great passes that did not appear on the stat sheet. Either a missed shot or he made a great pass that led to an easy pass and a wide open lay up. Also, he made a couple of great shots during an offense foul that should have counted. Teague is going to be a great change up for us.

2) We didn’t look good on D at all. Bobcats missed a number of open lay ups.

3) When the games count. Felton will post up Bibby all game long. Not good for us.

4) Gerald Wallace is a hawks killer. He needs another injury before he plays us.

5) Josh Smith shot selection good. Marvin made a couple of great moves, but too many 2 point shots 1 foot inside the 3 point line….and they didn’t fall.

6) Juan Dixon will make the team. Othello Hunter will make the team. I wish Randolph Morris would not. I’m starting to get annoyed with Mario. He acts like a leader and he has no contract and no jump shot. Quit trying to run the offense.

7) NBA will be unwatchable if something doesn’t change with these refs. I hope this is part of a plan from David Stern to be strict now, ease up in the regular season, kind of like summer league.

8) There was maybe 1000 people in attendance last night. I was asked to show my ticket in the middle of the 3rd quarter by an usher. The 25 people around me (not looking like me) did not have to. Racial Profiling???

9) I love that we won a game (preseason or not) without Crawford, Joe Smith, Collins, Mo. Thats pretty much are number 2s

10) When things got close, Woody called his favorite play… Iso Joe…. I guess Woody did not attend any coaching clinics for offense this year.

by marvin's ladies of the night on Oct 13, 2009 8:25 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs

I hear ya on 8

ushers sometimes feel mighty self-important.

“Really buddy, you need to see my ticket? How about this, if the person who actually bought this seat shows, I’ll slide over on this empty row to make room for them.”

by Mr. Sanchez on Oct 13, 2009 9:07 AM EDT up reply actions

great freaking recap.

while i like winning without our second unit, i wish they got some more minutes together to build chemistry when it doesn’t matter.

Gerald Wallace hates the Hawks almost as much as he hates his mouth guard.

finally, mmmmm, teague.

by hawksdawgs on Oct 13, 2009 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions

On the second unit minutes...

who knows what Woody is wanting to work on from game to game in the preseason. Is it letting Al work on the post, or letting Marvin or Josh try to assert themselves, or what have you? At least one game though, I’d like to see Joe, maybe Bibby and Al or another get a DNP-CD to let the bench guys show themselves.

by Mr. Sanchez on Oct 13, 2009 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions

For Teague: He looks really good right now. Fastest guy on the court and has a killer instinct. His 7 assists is a great sign as well. Love the pick so far.

by Duff_Man on Oct 14, 2009 9:32 AM EDT reply actions