Preview and Game Thread #73: San Antonio Spurs @ Atlanta Hawks
by hawksdawgs on Mar 25, 2009 4:30 PM EDT
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| Atlanta Hawks 08-09 Game #73 | ||
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| 46-24 | 42-29 |
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| Phillips Arena |
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| March 25, 2009, 7:00 PM | ||
| FS South, Hawks Radio Network, NBA Audio League Pass | ||
| Probable starters: | ||
| Tony Parker | PG | Mike Bibby |
| Roger Mason Jr. |
SG | Joe Johnson |
| Michael Finley | SF | Mo Evans |
| Matt Bonner | PF | Josh Smith |
| Tim Duncan | C | Al Horford |
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Hawks Injury Report: Marvin Williams and some dude named Craig. Acie Law has a hurt back but probably will not play regardless.
Spurs Injury Report: Manu might make his return against the Hawks tonight...as if I could dislike him more.
Blogging With the Enemy: Pounding the Rock, 48 Minutes of Hell
Predicted bane of the Hawks existence: Tony Parker
Game Preview:
Comparing Mike Bibby's defense to Al Horford's defense is a little like placing 24 ounce Sweetwater from Gorins in the CNN center next to glass of three day old O'Douls. And Al Horford is not an exceptional defender.
With that said here are the keys to the game.
- Make Tim Duncan beat you not Tony Parker. Mostly because I know for a fact Tony Parker can beat the Hawks.
- If Manu is back, do not give provide a flashlight so he can find his rhythm. Flashlight is a
cleverdifferent way of saying don't put him on the line. - Josh Smith meet Matt Bonner. Matt Bonner meet Josh Smith.
A big project is keeping me away from the arena, and this game is going to keep me away from my project. See you in the game thread. Be ready for some hot Flip!
Go Hawks!
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i am predicting
my frustration level over Woody’s management of Al Horford’s fouls tonight will be roughly 10 on a scale of 1 to 10.
Tonight is one of those games
Where I have to sit on the edge of the coffee table instead of on the couch.
ODouls isn't great
But I can’t believe you chose Sweetwater as the ideal beer. I can’t stand the stuff.
As I say this, I’ve just bought a 12 pack of PBR.
I kicked my keg of Sly Fox Weisse...
…so now I have to drink the rum I have left. Hopefully, I won’t need all of it.
Speaking of which
I really hope this isn’t the game where the Hawks ruin beer. If you jinxed it while writing your Cavaliers’ review, I’m going to be really upset.
The Hawks might ruin my night like this guy:
if someone has the ability to ruin beer
that is too great a power to be able to jinx someone into having.
or at least the is by defense.
and i love pbr.
i buy six packs at the “grocery store” by house and by six packs i mean 12 packs that have been sawed into six packs.
i either forgot
or never knew flip murray was on his way to play in russia before the hawks grabbed him.
http://blogs.ajc.com/hawks/2009/03/25/show-flip-the-money/?cxntfid=blogs_hawks
Down goes Johnson
We can officially throw out everyone’s keys to the game. Best players on each respective team, just like that.
Imagine if Josh Smith tried to emulate Mario West
He’d be the best Mario ever.
Think about it-Mario attacks the boards no matter how good the shot looks. He charges in to attempt to rebound made dunks.
It's looking that way.
He REALLY needs to get something to go to end his frustrations. That missed dunk could be a killer for him.
i used to think zaza either looked really good on offense
or traveled.
but i am slowly starting to realize he just travels every time.
someone start recording josh smith
so we have a clear definition of “pressing” for the rest of time.
incredible by mario!
and no way parker was going to do anything but make a lay up the next time down.
i dont know which i am more impressed by.
Mario rules
Although I am not sure why there was no slam. Popp might have taken a t.o. after a crowd igniting dunk.
if refs called a foul every time his head band was knocked out of place
he would shoot 23 free throws.
Well, this game is officially scaring me.
Hawks really need to get it going in the third. Keeping Flip out so long was a mistake IMO.
anytime one player is killing you
you know that one player is killing you.
and he keeps killing you.
then you are in scary land.
where is bronn
to tell me how right i was about “the bane of the hawks existence”?
could be nabbing my second ever correct one.
Looking good so far
Sometimes I alternate between watching in the room with the computer, and watching in the room with the big TV.
So you compared Bibby and Horford's defense in this preview
And it turns out, I don’t want EITHER of them guarding Tony Parker.
I just had a 12 year old moment
When Bob said “"He’s looking to feed Drew Gooden,” I seriously pictured Tony Parker with a spoon making airplane noises.
I shouldn't be surprised to notice Josh Smith is 0-6 from the floor
he gets petulant when he’s not scoring very much.
STOP SWITCHING!
horford cannot guard parker.
it is decided. the chapter has been written. the judge has decided.
Woodson
is getting totally outclassed. This is not a player problem, it’s a horrifically bad scheme problem,
I'm pretty sure
That Zaza was just tripped by Josh Smith, resulting in a sympathy foul call on Kurt Thomas.
I am amazed.
I am amazed that he is so stupid that he lets it keep happening.
Nique just said it
No Duncan, no Ginobili, just off a back-to-back, and they are still leading.
And how about those starters...
let’s hear it for Josh Smith!!!
some people will think josh's fts will point to his aggresiveness
without knowing that Pop told his team to foul him every time he has the ball.
should we be thrilled that we are tied
or sad that tony parker can take over this game at any moment?
Poppovich
sporting the old cleaned up hippie look.
What's with that checked shirt?
Awful. Put a tie on, Popp!
offense actually can take of itself
if you refuse to run a post play.
it is not necessarily good but very self sufficient.
He's probably just shouting "Switch!" every time there's a screen
The Hawks are being very obliging.
Mario generally enjoys success when gambling
Flip Murray likewise gambles a lot on defense, without it hurting his effectiveness very much.
Josh Smith has to be the winner, here.
We are going to lose this game ton Tony Parker.
One on five. Pathetic.
I am beginning to think Al and Smoove need to just gang-tackle the SOB
and just break his kneecap.
nique is getting frustrated that joe is holding the ball
as if we have another fourth quarter offense.
joe with one of the quitest 30 you will see
i guess that happens when a player on the other team literally can’t be stopped
I'm just looking at ESPN's gamecast
but it looks like this one is about over. Is that correct or no?
It's yet to be seen whether Tony Parker will cause any Hawk to cry
but that’s about all that’s left.
I don't remember that game
I do remember a game where a Hawks’ bench player hit like 6 threes in the fourth quarter (I think it was Henry James) to lead a comeback win.
That’s been a long time ago. I miss that team.
this banter has been too fun
to get me properly riled up about how bad the hawks played/game planned tonight.
You can't have it both ways with those parentheses man.
It may not seem like a big deal, but it just took me 5 minutes to figure out why you wanted to add an ‘s’ to “matters” … thats 5 minutes I won’t get back. I’m fine with inserting words with parentheses and I’m fine with omitting words with parentheses, but I will not stand for inserting AND omitting words with parenthesis in the same sentence. Thanks.
/ Parenthesis Police
"It's yet to be seen whether Tony Parker will cause any Hawk to cry"
Absolutely the best comment of the night.
A terrible performance on defense. I hope Woodson is embarassed.
bad night
That’s what I was afraid would happen. Tony Parker took over and the 4th quarter execution was poor. It’s hard to beat a smart, good team by going 1-on-1 on offense and not shutting off the lane on defense.
As an aside, I think there are still refs who believe the Hawks are still a 13-69 team and automatically make every close call against them down the stretch (case in point: the blocking foul on Josh Smith where Parker led with his shoulder). I dread seeing Bob Delaney and Bennett Salvatore at any Hawks game for that reason.
By the same token, Hawks just have to execute better on offense against these elite teams. I’m probably in the minority on this board because I don’t think it’s automatically a Woodson problem, but they sure become easier to defend when the defense knows that they don’t have to worry about a post-up game or the ball swinging from side-to-side.
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