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Atlanta Hawks 106, Miami Heat 91 or blowouts, the little things, and Wade is a faker.

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Recap

Rebounds. In a game that had fake injuries, flagrant fouls, chippy behavior, missed contest dunks, and hot Flip, it is weird talking about something that hinges on boxing out and trying hard. This was a soap opera game that was decided by the guy that holds the boom mike.

Yet, Atlanta had more effort and better focus. The Hawks out rebounded the Heat by eight and six of those were offensive rebounds. They crowded the paint and contested shots. The Hawks played defense with no regard for their own bodies or the Heats. So it was nice that the Heat obliged and worked up injuries on their own accord. The Hawks owned the paint plain and simple.

In case you don't believe me, I give you this evidence. Mike Bibby drove the ball....repeatedly. He attacked and attacked until Mike Woodson benched him for deviating from "my point guard only shoots jumpers" offensive mentality. Bibby was an offensive force and he hit one three pointer. When is the last time you could say that? Dude had a great game.

The Josh Smith Missed Dunk

I can harp on just about anyone. I yell at refs at games. I think Dwyane Wade is a faker. I come close to booing Josh Smith three pointers before they have left his hand. I criticize Woodson for the smallest infraction....

...and I have no problem with Josh's dunk. And I find it laughable that Spoelstra  said, “It turned into a highlight show after a while. They were trying to embarrass us." Certainly, it would be bad form in the regular season. But the Hawks are/should be trying to establish an NBA city. ESPN is not going to show this game outside of a Dwyane Wade highlight/low light. Phillips is rarely as loud as it was tonight. The arena was sold out. The Heat starters, not in foul trouble, were still in, and if that dunk fell, the place would have gone crazy. Minimum three fans would have died. I am not saying Josh crossed these things off a list and decided to do it, but I thank him for trying.

Hawks third quarter offense

Never have I been more impressed with the Hawks offense than in the first 3 minutes of the third quarter. Dwyane Wade, apparently no longer concust, drilled his first few shots. Miami was rolling. It all looked like I was buying more beer than I anticipated.

And then the Hawks did something incredible. They ran offense. There was ball movement and players coming off screens and inside/outside play. And the Hawks got shots they could hit, and then they hit them. The team withstood a run by actually scoring. it was ridiculous. Ridiculous and awesome.

I want to buy a jersey and I can't because no one person deserves it. Team basketball, you clever girl...

The other things

Injuries, fake injuries, a Joe revival, hot Flip, Woodson pretending like he knows how to use timeouts, Mario getting overexcited, comment of the the game thread. There is so much to talk about. Victory bullets may top thirty. Until tomorrow...

Go Hawks!

 

 

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Catching Up

I guess everyone is starting to see what I saw last game with Wade. When he is scoring 17 pts in a quarter his health is fine. Otherwise; he is hurt.

Finally, Spoelstra is just trying to stir his squad up for game 6. They are in trouble if he has to stir them up for an elimination game. On the other hand, I can point to one play that neither Spoelstra, Kenny, or Charles mentioned. Did anyone catch Wade laugh at Mario after he stifled him on D on the last play at the half? The laugh was like "How dare you attempt to play Defense on Me, D-Wade the greatest of all time, you freaking scrub. Now that’s disrespect.

by Hawks-Semi Fan on Apr 30, 2009 1:27 AM EDT reply actions  

Catching up?

There was an entire arena booing when a guy was laying on the court. I think people are pretty well caught up on that fact.

by Buzzsaw on Apr 30, 2009 8:04 AM EDT up reply actions  

Well, everyone except

the mainstream media and Miami fans. How is it that Atlanta is detroying everything Miami has, throwing down monster jams, making incredible laser passes, yet I still get Wade jammed down my throat by TNT, NBA, and ESPN during each f’ing break?

Would it really kill them to use a little less biased marketing?

"If Woody were Captain of the Titanic, he'd argue the boat sinking speaks to how effectively they put rich people in life boats and lock the poor folks below."
-jrauch commenting at Hoopinion on Woody's (non)logic in his post-game comments

by Jesse28 on Apr 30, 2009 8:12 AM EDT up reply actions  

Yea,

If you’re talking about the mainstream media … they’ll never catch up to DWade’s injury BS. Fighting through injuries is good TV.

by Buzzsaw on Apr 30, 2009 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

Mario

He did a very good job on Wade last night. He kept Wade in front of him constantly and it looked like Mario was saying, “There’s no way in hell I’m letting you get three feet inside the 3pt line”. I loved it and I think we should continue to use West in this role; i.e. when we have a decent lead and need some solid man defense. Wade also congratulated him with a “nice job” comment and a GG butt slap as they were coming back down the court once, so he showed some respect to Mario. I think he may have been laughing because Marios intensity caught him off-guard.

Is it just me, or does anyone else notice how well Mario gets around/fights through/sheds screens? It was a breath of fresh air compared to the switching method that Woodson loves to run.

"If Woody were Captain of the Titanic, he'd argue the boat sinking speaks to how effectively they put rich people in life boats and lock the poor folks below."
-jrauch commenting at Hoopinion on Woody's (non)logic in his post-game comments

by Jesse28 on Apr 30, 2009 8:08 AM EDT up reply actions  

looking for a photo

of Smoove helping Horford off the bench with his arm around him. It’s my definition of a perfect Hawks team moment. This is why I love the Hawks. They are a team that succeeds and fails together.

by tentenlarry on Apr 30, 2009 4:09 AM EDT reply actions  

btw...

-Wade pulled a “Paul Pierce”. Drama Queen… ESPN needs to highlight teams that actually play like teams. No superstars, just hard working team efforts in ATL.

-I’m getting a Zaza jersey bc he’s my kind of player. I love his effort and I love how he doesn’t back down to anywone, whether it’s KG or anyone else. Often, he shares the role of emotional leader with Smith.

-I don’t blame J Smoove for going for the flashy jam. That’s the kind of player he is. A little undisciplined, yet he’s electrifying more often than not. And Philips stays rockin’ when he makes ’em.

by tentenlarry on Apr 30, 2009 4:38 AM EDT reply actions  

wade pulled a paul pierce? um, you know wade went off in a wheel chair before pierce ever did, so in fact it was pierce pulling a wade.

Wade lets the whole world know when hes injured. Pierce refuses to talk about minor injuries, and just plays through them. Paul Pierce nearly got murdered and played 82 games a couple months later, DWade has never played 82 games in a season.

yeah

by PaintItBlack on May 3, 2009 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

Please make Cleavland tired....

NAS designed your BLUEPRINT, who you kidding?
Is he H TO THE IZZO, M TO THE IZZO?
For shizzle you phony, the rapping version of SISQO~Nas

by I blocked Patrick Chewing on Apr 30, 2009 8:23 AM EDT reply actions  

Hawks fans reach new low

Regardless of who you like or which team you are rooting for…I never saw more low class behavior than a crowd of people booing when a player is sprawled on the floor injured. The fact David Stern was there to witness it…Good game Atlanta.

by euge on Apr 30, 2009 8:31 AM EDT reply actions  

I'd feel worse

If Wade’s on-court napping was an isolated incident. He whines, cries, and milks everything. His one-man drama show is tired. He doesn’t play based on his ability, he plays based on drawing fouls and lobbying referees. I am just tired of him after 5 games, and everyone outside Miami and Bristol is, too.

by Duff_Man on Apr 30, 2009 8:39 AM EDT up reply actions  

That's why you

and now I refer to him as Nature Boy. He earned that nickname before last night, he cemented it for real after last night.

by Co Co on Apr 30, 2009 8:55 AM EDT up reply actions  

Boy who cried wolf

While I thought the booing was unnecessary and perhaps over the line once you saw him not getting up, Wade brings this upon himself because he sprawls out crying on the floor at least four times a game. If he didn’t cry for fouls and beg for attention all the time, visiting fans wouldn’t loathe him so much.

by dchawk on Apr 30, 2009 8:39 AM EDT up reply actions  

about time

ATL got some f-ing respect for their efforts. It’s not all about Wade. I think this is the sentiment of anyone who follows the Hawks and pays their hard-earned money for a playoff ticket.

by tentenlarry on Apr 30, 2009 9:29 AM EDT up reply actions  

blown dunks are worse than missed 3s

I have to disagree about the Josh dunk. Points are precious in the playoffs especially when you have 2 starters out with injuries. You need to get those easy 2 points off a dunk when they are available because at any moment you could have a repeat of the last few minutes of game 4’s second quarter and suddenly the game and the series is in doubt.

As for Wade, this isn’t soccer, bud. Stop flopping and crying and play ball like the superstar you’re supposed to be.

by redwards95 on Apr 30, 2009 9:06 AM EDT reply actions  

Keep it up, Hawks!

Hey y’all! Awesome game last night! I love how our team increases intensity during the playoffs…this is two years in a row now…
I’m rather sick of the D-Wade drama myself. He seems like a pretty cool guy off the court, as proven by what he does around his community but I’ve been trying really hard to still tolerate him on the court. I just can’t do it! All this “injury” crap is driving me crazy and it seems like everytime he doesn’t play, that “injury” bug is sure to happen. It was almost as if the Hawks really took it to him last night for crying wolf all this time, and finally gave him a taste of hurt.
I don’t have a thing against the Josh Smith dunk either. These are grown men making $$$ so if they’re all sensitive and offended for having J-Smoove attempt a flashy dunk, then they’re in the wrong business. It’s ludicrous to get upset over that. I mean, chances are, Josh is going to get an earful from his own coach after the game, so if I were the Heat, I’d let Woody deal with Josh. And the guy did miss the dunk, so how does that not help Miami?? No need to start crying and say that it was insulting. Our Hawks have endured such a long stretch of horrible play this decade and I’m sure that Josh, being a local boy, is thrilled to be in position to get the fans of his hometown excited about basketball again. And speaking of insulting, I’m insulted by all this D-Wade drama, and fake injuries that really shoudl be treated as delay of game fouls; all it does is keep me up watching later into the night and giving me less sleep. Now that’s an insult, D-Wade!

by ATLDuck on Apr 30, 2009 10:04 AM EDT reply actions  

heat better than hawks for sure

the heat are better than the way their playing now, its ridiculous how their playing. im pretty sure that the heat are better than the hawks im a big time heat fan but they dont deserve to win the series. d wade is the future of players in the nba along with lebron, bosh, melo and few other guys. hawks cant stop wade and for that little mo’fo with the mohawk that cover wade for a little bit; c’mon are u kidding me, thats a nobody remember he’s a bench player. all u hawk fans that hate wade and saying that he flops and this and that, have you notice every time wade has the ball you guys have all your team around wade even the bench players come out to help the starters to contain wade,lol,that goes to show you how wade got fear in all of ya’ll. o i forgot we have a championship banner what about u guys. NOTHING!!!!!!

by canufeeldaheat on Apr 30, 2009 11:15 AM EDT reply actions  

wade

is a good player, but he still flops. they are not one in the same.

by tentenlarry on Apr 30, 2009 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wow...

Are you even watching the games? When Wade has the ball, the Hawks are anything but piling in on him. I wouldn’t go so far as to really say we are even doubling him, but instead call it solid help defense. When he’s anywhere outside of 20-25 feet, he’s got one man on him, then someone moves over to help when he drives. You might have noticed that if the Heat had someone other than Wade that could do it effectively.

Yeah, you’re right, the Hawks can’t stop Wade. I guess that’s why he’s well below his season averages in this series huh? And don’t give me that bad back crap either, cause it’s bs. That’s just an excuse for him being exposed. His name is Mario West and you’re just upset because your so-called superstar couldn’t drive by him, a bench scrub according to you, without multiple screens, illegal moving screens at that. Wade hit exactly one shot over West and it was a well defended, contested 24 footer that the Hawks will take every time.

That championship team has nothing to do with the current Heat team outside of Wade and it wouldn’t have even won the championship without two things, Shaq and BS calls. The fact that your favorite team won a championship has no relevance to this current series and it a weak @$$ argument for those who have nothing logical to argue.

"If Woody were Captain of the Titanic, he'd argue the boat sinking speaks to how effectively they put rich people in life boats and lock the poor folks below."
-jrauch commenting at Hoopinion on Woody's (non)logic in his post-game comments

by Jesse28 on Apr 30, 2009 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

You just lost 2 games to the Hawks while they are missing Marvin Williams and for most of the 2nd game Al Horford. That’s an odd way of being better.

by redwards95 on Apr 30, 2009 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

WOW 2 YEAR IN A ROW YOU GUYS MADE IT, THATS F—-ING AMAZING, LOL. YOU GUYS ARE PATHETIC. 2 TIMES OUT OF WHAT….. 100 YEARS

by canufeeldaheat on Apr 30, 2009 11:27 AM EDT reply actions  

Really

Did you just get out of middle school and realize that sport you played in PhysEd is actually played by grown men in the real world? You are probably nothing more than some Miami bandwagon fan just because your team made the playoffs this year, because if you were any kind of NBA fan you would have some sense about the past and maybe, just maybe look up the history of the league before you spout some childish remarks such as these.

OH YEAH CAPS IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL!!!111oneoneone AMIRIGHT!!!?!111ionononeeo

"If Woody were Captain of the Titanic, he'd argue the boat sinking speaks to how effectively they put rich people in life boats and lock the poor folks below."
-jrauch commenting at Hoopinion on Woody's (non)logic in his post-game comments

by Jesse28 on Apr 30, 2009 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

I love when fans

have no legitimate argument about the goings on in the present so they start talking about a championship that happened 3 years ago.

by Co Co on Apr 30, 2009 11:27 AM EDT reply actions  

I know what you mean

What do they want, exactly? “Congrats on renting Shaq for the championship run?”

by Bronn on Apr 30, 2009 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions  

a championship

that was won on flops and phantom foul calls. ask dirk and jason terry…

by tentenlarry on Apr 30, 2009 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

WHAT ATL GOT IN THE FUTURE?

by canufeeldaheat on Apr 30, 2009 11:30 AM EDT reply actions  

there is a lot you could critique

about the Hawks performance from a Heat perspective or even tell us how you think the Heat will win with some actual analysis.

but if you just came on here to tell us how the Hawks are going to suck in two years, I would kindly ask you to leave.

by hawksdawgs on Apr 30, 2009 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions  

A team

Not just a star player who has to carry them on his/her back

In Dimitroff we trust

by Bonhoffer on Apr 30, 2009 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions  

REMEMBER ITS A 7 GAME SERIES

by canufeeldaheat on Apr 30, 2009 11:33 AM EDT reply actions  

as a dwayne wade fan

i hope he loses. i love the way he plays the game. i love his athleticism. i love dwade the basketball player. i hate dwade the actor! every hawks fan gives every paul pierce fan loads of crap for his “miracle recovery” last year in game 1 and dwade is like a replay every single game…at least once or twice. the hawks are playing good basketball rite now. las nite was wat u want from the hawks. joe drops 25 josh drops 20 one of those awesome bench players goes off for 20. no backing down. hard fouls. efort. highlights. highlight attempts lol. and was that some actual plays being run las nite? the hawks are doing wat they can for the city. an exciting young team thts playing basketball. and i lov e how the management is trying to work with the core of guys like joe and josh and zaza and big al.
and not to be a hater…but i wish we woulda drafted chris paul so i have have ill feelings toward marvin

by donteffwitjoe on Apr 30, 2009 11:56 AM EDT reply actions  

wow

finally a dwade fan that agrees with the whole “miracle recovery” aka “acting” bs. The more the NBA becomes the WWE, the less I want to buy tickets and/or watch games.

by tentenlarry on Apr 30, 2009 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

D. Wade a "faker"?

The few comments that I have read on this site are ignorant yet comical. So much so that only reading a few of them is enough for me. D. Wade is a “faker”? I guess M.J. was faking several years ago as well when he had the “flu” but still was able to put on a amazing performance against Utah. I’m going to take a wild guess at who some of you people are that are hating on D. Wade. So let’s see a) you never played organized sports in your life, b) you are that guy that thinks he is good enough to be playing in the NBA but never got the right break or c) this is your first time watching an NBA game. Regardless of which of these categories you tards may fall in, let me school you for a few minutes.
The elite players in the NBA have all at some point played with injuries that slowed them down on the basketball court, but somehow they are able to continue to play at a high level. T-Mac has played with back issues off and on over the past few years as has Steve Nash, but have continued to play at a high level. Isiah Thomas (who I am not a fan of) played with a badly sprained ankle in the finals against the Lakers several years ago and put up some ridiculous numbers. Ben Gordon, who I don’t consider to be an elite palyer but he is certainly an above average NBA player played at a high level the last game against the Celtics and had groin/hamstring problems. But I guess all of these people are “fakers” also? D. Wade plays with a tenacity like no other player on both ends of the court. Realistically, he is this years MVP. He is the first palyer in the history of the NBA at 6’4" or shorter to have 100 blocks and100 steals in a season. He led the league in scoring this year. He is a better one on one defender and a better closer than LeBron. I’m not saying for one minute that LeBron is not a great/ exciting player. I actually live in Ohio. But the Cavs could win a lot more games with LeBron than the Heat could without D. Wade. D. Wade also took a team with very little talent into the playoffs. The Heat argueably has less talent than any other team in the playoffs. How many of you all have REALLY smacked the back of your head on a hardwood court after colliding with a guy that is probably 15-20lbs heavier and got up to continue to play basketball. This kid, D-Wade, has been a fearless compeditor since his days at Wakeforest. But it’s not suprising to hear some of these comments from some of you that are likely from GA. Those in the arena last night showed absolutely no class by booing when a player was laying injured on the court and you are continuing to be classless by stating stupid opinions with no facts to back up what you are saying.

by amathews39 on Apr 30, 2009 1:15 PM EDT reply actions  

thanks for your comment

i am going to do a whole post on this later but just few things.

1. no one is denying that Wade is incredible at basketball. at least i am not.
2. was Wade head bleeding, did he have a concussion, did it effect his play at all, so I can certainly see where people booing would get you upset, but the fans were right. Wade was acting (either by medical direction or by his own will) like it was a serious injury, and it was not.
3. i am a horrible basketball player.

by hawksdawgs on Apr 30, 2009 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

A lesson in how to 'school'
This kid, D-Wade, has been a fearless compeditor since his days at Wakeforest
…you are continuing to be classless by stating stupid opinions with no facts to back up what you are saying.

You might wnt to consider your own words before making any attempt at ‘schooling’ anyone here on these boards. D-Wade went to Marquette, not Wake Forest. For such an avid supporter, one might think you should know these things.

you tards

Yet we are classless. Kettle, meet pot.

Isiah Thomas hasn’t played since ‘94, not several years. MJ, Larry Bird, Magic, etc never flopped like Wade does at every small amount of incidental contact or layed around on the floor hoping to get sympathy calls because of their stardom. Wade does this at least fives times a game and that’s what our ‘fake’, ‘fraud’, and ‘flop’ comments are in regards to, as was teh crowd booing him. He’s just as bad as Pierce. You make comments about hitting ones head on the court but yet you don’t acknowlege that with that usually comes some form of concussion that keeps you from seeing straight or worse, blacking out. You want to see a guy play through that crap, go search for Matt Causey on YouTube. The guys eyes were rolling back in his head and he was standing on the court. Nothing was wrong with Wade as evidenced by his immediate return and performance from the rest of the game. You can not in the same breath claim horrible injury and awesome performance and expect people to believe you.

I’ve been knocked out plenty from playing competitive sports. I’ve hit my head on a concrete wall while diving for a loose ball and I didn’t get up because I was knocked out. Once awakened and a few minutes on the bench, I was back in but I wasn’t quite as quick as before.

I’m willing to bet a lareg majority of Wade’s 100+ blocks this year were the same kind as those on Mo last night, with the exception that they didn’t get called fouls because the league caters to whiny players like him.

"If Woody were Captain of the Titanic, he'd argue the boat sinking speaks to how effectively they put rich people in life boats and lock the poor folks below."
-jrauch commenting at Hoopinion on Woody's (non)logic in his post-game comments

by Jesse28 on Apr 30, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

said it once, and i'll say it again

wade has talent. but I still have a right to my opinion about the way he plays the game.

I can’t stand Wade bc he “flops” all the time to get calls from the refs… I’m not saying that he didn’t hit his head and that it didn’t hurt. I’m sure it did. But he stayed on the ground for a good 5 minutes, went to the locker room, and came back out 2 minutes later like nothing had happened. That’s reminiscent of the Paul Pierce shenanigan from last year’s playoffs and Hawk fans detest that stuff. So BOO! I was watching the game on the other side of the planet and booing him. Whatever happened to just playing ball? The theatrics are unnecessary. Unfortunately that’s all ESPN, TNT, etc. care to talk about.

I don’t want to see an NBA that caters to this style of playing, I’d rather see more “tough-it-out” team efforts and physical games. Even great players like Jordan had to take all kinds of physical abuse without getting fouls called. Yet he played through the flu and WON. And I don’t recall him flopping.

by tentenlarry on Apr 30, 2009 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

as earlier stated

i love the way that dwade plays the game…up and down the court, both ends, high energy…he is a “fearless competitor.” should the fans have booed the player laying on the ground…no. very classless of us atlanta fans, but im not gonna lie. i was sittin on my couch watchin from home cussin up a storm at the fact that dwade was really gonna try to milk bangin his head on the floor. i thought he was concussed. at least some blood on the floor. brad miller took a good little shot from rondo and didnt bring the game to a halt for five minutes. its the playoffs…i guess the next time he sneezes we should quarantine him for swine flu. the hawks are one of the least respected teams in the league and as such they play with much more heart than given credit for. they play hard. i understand he tripped over a bigger player. ur an “elite” player. as a dwade fan it saddens me everytime i see him trying to milk his superstar status. we love u cuz u play basketball…not cuz u get hurt every game.
p.s. wow…wake forest? really? us hawks fans sure are some “tards”

by donteffwitjoe on May 1, 2009 3:02 AM EDT up reply actions  

josh smith dunk attempt

there was nothing wrong with the attempt. everybody knew when he was running with the ball that he was going to do something special but he missed it. its ok tho maybe next time buddy

by dareignmand on Apr 30, 2009 2:14 PM EDT reply actions  

ohh yeah

lebron kobe wade all over rated. go kwame brown

by dareignmand on Apr 30, 2009 2:15 PM EDT reply actions  

josh smith missed dunk

atlanta was up by 20 with a minute and half 2 go. they did not need that bucket. you people need to learn more about basketball. SERIOUSLY

by dareignmand on Apr 30, 2009 2:17 PM EDT reply actions  

and joe dunked it

…about 20 seconds later anyway!

by tentenlarry on Apr 30, 2009 2:19 PM EDT reply actions  

Flopping

So then I guess Al Horford flopped too when he rolled his ankle. I didn’t see any blood or broken bones. Talk about theatrics…..having a teammate carry you out to shoot free throws and then Horford hobbled back down the court until Bibby could commit a foul. Dam horford is a faker!!!!! If he could hobble down the court, how come he couldn’t continue to play. Like I said a bunch of tards.

by amathews39 on Apr 30, 2009 3:06 PM EDT reply actions  

based on Wade's reputation

…I gotta disapprove of the way he goes about getting foul calls. I’m dunzo with this convo.
Hawks win the series with or without Marvin & Al.

by tentenlarry on Apr 30, 2009 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

o goodness

horford has a SPRAIN. wade has a…a wat? a bump on the head?

by donteffwitjoe on May 1, 2009 3:04 AM EDT up reply actions  

Faker

Oh sorry I meant faker not floppying. Horford was faking an injury like D. Wade :)

by amathews39 on Apr 30, 2009 3:39 PM EDT reply actions  

Ban

Ban all of these Miami guys from our blog. I thought about signing up for their crap after some guy guarantees that they will win the series and says that the Hawks are the Hawks after all, but I didnt. Simply because I knew it would only foster a bunch of pointless conversation. Ban these fools. You cant be a team that’s down one starter and now probably 2, you dont have a say.

by Hawks-Semi Fan on Apr 30, 2009 5:13 PM EDT reply actions  

The Heat fans on SBN

are the biggest whiners i’ve seen on these boards so far

In Dimitroff we trust

by Bonhoffer on May 1, 2009 6:51 AM EDT up reply actions  

News Flash

d-wade is the heat, If it wasnt for him heat wouldnt be in the playoffs…they would be at home. ever notice when wade leaves the hawks break it open?

by dynoryno22 on Apr 30, 2009 5:42 PM EDT reply actions  

ridic

You guys are retarded and ridiculous. Wade has been the second best player in the NBA this year, and has a ring. That equals the total amount of championships your lousy franchise has (which btw happened in 1958 in St. Louis)
So say anything you want, Atlanta is a basketball shit hole (Marvin williams over Cp3) and i know it will stay that way
Ahh Steve Holman and Josh Smith can go fuck each other

by gumarelo on May 1, 2009 1:30 AM EDT reply actions  

marvin williams over cp3

thats the only thing that is really worth mentioning in this whole comment. if wade has been the second best player in the NBA all year round are kobe and lebron tied for first?

by donteffwitjoe on May 1, 2009 3:07 AM EDT up reply actions  

last time i checked

miami only has 1 championship as well.
thanks to:
-rent-a-shaq

by tentenlarry on May 1, 2009 4:20 AM EDT up reply actions  

history

Past championships has absolutely no bearing on this series. To think oherwise is illogical. You are going to get stomped in your hometown tonight and that is the only thing you have left to argue with. Lame.

"If Woody were Captain of the Titanic, he'd argue the boat sinking speaks to how effectively they put rich people in life boats and lock the poor folks below."
-jrauch commenting at Hoopinion on Woody's (non)logic in his post-game comments

by Jesse28 on May 1, 2009 7:47 AM EDT up reply actions  

How about a Miami Heat Blog Raid?

After ATL wins tonight We (as the Hawk’s Militia) raid there blog and take their women and children prisoner, and temper their men with stories of the great J-Smoove terrorizing them, just hours/minutes before.

http://www.49ersboard.blogspot.com

by supraman on May 1, 2009 8:38 AM EDT reply actions  

Nah, would be classless

I checked, and most of these guys aren’t even signed up for the Heat blog. So we’d just be going over to bug the hell out of Heat fans who haven’t bothered us. Which is kind of what these guys did.

I’ll probably pop over to offer congratulations on a good season if we win game 6, though.

by Bronn on May 1, 2009 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions  

yea lets keep it classy.

i brought this mess on us by thinking Wade faked the seriousness of injuries throughout the series. very subjective, but it was my opinion and still is, and i wanted to express it since i think a lot of you on here have the same one. don’t think it was classless. I didnt say i hoped he was injured or gets more injured. i can see where it would bother heat fans which is why i fully allow them to express their opinion (unless it is just to attack).

that being said let them baselessly call us immature instead of giving them reason to do so. also, lets win game 6 or 7 first too.

by hawksdawgs on May 1, 2009 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions  

But,

if we actually did a panty raid on the Miami Heat team, we would succeed. I bet Wade wears Hello-kitty thongs.

"If Woody were Captain of the Titanic, he'd argue the boat sinking speaks to how effectively they put rich people in life boats and lock the poor folks below."
-jrauch commenting at Hoopinion on Woody's (non)logic in his post-game comments

by Jesse28 on May 1, 2009 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions  

Idiot Fans

The Atlanta fans are the most idiotic, immature fans in the NBA and this blogger sums up everything that I despise about them.

I would like to see how any of you pansies react after slamming your head off of a basketball court. I doubt that you would be able to even walk off under your own power.

Stop disparaging people and get a life.

by byoho23 on May 1, 2009 9:22 AM EDT reply actions  

The Atlanta fans are the most idiotic, immature fans in the NBA – Stop disparaging people and get a life.

Pot calling kettle black.

In Dimitroff we trust

by Bonhoffer on May 1, 2009 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions  

If your going to get technical, you came here. Now run along troll.

In Dimitroff we trust

by Bonhoffer on May 1, 2009 9:38 AM EDT up reply actions  

Fakin it!

So, I love all of these post I have been reading about how Wade is “faking it”. Guess he faked it when his head bounced of the court like the basketball itself the other night too. Oh, and have you ever had back spasms before? I have. They hurt like hell. I was literally paralyzed by them.

Atlanta fans are just upset that they get THIS team and Miami gets one of the greatest players in the league. IF and I say IF the Hawks do get by Miami it won’t be to long before they are sitting on their couches watching the playoffs like the rest of us. Honestly, I love my Heat, but there is no way they would beat Cleveland either. I look at this series as what I hope to be the beginning of a rivalry. We don’t see rivalries like New York and Chicago or the Celtics and the Lakers any more.

The Heat WILL bring it tonight and spank some feathers of them birds. See you Sunday for Game 7 and IF you win… good luck in the next round. You will need it.

by Flash03 on May 1, 2009 2:23 PM EDT reply actions  

Exactly
So, I love all of these post I have been reading about how Wade is "faking it". Guess he faked it when his head bounced of the court like the basketball itself the other night too. Oh, and have you ever had back spasms before? I have. They hurt like hell. I was literally paralyzed by them.

So, by your own account, you readily admit that Wade must be faking those back spasms, correct? Just like all of the others who have come here with this weak argument of none of us having had these injuries before, you just explained the exact reason why he couldn’t possibly e having as many of these so-called ‘injuries’. I’ve popped my head off the court floor plenty of times, I’ve hit my head on a concrete wall diving for a loose ball, and I’ve had my head slammed into by helmets and knees on teh football field, so I know from experience that you don’t just jump up and run around five minutes later like nothing ever happened.

We’ve had multiple players with real back problems and spasms this year, and you know what? You are right in that there was no way they could have played because they were so bad, and they didn’t. Wade has his shot falling and he’s fine, but as soon as he can’t get open easy shots, or calls from the refs, then miraculously all of a sudden, his back is acting up on him.

You’re team is getting waxed tonight right in your own front yard with your mother watching just so you might finally realize how horrible of a TEAM you have. Good day sir!

"If Woody were Captain of the Titanic, he'd argue the boat sinking speaks to how effectively they put rich people in life boats and lock the poor folks below."
-jrauch commenting at Hoopinion on Woody's (non)logic in his post-game comments

by Jesse28 on May 1, 2009 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

Typical
You’re team is getting waxed tonight right in your own front yard with your mother watching just so you might finally realize how horrible of a TEAM you have. Good day sir!

Damn, guess you were right! He was faking it! I am so sad I was wrong, but it was so nice to see I was right about one thing

The Heat WILL bring it tonight and spank some feathers of them birds. See you Sunday for Game 7 and IF you win… good luck in the next round. You will need it.

Guess the waxing was on you!

By the way…women watch basketball too!

GO HEAT!

by Flash03 on May 2, 2009 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions  

i would rather have "THIS"

Hawks team anyday/everyday over one diva-esque superstar.

by tentenlarry on May 1, 2009 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

Game 7

Looks like there’s going to be a game 7 retarded Hawks fans. Oh and by the way Josh Smith is HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!

by amathews39 on May 1, 2009 9:49 PM EDT reply actions  

Josh Smith is horrible because all he can do is dunk. Couldn’t do anything tonight…couldn’t dunk, couldn’t shoot a jumper, couldn’t hit free throws!

At least our

diva-esque superstar.
can do more than that!

OH and lets not forget the double-double by Beasley and the D by Chalmers.

Looks like the Hawks forgot how to fly tonight!

by Flash03 on May 2, 2009 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions  

wow.....

You have been issued a warning.
please keep the conversation on why you think Wade is tough and do not come on and simply attack fans. we appreciate your perspective.

In order to continue participating on Peachtree Hoops you must acknowledge your warning by pressing the OK button below.

This is what you respond to me with………..I wonder why you don’t attack the other posters who disparage Wade….oh I know, maybe because this is the “homer” board, hilarious.

by byoho23 on May 2, 2009 2:01 AM EDT reply actions  

i have no problem someone wrecking or defending a player with actual

criticism/praise. there is obviously going to be more criticism of wade here since this is a hawks board. you came on and attacked posters. that is not allowed regardless of whether you are a hawks or heat fan.

also hawks fans have been warned before.

by hawksdawgs on May 2, 2009 9:38 AM EDT up reply actions  

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