Playoff Preview and Game Thread #2.4: Cleveland Cavaliers @ Atlanta Hawks
by hawksdawgs on May 11, 2009 4:30 PM EDT
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Print| Atlanta Hawks 08-09 2nd Round Playoff Game #4 | ||
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| Mo Williams | PG | Mike Bibby |
| Delonte West | SG | Joe Johnson |
| LeBron James | SF | Mo Evans |
| Anderson Varejao | PF | Josh Smith |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas | C | Al Horford |
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Hawks Injury Report: Most of the Hawks are either physical or mental game time decisions.
Cavs Injury Report: Same scrubs are still hurt. Same awesome people are still awesome.
Blogging With the Enemy: Fear the Sword
Predicted bane of the Hawks existence: LBJ
Game Preview:
I apologize for never getting past the "loser dots" last game. I could not help but feel a game recap would simply make a game four post redundant. The last thing I would want is for my Mike Woodson rants to become boring and repetitive. And for those who would say I am far beyond too late in avoiding that trap, well, just be glad they will now not occur in back to back games.
But amidst all this Mike Woodson hate and blowout losses, do you want to know a secret?
I think the Hawks are going to win tonight.
Don't take it as a rallying cry or anything. If I am correct, I can confidently predict the Cavs will win game five as well. But as I reflect on tonight's game, I am struggling to find where the Cavs will be motivated for tonight's game. They are looking at another extended layoff if they win. They could have the pleasure of closing out at home if they lose. They have little reason to take the Hawks seriously at this point. It all adds up.
Ok fine, it is no slam dunk. If the Hawks have shown anything this series, it is that I am risking a bit of embarrassment even joking about them winning, but I think it will happen. I think the team has a little pride left in them. Shoot, as a fan, I have a little pride left at least.
So I am heading down to the arena to watch it live. I look forward to coming back to find the comment section full of ridicule at my belief in the team or full of disdain that I jinxed this team into winning and thus saving Woodson's job.
Either way, I am going to yell a lot tonight for our team. You should do the same. It is what good fans do.
Go Hawks!
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Look Ahead
Le’s look ahead … NBA: The Week Ahead http://bit.ly/NXtX2
Yes,
Tonight is the night … too bad we couldn’t see this series with a relatively healthy team, could have been interesting.
What did I tell you?
No OEM alleys in our Factory!
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
If that had been Cavs airball, shot clock would be called to kill our fast break,
but LeBron gets to drive with it?
Cav Fan?
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
by Garrison Hayes on May 11, 2009 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed, he's shooting much better from the stripe, but bombing from the perimiter,
isn’t going to get you to the line, driving for the basket will.
by RamblininAlb on May 11, 2009 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I repeat, focus, and coachability, Josh could be the team's superstar, he has the talent.
by RamblininAlb on May 11, 2009 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions
With Ease.
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
by Garrison Hayes on May 11, 2009 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Charles Barkley has a plan to revolutionize the NBA
“I believe you should be allowed to go up into the stands and grab one fan a game and beat the hell out of them.”
Brilliant. NBA Marketing needs to get on board with this ASAP. Think how much more entertainment value you’d get from this. Sold!
Artest would be the happiest man in the world!
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
by Garrison Hayes on May 11, 2009 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd have more confidence in Woodson if every third quarter didn't start like this.
Things like “smart basketball” and “energy” and “effort” should have been a part of the gameplan.
I don't get it either, they can come out executing a good plan, but be ice cold
by RamblininAlb on May 11, 2009 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I mean, I guess certain things should be implied
“Play smart” “Stay in control” “Don’t show up drunk”
But it’s a give and take with the players sometimes.
This run is the sort of thing that would never happen on the road
Cavs come out start of the third quarter, make a little run, and the Hawks aren’t hitting shots. On the road, they get stupid, and the game quickly gets out of hand, and all the Cavs starters are sitting for the 4th quarter. At home, at least, they show a little counter-punch to get back in it.
Yeah, I was planning on attending at least one here this round
But the tickets went up… lol
Nose-bleed Round 1: $12
Nose-bleed Round 2: $30
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
by Garrison Hayes on May 11, 2009 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd like to be able to make a game again, last time I saw the Hawks in person,
they still played in The Omni.
by RamblininAlb on May 11, 2009 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Keep in mind
80% of the time, if Flip the gets the ball in that situation, he takes a shot from half court with 2 seconds left on the clock. So don’t go praising him too much because he’s usually horrible in those end-of-quarter possessions.
Mixed crowd tonight!?
I heard some “Yeah!”s on that last Delonte layup
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
Anyone else think that was the dumbest time-out in the long history of timeouts?
Against this Cleveland defense, where baskets are scarce, you had Mo Williams perched on top of the scorers table, and essentially out of the play. Why don’t you then try to get a quick basket, 5 on 4, rather than call a timeout there?
Idiotic, it seemed to me.
What I'll never understand
LeBron James should never catch the ball “wide open.” That was crazy. How do you fail to guard that man, regardless of where he is?
Might as well call that the end of the season
“Bibby for 3!”
“Murray for 3!
“JOHNSON FOR 3!”
Hopeless.
Could this be the last Game Thread of the season??
Oh God… Say it Ain’t So!
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
by Garrison Hayes on May 11, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
We've improved, we have allot more experience in the post season
Mike Woodson should be fired, he probably won’t be.
We need a Center.
There’s allot of work to do in the off season. Most of which should be done by Josh Smith, shoot 300 three-pointers a day… You like em so much? Get good at them.
We need a real PG… Sorry Bibbs, you were good in the playoffs, but not good enough…
Joe, please get hype.
Mike Woodson, since you probably aren’t gonna get fired… Stop drinking and motivate the team. Get someone to give you the tape of Mike Brown on the bench.
Hawks, you did good… I’m not disappointed.
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
Oh, and Drew...
You jinxed us. lol…
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
by Garrison Hayes on May 11, 2009 10:00 PM EDT reply actions
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