Playoff Preview and Game Thread #2.2: Atlanta Hawks @ Cleveland Cavaliers
by hawksdawgs on May 7, 2009 4:43 PM EDT
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| Atlanta Hawks 2nd round playoffs Game #2 | ||
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| 0-1 | 1-0 |
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| Quicken Loans Arena |
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| May, 6th 2009, 8:05 PM | ||
| ESPN, Hawks Radio Network, NBA Audio League Pass | ||
| Probable starters: | ||
| Mike Bibby | PG | Mo Williams |
| Joe Johnson | SG | Delonte West |
| Marvin Williams? |
SF | LeBron James |
| Josh Smith | PF | Anderson Varejao |
| Al Horford? | C | Zydrunas Ilgauskas |
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Hawks Injury Report: Al Horford and Marvin Williams are game time decisions. I put them in the starting lineup more to hold out hope than to hold up reality.
Cavs Injury Report: JJ Hickson and Lorenzen Wright are out.
Blogging With the Enemy: Fear the Sword
Predicted bane of the Hawks existence: LBJ
Game Preview:
You always want to feel like your team has a chance. Even if it is just based out of the "nothing to lose" mantra. But Cleveland being Cleveland and Atlanta being injured, I am feeling pretty low. Struggling for the positives. Not feeling the kool aid. I am probably most upset that the Hawks may not be able to show what they are capable of on the national stage. Last year's great show lasting three games only got the Hawks two nationally televised games. This year has been worse. Due to immaturity, bad coaching, and injuries, the Hawks have not really endeared themselves to anyone. And that is a shame. So if we are taking baby steps toward hope, I will simply ask the team to come out playing with the passion, excitement, and athleticism, I have seen them possess, that they play with a "nothing to lose" attitude. And if we want to take big steps of hope, a win tonight by the Hawks and Atlanta has home court advantage.
Keys to the game:
- Play your freaking guts out.
I do not really care if the Hawks lose by 20. I just want them to go bananas in the process. I want fire. I want over the backs and hard screens. I want "don't try that again" fouls and run down blocks. I want it to be 48 minutes of pure passion. The Cavs are better. I don't care. Go win.
Lets go Hawks!
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I don’t see a way for the Hawks to win tonight. But I’d still like to see Joe step up and figure out a way to score 30 points. I’d like to see Woodson show some unusual rotation flexibility and give Acie Law big minutes even before the game reaches garbage time because Flip was useless in game 1. I’d like to see the Hawks lose because they were down 2 starters against a better team and not because they turn the ball over too much and play without energy. Give us a 20 point loss where at the end we can say, “That was all they could do under the circumstances,” rather than, “It wouldn’t have mattered if they had Marvin and Al with the way they played.”
the last part was suppose to put all the negativity to the side
i was pounding my chest while i typed it.
i plan to partake in some adult kool aid very soon. maybe that will help.
We need Hawks not Pigeons!!
That’s what I want to see O-Solo doing tonight.. I know Horford’s out, so O-Solo gets the start right?
http://www.49ersboard.blogspot.com
We're gonna eatcha alive... alive... alive... alive...
I hope…
GO HAWKS!!! PLAY YOUR HEARTS OUT!!!
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
Do they not believe he'll hit shots??
We’re always running to him..
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
Maybe once...
But only if Josh makes a good face after the dunk..
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
by Garrison Hayes on May 7, 2009 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
i just want to see replays
on close foul calls or close calls in general.
we are not all about the superstar and highlight people!
If Stern could,
He’d give out the MVP again, they already have Lebron v. Kobe planned, look at the vitamin water ads.
Fact: Thats not sweat on his arms..
Thats canola oil…
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
"Oooh... The smallest guy on the court keeps hope alive.."
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
We had cool summersault the other night...
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
by Garrison Hayes on May 7, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions
We're not going to get any ref love in the post season period.
reference to my earlier post, Lebron v. Kobe, Stern’s already got the tickets printed.
Yeah, everyone has predicted that Finals Matchup for a while now...
I got LeBron…
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
by Garrison Hayes on May 7, 2009 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Understatement of The Game?
lol… Very.
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
by Garrison Hayes on May 7, 2009 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
note to all hawks players not named ronald murray
if you’re gonna pass the ball to him, you’re not getting it back.
SO! true...
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
by Garrison Hayes on May 7, 2009 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
i mean i do like his "attack now!" attitdue
but flip, pick your battles…
Straight through Marios hands..
Score on the other end..
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
All you've got inside right now is Josh
(when he’s not shooting jumpers) and they are colapsing on him like the Cowboys roof.
Thats a LIVE bench Cleveland has..
Atlanta needs that energy… It start at the hand slaps Mike Brown was dishing out at the last timeout…
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
man, i thought flip saunders could never fire up his players...
until i saw mike woodson
isn't one of the assistant coaches (or something) for the hawks
is Larry Brown’s brother?
zaza, don't put your hands up
Flip isn’t going to pass the ball to you…or to joe…or to anyone
I'm sure we don't give Woody enough credit for the 3.62 things he does right..
But I’m convinced a High School coach could make positive changes to the team….
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
I feel like he cannot call a time out
I swear, one of these days, josh is gonna call a time out on his own
On that LBJ dunk
3 steps didn’t know the crabtree was legal now..?
http://www.49ersboard.blogspot.com
Good Lord
I know that the Hawks are playing with half a deck, but if this game doesn’t get Mike Woodson fired, I don’t know what will. The players are flat, there’s no game plan. This is just flat out embarrassing. Playing bad on the road season after season is a reflection on a teams coaching staff. This is simply awful.
what makes me upset
is that ATlanta has so much talents and youth…yet no game plans. Man, woodson, where is your clipboard?
He doesn't even stand up!!!!
SAY SOMETHING MIKE!
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
by Garrison Hayes on May 7, 2009 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm not on the Fire Woody Wagon,
I don’t think the clipboard is the problem, but motivating players is a problem, obviously.
i was typing something
then i saw this picture…and i stopped
Lol...
It’s scary….
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
by Garrison Hayes on May 7, 2009 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Just a little..
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
by Garrison Hayes on May 7, 2009 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Resistance is Futile
You will be assimilated… lol.
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
by Garrison Hayes on May 7, 2009 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't say that if you don't mean it.
Being a Hawks fan comes with a lot of commitment.
There’s a lot of both good and bad, then there’s the ugly of having Woodson as coach
http://www.49ersboard.blogspot.com
I think Woody should do something compleatly out of character,
and just blow up, and get tossed, maybe that would motivate some guys.
You might be on to something...
Pull a Bobby Cox Woody!!!
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
by Garrison Hayes on May 7, 2009 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
If I found out Bron was jucin'....
I’d be soooo disappointed…
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
Let's see what Othelo can do...
Hmm… Nothing so far.
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
What is Woodson doing?
Why are his “Centers” playing the perimeter tonight???
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
"We need Joe to be a little selfish here, from now until the end of the game"
lol… Why isn’t he still our coach?!?
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
they just need to stop passing it to flip in a losing game
the man is brilliant when you’re winning, but when you’re losing, don’t count on him.
WOW!
he hit it…Darn… Could Smoove hit that? (Even though he didn’t beat the clock)
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
As I used to say as a kid...
“Feelin’ real crusty, eh?”
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
by Garrison Hayes on May 7, 2009 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I think I'll go make myself some Green Tea now...
He’s the greatest.
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
man, i can't wait til lebron becomes a free agent
all hell’s gonna break loose
Atlanta?
lol…. I kid…
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
by Garrison Hayes on May 7, 2009 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Wouldn't it be cool if Lebron just went city to city
Winning one title in each place, as to show futility in resisting his power?
Bork bork bork!
he can go to the lakers with kobe
and stern will give them the trophy and cancel the playoffs
No, Stern would have one of them taken out, so that he could invent another...
… money making match.
DETROIT!!!
haha in my dreams…not even then.
this from the "spirt the hawk" twitter
Just remember Usher loves owning the Cavs so much that he lives in Atlanta.
lol... Niiiiiice....
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
by Garrison Hayes on May 7, 2009 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions
rafer's the man
lol why do i hate eddie house so much
I don't know, but I'm pretty sure you can't just slap the guy in the head for being...
… an ass, or a lot of ballers would have been put out with brain damage.
i think so far,
smith is doing a pretty good job at controlling his temper though…except for that last play
LeBron is getting a little annoying...
Play like a grown man dude… You all have bee winning for a while now..
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
In Atlanta...
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
by Garrison Hayes on May 7, 2009 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
for some reasons, josh reminds me of rasheed wallace
not that it’s a bad thing.
I'm normally one of Josh's biggest critics, but I wish I could be there tonight,
to get a “T”, and teel the refs where to stuff it.
Why are the Hawks so bad on the road?
I mean…these games are almost always done by halftime.
Bork bork bork!
I heart the BK star trek glasses commercial (just in case anyone was wondering)
Mario West needs to elbow James in the eye
http://www.49ersboard.blogspot.com
wat happened?
Baseball is a game where a curve is an optical illusion, a screwball can be a pitch or a person, stealing is legal and you can spit anywhere you like except in the umpire's eye or on the ball.
James Patrick Murray
thats wicked
Baseball is a game where a curve is an optical illusion, a screwball can be a pitch or a person, stealing is legal and you can spit anywhere you like except in the umpire's eye or on the ball.
James Patrick Murray
please sit joe for the rest of the game...
the precious ankle needs to be okay
Same...
Wow..
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
by Garrison Hayes on May 7, 2009 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Woody should have thrown his resignation in a looooong time ago.
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
by Garrison Hayes on May 7, 2009 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I hate to say it, but we need a few Mark Cuban's around to clean up the NBA refs.
Forget Woody, fire Stern!
by RamblininAlb on May 7, 2009 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
what do you mean?
like emotionally hurt instead of physically hurt?
Sooooo
Are you implying you want Joe to be flopping? Because that would be one helluva switch from just a few posts ago.
"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
Joe Johnson
has a severe ankle sprain… SEVERE…
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
by Garrison Hayes on May 7, 2009 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Mike Woodson is on the bench cryng
“There goes my career…”
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
I pray that it's a severely bruised ego instead of an ankle
get well soon joe…
maybe they’ll fire woodson this time
If this series doesn't prove he's unfit to be head coach..
I don’t know what will…
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
has woodson always been this bad?
i get the feelings that joe bails his coach out more than any player should have
great…they’re showing images of my pistons being beaten
Woody's not getting fired, it doesn't matter what you think,
the Hawks are improved this season, regardless of how this series goes, He will be back.
What is with these Hawks?
The injuries, yes. JJ is in a wheelchair. But still, they give up when they get down by 15+
is it just me
or does it seem like this entire second unit plays extremely well together? They are getting each other involved, Acie is making some killer cuts to the hole, and Garner looks good also. I mean, they just look much more fluid out there. I know they are running against the Cav’s second unit, but this last few possessions have not looked like a typical Woody offense.
"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
Also
I want Acie’s shoes. Sweet looking pair of Chucks.
"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
This is the energy the starters need to play with..
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
Whoa
Bogus foul there on Solo. He was running by and Wally is allowed to throw an elbow into him for a foul? Boo.
"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
Horrible Coaching, Bad Playing...
Let’s do it to it at home…
Joe is a Beast
Al is a Beast
Smoove is a MONSTER!
Uhm, positive notes
The Hawks’ bottom five outplayed the Cleveland bottom five?
Atlanta may be able to use the “We’re missing most of our starting line-up” excuse following the game 3 loss.
LeBron committed at least 5 fouls last night
and was only called for 1. He fouled Josh three….once in the back of the head and once in the mouth and the charge at the beginning of the game. I’m still trying to figure out why there weren’t any free throw attempts on the play where Joe got hurt . Did I miss something? I can imagine it’s difficult for Josh to play hard when he’s being abused by LeBron. He took that charge like a man and didn’t get the call. Even Hubie agreed that at least on 3 occasions he was fouled. Question: Has anybody else seen the commercial where Scott Van Pelt is sitting in LeBron’s throne? Is it me or is LeBron much, much thinner in that commercial. He’s like 30 pound lighter! WTF are they feeding him?? I love the Hawks, but I’m ready for the pain to stop. With 3 starters sidelined, I don’t see it happening for us tomorrow in Philips. I hated the Cavs before this series. I utterly loathe them now. They weren’t real animated when our bench was mopping the floor with theirs. I’m really proud of our bench players. They played really well together. Here’s an idea: Let them start Saturday! They won’t have sense enough to know they’re outmatched. They’ll just play their hearts out and give it 200%. Just a thought.
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