Worst Hawks moment of the 08-09 season
by hawksdawgs on Aug 3, 2009 1:13 PM EDT
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PrintIt is summer. The days are long. It's hot. When I type posts with my computer on my lap, I sweat through my clothes. And the NBA is not playing nor have they played in a long time. It is the dog days of blogging. I could break Josh Smith's game down in some new way, but it might start to grow a little tired. Ok it would be a bit tired.
So when you are having trouble looking forward, you might as well look back. This week we will have a few interactive posts in review. If you actually like them, we can go straight historian on this bad boy. Most shocking moment, funniest moment, etc. But at the very least, we will have worst moment and best moment. I will share mine and you can hit up the comments and give yours. Then we can yell and scream in the comments as to why I am right and you are wrong. Warnings will be issued. Bans will go down. It will be a jolly good time.
Worst moment
It was January 2nd. The Hawks had a 20 point halftime lead. Mario West hit a half court shot to end the second quarter. I was relaxed, mocking Laurence Franks' ejection, sipping beer I could not afford, humiliating the Nets fans that sat around me in the Taco Mac.
Then the third quarter started, and in retrospect, I should have just started crying then. The Hawks scored 26 points in the second half. I chugged beer I could not afford, avoided Nets fans, and attempted and failed to apologize to Franks' spirit for insulting him. I should have tried harder.
In overtime, with the Hawks about to seal a victory in a game they desperately tried to lose. Vince Carter took a broken final play and drained a near half court shot for the win. The refreshed "new year" outlook ended after one game. The good vibes the Hawks had built up over a great start and long December home stand vanished. The Hawks clearly were going to spend most of 2009 destroying any semblance of hope I had mustered up.
I wanted the national televised Cavs game more where Joe missed the game winner, but something in the combination of the crapstorm of a second half, my disdain for Vince Carter, and how Devin Harris actually makes Mike Bibby look worse on defense than I already think he is just made this game a depressing mess. It started a bad January for the team. It destroyed all new year optimism. It was just horrible. I think I forgot to pay my taco mac bill. I certainly cried. It was my worst Hawks moment.
Runner up
Traveling to Charlotte on March 6th and for a second year in a row and watching the Bobcats destroy the Hawks. I thought that was the end of homecourt in the first round right there. Luckily, Josh Smith and Mike Woodson had a little tiff and the Hawks won their next seven games, saving the season and keeping this game out of the worst moment.
What is your worst of 08-09? Best worst moment will have the first sip of my next PBR poured out in honor of them.
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My absolute worse.....
My absolute worse Hawk moment started very early in the season with our first meeting with Boston after our 7 game series of the prior year’s playoffs. We had that game in the bag and with a few seconds left on the clock, Paul “The Truth” Pierce, shattered all my hopes and dreams. I think I cried that night.
My best moment, I think, was breaking the streak of LeBrick and crew when they visited the Highlight Factory in December. Go Hawks!
excellent choice.
i really couldnt put that one as my worst because we got to see Marvin do his little dance following that three to put the Hawks ahead.
but dont jump to best yet. that is for tomorrow. lets live in the depression of this post.
Runner up worse
Watching Tony Parker aka Pepe LePew tear us a new one. Heartbreaking to say the least.
Worst Moment/Best Moment
The worst Hawks moment for me was when the Hawks played the Cavs on the day it decided to snow in GA. I risked my life driving in the snow to get to that game and my reward for that was a lost to the Cavs by a missed shot from my JJ and a shady foul call from the refs for Mr. Check My Stats. I felt like the game should have gone into overtime.
The best moment had to be the game that started the Hawks off being called streak busters. Yeah another Cavs game. The one when J Smoove swatted Delonte West’s shot attempt to seal the win. December was a good month for the Hawks.
Humiliation in Orlando
My worst moment was us going down by about 50 against the Magic in Orlando. They made us look very silly that night. Every open 3 by Orlando ( and they were many of them) was like a dagger to my heart.
+1
We had just witnessed a really poor showing at at home against the Magic, and then following that heartless, terrible performance, the Hawks went down to Orland and somehow got an even worse ass-kicking. I almost phoned in the season right then, even though it was January.
Fortunately, it still turned out to be a decent season.
The Nets game
was the worst for me. I’ll never forget Mike Bibby’s halftime interview. He said something along the lines of the Nets don’t really feel like playing tonight. And we all know how that ended.
Road Playoff games
Every game the Hawks played on the road in the playoffs. Sure they won game 4 at Miami, but the other games were horrible to watch. Most of the time the game were over by halftime.
This segment brings back too many bad memories.
The game with the Cavs that we lost by JJ’s missed jump shot was veeerrrry painful. Only because we got called for taunting and Mo Williams did the same thing when he hit the go ahead three pointer. The media and refs have an unwritten rule to stick it to the Hawks. Go Hawks!!
Easy one
Worst moment was Greasy’s failed dunk that he tried to put back in while hanging on the rim. He got a tech called for basket interference, leading to a turnover, foul shots for the other team, and a foul called on him, all on a breakaway, uncontested dunk.
Did I mention the Hawks are trying to bring him back for more awesomeness like that?
Leader in the clubhouse for next year
Is already calculated. Shelden just signed with Boston, so I look forward to seeing him have a career night against the Hawks whenever the two teams meet up.
i had that pit of the stomach dread
when i saw that.
maybe if i see the 20 and 10 game coming it won’t hurt so bad.
THE CELTICS
ending our winning streak and started are loosing streak for the year. Pauls shot erased the vibe that Marvin Williams was the new and younger JJ. And during the third quarter the Hawks went from balling team style to individual pathetic play that had kept them out of the ranks for so long.
this would be my number one
but i just remember when that marvin shot went in that we had just stolen that game. that was the hawks first lead since the first half.
still any time paul pierce hits a game winner, that game is going to be in the top five worst.
yeah
actually when i read it I got a little sick. so if that could count as one game it would probably be the worst moment ever.
That and the back to back whoppings from the magic.
What about the slaying....
What about the slaying at the hands of the LA Clippers at home….Jeez …..can we move on to the good ones?? I’m depressed. Go Hawks…More good news: The NBA schedule comes out today.
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