Atlanta Hawks 103, Charlotte Bobcats 89 or where playing well 70% of the time works100% of the time

by hawksdawgs on Jan 23, 2010 12:11 PM EST Comment 8 comments

Good win, mostly good play. Al Horford for all-star. And I think Gerald Wallace just hit the floor again.

This recap is obviously late. The game has been digested. Most of the passion gone. It seems unfair since a loss would be brooding well into Monday, but wins have a way of doing that, and I am not going to unleash a 1,000 words on stuff you have already thought about and forgotten.

No need but a few closing remarks And looking back I was incredibly happy with the Hawks ability to turn back on what was working. Tell me you have video of perfect 48 minute game and I will assume it is in cartoon and involved Game Genie. The Hawks certainly let up. They became incredibly lazy, but every time, and to Woodson's credit usually by way of timeout, Hawks came back and started moving the ball around and inside out. I don't know about you but that kind self-awareness from a Hawks team is still a bit freaky. But good freaky.

Guards vs. front court

And yes, I thought some of those Joe Johnson misses in the second half were bad shots, and some of those Jamal Crawford makes were equally questionable, but the front court got 27 shots and made 16 of them. So you can let those crazy jump shooting guards have a little careless, momentum killing fun every once in a while. Get it up to 30 shots and we will give Joe and Jamal each a contested half court heave a piece.

Jeff Teague

And finally, Jeff Teague did not look confident. He did not look good. He had moments of serviceability (he pulled the chair on Gerald Wallace!), and he got better the longer he played. I am just glad Woody played him, and I hope he sees not "throwing Teague into the fire" is burning up any confidence he had.

Go Hawks!

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It stings the nostrils.

by Duff_Man on Jan 23, 2010 12:13 PM EST via mobile reply actions 0 recs

The southeast mutiny is over

Now that we have ended the mutiny in Bobcat country, it is time to go cowboy hunting. We are the kings of southeast, and if we take care of business next week, we own the south end to end (we beat Phoenix and DAL already!).

Great game for us mostly. I was there in person. The crowd was really thin on a Friday night!! It seemed like a date night though – lol. Harry the hawk put a great show on pummeling a bobcat that looked like a tiger!! The game was never in doubt.

I really believe we can win the games on the trip in Texas if we start like we did on this night. Finally a good start after some really slow ones lately. We are better than both those cowboy teams, just need to play same as we did (ok i agree that sequence near end of half was not good), meaning smart because next week’s first two opponents don’t beat themselves. Marvin and Bibby were right on. Lion and Smoove owned the paint. JJ did his thing and JC was on fire. Maybe Bobcats can learn how to dunk :)

One complaint, can someone please fix the music they play at Phillips. Can’t wait for Monday night, and hope some mad cats tonight take care of business against that ugly gang from Florida.

by ATLpaul on Jan 23, 2010 1:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Impressive win

The Hawks basically scored at will in the 1st and 3rd quarter against the BEST DEFENSIVE TEAM IN THE NBA.. That is impressive. !!!

by dkrib on Jan 23, 2010 1:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, Teague worries me

He’s looked so good at times, but it seems that since late December, when his playing time was scaled back, he hasn’t played as well as he did earlier in the season.

Frighteningly, he seems to be on the Acie Law career path, but he’s, sadly, more talented than Jeff Teague.

by Bronn on Jan 23, 2010 4:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs