Game Thread: Pre-Season Memphis Grizzlies Vs Atlanta Hawks

by Kris Willis on Oct 7, 2010 3:00 PM EDT

7:00pm Phillips Arena

TV - None

Radio - None

Rejoice fans, Basketball is officially back tonight at Phillips Arena. The Larry Drew era officially begins tonight as the Hawks take on the Memphis Grizzlies at 7:00pm. The Grizzlies come in at 1-0 having defeated the Indiana Pacers in a turnover filled game last night.

From a Hawks standpoint I will be looking forward to seeing the new offense up close and personal. The people that have seen it have said that longtime Hawks fans are in for a shock with all of the movement. Tonight will be the first test of that new scheme against a live defense.

Conversely I want to see how the Hawks defend the Grizzlies. While the new offense has gotten much of the talk, Coach Drew is also going to change up the strategy on defense. I look for the Hawks to play a lot more straight up this season with a lot less switching on screens.

I also want to see Jeff Teague and if he gets to run the point with the other first team. It is important to the Hawks success this season to work him more into the game plan. I want to see if he comes out passive or if he is aggressive in running the team.

Also this will be the non summer league debut of Jordan Crawford and the Hawks debuts of Etan Thomas and Josh Powell. I don't we will be able to draw any future rotation conclusions from tonights game but I want to see these guys hit the floor and how the coaching staff uses them.

The Hawks injury report has Pape Sy (back) listed as out, Mo Evans (knee) as doubtful, and Jamal Crawford (back) as questionable. Coach Drew plans to play his starters about half the game so health is still a primary concern at this point.

I will be at Phillips Arena tonight so look for my first hand recap either late tonight or first thing in the morning. You can also follow me on Twitter for my updates.

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Yay Basketball!

Watching Bobby Cox pick boogers since 1995

by a hooter's baby on Oct 7, 2010 7:12 PM EDT reply actions

Love/hate relationship commences.....glad it's just preseason

Can't eat sushi in Utah, brother.....Landlocked

by dstdeelite on Oct 7, 2010 10:55 PM EDT reply actions

Just got home

Recap coming tomorow, the biggest reason for the 42 point 3rd was turnovers in my opinion. While I don’t like losing games, particularly one that we had a large lead in, remember that it is just the pre season. This game was played like a pre-season game. While there is some things that are cause for concern, I did see a lot of good things tonight. I will elaborate tomorrow.

@KrisPTHoops

by Kris Willis on Oct 8, 2010 12:25 AM EDT reply actions

Here is MC's recap

http://blogs.ajc.com/hawks/2010/10/07/atlanta-hawks-grizzlies-115-hawks-111-ot/?cxntfid=blogs_hawks

@KrisPTHoops

by Kris Willis on Oct 8, 2010 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions

Thanks for the updates on Twitter!

couldn’t make the game b/c of work

by Anonymous HawksGuy on Oct 8, 2010 8:13 AM EDT up reply actions

Thanks

My phone died early in the 4th which is why the updates stopped.

@KrisPTHoops

by Kris Willis on Oct 8, 2010 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions

Missed this one

But if we had a big lead and lost the game, then that is definitely something to be concerned with because that is a pattern that we have seen for the better part of two-plus years. How many times have we seen this team get up big in the firt two quarters only to disappear in the second half and lose the game? That’s definitely not something I want to see trending through the pre-season games.

"Everybody talks about SEC speed. The 27 fastest guys at the (NFL) combine, how many of them were from the SEC? Three. But if you say it enough, everybody will believe it."
-CPJ

"You could spend the next fifteen seconds of your life watching a man and a tiger scream together, or you could be an idiot."
Fact.

by Jesse28 on Oct 8, 2010 7:15 AM EDT up reply actions

*first

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"Everybody talks about SEC speed. The 27 fastest guys at the (NFL) combine, how many of them were from the SEC? Three. But if you say it enough, everybody will believe it."
-CPJ

"You could spend the next fifteen seconds of your life watching a man and a tiger scream together, or you could be an idiot."
Fact.

by Jesse28 on Oct 8, 2010 7:15 AM EDT up reply actions

Recap coming soon

This one was a little different because we didn’t have our core players on the floor except for Smoove when they made the run.

@KrisPTHoops

by Kris Willis on Oct 8, 2010 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions

Cool

That’s what I’m hearing. If I miss a game on TV or Radio, I usually wait for a recap from our blog-o-sphere because I find that you guys are much more insightful than the robotic recaps that get published five minutes after the game ends.

"Everybody talks about SEC speed. The 27 fastest guys at the (NFL) combine, how many of them were from the SEC? Three. But if you say it enough, everybody will believe it."
-CPJ

"You could spend the next fifteen seconds of your life watching a man and a tiger scream together, or you could be an idiot."
Fact.

by Jesse28 on Oct 8, 2010 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions

so when

is the next greatest all time Hawks post. MARIO WEST BETTER BE NUMBER 1 OR THE LIST IS INVALID

by Erihury on Oct 8, 2010 12:40 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Agreed

"Everybody talks about SEC speed. The 27 fastest guys at the (NFL) combine, how many of them were from the SEC? Three. But if you say it enough, everybody will believe it."
-CPJ

"You could spend the next fifteen seconds of your life watching a man and a tiger scream together, or you could be an idiot."
Fact.

by Jesse28 on Oct 8, 2010 7:13 AM EDT up reply actions