Josh Smith's Dunk on the Orlando Magic: The Thought Process
by hawksdawgs on Mar 25, 2010 9:46 AM EDT
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9.9 Damn. Switch...I mean damn. Bet it hit rim.
9.8 Got to go. Timeout. I have to keep trying?
5.0 Good, guard me. I like Mario is in. Nice sub me. I could hit this three
being guarded. Also, Joe shoot it. pointer. Yea, hey, here.
3.0 These steps go to three. Good, good, GOOD! Should I be awesome? Could have nailed that 3.
2.3 Annnd...tough shot. Yes, yes, YES!!! There are pros and cons.
2.2 2010 millions? How was our energy Dunking this would be cool.
tonight?
1.8 On my butt. Glad Mo Evans is not in. I run like a damn deer!
1.0 Damn. Damn. Better than you, you too, and you.
.5 Photographers can't see ------------ I call this, "the hand of God."
crap.
.00 Ahhhhhh. I am not a smart man Yea, I was awesome.
but I know what love is.
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Yeah, no kidding.
The dude is just oblivious, apparently. But fortunately he’s down for high-flying game-winning jam putbacks as much as he is for clanked 3-point attempts.
Got a running start while waving my arms behind the 3-point line just to Rec this as hard as possible
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And Smoove said unto the world...
…“Let there be light”, and it was so.
"Big Ten can have this challenge. Duke loses, we all win..."
-Marcus Ginyard, G - UNC
aww, boo on you
I’m just making a play on the light effect in the picture above. It’s like he has a star on the end of his finger. It’s called a sense of humor, you should look at getting one.
"Big Ten can have this challenge. Duke loses, we all win..."
-Marcus Ginyard, G - UNC
devout christians...
aren’t generally known for their sense of humor.
by Mr. Sanchez on Mar 26, 2010 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
and not just christians,...
should have said devoutly religious.
by Mr. Sanchez on Mar 26, 2010 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions
the one and only hawksdawg lol
It never fails. this is hilarious
IF YOU CANT ACCEPT LOSING, YOU CANT WIN.
by Hawksgirl on Mar 25, 2010 10:49 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
By the way, how 'bout that block out by Rashard Lewis?
I think this calls for a Magic thought-box too. Van Gundy, Howard, Lewis.
Foul on Mario
Did you see Rashad pulling down Mario’s hand when he was going for the rebound? I bet Mario was saying S@#t I should have got that rebound!
Exactly
Lewis pulled Mario down by the shoulder. I think this forum might have blown up if it had been Mario with the slam for the win.
And finally, something we can agree on…
"Big Ten can have this challenge. Duke loses, we all win..."
-Marcus Ginyard, G - UNC
Wikipedia would have totally crashed!!!
Wait, that already happened.
Just imagine
If Mario had gone for it and knocked the ball away from Josh Smith so he couldn’t get the rebound and the game had gone to OT. We’d all have died.
I probably would have personally sent Dwight Howard over to rip Woody's head completely off of his neck....
…and use it for a superman dunk. ‘Cause I don’t think I could have tolerated that much ineptitude on one play.
If that had happened
I’m not sure my heart would be able to take it. I’ll gladly admit that there is nothing about Mario that I don’t like, even if he is slightly les than horrible at basketball. I don’t care because he just makes watching the game that more enjoyable.
So, if he had been able to get up and slam it home, I think I might have had a heart attack from the excitement and that would surely have given a whole new meaning to scoring a Mario. And if he had snatch the rebound and forced the game into OT, my heart might have broken and I would be forced to not like Mario any longer. That’s not good, not good at all.
/edmancrush
"Big Ten can have this challenge. Duke loses, we all win..."
-Marcus Ginyard, G - UNC
Observations
Pick and pop with Horford worked every time. That’s apparently why they stopped doing it after the third quarter.
Dwight Howard missed every shot he took that wasn’t a dunk.
Hawks call timeout in the fourth because of their inability to score. After the timeout, they inbound to Joe who dribbles till the end of the clock and takes a tough jumper. Is that really the play Woody called out of the timeout?
If games were only two quarters, the second and third, the Hawks would have 15 more wins
by frootbooty on Mar 25, 2010 12:27 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I agree 100%
The Pick and Pop with Horford 15 feet away for a jumper and both Josh and Joe penetrating and passing was the best offense the Hawks have had ALL SEASON. If the Hawks capitalize on the mid-range game Horford has the sky’s the limit. With that output I wouldn’t mind the hawks playing the Magic in the second round.
Atlanta will win a championship....someday
Agreed
Dwight leaves his man to go for the block 90% of the time, so someone is always open. That is how you beat the Magic.
Al was knocking down shots last night. It drives me crazy when he tries to post up and back down guys that are immensely larger than he is. He does it with Bogut and he tried it a few times with Howard again last night to no avail.
I was happy with our defense on Howard. I would take my chances with single coverage over giving up a hundred 3’s to the Magic any night
I hate
Since the Bobcat game, JJ has been trying so hard to get another game-winner.
Plus, what happened to Smooth? He was doing sooooo good since the AS break. But for the last week or two he’s been so un-energetic off the ball and content to take jumpers.
Maybe this finish will get JJ to start passing again and Smooth to start dunking again.
Found this great quote, which brings a question
From Ben Q Rock over at Orlando Pinstripe Post.
In an interview with sideline reporter Paul Kennedy at halftime, Magic assistant Steve Clifford noted that the Magic’s transition defense was really lacking. The Hawks switch almost everything themselves defensively, he explained, which means that after a Magic miss, Orlando’s players aren’t necessarily near their defensive assignments, which creates mismatches heading the other way.
Why don’t get out and run more transition offense? It seems like our switching defense could actually be used to make our offense more efficient by creating transition mis-matches. If the Hawks played at a faster tempo…just picture more run-outs where Jameer Nelson is trying to check Josh.
that would mean the Hawks need to rebound better to get into transition
And also blocking and stealing can trigger the run game.
Atlanta will win a championship....someday
It would also mean we need a G who wants to push it...
instead of Bibby and Joe who, lets say aren’t prone to swiftness. But wait, we’ve got this rookie G who’s really fast and can push the pace in Jeff Teague. Never mind, thanks Woody.
That's what i was about to say
-rebounding is a real problem against the Magic, and IMO it is the main reason the Hawks struggle so much against the Magic-because they cannot get rebounds or enough TOs to run the break.
cough cough *JJ traveled*
Smoove SLAMSLAMSLAM!!!
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Good Point....
I was wondering, if was just me? But I guess “Superstars” never walk…
Oh, and Joe either…
" If ifs were fifths, we would all be drunk..."
Not a magic fan
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While at school, i found myself writing I "heart" Josh Smith on my desk
Watching Bobby Cox pick boogers since 1995
by a hooter's baby on Mar 25, 2010 5:04 PM EDT reply actions
I think you can write an entire blog post....
….on one play that occurred in the Magic game. The play where Howard catches Marvin in the jaw and Marvin proceeds to take the rest of the play off while Howard turns around and scores the easiest 2 points of his career thus far. So many different things to write about from that one particular play.
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