HoopsGuru25 wrote:Seriously, I think you guys are giving props to Pachulia for the wrong reasons. When he stood up to KG he wasn't really asserting his manhood; he was actually trying to rile him up to get him ejected. I don't really understand why he barely played in the second half. Not that it did not work out well for the Hawks.
No...we are praising him because KG try's to play this tough guy image when he's not that tough. I think the media has the perception that the Hawks are scared of KG(the sports guy said they peed in their pants whenever KG talked trash). He threw an obvious elbow in Zaza's face after the play for no reason and Zaza got in his face and just stood there. KG has been doing this for years...trying to play the role of the crazy tough guy but when some 1 gets back in his face he usually stands there ala when Anthony Peeler two pieced him on National TV.
That's exactly what I told my wife when Zaza got in his face. KG will back down. He's a fake tough guy. Notice he backpedaled and then when a ref was in between him to stop him he pretended to step back up, knowing he'd be pulled aside.
If Boston can't intimidate Atl, you think Ben Wallace or LeBron will be intimidated by them? How about Detroit? They're getting exposed by the young, under .500, "not supposed to be here" Hawks. I love it.