Chicago @ Atlanta - Dec 27

Post #1 » by **HMFFL** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 4:50 am

Chicago 13-16 (Road: 3-13)

A Reason To Smile

PPG: 17.5 APG: 6.1

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Atlanta 18-10 (Home: 12-2)

All Smiles

Divisional Games:

OKC @ Washington
New Jersey @ Charlotte
Orlando @ Minnesota

Eastern Conference:

1. * Boston --
2. * Cleveland 1.0
3. * Orlando 3.0
4. Atlanta 7.5
5. Detroit 9.0
6. Miami 9.5
7. New Jersey 12.0
8. Milwaukee 12.5
9. Chicago 13.0
10. Philadelphia 14.0
11. Toronto 14.0
12. New York 14.5
13. Charlotte 15.5
14. Indiana 16.0
15. Washington 21.0

Hawks · Post #2 » by **Hawks** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 7:23 am

I hope the team is well rested. I gotta think the Bulls will come out with a better effort against the Hawks. This is a game the Hawks need to win though.

HoopsGuru25 · Post #3 » by **HoopsGuru25** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 1:45 pm

The Bulls only have 3 road wins and they are coming off a back to back. They also don't have Deng and Gooden who have had some really big games vs the Hawks over the years. Maybe this is the game the Hawks come out focused and just run the other team off the floor like they are supposed to.

Hawkeyes · Post #4 » by **Hawkeyes** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 7:33 pm

The Hawks have done a good job of beating the teams they are supposed to this season, unlike last year. The Bulls are missing two of their best players, we are well rested, they played at Miami last night, and we are at home. This has a W written all over it.

Post #5 » by **HMFFL** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 7:42 pm

Atlanta favored to win by 10 points.

Over/Under is 193

tontoz · Post #6 » by **tontoz** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 9:15 pm

The Hawks have really had some good luck in terms of opposing teams injuries.

HoopsGuru25 · Post #7 » by **HoopsGuru25** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 12:57 am

The Bulls shot as well as you can shoot in that 1st quarter and still only had a 3 point lead which had to be troubling for them.

I don't know if it was Woody or Smith who made the adjustment but please...more Josh Smith in the post and less jumpers. He took over the 2nd quarter w/o taking one jumpshot.

babythug23 · Post #8 » by **babythug23** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 1:23 am

HMFFL wrote:Atlanta favored to win by 10 points.

Over/Under is 193

Where do you go to get this info? Like the site

Post #9 » by **HMFFL** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 1:34 am

babythug23 wrote:
HMFFL wrote:Atlanta favored to win by 10 points.

Over/Under is 193

Where do you go to get this info? Like the site

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raleigh · Post #10 » by **raleigh** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 2:28 am

A lot of assists between Horford and Smith...

HoopsGuru25 · Post #11 » by **HoopsGuru25** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 3:03 am

I can't believe how well the Bulls shot the ball on the 2nd night of a back to back. They were 11/16 from the 3 point line at one point as well.

It was an evenly officiated game but laughably bad calls still have to be pointed out. The flagrant foul on Zaza was a joke...especially considering Nocioni(who is a known dirty player) smacked Smith in the face after the whistle w/o getting a flagrant earlier in the game. Chicago's announcing team is also awful. They kept saying how surprising it was that Hawks had held 14 of 15 teams under 100 points and how they played Boston so well considering that they didn't look like they wanted to guard anyone tonight. It's always great to judge a team based on one game instead of 15 :roll:

. Mario's dunk at the end also ended up covering the spread FWIW.

Skyhawk1 · Post #12 » by **Skyhawk1** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 9:58 pm

That was a special night for JJ. The dude is incredible. I thought our defense was terrible, mainly on Rose. I just do not get why we don't play some zone defense to clog the paint.

r89110 · Post #13 » by **r89110** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 11:55 pm

d-rose and ben need help

DeShaunRed · Post #14 » by **DeShaunRed** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 2:36 am

I don't think Derrick Rose is really that fast. Hawks defense was not that tight. I thought they look like poles just standing there.

HoopsGuru25 · Post #15 » by **HoopsGuru25** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 3:06 am

DeShaunRed wrote:I don't think Derrick Rose is really that fast. Hawks defense was not that tight. I thought they look like poles just standing there.

The Hawks defense was awful in this game but I have to correct you. Rose is probably the most athletic point guard to come in the NBA since Steve Francis. He is like Tony Parker on steroids. IDK if you have seen this but this is just him in random games when he was only 17 years old.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtZd2koU ... re=related