Game 71: Atlanta VS Milwaukee Game Thread

[gsuteke]

This is a HS classic I pulled out of the closet and dusted off from earlier in the season. Sorry I've been swamped as of late. I'm looking forward to getting back into the game thread spirit though!





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The Good Guys





The Bad Guys





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With a slim lead over several teams for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, the Atlanta Hawks need to come away with victories against struggling opponents.


The Hawks squandered one of those opportunities their last time out, but they'll try to bounce back Wednesday against the Milwaukee Bucks as they open a three-game homestand against three of the worst teams in the East.

Atlanta (30-40) is in eighth place in the East, but that could change very quickly. The Hawks are just a half-game ahead of ninth-place New Jersey, 1 1/2 games up on 10th-place Indiana and two in front of 11th-place Chicago.

Atlanta could have put a significant dent in the Bulls' playoff hopes on Tuesday, but lost 103-94 at the United Center.

"It's a big disappointment. It just seems like we didn't have the energy tonight," Atlanta's Joe Johnson said. "We came out lackadaisical."

The Hawks have not made the playoffs since 1999, and they now need to take advantage of a favorable homestand to ensure they hold the eighth spot.

The Bucks (24-45), meanwhile, have lost six straight road games by an average of 14.5 points, and 13 of their last 14 away from the Bradley Center.

Johnson finished with just 15 points on Tuesday after scoring 34 in Saturday's 98-90 win over Southeast Division-leading Orlando. Johnson, who leads the Hawks in scoring at 21.5 points, is averaging just 15.7 points on 37.8 percent shooting versus the Bucks this season.

Milwaukee has lost 10 of its last 12 games, and is coming off another disappointing defeat.

After an impressive 108-98 victory over Cleveland on Saturday, the Bucks looked horrible in Monday's 78-73 loss to lowly Miami. Milwaukee shot just 35.5 percent and committed 20 turnovers.

"We just kind of went through the motions and thought it was going to be easier than it was," Bucks coach Larry Krystkowiak said.


Team Stats

Milwaukee
Atlanta


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PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK!


Senator Herb Kohl brings his version of NBA basketball to Phillips tonight with a bit of International flavor. For one night and one night alone it will seem almost as if the UN itself has been moved to Atlanta.





Andrew Bogut representing Australia




Dan Gadzuric representing the Netherlands




Yi Jianlin representing China




Charlie Villanueva representing Queens




Hold on. Where the hell did that come from?


In the spirit of College Football season the Atlanta Hawks are unveiling their new marketing plan tonight.


The Georgia Dome has the Peach Bowl




Pasadena has the Rose Bowl




New Orleans has the Sugar Bowl




And tonight the Atlanta Hawks reveal.........




That's right ladies and gentlemen, the Hawks are unveiling to the world tonight for the fist time ever at Phillips arena

The Toilet Bowl!


After all if it looks like




And it smells like




Chances are it's




Speaking of tirds I thought I'd share the usual conversation Woodson and BK share on the drive home after each draft.....




BK: Hey Woody I just drafted another Forward.
Woody: But Billy we've spent 3 years worth of lottery picks on forwards.
BK: Yeah I know but we need a presence in the post.
Woody: Can't we get a PG BK? Please Billy, pretty please!
BK: Trust me. This kid was a star in college, A STAR I tell ya!
Woody: So you don't think we need a PG BK?
BK: Hell no! Shut your mouth B itch! I have amassed the greatest dirth of talent not yet old enough to drink at the forward spot in NBA History! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Woody: You know BK, just when I think I've seen it all. Just when I think you've made the dumbest damn decisions I've ever seen anybody make. Just when I think it couldn't get any worse....... you go...... you go...... YOU GO AND COMPLETELY REDEEM YOURSELF!


*Earth to Billy Knight* *Earth to Billy Knight* *Are you there Billy Knight?*


Hawks in 90s Pre-BK




Billy Knight's Hawks last night




With the drought looming the new motto for water conservation in Atlanta:

If it's yellow...... let it mellow

Well this is brown




So flush it down!




Who knows........ maybe this booger eater is our savior






Viva la Hawks!




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[gsuteke]

Concidentally we sucked around Game 13 when I did that thread and we sucked last night against Chicago!

[JoshB914]

This should be a blowout tonight. Milwaukee are not trying anymore and we are in a playoff race. We need to put them away early and get Bibby and JJ some rest for Chicago on Friday.

I'm off to the game thanks to Evil's generosity. Gotta hit up some of those gigantic $5 beers from Gorin's first in the CNN Center.

[conleyorbust]

Well we weren't expected to win last night because we are absolutely awful on the road but I would actually be suprised if we lost this one. Milwaukee isn't that good to begin with and we are a solid home team.

[tontoz]

Every game is a must win game now which i am sure will make Gutzy happy.

[HoopsGuru25]

Does ANYONE still think we should have drafted Yi? He's basically as big of a project as Marvin & Josh were when they were rookies....the only difference being that he could possibly be 4 years older.

[tontoz]

Does ANYONE still think we should have drafted Yi? He's basically as big of a project as Marvin & Josh were when they were rookies....the only difference being that he could possibly be 4 years older.

No. Last summer I actually watched some of his playoff games in the Chinese league. initially i was impressed by his speed but after watching awhile i realized that he can't play either the 3 or the 4.

he has no perimeter game off dribble. He can only shoot standstill jumpers. he can't play the 4 because he takes contact even worse than Marvin. Check out how badly he struggles to finish inside, and especially how often he gets his shots blocked.

http://www.82games.com/0708/07MIL10A.HTM

I was definitely worried that BK would pick him and that is why i was actually relieved when they picked Horford even though Conley was my first choice.

[lunarblues]

we was good early in the year but you can tell he isn't used to playing 82 games. hopefully we will actually learn how to play long enough to not have to worry about the 3rd quarter.

[gsuteke]

LunarBlues


Are you still in Statesboro? If so are you going to the Blue/White game on the 12th?

[Retrovision]

good post, I had a dream about this game like 2 weeks ago and the Hawks were killing *** and Zaza was balling. So we have to wait and see.

[gsuteke]

I have seen the future

[High 5]

Hawks just don't seen to care about defense anymore.

[MikeeV9]

Wow looks like there is no one at the game.....

[CAM]

Productive minutes from Acie and Zaza.

Acie always looks good going to the hole. He's very active. Just needs to be a bit more under control. (nice drive and dish to Zaza............ I forgot that he actually can dunk)

[tontoz]

How bad is the Hawks defensive rebounding?

The Bucks have 9 offensive boards, the Hawks have 8 defensive boards. The Bucks have 15 second chance points as a result. That is a disgrace.

The Hawks just don't box out.

[Brazilian_Hawk]

A good 2nd quarter. Bogut worries me a lot, tho. I don't have the video feed, but it looks to me Zaza was taking care of Bogut while playing. If so, I expect Woodson to play him until he fouls out. We've got to build a bigger lead.

GO HAWKS!

Woodson, don't screw this up, man, put ZZ back in! Make something in order to avoid the 2nd half meltdown.

[Retrovision]

Wow looks like there is no one at the game.....

This brings up a question for me. In the boxscores is the Attendance a figure of people actually at the game or by the amount of tickets sold?

[HoopsGuru25]

1. That alley oop from Bibby to Solo was nasty. Even Salim(who looks depressed on the bench)had to get out of his seat after that.

2. Bogut is destroying us.

3. That scrub on Milwaukee committed like 2 flagrant fouls in 2 minutes. I think this is also the same guy who almost killed his teammate in the NBDL last year.

4. I want to like Woody...he gave Acie good burn in the 1st half but seriously...Horford sat on the bench for like 45 minutes straight with only 2 fouls. Can some one PLEASE tell me the logic behind sitting a starter with 2 fouls for like 18 straight minutes?

[lunarblues]

tickets sold

[MikeeV9]

On what website can you see the attendance stats?