Hawks vs. Wolves

BMF Jet Jaguar · Post #1 » by **BMF Jet Jaguar** » Wed Feb 4, 2009 10:20 pm

could be a big moral victory to win without joe and al

get emmm hawks!

Post #2 » by **HMFFL** » Wed Feb 4, 2009 11:53 pm

Minny favored to win by 2 points. I hope we come to play!

LL Cool Scott · Post #3 » by **LL Cool Scott** » Thu Feb 5, 2009 12:09 am

Big Al's supposed to play right? Maybe we'll move the ball around a bit more on offense and show some creativity....nah, probably not. It will be fun to watch Jefferson and Love play, haven't seen them play once this year.

I'm glad Joe will get some much needed rest, even if it's because he's sick.

ATL DirtyBird · Post #4 » by **ATL DirtyBird** » Thu Feb 5, 2009 1:03 am

Were gonna get beasted!

ATL DirtyBird · Post #5 » by **ATL DirtyBird** » Thu Feb 5, 2009 1:11 am

Just kidding Al is back we got this. I MISS JOE! GET HEALTHY!

ATL DirtyBird · Post #6 » by **ATL DirtyBird** » Thu Feb 5, 2009 1:23 am

The T Wolves have the ugliest floor in the NBA and one of the ugliest jerseys to! YUCK!

tontoz · Post #7 » by **tontoz** » Thu Feb 5, 2009 2:06 am

Aside from some horrible turnovers the offense wasn't bad at all. Guys just need to be smarter.

The defensive rebounding really sucks. Minny has 11 offensive rebounds at the half.

HoopsGuru25 · Post #8 » by **HoopsGuru25** » Thu Feb 5, 2009 2:12 am

It feels like the Hawks should be up more for some reason. I really hope they hold on because this would be their best road win in quite some time.

HoopsGuru25 · Post #9 » by **HoopsGuru25** » Thu Feb 5, 2009 3:04 am

Just when you think the Hawks are going to have an easy game...12-2 run to start the 4th for Minnesota to get them right back in it.

killbuckner · Post #10 » by **killbuckner** » Thu Feb 5, 2009 3:06 am

Horford really needs to be able to take advantage if Kevin Love is guarding him.

HoopsGuru25 · Post #11 » by **HoopsGuru25** » Thu Feb 5, 2009 3:16 am

Smith is playing well but his free throw shooting is almost becoming a joke. I can't count the amount of times he's missed both free throws in a critical game in the 4th quarter this year.

tontoz · Post #12 » by **tontoz** » Thu Feb 5, 2009 3:20 am

killbuckner wrote:Horford really needs to be able to take advantage if Kevin Love is guarding him.

I just want him to stop turning it over.

HoopsGuru25 · Post #13 » by **HoopsGuru25** » Thu Feb 5, 2009 3:22 am

Why can't the Hawks just hit both free throws?

HoopsGuru25 · Post #14 » by **HoopsGuru25** » Thu Feb 5, 2009 3:31 am

The Hawks played a pretty good 3 quarters but it was almost like they were asking to lose. The rebounding,free throw shooting,and turnovers in the 4th were all awful.

The Hawks are now 17-6 when both Horford and Smith play.

tontoz · Post #15 » by **tontoz** » Thu Feb 5, 2009 3:33 am

This was a lot closer than it should have been. The hawks had 7 turnovers in the 4th quarter, 16 overall. It isn't like Minny's defense was causing them.

Minny had 19 offensive rebounds. That is a disgrace.

I liked the way Bibby, Marvin and Smith played on offense though. The Hawks shot 50% as a team. The foul shooting is really getting ridiculous though.

JoshB914 · Post #16 » by **JoshB914** » Thu Feb 5, 2009 3:39 am

We played well overall, but we missed a player like Joe down the stretch. But once again, we see that if we play good defense we win. That's all it comes down to when it comes to beating teams like Minnesota on the road.

parson · Post #17 » by **parson** » Thu Feb 5, 2009 3:47 am

I liked the way they looked at times. It looked like real basketball. And looking at the stats now, I'm surprised to see Murray and Evans shot 13 times. I'da sworn it was much less. So Joe coulda shot those 13 times and we could still play that kind of offense. Or he could take those 15 shots Bibby took and let Bibby take the 13. Isn't that better than what we've been doing? We're a talented team -- we should move the ball around and let the open man take the shot. I know it goes against Woodson's ideal offense, based on isolations, but wasn't tonight a better-looking offense?

ATL DirtyBird · Post #18 » by **ATL DirtyBird** » Thu Feb 5, 2009 4:58 am

Mark Price turned Marvin into a solid three point shooter and an even better mid range shooter, I dont understand how he cant teach Smoove to shoot a damn free throw! RIDICULOUS! Good win tonight. Good see to Al back. When Joe gets back hopefully we can put together a good team, cuz I know when were healthy were pretty good!

Hawks · Post #19 » by **Hawks** » Thu Feb 5, 2009 6:56 am

Smoove FT shooting is getting out of hand now. It is all mental with him. There is nothing wrong with his form. It is the same as always. It just come down to whether he want to make his FT or not.

Harry10 · Post #20 » by **Harry10** » Thu Feb 5, 2009 10:12 am

Joe is one of the NBA's great players.... but i don't think the Hawks aren't that much better or worst with him or without him.

the game really shows that Joe should rest alot more in the first three quarters, and let Marvin and Smoove carry the team in stretches. and just let Joe close in the 4th. i just don't know why Woody wants to play Joe 40 minutes every night?