Monday: Atlanta at New York

Post #1 » by **HMFFL** » Mon Mar 8, 2010 2:29 am

Favored to win:
Atlanta by 6 points

Over/Under:
210

Last two meetings:
01/01/10 ATL 108 - NY 112 OT
12/04/09 ATL 107 - NY 114

Southeast
Orlando 44 20 .688 --
Atlanta 40 22 .645 3.0

EC Playoff Race:
1. * Cleveland --
2. * Orlando 5.0
3. * Boston 8.0
4. Atlanta 8.0
5. Milwaukee 15.0
6. Toronto 15.5
7. Miami 16.5
8. Chicago 17.0
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9. Charlotte 17.5

Post #2 » by **HMFFL** » Tue Mar 9, 2010 12:26 am

Tracy McGrady is going to sit this one out.

And some Joe Johnson comments:

Joe Johnson gave a few hints about his prefences as a free agent this summer, primarily his statement that he won't "backtrack" to a losing team.
JJ also said that he has a "great history" with coach Mike D'Antoni, and that two big-name FAs in New York would be "more attractive...I don't think one guy can turn the whole franchise around." He was being questioned by the NY media, hence the Knicks-centric tone in his comments. rotoworld.com

tontoz · Post #3 » by **tontoz** » Tue Mar 9, 2010 12:57 am

This is the same team that went 0-18 from 3 last game.

JoshB914 · Post #4 » by **JoshB914** » Tue Mar 9, 2010 1:39 am

So easy to slow us down with the zone defense.

All three of those fouls on Craw looked like BS to me.

tontoz · Post #5 » by **tontoz** » Tue Mar 9, 2010 1:57 am

Bibby with another stellar game in the works.

ATL DirtyBird · Post #6 » by **ATL DirtyBird** » Tue Mar 9, 2010 1:59 am

Awesome stuff. Do we have any idea how to break a zone defense?

BAMABIRD · Post #7 » by **BAMABIRD** » Tue Mar 9, 2010 2:06 am

Bibby finally on the bench, where he should stay the rest of the game. Dude is dead weight right now!

ATL DirtyBird · Post #8 » by **ATL DirtyBird** » Tue Mar 9, 2010 2:25 am

I cant watch this team! this is unreal

tontoz · Post #9 » by **tontoz** » Tue Mar 9, 2010 2:27 am

SneakerKing33 wrote:I cant watch this team! this is unreal

Yeah this is pretty tough to watch.

Hawkeyes · Post #10 » by **Hawkeyes** » Tue Mar 9, 2010 2:35 am

This is why nobody can take us serious.

ATL DirtyBird · Post #11 » by **ATL DirtyBird** » Tue Mar 9, 2010 2:38 am

WOODSON. WTF ARE YOU DOING??? Bibby cant play defense. As soon as he comes in they knock down a 3. Our rotations are crap

Post #12 » by **StocktonShorts** » Tue Mar 9, 2010 2:39 am

Come on now, we need this one.

Hawkeyes · Post #13 » by **Hawkeyes** » Tue Mar 9, 2010 2:55 am

This team will probably lose in the first round to Milwaukee.

ATL DirtyBird · Post #14 » by **ATL DirtyBird** » Tue Mar 9, 2010 2:56 am

Out of all things to happen, Josh gets his dunk blocked.

Its time to hit the panic button!!!

Post #15 » by **StocktonShorts** » Tue Mar 9, 2010 2:57 am

Why do the Hawks hate the Jazz so much? You sweep the season series with Utah and then lose all your games against the Knicks. Why the hate? We traded you Nique!

HoopsGuru25 · Post #16 » by **HoopsGuru25** » Tue Mar 9, 2010 2:59 am

You can blame other players for playing poorly but it's pretty hard to win on a consistent basis when you get NOTHING on either end of the court from your starting pg. His production at this point is beyond pathetic.

Hawkeyes · Post #17 » by **Hawkeyes** » Tue Mar 9, 2010 2:59 am

1-3 vs the Knicks and Heat. This team is laughed at by top tier teams in the league. We don't belong anywhere near the word contender unless the words not and a are before it.

parson · Post #18 » by **parson** » Tue Mar 9, 2010 2:59 am

I think he's been great for us but I do not understand why Smoove chooses NOT to dunk so often. That little puff shot he likes to toss up bothers me. Dunk it ... and when you're not going to dunk, use_the_backboard.

D'Antoni's good, Woodson's not, that is all. Good night.

Hawkeyes · Post #19 » by **Hawkeyes** » Tue Mar 9, 2010 3:00 am

Out of all the starting PGs in the NBA right now, Bibby is probably around the 25-28 range to be honest.

JoshB914 · Post #20 » by **JoshB914** » Tue Mar 9, 2010 3:01 am

I'm becoming less interested in this team every day. If we had one shred of composure we would have won this game on talent alone. Had three possessions to take the lead with under two minutes left against a team that could care less about defense and we can't get one decent shot. This is the least passionate I have felt about this group of players and that includes the 26- and 30-win teams. We have too much talent to continue to give games away in the final minutes.