Atlanta Hawks

Bcustom28k · Post #1 » by **Bcustom28k** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:52 pm

The hawks are currently the 8 seed.

maybe they only scare me because i play with them on my bball videogame.

HOWEVER

I think they are by far the most athletic team in the league, and now they have Bibby running the show.

I think a team with Josh Smith,Joe Johnson, and marvin Williams running a break with Bibby is a little scary.

Not to mention Al Horford who i think will show us alot about perk.

They also have a formittable bench. Acie Law can shoot the rock, so can salim stoudamire.. and then they have Childress and that pzribella guy.

What do u guys think, i think a bad matchup for us, id rather play the magic to tell you the truth.

JiriMania · Post #2 » by **JiriMania** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:03 pm

Actually I would go ahead and disagree. They aren't good and don't scare me.

Bibby looks lost out there on the hawks, and Law is a rookie. Neither worries me against Eddie House, no less Cassell or Rondo.

Joe Johnson has a tendency to disappear during crunch time, where as our SG has been exceptionally clutch minus the Two missed free throws against the cavs.

Marvin Williams and Josh Smith meet Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett.

Horford is great... Really a good player. But Perkins has experience. Also we have plenty of bodies to throw at him'as Perk, Davis, Brown and Powe are all more than capable of covering him.

And their bench is pretty terrible compared to ours, with Childress being the only capable player.

Celtics in 4 with an average margin of victory of 20 points.

JiriMania · Post #3 » by **JiriMania** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:04 pm

I mean honestly how could you even say this?

This team is far superior to the Hawks in so many ways.

Add in playoff intensity so we will see 48 minutes of ray, KG, Paul, and effort on the defensive end.
:banghead:

Bcustom28k · Post #4 » by **Bcustom28k** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:06 pm

Im not predicting us to lose here. all im saying is that if they can play there type of basketball it wont be easy. dont get so defensive guy.

greenbeans · Post #5 » by **greenbeans** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:31 pm

ill be shocked if they lose more than 2 games before they get to the finals. this team is goin in lookin to prove a point

francishsu · Post #6 » by **francishsu** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:39 pm

Of the other current top 8 seeds, I'd want Atlanta the most, followed by Toronto, then Philly.

BillessuR6 · Post #7 » by **BillessuR6** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:49 pm

The difference in quality is huge. The most important thing is that they don`t play defense. They also don`t have an inside presence and their bench is poor.

I will be disappointed if we lose a game against them. Our defense should totally shut them down...

BirdsBiggestFan · Post #8 » by **BirdsBiggestFan** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:50 pm

Atlanta is a good team for the future if they can keep core guys together. But right now, they're playoff fodder for us.

Truthiracy · Post #9 » by **Truthiracy** » Tue Apr 1, 2008 12:03 am

*yawn*

sweep

campybatman · Post #10 » by **campybatman** » Tue Apr 1, 2008 12:44 am

If Atlanta can sign, trade for or draft a legitimate center and have a completely healthy Bibby entering next season. The Hawks could be a much better team.

I'm thinking if they've a quality center to start. They can move Horford to power forward and Smith to small forward.

I guess Phoenix owns their first round pick this year. Perhaps, they could talk to Seattle about the availability of one of their big men.

nasbahceltic · Post #11 » by **nasbahceltic** » Tue Apr 1, 2008 12:47 am

I like alot of the young guys the hawks have (Josh Smith and Al Horford especially), but that aside I'd be highly surprised if they win one game against us

GoGoCeltics · Post #12 » by **GoGoCeltics** » Tue Apr 1, 2008 2:33 am

The playoffs are for the top teams (well... at least conference-wise...). No team is ever completely out of it, and everyone plays hard in the playoffs. Atlanta isn't a pushover in that sense, but I'd rather face them than Philly or Toronto (as someone said earlier in the topic).

I wouldn't be shocked if the Hawks won a game or hung in a few, but I also wouldn't be surprised if the Celtics take it in four.

cfan79 · Post #13 » by **cfan79** » Tue Apr 1, 2008 2:36 am

The C's should sweep the series. But its good to see the Hawks back in the mix.

Zin5 · Post #14 » by **Zin5** » Tue Apr 1, 2008 2:40 am

The only thing I'm concerned with the Hawks is tiring the C's out. It'll probably be a sweep, but the Hawks will probably make the C's at least work for it each game, but they'll have some time to rest after the likely sweep, so it's alright. In all honesty, Atlanta's a year away at least from really being a threat in the playoffs.

raleigh · Post #15 » by **raleigh** » Tue Apr 1, 2008 2:43 am

Atlanta just wants the playoff experience for its young guys. Winning a single game would be a surprise to most Hawks' fans.

It's also nice knowing that the lottery is irrelevant for a change.

cfan79 · Post #16 » by **cfan79** » Tue Apr 1, 2008 2:45 am

Not to get off subject, but have you ever noticed how Marvin Williams walks? His butt seems to stick out abnormally.

cfan79 · Post #17 » by **cfan79** » Tue Apr 1, 2008 2:49 am

Hawks have some nice pieces. If they can put a solid power forward alongside Horford they could be really good. I think Marvin Williams and Josh Smith are small forwards being forced to play minutes at power forward.

GreenGrizz · Post #18 » by **GreenGrizz** » Tue Apr 1, 2008 3:18 am

Just a bunch of talented players that has no chemistry together.

Bcustom28k · Post #19 » by **Bcustom28k** » Tue Apr 1, 2008 10:55 am

If anyone plays NBA 2k8 online try playing as the hawks. there fast break is unstoppable.

Tricky Ricky · Post #20 » by **Tricky Ricky** » Tue Apr 1, 2008 1:29 pm

Bcustom28k wrote:If anyone plays NBA 2k8 online try playing as the hawks. there fast break is unstoppable.

LOl ya if I was playing against them in a video game Id be scared but we should be able to sweep, it should be like 03/04 when we played Indy