Atlanta at Cleveland 8:00 PM ET

Post #1 » by **HMFFL** » Fri Apr 2, 2010 2:24 am

Favored to Win:
Cleveland by 5.5

Over/Under:
195.5

Recent Meetings (Includes Playoffs):
12/30/09 CLE 106 - ATL 101
12/29/09 ATL 84 - CLE 95
05/11/09 ATL 74 - CLE 84
05/09/09 ATL 82 - CLE 97
05/07/09 CLE 105 - ATL 85
05/05/09 CLE 99 - ATL 72
03/21/09 CLE 102 - ATL 96
03/01/09 ATL 87 - CLE 88
12/13/08 ATL 97 - CLE 92
11/22/08 CLE 110 - ATL 96

ATL DirtyBird · Post #2 » by **ATL DirtyBird** » Fri Apr 2, 2010 2:41 am

Wow. We havent beaten this team in a while. Not sure if Varejeo will play. Statement game.

parson · Post #3 » by **parson** » Fri Apr 2, 2010 6:19 pm

Going to be hard, refs will be working themselves into playoff shape. If MIL lost in the FT fight 45-9 to the Cavs, we may not get a FT.

Maybe Sportscenter will tell it this way, "CLE won 102-0 against the Hawks last night. The Cavs had 100 FTs while the Hawks only had .... zero. Here's the highlight: a LeBron James dunk in the 4th when the only Hawks remaining who had not fouled out - 2 waterboys and the 3 bus drivers who'd brought the team to the arena - had just walked off the court in disgust."

tontoz · Post #4 » by **tontoz** » Fri Apr 2, 2010 9:07 pm

No Shaq, no Big Z, no Andy V. Really the Hawks should win this game given that the Cavs are missing their 3 best bigs.

Post #5 » by **HMFFL** » Fri Apr 2, 2010 9:17 pm

Referees & Home Team W/L
Sean Corbin 43-13

Kevin Fehr 34-25

Greg Willard 33-24

ATL DirtyBird · Post #6 » by **ATL DirtyBird** » Fri Apr 2, 2010 11:01 pm

tontoz wrote:No Shaq, no Big Z, no Andy V. Really the Hawks should win this game given that the Cavs are missing their 3 best bigs.

Why is Big Z not playing?

tontoz · Post #7 » by **tontoz** » Fri Apr 2, 2010 11:13 pm

SneakerKing33 wrote:
tontoz wrote:No Shaq, no Big Z, no Andy V. Really the Hawks should win this game given that the Cavs are missing their 3 best bigs.

Why is Big Z not playing?

Actually i thought he hadn't even resigned yet lol. When i didn't see him in the starting lineup i assumed he wasn't on the team but i see that they have been bringing him off the bench.

evildallas · Post #8 » by **evildallas** » Fri Apr 2, 2010 11:52 pm

43-13 in favor of the home team? That's damn near criminal.

tontoz · Post #9 » by **tontoz** » Sat Apr 3, 2010 12:23 am

GD Smith try boxing out one time. There was only 1 Cav within 10 feet of the basket and of course he gets the rebound over Smith for an easy putback. Man up

ATL DirtyBird · Post #10 » by **ATL DirtyBird** » Sat Apr 3, 2010 12:33 am

Smith needs to stop with the jumpers. He needs to box out and needs to give a eff.
LeBron is amazing, but this constant wang suckage performed by the ESPN crew is making my ears bleed.

tontoz · Post #11 » by **tontoz** » Sat Apr 3, 2010 1:08 am

Marvin can be such an idiot sometimes. WTF was that at the end of the half? Dam

ATL DirtyBird · Post #12 » by **ATL DirtyBird** » Sat Apr 3, 2010 1:08 am

Josh sucks tonight. Why dont we get Horf open for that jumper more often?

parson · Post #13 » by **parson** » Sat Apr 3, 2010 1:19 am

Complain all y'all want but we're playing great. They're hacking, coming over the back, reaching in and yet we're right there. Crawford was right on his tech: he got hacked - no foul - and then Mo Williams jumped into our defender and he gets the call.

They KNOW they can play physically and get away with it; they know we can't.

LOL at Woodson for saying - after the 1st qtr - that we need to keep Marvelous going and then he sits him and doesn't give him another shot, unless you want to count that throw-up at the buzzer.

tontoz · Post #14 » by **tontoz** » Sat Apr 3, 2010 1:35 am

Hickson is going to have double digit offensive rebounds the way things are going. The Hawks are getting clowned on the boards by an undersized team.

evildallas · Post #15 » by **evildallas** » Sat Apr 3, 2010 1:39 am

I've found myself muting the announcers quite a bit. I think I may be getting too sensitive in my old age.

ATL DirtyBird · Post #16 » by **ATL DirtyBird** » Sat Apr 3, 2010 1:43 am

This is sad.

ATL DirtyBird · Post #17 » by **ATL DirtyBird** » Sat Apr 3, 2010 1:48 am

Wow. Josh just did the three things we hate he does. He didnt box out, he drove it up the court, and then shot his jumpshot. Awesome series of events.

LeBron just fouled, but no call. Shocking? HELL NO.

Fun fact: ive officially put the TV on mute.

adjacent2bench · Post #18 » by **adjacent2bench** » Sat Apr 3, 2010 1:55 am

LOL ESPN is just shamelessly hyping up Lebron, instead of hyping up the lesser known (to casual fans) Hawks players. This is why I do not like watching games on ESPN

HoopsGuru25 · Post #19 » by **HoopsGuru25** » Sat Apr 3, 2010 2:06 am

Watching Boston & Houston. Aaron Brooks is a beast.

BAMABIRD · Post #20 » by **BAMABIRD** » Sat Apr 3, 2010 2:06 am

6 points? Come on Joe Johnson!!!! We need you!