Bobcats @ Hawks

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Probable Bobcats Starting Lineup:
team leader in assists 6.1
team leader in points 19 & steals 1.4
team leader in rebounds 8.1



Key Reserves:


Probable Hawks Starting Lineup:

team leader in assists 5.4 & points 20.1

team leader in blocks 1.8 & steals 1.3


Key Reserves:


Injury Report:
Out-Bruised lower back.
Out-Ruptured Achilles tendon.
Out-Left knee surgery.

Previously for the Bobcats:

Lost 89-94 vs the Nets

Previously for the Hawks:

Lost 83-117 vs the 76ers.

[CALPURNIA]

Al's playing tonight and I am dying to see LD's changes.

[ATLballer]

LD is not making any changes. He already said Collins is starting at center and we have already ran that lineup. Bibby, JJ, Smoove, Horf and Collins

[CALPURNIA]

That's a change, although he usually goes with that tall line-up against teams that play with a center.
I just hope some more changes are on their way, like plating more with Powell and Teague.

[evildallas]

Last home game until March. Shouldn't lay another egg. Still need a trade to give an alternative to jump shots, but not expecting anything.

Hawks favored by 7.5 (or 8 depending on sportsbook) with a 187.5 o/u. They did bounce back after the New Orleans debacle, but are too unpredictable to think about laying money down. If Al plays I'll take the under. If Al isn't in there I go with the over, such is his impact on the D.

[Effigy]

Huge shot by Captain Jack. Punishing one of his (many) former teams.

[SAUCERY_SWEET]

Hawks just don't have the Killer instinct..

At one point i think they were leading 51-29..

I guess they never learned that games are never over just because you have a big lead in the 2nd quarter/halftime..

Charlotte obviously played harder and more focused to make up the deficit..

And the Hawks finally end up losing on a tough buzzer beater by Captain Jack..

now we start a 7 game road trip which is not going to be easy..

Oh well, let's go get em..

[parson]

Missed the game (glad I did, from what I read) but I notice that we scored 27,25,20 and then 14. Teague didn't play and Jamal had an off night. Bibby played 31 minutes. From all this, I'm going to guess that Bibby started off well, so the offense went well. Then, I suppose, he wore down and our offense dropped. Can anyone tell me how close I am?

Guess Drew's announced changes didn't draw iron, huh?

[HMFFL]

I could only go by the box score.

It was a back to back for Charlotte and yet we fail to win this game at home? Very frustrated at the moment. We needed this win because both Orlando and Miami have big games tomorrow. We needed to be in position to take advantage of one of them or both losing.

[parson]

Seems to me that Drew thinks he has a handle on the way to play this team. Only problem is, he's only right so long as he has a real PG out there. While Bibby was able, Drew was a genius.

[ATL DirtyBird]

Changes are needed. Does Sund do anything or just sit there?

[evildallas]

Changes definitely needed. Too dependent on the jump shot and no playmaking PG to get other people shots or break down the D. It'll get even worse in the playoffs. When Joe and Jamal are off that bad then Josh, Al and Bibby can't offset the damage.

Andre Miller, Aaron Brooks, or Ramon Sessions. We have to make something work in a trade or we kiss another year goodbye.

Also, Bibby isn't the worst defender. From what I witnessed tonight Jamal Crawford holds that title. I've seen quick or fast guards exploit Bibby, but he kept Livingston from the hoop. When he came out Livingston waltzed right by Crawford. Marvin Williams didn't respond well to coming off the bench tonight. Maybe a DNP-CD would wake him up. He's getting to the point where we may have to trade him for someone doing equally as bad with just as bad of contract in hopes that the change of scenery helps both in the long run.

[BrazilianHawk]

Now THAT is what I call rattling the cage!

Those are exactly the changes I was expecting! Oh wait...

TEAGUE = DNP-CD
WILKINS = 0:06

Way to mix'em up, LD!

[SAUCERY_SWEET]

Here's a quote from Nique after the Hawks took the lead to 51 to 29: "Oh Yeah, they're going to run these guys out of this gym...Hee!! I mean there's no coming back; the Hawks are on automatic right now."