Atlanta Hawks vs Toronto Raptors, Tribute to Dr. King

Post #1 » by **ATL Boy** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 5:42 pm

Starting 5: Atlanta Hawks:
PG: Jeff Teague

SG: Joe Johnson

SF: Marvin Williams

PF: Josh Smith

C: Jason Collins

(Lineups subject to change)
Bench: Donald Sloan, Ivan "the terrific" Johnson, Willie Green, Jerry Stackhouse, Vladimir Radmonovic, Tracy Mcgrady, Zaza Pachulia, Jannero Pargo.
Injuries: Kirk Hinrich, Al Horford
Stat Leaders:
PPG:

Joe Johnson: 17.8 PPG
RPG:

Josh Smith: 8.7 RPG
APG:

Jeff Teague: 5.8 APG
Toronto:
PG: Jose Calderon

SG: Demar DeRozan

SF: Rasual Butler

PF: Ed Davis

C: Amir Johnson

(Lineups subject to Change)
Bench: Jamaal Magloire, Leondro Barbosa, James Johnson, Gary Forbes, Linas Kleiza, Aaron Gray.
Injuries: Jerryd Bayless, Anthony Carter, Andrea Bargnani (game time decision)
Stat Leaders:
PPG:

Andrea Bargnani: 22.2 PPG
RPG:

Amir Johnson: 8.1 RPG
APG:

Jose Calderon: 8.9 APG
What happened last game:
Toronto:

Chicago 77 - Toronto 64
Atlanta:

Atlanta 93 - Minnesota 91
Key to the Game: Keep Focus: Whenever we play these weak teams the players like Josh and Joe get selfish and look to pad their stats, we have to play like a team and this should be an easy win on MLK day.
May Dr Martin Luther King Jr rest in peace

Dr King's famous I have a dream speech (2 parts)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYUCLMjUcbk[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtgJSphyBCo&feature=related[/youtube]

KickinItInSac · Post #2 » by **KickinItInSac** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:10 pm

No Bargnani and with the way the Birds are playing, time to put it in cruise control

Superiorblogman · Post #3 » by **Superiorblogman** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:12 pm

Better rebounding team without Bargs.

MaceCase · Post #4 » by **MaceCase** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:28 pm

Tank Nation is playing for ping pong balls, not Ws.

Post #5 » by **ATL Boy** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:44 pm

Well Looks like Collins is starting over Zaza and T-Mac will suit up.

Post #6 » by **HMFFL** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:48 pm

Hawks are favored to win by 10 points.

I could careless if we win by 1 point as long as we win.

We have won the last four meetings and 8-2 during the last ten meetings.

Ruhiel · Post #7 » by **Ruhiel** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:55 pm

so Hawks should mail it in. maligned for lack of mental focus, mental energy, and being muscularly undersized but we should "put it in cruise control".

Superiorblogman · Post #8 » by **Superiorblogman** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:19 pm

Funny 1st half, should be up much more, 2nd unit looked good, maybe better than 1st as a unit

evildallas · Post #9 » by **evildallas** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:22 pm

Looked like it was going to be a blowout and then the concentration waned. Hope the guys can focus and put it away in the 2nd half without it going to the wire. Got some tough games coming up so we need to get the easy W's in the W column without slip up.

Post #10 » by **HMFFL** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:49 pm

The game is still close.

Josh Smith is having a good game 20/10 in the 3rd.

Bucked19 · Post #11 » by **Bucked19** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:58 pm

So many fouls

notaneasywin · Post #12 » by **notaneasywin** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:26 pm

Joshy's an all-star this year. Book it.

Rip2137 · Post #13 » by **Rip2137** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:29 pm

Sadly I think that game against the Heat where Barkley and Reduce spent most the game calling him crap is going to have a huge effect on his all-star chances.

Bucked19 · Post #14 » by **Bucked19** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:30 pm

Good win

notaneasywin · Post #15 » by **notaneasywin** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:32 pm

I sincerely hope the coaches aren't that influenced by what Barkley says.

johnny878 · Post #16 » by **johnny878** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:33 pm

Joe has stepped up. Ill be honest, earlier this year, i watched him play and thought the guy looked shot already and that this massive deal had already turned sour. Looks like we will get another all star calibre year out of him.

Post #17 » by **HMFFL** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:37 pm

johnny878 wrote:Joe has stepped up. Ill be honest, earlier this year, i watched him play and thought the guy looked shot already and that this massive deal had already turned sour. Looks like we will get another all star calibre year out of him.

Drew's offense basically spreads the ball around or our players take it upon themselves to do it. Joe Johnson has needed to take more attempts all year but Horford's touches limited Joe. I prefer Horford to be out there but Joe needs more touches not matter if the core players are healthy or not.

Drew seems to be "Mr. Nice Guy" and tries to keep things balanced.

Superiorblogman · Post #18 » by **Superiorblogman** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:37 pm

Very unimpressive win :evil:

MaceCase · Post #19 » by **MaceCase** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:50 pm

Jeez, I remember when the Raptors used to be good. The JO's went gangbusters on them.

Skyhawk1 · Post #20 » by **Skyhawk1** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 12:07 am

A win is a win. I hope Teague will grow from games like that. Josh has been playing very well. JJ is still JJ when he wants to be lol ... I'm at that point where every win is important, cause I think the Hawks will need every single one of them to make the playoffs. I know we'll lose in the 1st round but it's always good to be in the mix of the best and financially it's never too bad to host a couple of playoff games.