Game Thread: Atlanta at New Orleans 8pm ET

Post #1 » by **HMFFL** » Tue Jan 1, 2013 4:35 pm

Atlanta 19-10 (8-5 V)
at
New Orleans 7-23 (3-12 H)

Our Hawks are favored to win by 2 points.

Recent Meetings:
01/29/12 NO 72 - ATL 94
01/21/11 ATL 59 - NO 100
12/26/10 NO 93 - ATL 86
11/21/09 NO 96 - ATL 88
11/14/09 ATL 121 - NO 98
03/09/09 ATL 89 - NO 79
11/05/08 NO 79 - ATL 87
03/05/08 NO 116 - ATL 101
11/30/07 ATL 86 - NO 92
02/28/07 NO 107 - ATL 100

Post #2 » by **Jamaaliver** » Wed Jan 2, 2013 2:15 am

Thanks for making a fresh thread, HMFFL.

I like having both Lou and Korver in the starting lineup, but the defense really takes a hit.

Josh is having a pretty productive game: 11pts, 7rbs, 4asts, 4 bkls at the Half on 55% shooting. He's so much more effective when he takes smart shots closer to the basket. Hope he keeps it up in the 2nd half.

Teague is struggling to finish in the paint.

NOTE: Austin Rivers is really bad.

Post #3 » by **Jamaaliver** » Wed Jan 2, 2013 2:27 am

And Josh comes out in the 3rd quarter and immediately takes a three-pointer, a 19 footer, and two 18 footers.

C'mon man....get back in the paint!

Lucky for us the Hornets suck.

NOTE: Eric Gordon is really good.

Post #4 » by **Jamaaliver** » Wed Jan 2, 2013 3:20 am

Nice game by Josh Smith. Productive all around.

Who is Greivis Vazquez and how do we get him to Atlanta?!?

tcorbin · Post #5 » by **tcorbin** » Wed Jan 2, 2013 3:42 am

Great game by Zaza. i think the Spurs made a huge mistake a few years ago by going after McDysse first and not Zaza.

even better game by Smoove. at Josh's best, he looks like a 6'9, Jason Kidd in his prime.

Whats up with Teague? it has been two games, and three games will make it a slump.

good game by Horford, Korver, and Jenkins. Jenk looks lost at times, but you can still see the talent. Jenk is starting to look better than Doron Lamb now a days.

OT: Wow, Austin RIvers looks like the worst player i have ever seen

tcorbin · Post #6 » by **tcorbin** » Wed Jan 2, 2013 3:44 am

Jamaaliver wrote:Nice game by Josh Smith. Productive all around.

Who is Greivis Vazquez and how do we get him to Atlanta?!?

http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=7&p=23461901

http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=1016967&p=23725992

GrimeyKidd · Post #7 » by **GrimeyKidd** » Wed Jan 2, 2013 4:31 am

tcorbin wrote:Great game by Zaza. i think the Spurs made a huge mistake a few years ago by going after McDysse first and not Zaza.

even better game by Smoove. at Josh's best, he looks like a 6'9, Jason Kidd in his prime.

Whats up with Teague? it has been two games, and three games will make it a slump.

good game by Horford, Korver, and Jenkins. Jenk looks lost at times, but you can still see the talent. Jenk is starting to look better than Doron Lamb now a days.

OT: Wow, Austin RIvers looks like the worst player i have ever seen

Kinda hard to be a consistent fast pace pg on a back-to-back

Rip2137 · Post #8 » by **Rip2137** » Wed Jan 2, 2013 4:40 pm

Hawks went 3 quarters without a freethrow. I would love to be angered by this, but it looked like these refs just wanted to go home and weren't calling fouls on either team. If you are a Hornets fan, I could understand complaining but we got plenty of no calls either.

This is particularly starting to bother me about Teague. He is going to the rim consistantly the last two games, getting hit pretty solidly on alot of those drives and he STILL can't get a foul call or freethrows. I think its time for Larry to do that "complaining coach" thing in the media for his point guard. Or maybe Lou can teach Teague to do that 'I just got shot" head snap back that he does to get more attention.

I like he is staying aggressive. But alot of this slump consist of shots at the rim.