New Orleans Pelicans v Atlanta Hawks

Post #1 » by **Jamaaliver** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 12:33 am

New Orleans will try to end a four-game road losing streak and avenge its 95-86 home loss to Atlanta on New Year's Day. Smith and Horford combined to score 43 points on 21-of-37 shooting in that game as the Hornets allowed 50 points in the paint.

The Hawks (27-21) have split their last 10 games, but they got 22 points and a season-high 13 assists from Jeff Teague in a 103-92 home win against Memphis on Wednesday.

Smith and Horford combined for 36 points and each posted 11 rebounds.

"We were clicking on all cylinders," Teague said. "Al was getting out and running, getting rebounds. Josh was getting out and leading the breaks, and guys were making shots."

Horford is averaging 22.8 points and shooting 58.7 percent over the last four Hawks victories he's played in, while Smith is putting up 21.5 points and 12.3 rebounds per game in Atlanta's last four wins.

Overall in Atlanta victories this season, the duo is shooting 52.3 percent, compared to a 44.6 percent mark in losses.

Let the battle of the birds commence!

Tolliver gets the start again.

Post #2 » by **Jamaaliver** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 12:36 am

Starting LineupNO (PPG) ATL (PPG)
SG E. Gordon 16.4 SF K. Korver 11.5
PG G. Vasquez 13.9 PG J. Teague 14.1
PF A. Davis 13.0 SF J. Smith 16.8
SF A. Aminu 7.7 PF A. Tolliver 2.8
C R. Lopez 11.3 C A. Horford 16.0

DirtybirdGA · Post #3 » by **DirtybirdGA** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 12:50 am

I think they will let NO hang around most of the game, and be lucky to win.

Post #4 » by **ATL Boy** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 1:02 am

Ik that this doesn't relate to the game but the Pelicans is an awful name, very unintimidating

Post #5 » by **ATL Boy** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 1:06 am

My prediction for the trivia queston: The Blazers when drafting Petrovic, just my guess

DirtybirdGA · Post #6 » by **DirtybirdGA** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 1:22 am

Hawks are cookin with grease in the 2nd.

Post #7 » by **Jamaaliver** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 1:31 am

Josh drives me crazy....

So good, and yet so terrible.

DirtybirdGA · Post #8 » by **DirtybirdGA** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 1:31 am

Poor finish to the half.

Post #9 » by **ATL Boy** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 2:11 am

This quarter has been a travesty

Post #10 » by **Jamaaliver** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 2:16 am

1. What;s up with AL.

2. We're getting worked on the Boards.

3. What will it take for us ti get Greveis Vazquez?

Post #11 » by **ATL Boy** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 2:20 am

I'm changing the channel, screw this bs, if the team won't play with any heart they don't deserve my ratings

parson · Post #12 » by **parson** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 2:26 am

Something really seems to be wrong with Horford.
Smith seems disinterested.
Teague seems to only care about padding his stats.

Other than that...

Post #13 » by **ATL Boy** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 2:32 am

The Hornets missing FTs is what's keeping us in this

Post #14 » by **ATL Boy** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 2:36 am

Josh throws the ball away on the offensive end, doesn't contest Gordan's layup, then takes a 3 early in the shot clock. The more I watch him play the less I'll miss him when he leaves

Rip2137 · Post #15 » by **Rip2137** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 2:45 am

Yeah, al has been hot garbage all night but lets pin this one on Josh. Al hasn't blocked out, is getting beat up the court by a slower Lopez, got worked offensively by Lopez, bad on the offensive end...but yeah Josh turned the ball over so screw all that. You guys are hilarious.

Post #16 » by **ATL Boy** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 2:46 am

Get Josh the F*ck out of Atlanta, he's the reason we've pretty much lost this game, his 4th quarter play has been an abomination!! We get close and he screws it up for us, leaving Anderson Wide open for 3s, shooting awful 3s, fouling Vasquez when we were getting close, I'm done with that selfish joke of a player!! He has no desire to keep playing for this team and I honestly believe that we should keep him benched until he's traded!! God, I can't stand him losing games for us

Post #17 » by **ATL Boy** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 2:47 am

Rip2137 wrote:Yeah, al has been hot garbage all night but lets pin this one on Josh. Al hasn't blocked out, is getting beat up the court by a slower Lopez, got worked offensively by Lopez, bad on the offensive end...but yeah Josh turned the ball over so screw all that. You guys are hilarious.

Have you watched him in the 4th quarter?

Post #18 » by **Jamaaliver** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 2:58 am

Rip2137 wrote:Yeah, al has been hot garbage all night but lets pin this one on Josh. Al hasn't blocked out, is getting beat up the court by a slower Lopez, got worked offensively by Lopez, bad on the offensive end...but yeah Josh turned the ball over so screw all that. You guys are hilarious.

AL had a bad game. No doubt.

Just more proof that we need a real center to bang against the 7-footers.

AL needs to get healthy.

We need depth in the frontcourt.

Try not to take the criticism of Josh so personally. He has been up and down his entire career.

AL Horford is not a center.

Rip2137 · Post #19 » by **Rip2137** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 3:00 am

I did, and unlike you did, I didn't try to pin it on one guy and blow up what he did.

Josh had 5 points(1-2 on threes) 2 assist, 1 turnover and 1 foul.

If you think THAT was the difference I wonder how you felt about Al's missing freethrows, missing rotations, letting Lopez run free up the court for a dunk, causing one of the turnovers by not rolling after the pick in the P&R...

Ryan Anderson hit 2 threes in the 4th. Josh wasn't on the court for one of them and he was contesting the other and it was just a great shot. Anderson also scored on Al in the post and was wide open for a jumper that Al left him open for. You SOMEHOW missed that.

The reason the game got out of control was because of a lot of things, but pinning in on Josh takes so much straw grasping, I don't know why you just don't blame Pargo as it has just as much merit.

Rip2137 · Post #20 » by **Rip2137** » Sat Feb 9, 2013 3:04 am

Jamaaliver wrote:
Rip2137 wrote:Yeah, al has been hot garbage all night but lets pin this one on Josh. Al hasn't blocked out, is getting beat up the court by a slower Lopez, got worked offensively by Lopez, bad on the offensive end...but yeah Josh turned the ball over so screw all that. You guys are hilarious.

AL had a bad game. No doubt.

Just more proof that we need a real center to bang against the 7-footers.

AL needs to get healthy.

We need depth in the frontcourt.

Try not to take the criticism of Josh so personally. He has been up and down his entire career.

AL Horford is not a center.

I'm not taking it personally, I am looking at the nonsense and just shaking my head. Lopez didn't have a good game because he is bigger than Al, AL DIDN"T BLOCK OUT. At all. He was standing flat footed out of position so many times in this game it was embarrassing. Yet you guys completely ignored it and waited until josh had those 2 turnovers in the 2nd to say "Wow, Josh is terrible" Its just plain silly at this point that you guys will ignore ANYTHING in a attempt to blame Josh Smith for everything.

No body can walk into that lockerroom feeling happy with how they played (except John Jenkins who was energetic and active on d all night, hit his shots and didn't get lazy) but to point out ONE guy? Especially when the guy next to him played HORRIBLY? nonsense.

The funny thing I am not even that big of a Josh Smith fan. Just around here I find myself having to defend him so much because you guys are so over the top with the critisim