Duff_Man

Drummond is going to eat us alive.

Good call.

Monroe/Drummond are averaging 30 RPG over the last 5 games. That's insane. 

Those are Kevin Willis-like numbers!

Honestly the "_________ might move to Seattle" trope is the most tired and lazy story out there. It's like the boogeyman or Michael Jackson...it's a fantasy made up to scare idiots.

I have Dennis as a top 3 talent from his class BUT he's not in the 10 this year. Every single one of those guys are starting for their team at this moment. 

Because most of those guys play for awful teams.

Anyone taking anything Isaiah says seriously needs their head examined. The guy is a total imbecile.

Yeah, no cell phone for me but the wife has one. But I do have a good desktop for gaming and wireless in the house for PS3 and PS4. So I'm not completely at a loss. I hope.

 

Thanks for the information. I have a first generation kindle, you'd think I'd remember the name difference. But they are close to each other as you said so I can see why it confused me.

 

I thought the swiping was about a credit card or something. Man. You kids and your cells.

How old are you? I am damn near 40 and am JONESING for my next phone. I get anxiety if I leave it at my desk.

Let me repeat, if I haven't already said this. I am not talking about how it sounded in the arena. Maybe this was a lively crowd but on TV it was NOTHING compared to the crowd noise we've had for playoff games and there were 17k fans there last night. Don't act like we're the only ones noticing this either. 

 

Maybe the NBA / Sportssouth just don't know how to set up microphones in Philips because the crowd was mostly dead for 3.5 quarters last night. No need to believe me, just go watch the recording. 

Different networks do indeed have different sound setups and different stereo feeds. 

I watched the whole thing and thought it sounded just fine. Pretty much the same as any other arena sounds on FSS. 

Well that was awesome. Followed.

Maybe there was a feeling of it but it was freaking quiet on TV until late in the 4th.  Either the fans really don't believe or they're just very shy and reserved in Atlanta. 

Or you could take it from the people who were actually there:

 

 

Loud Philips Arena crowd helps motivate team

The Hawks fell just short of another sell out Wednesday night but the Philips Arena crowd was another loud and enthusiastic group.

"Tonight, to play in front of our home crowd, there were times when we fed off their energy," Budenholzer said. "I think the guys really felt it. That leads to more activity and more turnovers. I thought the crowd really helped us tonight."

Al Horford echoed that sentiment. "It's good to be home. The crowd was great tonight. When Kyle hit that three, it was like a playoff atmosphere, how loud it got in here. It was just good to be back here."

http://www.peachtreehoops.com/2015/1/8/7513067/grizzlies-vs-hawks-recap-jeff-teague

Saw this article like an hour ago, this is what happened in tinder night!!!

 

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/01/the-atlanta-hawks-had-a-tinder-themed-night-and-this-is-what-happened

That is actually pretty damn awesome. Kudos to the Hawks Marketing team. Looks like it was a success!

Yeah, and I did like your suggestion about Temple of the Dog. I might go on a Hunger Strike in honor of that today.

Say Hello 2 Heaven for me.

Holy shit. That quotation was from ME and I was MOCKING Bill Simmons, it's not something Simmons really said. Clearly, I did a good enough job because you thought my half-baked stupid theory about making a pop culture reference between Seattle and Atlanta was something Bill Simmons might actually say.

Amazing. I threw that quote together in about two minutes.

(Edit: I am flattered that you thought I could be the "Sportz Guy"...)

Well did I get the jokes right at least?

Please explain how that is obvious.

The guy clearly wants to be taken seriously at times. If he didn't, then he wouldn't have had a power struggle that forced Magic and Wilbon out of his NBA/ESPN halftime special TV show or whatever that is/was. He also wouldn't have been suspended over opinions on Roger Goodell if he didn't want to be taken seriously.

He's not some slapstick bundle of humor anymore. And he wasn't ever really funny to begin with, but I'm fine with a difference of opinion on that.

Nothing worse than having to explain the joke, but here goes a breakdown of what you put in quotes:

1. Creates a "point A to point Z" connect-the-dots relationship with The Hawks by making the ancient reference of Pearl jam to Mookie Blaylock. 

2. Tickles the nostalgia gland by making a compliment to Mookie/Augmon being underrated...on NBA JAM. A cartoon basketball video game that featured flaming balls and Bill Clinton as an unlockable character.

3. Throws in obligatory Celtics love with the Barros/Montross reference (HA HA! I AM SUCH A HOMER AND YOU ALL HATE IT!)

4. Combines Pearl Jam (the entire band, mind you) with hansen and then throws Courtney effing Love on top of it to basically slap you on the head and say (I AM KIDDING), because nobody would ever take that seriously. 

About the only thing he could have done to be a little more obvious would have been to  substitute Chris Cornell for Coutney Love and said that not only are the Sonics back, but so is Temple Of The Dog!

I guess next time he should pretend he is hitchhiking with a rubber thumb?

Would calling him a hack blogger/commentator be better for you?

He still sucks and I stand by people becoming dumber by reading him. I guess if your cup of tea is to come up with a theory for "Pearl Jam (originally named MOOKIE BLAYLOCK, a Hawks player who by the way I always thought he and Stacey Augmon were an underrated pair on NBA Jam 3.0 tournament edition but still we all know that the Dana Barros and Eric Montrose Celtics were the predominant team of that era) would back up a Chris Hansen investment group with Courtney Love because the 90s grunge proliferated NBA basketball more so than any other moment we ever realized" ... then go for it.

It's still dumb. But I find Carrot Top funny and you might think that's silly. The difference is that Carrot Top doesn't take himself seriously.

I don't call that "coming up with a theory". I call that being nostalgic and having a sense of humor. He obviously is not taking Hansen's bid seriously.

Sorry but I agree with Hots here man.

All is simply not putting up the numbers to be an all-star and that is just a fact. To suggest otherwise is to just let your heart cloud your objective judgement at this point. I love the guy and proud to have him but let's call it what it is.

"Fact" and "Objective judgement" are pretty absurd when you are talking about something voted on by the fans.

Having a superstar is never a negative. Good to see Brand repping for the team though.

This post is Carmelo Anthony approved.

I just don't get the hate. I really like Simmons. I enjoy his takes on NBA and trades. I also love the infusion of pop culture into his stuff. His Boston homerism doesn't bother me in the least because he has never tried to hide from it, even with ESPN. 

Anyone going into his material looking for "journalistic integrity" is really going in with the wrong expectation. He's a big-time blogger who is there to entertain while mixing fan insights. Sure beats reading some crusty windbag who takes themselves way too seriously and probably doesn't actually watch the games. 

Every time we win, there's always something "wrong" with the other team.

This time it was that Hawes actually did play.

"I don't get how the kids use the Tinder, so fire the Marketing Department."

Dear lord, I am a few months from 40 and even I am not this out of touch.

Well that road trip was fun.

Signs that you're an internet a-hole: Gratuitous use of the terms "fact" and/or "truth".

(Not you, JayBird...they know who they are)

Seven straight wins against the west.

This is freaking unbelievable. This team could not have better parts working in better unison. Holy hell.