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Wade flopping on that step-back three and allowing Josh to rip the rim off on the other end.

I also liked the complete lack of effort the Heat showed. They looked like they threw in the towel by halftime. Kudos to all in attendance.

I hate ALL OF YOU.

I threw a curve here and voted for Mo. Love his open threes and hustle. I am a proponent of bringing guys back slowly.

But I am cool either way.

Nice! I was worried I'd have to go to a day game. Also glad we got TNT this year.

Worried? Day games RULE! I was hoping for an early game myself.

Joe looks odd with the headband.

I hate headbands. I am starting to hate mouthpieces as well.

I hope Speedy plays well tonight, since we have to rest our starters...

Woody just mentioned him on the pregame. But, he said, "Speedy...he's in uniform tonight."

Not exactly a ringing endorsement.

My real fear for the series: running out of booze. Have to make sure I am totally prepared for game day.

Horf is one of the best "big guys" I've seen on the break. Dude is an excellent ball handler.

He knows to get to the middle and pass by the time he is around the foul line. You learn that in 5th grade. That's some fundamentals right there.

You'd think Josh would rather pass and get to the wing for a dunk. I can't ever figure out his motive.

Bibby really mixed it up last night. He was grabbing rebounds and absolutely attacking the Raptors' big men. He got a couple nice steals and he rebounded well. It was really a great effort, although it is very tough to find anything wrong when you have seven players fill the box score.

My one (very minor) gripe: Josh should give up the ball and NOT run the break. He is too indecisive. Conversely, I LOVE Horf running it. He knows what to do with the ball. It's odd.

^^^Miami has the tiebreaker between them.

I think it's best if the Hawks can rest JJ vs. Miami on the 14th. He could essentially get four days off between the Pacers' game and the Grizzlies' game.

If I remember correctly, didn't Woody rest all the starters last year after we knew we had it locked up? He let them start, and they only played like 20 minutes or something like that.

Am I remembering that correctly?

Wow. What a shot.

As far as the team, it depends upon the night. I think they take turns being the weakest link.

Please post this every game from now on. Tonight they had EVERYONE play well.

According to his twitter.

(And before anybody questions who it is...Lang Whitaker & Micah Hart (I think) have confirmed that this is the real deal.)

TO be honest, I agree.

We need to start a Doug Edwards Twitter account.

@DougFSU"Just hit my first official NBA shot. 1 for 1! Gonna be a great career!"

5-13 for 15 points to go along with his 10 points against LA and 11 against Philly. Why don't he just admit that he is about mailing in efforts and just collecting the check? The dude has no heart at all. The big the game, the more mediocre the performance. I guess homecourt advantage doesn't mean that much to him.

I wish your parents would change their AOL password.

I'd be pissed if I has to the Bobcats.

Mr H...why is this tripe not moved?

Sorry for a semi-non Hawk post but I guess it kind of is since they played the Hawks when it happened. I'm interested because TY has been great for my fantasy team lately and this week is the semi-finals so I really hope he isn't gonna miss any (or much) time. Still, shoot me straight - was it ugly?

Thanks in advance. Didn't get to watch the game tonight due to work. Looks like I picked a good one to miss.

GO HAWKS.

If we have to face them 1st round, I am hoping for "out for season".

But, it won't be. Sprain.

Too bad he can't play in the big games though,

He did pretty well yesterday.

JJ still has some good years of his prime left, and I think he deserves to fill out a career in Atlanta as an all-time Hawk. Horford is poised to make a big leap and become a huge cornerstone for us, so he has to be tendered and extension. Flip Murray has been nothing short of fantastic for us this year and has earned another couple years. Zaza is a great commodity off the bench, and he is the grit on the team.

86-76 Hawks. I have it on DVR, don't ruin it for me.

Two words: suck it.

If nothing else Speedy could give Smith a run for the money for the "worst foul shooter on the team" award.

Oh come on. That's wrapped up already.

You know, at this time, I would just love to see Solo get some burn?

6'11" athletic shot blocker. As much as we cry about a low post threat defensively... we have one and won't develop him.

Solo stinks. Worst hands I have ever seen.

I love that "Woody no goody" has become a Hawksquawk meme. Classic stuff!

Nice bait and switch on the thread title.

You hate Bibby. We get it.

This is asinine. Flip is one of the reasons we have a winning record and are in 4th in the East. He accepts his role like a team player, and he thrives in it. Right player, right situation.