Duff_Man

Hawks must win this game. Kings still have a few good players. However this is a game the Hawks better win and need to win.

We are easily the better team. Have to win this after falling flat last night.

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10:00 PM Eastern Time

And there's already some good news for us Hawks fans:

The Kings agreed on Wednesday to a trade that sends forward John Salmons and center Brad Miller to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for forwards Drew Gooden and Andres Nocioni, according to league sources.

Let's go HAWKS!! :beer:

Now you can say all you want about our draft history but that is probably the worst draft pick of all time.

Chris Washburn.

That's because he wears a mouthpiece and can't really communicate verbally on defense. I actually thought the spot was not very good. They were trying to replicate some of the football commercials with the speed and fury thing. Basketball isn't like that, though. This totally missed the mark for me.

It is nice to see a Hawk, I must say.

OT - Anyone see 'Nique in the Celebrity game? God forgive me, but I think Leiberman-Cline could have taken him. lol! He has like, Sunday paper lift. It was a little sad. Now that I think of it, why was he even there? He really embarrassed himself. Even more than you are suppossed to at that age.

Mouthpiece = New headband.

So sick of players having the mouthpiece hanging out.

We all hated Smitty at first too. He was like the NBA Ric Flair.

HOOOOOOO!

No Larry Nance? Fail.

I think the Heat would be unwise to trade Marion for JO. Marion is the one great defender on that team and he stays healthy. JO+Beasley = no D and total inconsistency. They way they are playing now, why make such a move?

At least that's how I see it.

According to ESPN, they made the trade. Goes to show what I know.

Makes more sense than giving up Beasley I guess.

I thought Flip was signed for two years?

I thought it was one. I could be wrong. I wrote that in my car on the phone, so no research went into it. Exodus is probably better suited to answer that one.

This is why I hold off judgement on Acie Law. Woody messes with the kids' head so much that it is damn near impossible for him to get any better or play at a consistent level. Acie gets minutes one game, then none the next. Without a defined role on the team, what would you expect from him?

I think they have some decent shooters there. Wade has really become a deadly midrange shooter, Beasley has a very nice shot and really fills up in short minutes, Chalmers and Quinn can hit from deep, Haslem is also a very solid shooter. They don't have too many 3pt threats but Beas can hit from there and hits a lot of long 2s as do Wade and Haslem.

The way I figure is that even though we have advantages at most positions, their SG advantage is really really really big. At the end of the day though, I'd probably want to play the one with the worst record which looks like it'll be the Pistons, which means we won't get them.

The other thing to consider is that Miami might make a trade for JO. If JO is healthy (big "if") it makes their team better because he can make up for the D/Rebounding that they lose with Marion and he frees up more time for better offensive players (Beasley) than Marion at the 3/4 positions.

I think the Heat would be unwise to trade Marion for JO. Marion is the one great defender on that team and he stays healthy. JO+Beasley = no D and total inconsistency. They way they are playing now, why make such a move?

At least that's how I see it.

Well, he did have a point at the beginning of the season. Flip Murray has panned out WAY better than expected (probably thanks to a 1-year deal), and nobody could have seen that coming. Evans has been a pretty good glue guy as well. Had those signings gone the other way, we'd be further towards the bottom.

As far as Josh, I dog him a lot because I don't see a whole world of effort all the time. I want him to make the leap into a stud, but his brain seems to get in the way of his talent, and vice-versa. I am really hoping it is his ankle hampering him. His block numbers and FT shooting are way down this year, and it is alarming (at least to me). Of course, he usually has a better second half, so I'll still be cheering him on, even through the head-scratching.

Nique would have to lose 50 lbs. before he can dunk again.

Wait until you see Chris Tucker out there. He blew up like a blowfish.

Detroit. At this point, I think we destroy them in a series.

Brutal is the word. 3-3 would be great but I wouldn't be upset if they go 0-6.

You mean 1-5?

Weird....Woody actually thought something out. With 43 seconds left he sub'd in Mo Evans for Josh. Realizing Josh's struggles at the line he subbed in Evans to get a FT shooter in the game thinking detroit would foul Smith. Then on the Defensive posession he resub'd.

Larry Brown (I am pretty sure it was him) used to do this with Kyle Korver in Philly. Korver was awful on defense, so they would try to sub offense/defense for him.

Great win tonight. Good to see the team running on all cylinders.

Acie Law getting some dimes on the 3 balls.

I REALLY hope these FT woes end soon. This is asinine.

Thanks for the link, but I can't watch online. I work for Comcast, so I can't be caught watching illegal feeds. Could mean losing my job.

47-25. This is officially an *ss kicking.

42-25. Joe with 10/5. Horf working on a double double.

I am in the Wizards blackout zone, so I am watching Sportsline.

Looks like JJ has come out on a mission. 7pts, 4ast so far!

Half of the fun is coming up with crazy shots. Can't wait to watch this stuff.

Once at basketball camp, I put shaving cream on my face, spun a ball on the end (handle side) of the razor, took a shave swipe and then punched the spinning ball in from the block. That got some laughs.

Negative start: Josh forced a TON of posts to the hole.

Positive finish: He swatted some big shots.

Still needs to let the game come to him, but I love him getting blocks again.

It's so much fun when it's your guy! Joe would have had 15 points at best. I really hope these last two games by Marvin change the rest of the season.

Loved Marvin's aggression...you could almost FEEL him wanting to get the ball. Also, props to Evans for playing a good game as well.

When was the last time a Hawks player got to the line 20 times? Seriously W T F

they picked a good game to get hot from 3, going 10-18. I wonder if Evans called glass.

The team fought back from a big deficit. They deserved it. Great win. Glad to have Marvin get another good game under his belt.