what should happen tonight

[coachx]

Revenge !

After allowing the Bulls to walk all over us in the 1st quarter (especially Gooden), the Hawks should come out playing the best defense they have played all year vs. the Bulls tonight. Whoever is on Gooden should be playing some high energy defense. Same for Deng.

I don't expect Horford to wait until the 4th quarter to score either. I'm looking at a blow up game for Horford.

Show us how bad you want it Hawks. Now is the time to shine !

[dalamchops]

im not too worried about tonight, we're a very good home team.

[frosgrim]

Agree,

The Hawks must win this game tonight.

I expect a close game until the latter half of the 4th though.

keys to the game:

Energy- the team needs to be focused at tip-off and stay that way the whole game

Protect the Paint- no easy baskets tonight

3rd Quarter- the team has come out strong in the 3rd. I expect the Hawks to be up by 5-10 at the half. We can't have the dulldrums coming out of the half-time break

Key players for the Bulls

Gordon

Deng

Noah

Key players for the Hawks

Bibby- need him shooting and sticking to Gordon/Kirk

Smith- Josh has to be energized on D tonight

JJ- just keep playing the way he has been for the last 2+ weeks

Prediction

Hawks 103- Bulls 93

[TruJerz]

Hawks by 4. count it!

[Gray Mule]

Gooden came out on fire! Couldn't miss! Had that WOW! factor going.

Can he do it again? Can he come out and everything he throws toward the basket

reply "Nothing but net!" for him?

If so, Hawks are in a pile of dodo and can't recover. Surely he can't do that to us

again, can he? He's not THAT good. He's a fine player, but gee! Every shot???

Then, they have other players. This team is no pushover. It will require a real

effort to take this one. Knowing we need it - BAD - and fighting for our very life

to hold on to #8, Hawks can not, must not SLEEPWALK thru the 3rd quarter

tonight. 48 minutes. All of them. We need this one.

[Plainview1981]

Hawks should win this one.