This small rotation will come back to haunt the Hawks

[TheNorthCydeRises]

We ran out of gas last year, lost 5 of our last 7 and only squeaked into the playoffs because other teams were worse. And we saw Joe go through major periods of looking tired / hobbled because of his minutes. Yes they showed up for 3 home games with an awesome home crowd, but running out of gas was definitely an issue last year and it will likely be an issue this year again.

LOL . . this is funny.

Our last 7 games last year.

* loss to Philly by 5 at home . . on a night where everybody but Bibby ( went 1 - 11 FG ) played well. Before this point, we'd won 9 of our last 11 games.

* beat Philly the next night, in Philly, by 7 . . . defense was pretty good that game. Bibby was cold again ( 4 - 13 FG ), while the rest of the guys were on their game.

* loss @ Indy by 14 . . . JJ was stellar ( 13 - 24 FG for 30 points ). Bibby went ( 0 - 8 FG ) and scored 2. Horford got in early foul trouble, and only played 19 minutes. A must win game for Indy, to have any hope of staying alive for that #8 spot.

* beat Knicks at home by 12 . . . everybody, even Bibby ( 10 - 19 FG . . 24 points ), played great. Hawks had won 11 of their last 15 games at this point.

* loss to Boston at home by 10 . . . game was TIED at 74, after 3 quarters, with Atlanta having a 6 point lead with 8 minutes left. Hawks then went scoreless for the next 6 minutes, while Boston went on a 13 - 0 run, to take a 7 point lead. JJ was ice cold ( 6 - 21 FG ).

(( NOTE: Indy loses the following monday night, to guarantee the #8 spot to the Hawks. ))

* loss to Orlando at home by 16 . . . Hawks led 55 - 53 lead at halftime. JJ plays 17 minutes, Bibby 21 minutes. Salim ( 28 ) and Acie ( 16 ) played a combined 44 minutes.

* loss @ Miami by 14 . . . JJ plays 29 minutes, takes 6 shots. Hawks led 61 - 55 at halftime. Salim plays 19 minutes.

[HawksBalla]

Tonight was an example of small rotation costing us. Despite two days off, our guys were just gassed in the fourth and ot. We played basically 7 guys the whole game. That isnt going to work, and the results are just going to show that more and more. Wait for tomorrow, they'll be on fumes in the 1st quarter.

[Hawks Pimp Slappin]

Elijah wrote, "It makes no sense at all at time."--WTF, seriously what in the hell does this mean?

Again with the no BIG in the middle. You must be the most one-dimensional, single-minded hater I've ever heard in my life. You go to all of the games and still hate like this. Open your eyes! This team is young, athletic, and play solid D thanks to Woody, despite the BIG. Yes, I think Woody is a good coach for this team. What exactly about the Hawks record do disapprove of? Stop beating it. :beathorse: