ATL vs NJ (Hawks up by 20pts at the half)

[A_voice_of_Reasoning]

If you were Mike Woodson, do you start the 3rd with your starters?

Give your Bench a chance to hold or build on your current lead?

I would suggest to begin with the starters and after 8 minutes into the 3rd qtr if you still have a big lead.

Let the bench finish them off.....

Edited January 3, 2009 by A_voice_of_Reasoning

[LOL_Hawks]

The Nets cut the lead to 3 before the 3rd was halfway over.

Somehow, I knew this was going to happen. Never can make things easy. lol.

[A_voice_of_Reasoning]

Damn,

I turned away to watch the Sugar Bowl... and the Nets got the lead down to 6...

Just awful......

I see J_Smoove up to his old tricks from the outside.......KLANK!!!!!

[LOL_Hawks]

Well, at least they got the lead back around double digits. They basically just took the Nets' best shot (hopefully).

[mrhonline]

FT's are killing the Hawks right now...

[LOL_Hawks]

And the lead is gone.

But we just dodged a huge bullet on NJ's last 3 attempt.

(Spoke too soon)

[A_voice_of_Reasoning]

Devin Harris has embarrassed almost all the hawks players by himself...

He just JJ his 5th foul....

They are running the hawks into a frizzy....

Speed under control kills.......

This has been a painful half to watch.....

[mrhonline]

"Regression to the mean."

Quick, penetrating PG + Offensively-minded 7' footer = long game for Hawks.

[A_voice_of_Reasoning]

If I see one more "BONEHEAD" play by Josh Smith, I'm going to shoot someone...

Who makes a 2ft bounce pass with 3 defenders in the paint.........

GRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[LOL_Hawks]

OT.

Nothing comes easy. :(

[mrhonline]

Need this win b/c playing Houston on a back-to-back isn't going to be easy either.

If the Hawks lose this game, the poor FT shooting will have been the haunt.

[mrhonline]

And here you see the limitations of JJ's game.

Truthfully, the ball should be in Marvin's hands, letting him drive at Lopez.

[LOL_Hawks]

They really can't hit anything BUT 3s.

EDIT: Josh Smith has pissed me off to no end in this game.

EDIT: THE FREE THROW SHOOTING HAS PISSED ME OFF TO NO END

Edited January 3, 2009 by LOL_Hawks

[mrhonline]

Great finish by Smith!

Mo's HUSTLE!

[LOL_Hawks]

Of all people.

What. The. Hell.

[Wretch]

...

[exodus]

The Hawks have been making stupid mistakes consistently all year and tonight it cost them the game. They played like idiots and deserved to lose.

[A_voice_of_Reasoning]

Missed the OT... But just as well....

Hawks deserved to lose this game........

No excuse to lose this game.......

Once again.... no killer instinct.......

Edited January 3, 2009 by A_voice_of_Reasoning

[LOL_Hawks]

Seriously though.

How in the hell do you let Vince Carter beat you on a busted play? WHAT THE HELL?!

[DrReality]

UNFORGIVEABLE.