Game 1: Indiana @ Atlanta

[gsuteke]

No time to create a game thread today but in honor of opening night I'll share one of my all time favorites

http://www.hawksquawk.net/community/index.php/topic/302288-game-78-atlanta-vs-indiana-game-thread/page__hl__indiana__fromsearch__1

So - who here is ready for some Iso Joe?!?!?!?!??!

My prediction - Hawks will get up early and pull away in the 3rd quarter. Atlanta 92 Indianer 78

[mrhonline]

[DjGrizz]

Any word on if Granger is gonna play?

[Eddielives]

Let's get it on Hawks!!! Show me that last game was indeed an anomaly!! LET'S GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[HawksFan87]

I think Granger is playing..

[mrhonline]

Apparently, the Pacers played better without Granger than with him last year.

[MaceCase]

Apparently, the Pacers played better without Granger than with him last year.

The Durant effect?

[mattlanta]

The Durant effect?

Is there a stat to prove this? Because I want to show it to my friend who's a big Thunder/Durant fan just to bust his balls

[gsuteke]

I guess you could look up the W/L records of when he plays vs when he doesn't or you can add the offensive and defensive points up and divide them by that many games to prove your point if it is indeed true.

It'll just take a little bit of work.

[exodus]

Hawks defense getting clowned so far. The offensive execution is ok they have just missed some easy shots.

[Packfill]

The second quarter will be an early test of Woody's committment to utilize the bench and get JJ some rest.

[Admin]

Welcome to the ATL Jamal Crawford!!!!

... hope that shot counts :)

Edit - damn I jinxed it :(

[ATLHawks6]

Live in Colorado, so I have to follow on GameCast, looks like Crawford just made a nice play to wrap up the quarter, I will live with a tie. Lets see what the bench can do on the floor together early in the 2nd.

[ATLHawks6]

Or not, Guess J-Craw will have to wait for his first field goal in ATL.

[Eddielives]

WTF!!!!!!!! My U-verse is replaying the Alabama vs. Tennessee game instead of the Hawks!

[Admin]

Live in Colorado, so I have to follow on GameCast, looks like Crawford just made a nice play to wrap up the quarter, I will live with a tie. Lets see what the bench can do on the floor together early in the 2nd.

Welcome to Hawksquawk! Just as an FYI NBA.com is giving away their league pass broadband for free until I think November 3rd. Just have to create a free NBA.com account. More info here: http://www.nba.com/leaguepass/online.html

[Buzzard]

Hawks defense getting clowned so far. The offensive execution is ok they have just missed some easy shots.

I don't know why Woody will not go big with something like Marvin, ZaZa, Horf, .... Smoove, ZaZa, Horf ..... or Marvin, ZaZa, Smoove, when the other teams front line is going 12 of 15 in the 1st quarter! The man has lost touch with reality if he thinks he is a defensive minded coach.

[ATLHawks6]

Welcome to the league, Teague.

[ATLHawks6]

Thanks for the heads-up Dolfan, I am signed up and ready to go.. but it tells me the game is "upcoming" so I suppose I have to wait for it to become available.

[ATLHawks6]

50 points in 18 minutes to the Pacers? Defensive-minded Woodson must be frustrated.