Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:26 pm
The Hawks Rumor coach thinks McLeod will be used in a trade soon, but he is a dumb son of a bitch, so this should be taken with a grain of salt.
Thu Jul 03, 2008 4:35 am
Thu Jul 03, 2008 4:11 pm
Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:50 pm
Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:49 pm
Hawks Game of the Month
Atlanta 134, Phoenix 129
Phoenix, AZ - January 6th, 2009. 11:43pm ET - The first Atlanta Hawks game with new additions McLeod, Smith and Szczerbiak (the trade was made just after the month's opener against Detroit, and they missed the game due to the physical) was certainly an exciting one. Going up against the run-and-gun Phoenix Suns, Wally Szczerbiak had 15 points, Joe Smith had 8 and 6, and McLeod, the team's new victory cigar (promoting Ellery Cochrane to 11th man) did not get a chance to play in the intense, down to the wire match.
The entire game was up-tempo, vintage Suns-style basketball. Phoenix led 34-30 after the first, and 71-62 at halftime. Former Sun Joe Johnson scored 11 straight points to open the third quarter, taking the lead, and managed to carry it over to a 101-95 lead going into the final period.
To start off the fourth quarter, the Hawks lost their momentum as Al Horford, the man guarding Amare Stoudamire fouled out with 15 points. STAT took advantage of that, scoring 15 of his 27 points in the fourth, and came one assist away from a triple double. With two minutes to go, and the Suns up by three, Wallyworld swatted a Steve Nash jumper, and dunked on the other end, triggering a 9-2 run. The Hawks made their free-throws, en route to a 134-129 victory. After the victory, Josh Smith, who had 23 points, 7 rebounds and 6 blocks said "woot".--------------------
Left, Al Horford posterizing generic rookie forward Pedro Carlos. Right, Wally Szczerbiak swatting a Nash jumper.
Mike Bibby, who may or may not have had his job saved by the trade, had 17 points and 9 assists, while his backup, Acie Law the 4th had nothing except 3 turnovers on 0-for-6 shooting in 13 minutes. Also playing poorly was Marvin Williams, who had just 7 points and 4 rebounds on 2-7 shooting. The Suns will visit the Hawks later this month, hoping to get sweet revenge.
JORDAN Player of the Game: Joe Johnson: 25 Points, 10 Assists, 4 Rebounds, 4 Steals
MCDWYANE Shitass of the Game: Acie Law IV: 0 points, 1 assist, 3 turnovers, 0-6 FG
Top 5 Performers: (P/R/A/S/B)
Joe Johnson (ATL): 25/4/10/4/0
Amare Stoudamire (PHX): 27/14/9/0/2
Josh Smith (ATL): 23/7/2/1/6
Steve Nash (PHX): 19/2/11/2/0
Al Horford (ATL): 15/11/4/1/2
ATL 30 32 39 33 134
PHX 34 37 24 34 129
Notes:
- Only in a third quarter did a team (the Suns) score under 30 points
- Sorry again for not having this in the schedule. No points taken away or added for predictions after this point.
- Those are my terrible pics, taken with a cell-phone. Still working on improving them to Chaser's level
- Sorry if you misled into thinking that the trade was made right at the beginning of the month. The three additions to the team were activated in the third game of the month though.
- Five is my favorite number if I am listing things.
Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:52 pm
Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:59 pm
Sat Jul 05, 2008 11:33 am
Sat Jul 05, 2008 3:27 pm
Mon Jul 07, 2008 3:06 am
Mon Jul 07, 2008 5:28 am
Mon Jul 07, 2008 6:16 am
Mon Jul 14, 2008 9:49 am
The Atlanta Hawks Month In Review: January 2009
Starting off the month with a trade that sent underachieving bench players for expiring veterans Joe Smith, Wally Szczerbiak, and Keith McLeod, the Atlanta Hawks faced their toughest month of the season to date.
Starting out with a slow, grind-it-out win over the Detroit Pistons, the Hawks were absolutely demolished by the Dallas Mavericks as they awaited the arrival of their new players. An intense win over the run-and-gun Phoenix Suns saw their new bench players combine for a respectable 23 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.
This was followed up by a nail-biter in Oakland against the Golden State Warriors before they were shocked by the bottom feeding Seattle SuperSonics edging them out.
The Hawks responded with three consecutive wins to bring their record back up to a strong 27-9 record, maintaining their .750 win percentage. This was short-lived however, as the Toronto Raptors shocked them in an overtime thriller the following night. Yet again, the Hawks recovered in a big way, defeating Gilbert Arenas and the Washington Wizards by 20.
The Denver Nuggets, who the Hawks defeated twice in Denver, came to Philips Arena and upset Atlanta, handing them their eleventh loss on the season. This was followed up by yet another home loss, this time at the hands of Chris Paul and the New Orleans Hornets Atlanta responded by finishing the month with 4 consecutive wins, leaving them with a strong 32-12 record, still good for tops in the Eastern Conference.
Record:
Month: 11-5; Home: 8-3; Away: 3-2
Overall: 32-12; Home: 18-6; Away: 14-6
Vs.
Win 82-75 - Smith: 16/9/5, Hamilton: 29/2/4 - RECORD: 22-7
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Loss 122-104 - Nowitzki: 48/15/5, Smith: 23/14/4 - RECORD: 22-8
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Win 134-129 - Johnson: 25/4/10, Stoudamire: 27/14/9 - RECORD: 23-8
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Win 121-119 - Smith: 19/9/4/(4 blocks), Harrington: 24/5/3 - RECORD: 24-8
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Loss 106-100 - Durant: 26/7/3, Johnson: 21/7/11- RECORD: 24-9
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Win 121-110 - Horford: 17/11/4, Granger: 25/7/4 - RECORD: 25-9
Vs.
Win 110-98 - Smith: 21/9/4, Villanueva: 19/10/2 - RECORD: 26-9
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Win 102-92 - Johnson: 21/4/3, Carter: 31/4/4 - RECORD: 27-9
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Loss 133-130 (OT) - Smith: 20/14/8, Jefferson: 33/5/6 - RECORD: 27-10
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Win 118-98 - Johnson: 45/3/8, Arenas: 36/3/7 - RECORD: 28-10
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Loss 116-110 - Iverson: 27/4/11, Bibby: 22/3/11 - RECORD: 28-11
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Loss 96-86 - West: 25/15/3, Smith: 19/8/4 - RECORD: 28-12
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Win 109-99 - Smith: 23/7/3, Nash: 24/7/8 - RECORD: 29-12
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Win 114-91 - Bibby: 19/3/5, Ginobili: 18/5/4 - RECORD: 30-12
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Win 104-94 - Bibby: 19/4/7, Hamilton: 26/11/9 - RECORD: 31-12
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Win 105-96 - Johnson: 33/2/4, James: 24/8/6 - RECORD: 32-12
Tue Jul 15, 2008 4:31 pm
Around The NBA:
MVP Candidates: - P/R/A/B/S
1. LeBron James (CLE) - 27.7/7.5/7.7/0.7/1.3 - The numbers are here, the team is doing well, and its about time King James gets the award.
2. Yao Ming (HOU) - 27.0/10.4/3.7/2.0/0.3 - The Rockets are still strong at 30-17, and Ming the merciless continues to be healthy and put up big numbers. Can he lead T-Mac to the second round?
3. Dirk Nowitzki (DAL) - 29.2/8.9/5.0/1.1/0.7 - Dirkules and the Mavs have won an amazing 18 straight games to lead the league, and the German is leading the way. After the upset to Golden State, Dirk probably can't win another MVP even if he puts up 50/20/10 for an 82-0 team, but its still impressive.
4. Kobe Bryant (LAL) - 31.7/4.9/6.5/0.4/1.2 - The Lakers are slowly creeping up towards the top of the West, and Kobe has been why, putting up huge numbers every night.
5. Kevin Garnett (BOS) - 20.0/10.1/5.7/2.0/1.0 - He is putting up huge numbers as always, but the stacked Celtics are a slightly disappointing 26-16.
West Player of the Month: Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks)
East Player of the Month: LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers)
League Leaders:
Points Per Game: Kobe Bryant (31.7)
Rebounds Per Game: Carlos Boozer (12.4)
Assists Per Game: Deron Williams (11.0)
Blocks Per Game: Marcus Camby (2.5)
Steals Per Game: Dwyane Wade (2.5)
Field Goal %: Brian Scalabrine (58.6%)
Free Throw %: Jason Kapono (94.1%)
3 PT %: Dirk Nowitzki (50.8%)
Season Standings:
Western Conference:
1-32-9 - Leader: Southwest Division; Western Conference; League
2-34-13 - Leader: Northwest Division
3-30-13 - Leader: Pacific Division
4-28-15
5-30-17
6-26-19
7-25-21
8-23-21
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18-29
14-29
13-29
13-33
12-34
11-33 - Worst Record In League
Eastern Conference
1-32-12 - Leader: Southeast Division; Eastern Conference
2-30-15 - Leader: Central Division
3-26-16 - Leader: Pacific Division
4-26-17
5-26-17
6-24-18
7-23-22
8-22-22
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21-24
20-24
19-28
18-27
14-29
13-30
January Transactions and Rumors:
A three team trade sent Wally Szczerbiak, Joe Smith and Keith McLeod to Atlanta, Yi Jianlian, Speedy Claxton and ZaZa Pachulia to Cleveland, and Craig Smith to Milwaukee.
There are still a bevy of star free agents, led by Chauncey Billups still holding out for contracts. They mare running out of time to sign for the season. This is a serious "wtf".
Rumor is, the Atlanta Hawks may not be done dealing, and that a TJ Ford deal is not out of the question. There is speculation of a trade that would send Marvin Williams and an unnamed player to Toronto for Ford and an unnamed player. This would shift Mike Bibby to the 2, and Joe Johnson to the three.
Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:21 pm
Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:40 pm
Wed Jul 16, 2008 2:55 am
Wed Jul 16, 2008 3:26 am
Rumor is, the Atlanta Hawks may not be done dealing, and that a TJ Ford deal is not out of the question. There is speculation of a trade that would send Marvin Williams and an unnamed player to Toronto for Ford and an unnamed player. This would shift Mike Bibby to the 2, and Joe Johnson to the three.
Wed Jul 16, 2008 3:51 am
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