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Teague deserved to play more than Jamal in the 1st half. Once again proving we are a soft jumpshooting team. Teague was the only person that got to the rack when he wanted to and got other people shots they just could not make them. Our guards shoot too much and that includes Kirk. Once again the big men can not get any flow because of our guards. LD is horrible way worse than Woody with every aspect of his game management.

Wish he would stay out long as possible. The Hawks are turning into a bunch of attention clowns. He is only coming back because the game is on ESPN. I am starting to see a bunch of egos on this mediocre squad. It's frustrating to see, I would rather accumulate wins than egos. They are also trying to make a rivalry out of a team that is barely relevant in the Knicks. There rivals should be the Magic, Celts, and Thunder, teams that beat there brains out consistently are the games they should be circling not a lesser opponent like the Knicks

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That's all on the PG and coach, meaning Hinrich and LD. He played 35 minutes and to get only 10 shots is just bad recognition

Yeah okay, ban me so there will be no realism just love affair with what you want it to be rather than what it is. I love ATL, the Hawks and Braves but the Hawks made a lateral move with Kirk and it will show in the playoffs. Seven game series against Rose or Rondo and he gets abused. You will only be able to say Kirk showed fire but that is just an act to save face. He isn't a punk but he can't stop good to great players, so he is not a good to great defensive player. The only way to stop good to great players is team defense. We missed Josh and Kirk is not the answer alone like some would like to paint the picture.

Well, you need a true leader and PG to make sure the right guy gets the ball everynight. The Hawks don't have that. If you notice, a lot of the plays down the stretch were for Al, but they were drawn up by LD. We don't have a leader on the floor. Kirk looks like just another combo guard, just as many turnovers as assists. God willing, when we get a real PG you will see the difference, I think it is Teague but I could be wrong. One thing I know it is not Kirk.

Joe has done more for this franchise than the guys that the blogs like to love. Joe is a warrior they will start to fall again

So true, I'm sure Rose is so mad because people claim the so-called defensive PG shut him down. He will go for 30 pts and 15 assists when we play them on TNT. Westbrook lived in the lane, so did Harden for that manner. Defense can't stop bad physical matchups and the Thunder who we have not beat in 2 years now are a bad physical matchup for us, with the so-called defensive PG or not.

Hinrich is so overrated and I have been saying that. Teague looked good again tonight. He had 2 TO’s but Hinrich had some also. Hinrich could not guard Westbrook and could not guard Rose, Rose let him off the hook. This is what Hinrich would look like in a series against Rose or Rondo. He would get murdered like tonight. I also did not like him taking too many shots. Al did not get into a groove tonight and a big part was Jamal and Kirk dominated the ball too much. Foul trouble hurt but not as much as some will make it out to be.

Teague played good tonight.

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Not without stealing

Bibby helped this franchise take the next step he deserves respect and to be honored. When Teague leads us to the Eastern Conference Finals is the moment that the Bibby memories will go away, but that is atleast another year away.

Hinrich has said several times they are better getting stops and running. That does not make him any brighter than everyone else that has been saying run more since this squad became a playoff team. I really have not seen anything that points to the guy being heady, smart, or even a great defender. Bibby got the Hawks into offense as well as one could ask for, set picks when needed, same stuff guys like Stockton were known for. Of course, Bibby was not the assist guy that Stockton was but Bibby has a great basketball IQ and is also a coaches son, even though he did not spend much time with his father growing up, it was just a part of Bibby's make up. Never really heard anyone raving about Bibby's IQ in the Hawks blogosphere. I wish people would stop exaggerating everything to try and make Kirk look like the answer. I am all for us winning though.

Unfortunate to see Al taking the wrong approach to this game

Hard cap is not the way to go, very few things in life are mandatory and a hard cap should not be one. This potential lockout is about the same thing the NFL one is about and that is the owners getting a bigger piece of the pie. The owners are being unrealistic IMO, if you want instant results in a business go be a day trader.

Good gesture

Holding grudges will not help anything especially with Josh being out, that little edge is gone

I hope Durant plays

You guys are in love with certain stats that don't matter if you are losing.

I doubt there is any truth to this but if it is I would rather just sign him without a trade.

Well the Bulls caught one with Josh out and the Thunder might catch one with Josh out again, it happens

He is not that good defensively. Guys can get past him and have been. He will not be getting this praise with those poor stat lines when we lose. His statline for 32 minutes would have gotten Teague sent to the D League