SalvorMallow

Yeah, that was when pero went down if I remember correctly.

I was getting mad last night at the window. They had it up for long stretches of the game when John Battle was chatting with them. It makes it tough to see, especially when you're watching on a 14" laptop. I thought it was strange that they did that during a nationally televised game.

Don't know if you guys caught this, but after Kevin Love went 1-8 and was a sieve on defense, he exited the game with back spasms. Nique's analysis was "When you're having a tough night, everything starts to flare up!" Haha that dude cracks me up. BTW, did anyone else hear Nique call the game at halftime? No fear of jinx at all.

Every article I've read has predicted Millsap. Many articles have also predicted that if we pull into first in the eastern conference we might get 2 players to represent, which will then be Millsap and Teague.

Lets give it up for Millsap...He was ana absolute MONSTER tonight. 26pts 9reb 3ast 2stl 3bs 0to WHAT A LINE!!!!!!

http://www.nba.com/2014/news/features/shaun_powell/12/30/atlanta-hawks-begin-steady-climb-in-eastern-conference/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt3b

He's a great rebounder though, and as a transition team, having a 4 and 5 that can rebound is super important.

It's not just disappointing for the city of Atlanta, it should be embarrassing for the paper to not have the foresight to get in front of what will be one of the biggest stories of the year as the hawks go to the conference finals.

We just beat the Clippers in front of a sold out crowd. Friday's game is sold out also. People will come around.

Zaza isn't even close to Antić...Sorry.

Phillips was sold out tonight.

Is this a trick question? The guys who have played 27 games together would have the best chemistry right?

But what do we gain from that over the move that we made?

Pero plays solid team defense and extremely good post defense. He draws tons of fouls, sets hard, timely screens, boxes out, draws out the opposing teams big mean to the three point line, packs the paint on defense, etc... He might not get a lot of blocks, but he sure diverts a lot of shots. The reason he doesn't get a lot of blocks is because he doesn't take risks around the rim. If you watch him, he exclusively goes straight up with his hands straight up when he's defending in the post unless he intends to foul. This makes opposing players furious because they don't catch Pero on gambling hand-slap fouls while theyre in the act and dont get calls for hard contact because they run into Pero as opposed to the other way around.. He generally does a great job of disrupting and frustrating opposing bigs. He's also shot pretty well in the past 3 games against top flight competition. He is 4/6 from 3 and 8/13 FG over the last 3 games. I think Pero drew 3 fouls in a row in the 4th quarter when the Mavs were making a huge run, severely disrupting their rhythm and allowing us to stay in the game. Unless you think Budenholzer is an idiot, then you have to imagine he has a reason for making Pero our primary backup big man. Or, you could think that you have a better eye for evaluating talent than our coach who has managed to make this one of the most impressive seasons the Hawks have ever played.

No he wasn't, I just rewatched it. He was about 2 feet behind the three point line on the mavs side of the court. He made it about 5 feet before he got stripped by Parsons.

Seems pretty obvious to me. Wouldn't you create a new account if your login name was jsmoovefan?

Everyone is dogging Pero on that last play..We should be complimenting the Mavs defense. Our second string center caught an awkward pass at mid court with nobody open. You expect him to dribble the ball down the floor defended? That's insane.

TBH I'm honestly excited for JT to come back. Would love to see his effort especially now that we have a near starting caliber backup nipping at his heals. Hope to see "Playoff Teague" a little more consistently, lest Dennis will cut into his minutes. Also would've been nice to have him last night. He has been doing a great job closing out games this year.

Has Payne been recalled from the D League? Would be nice to see him get some court time if Antić is out.

I don't have sound, but I don't really need it. I still hear the sound of the rock CLANGING off the rim early in the shot clock on critical plays in my nightmares.

LOL you wish from ESPN http://espn.go.com/nba/theten We have the second best record in the East.

HAHA GOOD TO SEE!

Maybe, but you don't turn down kawhi leonard if you have an opportunity to snag him up. Moving dmc to the bench would be huge for us, especially with his progress on the offensive end.