Hawks lose in Summer Finale

[ATL2123]

76-71, without Acie Law (sprained left ankle)

http://www.nba.com/hawks/news/RMR_2007_index.html

SALT LAKE CITY (July 20) – The Hawks dropped a 76-71 decision to the Philadelphia 76ers in summer league play on Friday, to close out the Rocky Mountain Revue at 2-4.

Earl Calloway, starting in Acie Law's absence (sprained left ankle) paced the Hawks with 19 points (9-13 FGs), while Shelden Williams had 12, and Ronnell Taylor followed with 11. Al Horford grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds, to go with 4 points, 4 assists and 2 blocks.

Despite shooting just 35.3% in the first half, the Hawks trailed by only one (35-34) at the midway point ... Atlanta took control in the third, outscoring Philly, 21-14, to take a six-point advantage (55-49) ...

But the Sixers came back and outscored the Hawks, 27-16, to close out the win.

Louis Williams led the Sixers with 28 points and 9 assists, and Herbert Hill (18) and Louis Amundson (14) also scored in double-digits.

[DJlaysitup]

Well I guess we didn't go undefeated after all. About the best news was Acie's play (and some SW/Horford play to a lesser extent). Hope the sprained left ankle isn't anything serious.

[exodus]

Horford was 1-12 from the field. Yuk.

http://www.nba.com/media/jazz/rmr07Game14.pdf

[Popeye]

BOXSCORE

[Hawk88]

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Horford was 1-12 from the field. Yuk.

Oh sweet lord.

HORFORD is another BUST!!!!!!!

[exodus]

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Oh sweet lord.

HORFORD is another BUST!!!!!!!

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That would be a rather extreme interpretation of my post. You might want to consider decaf.

[killa3312]

lol @ everyone getting worked up over Horford's shooting performance. It's too bad, because he did everything else well (14 boards, 4 assists, 2 blocks).

I'm not worried about Al, he showed me more than enough his first two games. However, since we were all so hard on Yi (myself included), he's fair game to criticism.

[exodus]

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[WraithSentinel]

A bad shooting game. He did everything else well. Grabbed 14 rebounds,4 ast,2 blks. If a player has a bad shooting night. He need to help contribute other ways. Horford did just that.

[Diesel]

Did you forget this:

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Another game, another FG-less half for Yi

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Well, Yi went FG-less for the half and scored 23 pts in one game and 14 in another.

Well, looks to me like Horford just went FG-less?

Don't get me wrong, because I still think SL games are crap.. But like you said, for those of you who set the standard with Yi, you have to abide by the standard with Horford.

[Swatguy]

Two Atlanta guys starting at PG. Thats good. Earl is a good kid, he may be at camp in October.

[killa3312]

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Did you forget this:

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Another game, another FG-less half for Yi

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Well, Yi went FG-less for the half and scored 23 pts in one game and 14 in another.

Well, looks to me like Horford just went FG-less?

Don't get me wrong, because I still think SL games are crap.. But like you said, for those of you who set the standard with Yi, you have to abide by the standard with Horford.

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As poorly as Horford shot, he didn't go FG-less. He did make a shot.

And I'm not a hypocrite, so if Horford has a bad shooting performance, he's more than open to criticism. It's fine by me.

Before he got hurt (which, not to use an excuse, could of played a factor in his last two performances), he was playing very well and was efficient from the floor. And, unlike Yi, Horford found other ways to contribute during a game in which he could not buy a basket. That to me says something.

[atlien]

I'm not too worried about Horford.

1) He was coming back from a ankle sprain and probably still wasnt 100% or in the rhythm of the game.

2) While he had a horrid shooting game, at least he didnt disappear. He did other things. 14 boards and 2 blocks is encouraging.

[Diesel]

Oh yeah.. That 1 of 12... What's that, like 8%?

We both agree that it's a bad shooting game. However, the hypocrisy is that Horford can have one without being crucified, but somehow Yi can't have a bad shooting half without being labeled the next Zhing Zhing..

[Diesel]

Amundson is probably the MVP.

Either Amundson or Louis Williams?

[Lascar78]

But didn't Yi do it in the first half of pretty much every summer league game?

[Diesel]

I think he did it twice.

[AHF]

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Oh yeah.. That 1 of 12... What's that, like 8%?

We both agree that it's a bad shooting game. However, the hypocrisy is that Horford can have one without being crucified, but somehow Yi can't have a bad shooting half without being labeled the next Zhing Zhing..

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I agree that people jumped on Yi too hard but bear in mind as well that Yi didn't do any rebounding to help make up for his lack of scoring. Horford probably averaged 10 rpg.

[killa3312]

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Oh yeah.. That 1 of 12... What's that, like 8%?

We both agree that it's a bad shooting game. However, the hypocrisy is that Horford can have one without being crucified, but somehow Yi can't have a bad shooting half without being labeled the next Zhing Zhing..

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I agree that people jumped on Yi too hard but bear in mind as well that Yi didn't do any rebounding to help make up for his lack of scoring. Horford probably averaged 10 rpg.

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That was my point. I said that Horford was open to criticism, but at the same time, he did have an injury, hadn't played in a few days, and still found other ways to contribute, unlike Yi, who, if he wasn't scoring, did nothing else.

[BossTweed]

Does anyone know if they used different referees in the Rocky Mountain Revue? Horford has been doing a solid job keeping out of foul trouble compared to the players in the Vegas league.

I assume it is just differences in officiating style/experience, but it's a good sign at least that he only had 3 fouls in 30 minutes.