breathtaking finish...

[flava]

for those of you who didn't get to see the finish of the game, Joe's play was awe-inspiring.

we needed that win sooooo badly, particularly after blowing a big lead. we had scored to take the lead but Minne matched with 2.2 secs remaining. likely looking at a blown 19 point lead to a 2 win team, Joe hit an unbelievable winner at the buzzer that made me speechless. it was incredible.

for those of you calling for the Hawks to trade JJ, your nearsightness is incredible. we have one player on this team who can consistently create his own shot, one player who is an All-Star. to trade him would be idiotic...

flava

[chillzatl]

Seriously, you don't trade Joe. 4-5 games ago people were yammering about how great he was, and he goes in a little slump and they're acting like he's just gotta go?! It's madness... IT'S HAWKSQUAWK!

as I mentioned a day or so ago, I was told he's had a cold. I have no reason to doubt the source either.

[flava]

you see so many possession where the PGs run the ball to Williams or Smith - basically possessions that JJ doesn't touch the ball - that make me wonder whether the lack of touches on a play-by-play basis is taking JJ out of his game also...

[Gray Mule]

Atlanta's big man, rookie Al Horford, was the man again!!

His rebounding, shooting & a great block - These are the

things that makes him a VERY important part of this

year's Hawk team.

Quick fouls on him caused him to be out of the game for

a while. Ask yourself, "What happened while he was

forced to sit, in foul trouble?"

Great, nerve racking finish! Sleepwalk thru the 3rd

quarter, which seems to have become the norm, almost

gave the Timberwolves the win.

Don't forget the cold shooting of SS, he went 0-4 for

the game, three of them 3 pt attempts. When he's hot,

he's great. Tonight, he was ice cold.

Childress was also cold - Didn't see the floor late.

Still, that third quarter - - Brr! Cold!!

After all is said and done, GREAT TO GET THE WIN !!!

[ATLien_]

I knew something didn't look right about JJ. He always seems winded on the court lately. It reminds me of when Mutumbo had malaria and tried to come back and play. The pace of Joe's game has just slowed down.

It's good to hear it's just a cold. I thought he might have mono or something.

Man it's got to be hard to concentrate with Gabriel Union 8 feet from you bench.

[Dexmethylphenidate]

Quote:

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I knew something didn't look right about JJ.

He always seems winded on the court lately.

It reminds me of when Mutumbo had malaria and tried to come back and play. The pace of Joe's game has just slowed down.

It's good to hear it's just a cold. I thought he might have mono or something.

Man it's got to be hard to concentrate with Gabriel Union 8 feet from you bench.

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Ummm.. maybe that 45 minutes per game has to do something with that.

[DJlaysitup]

Quote:

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Atlanta's big man, rookie Al Horford, was the man again!!

His rebounding, shooting & a great block - These are the

things that makes him a VERY important part of this

year's Hawk team.

Quick fouls on him caused him to be out of the game for

a while. Ask yourself, "What happened while he was

forced to sit, in foul trouble?"

Great, nerve racking finish! Sleepwalk thru the 3rd

quarter, which seems to have become the norm, almost

gave the Timberwolves the win...

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You hit it right on the button GM...when Horford came back and we had the AH/JS combo in the paint we turned it around and (barely) won. The thing that grinds on me is how other teams have 6'7" backup muscular studs who can control the paint when Horfy is out.

Where's the store? We need to buy one of those!...or get a decent scout so we can draft Milsap when we have him with our second pick - RRRRRRRRRRRR

One of the things that p!sses me off is we don't seem to have smart scouts. Do they even scout the mid-majors? Milsap tore up SIU inside in college (as well as most other opponents). Scouts likely say - well SIU is a mid-major - not proper competition. Then SIU goes to the sweet 16 - twice and almost beat Kansas - the #1 seed - C'mon! Milsap led the country in rebounding THREE times...and we passed on him. Get into the game scouts!

[bootsybug]

horford was great, shelden looked like an absolute clown with the ball bouncing off his head and arms and everywhere else. grab a rebound for gosh sakes. pretty clumsy game all around, but good solid effort except for the third.

[Atlantaholic]

I couldn't believe I was actually missing Zaza... I thought we would be a deep team coming into this season, but the truth is that aside from Chillz our bench is quite weak. (We need a shooter in the worst way)

[Plainview1981]

Al is starting to look more and more impressive. His presence has seemingly been bigger the last 5 or 6 games.

[Diesel]

Kenny Smith's reaction:

"What's bad plus bad?"

[Gray Mule]

I have, from time to time, for many seasons said, "Hawks

need a big, Tractor Trailer type player. Not a starter,

just someone who can play big inside and rebound."

I haven't changed my mind. I don't know the name, size,

etc. of most NBA players if they're not Atlanta Hawks.

I do, however, remember Tractor Trailer, a huge beast

that came off the bench for several years and seemed to

really work over the Hawks every time we played his team.

I thought that, perhaps we had such a player in Shelden.

I have loved him and his game since he became a Hawk.

Now, for some reason, he's not getting the job done

this season as he has in the past. He's not the same

player he was at the end of last season. Don't know

what has happened to him.

He closed out last season with a bang. He was scoring

and grabbing rebounds. Rookie of the month or something

like that. Don't feed me that crap about him playing

against week competition. Sure, it makes a difference.

However, it doesn't account for rebounds missed, dunks

not going down or wide open shots missed.

Big man came in off the bench and murdered us last night.

Don't know where he came from or why he's not starting.

DJlaysitup, this is the answer you and I are seeking.

Question is, what would he cost? If they aren't starting

him, perhaps they would let him go. I like his game,

if last night is any indication of his abilities.

Horford is great inside. When he goes out, Hawks are

hurting. Long and lean players are great. I like

what we have. But please, Get us one big bruiser!!