Top Ten Wins this Season?

[lethalweapon3]

Hopefully we’ll get to knock some of these off the list this week (maybe even in another hour? Is it too much to ask?). But so far, here IMHO are the top ten victories this season:

#1 –

Dec. 13 Cleveland (97-92) – Hawks stayed neck-and-neck with the Conference leaders after the Cavs salted away the deficit, halting the Lebronnaires’ 11-game streak before a predictable pro-James crowd. Joe made key buckets in the clutch. Delonte’s last-minute baseline three-point attempt to seize the lead was recently observed by astronomers hurtling toward the Sea of Tranquility.

#2 (3-way tie) –

Mar. 9 N’Awlins (89-79) – Just imagine how good they’d be if… oh, never mind.

Mar. 11 Utah (100-93) – Just imagine how good they’d be if… oh, never mind. Anybody seen Marvin lately?

Mar. 15 Portland (98-80) – The “Gee, What If We Drafted…?” Mixtape Tour ends with the streak-busting Hawks on a 5-game tear of their own, and Joe Johnson looking the part of an All-Star again.

#5 –

Oct. 29 @ Orlando (99-85) – They truly caught the self-congratulatory Magic off-guard in the opener, kick-starting the season on the good foot, and momentarily stifling the offseason’s skeptical critics. Smoove matched Dwight block-for-block. And who is this Flip Murray guy?

#6 –

Nov. 7 Toronto (110-92) – The Raps, then 3-1, still believed they were kind of a big deal. They needed 14 points from Jason Kapono (no threes) just to stay within 18 of the Hawks. Bibby out-Calderoned Calderon. The Flip Mo Squad (and Solo’s boards ‘n blocks) helped alleviate the setback of Smoove’s ankle injury. NO international incidents at Philips, for once. After so many years, is it possible the Hawks finally have some semblance of a bench?

#7 –

Feb. 11 @ Detroit (99-95) – Their last road win against a pseudo-quality opponent. Also their first such victory in almost two months, and just in time before the break . A former Piston, Flip’s shoot-first, ask-questions-later offense was just what the doctor ordered.

#8 –

Feb. 27 Miami (91-83) – Horford rolling on double-dubs (21 points, 22 rebounds) kept the following weeks from turning into a total dogfight with Miami for 4th place. Hawks pulled through against (you guessed it) a predictably pro-DWade crowd.

#9 –

Nov. 5 @ N’Awlins (87-79) – The Hawks’ frontcourt flummoxed David West and Tyson Chandler in crunch time, and no one in NOLA save for CP3 was terribly effective. For about a minute, the Hawks led the league in PPG allowed.

#10 –

Mar. 7 Detroit (87-83) – Squabbles? What squabbles? Smoove regains his focus, squashing his alleged beef with Woody as well as four Pistons shots, against a predictably pro-Detroit and pro-Iverson crowd. Generating turnovers and instantly taking off on fast breaks helped keep Detroit on their own heels throughout the game.

~lw3

Edited March 29, 2009 by lethalweapon3

[mattlanta]

I wonder if there can be top losses...?

[lethalweapon3]

I wonder if there can be top losses...?

Assuming these aren't the losses of the "Clippers at home" or "Jazz or Bobcats on the road" variety, the Hawks have a number of top losses to choose from. The last-second losses at "Da Gahhhden" and in Denver come instantly to mind.

~lw3

[LOL_Hawks]

Clippers at home is definitely the worst loss of the year. I mean, no way in hell should you ever lose to the Clippers by that many points in your own building. NOBODY. Even the Thunder have no business losing to the Clippers by that many in their own building.

[buckeye242424]

Hopefully we’ll get to knock some of these off the list this week (maybe even in another hour? Is it too much to ask?). But so far, here IMHO are the top ten victories this season:

#1 –

Dec. 13 Cleveland (97-92) – Hawks stayed neck-and-neck with the Conference leaders after the Cavs salted away the deficit, halting the Lebronnaires’ 11-game streak before a predictable pro-James crowd. Joe made key buckets in the clutch. Delonte’s last-minute baseline three-point attempt to seize the lead was recently observed by astronomers hurtling toward the Sea of Tranquility.

#2 (3-way tie) –

Mar. 9 N’Awlins (89-79) – Just imagine how good they’d be if… oh, never mind.

Mar. 11 Utah (100-93) – Just imagine how good they’d be if… oh, never mind. Anybody seen Marvin lately?

Mar. 15 Portland (98-80) – The “Gee, What If We Drafted…?” Mixtape Tour ends with the streak-busting Hawks on a 5-game tear of their own, and Joe Johnson looking the part of an All-Star again.

#5 –

Oct. 29 @ Orlando (99-85) – They truly caught the self-congratulatory Magic off-guard in the opener, kick-starting the season on the good foot, and momentarily stifling the offseason’s skeptical critics. Smoove matched Dwight block-for-block. And who is this Flip Murray guy?

#6 –

Nov. 7 Toronto (110-92) – The Raps, then 3-1, still believed they were kind of a big deal. They needed 14 points from Jason Kapono (no threes) just to stay within 18 of the Hawks. Bibby out-Calderoned Calderon. The Flip Mo Squad (and Solo’s boards ‘n blocks) helped alleviate the setback of Smoove’s ankle injury. NO international incidents at Philips, for once. After so many years, is it possible the Hawks finally have some semblance of a bench?

#7 –

Feb. 11 @ Detroit (99-95) – Their last road win against a pseudo-quality opponent. Also their first such victory in almost two months, and just in time before the break . A former Piston, Flip’s shoot-first, ask-questions-later offense was just what the doctor ordered.

#8 –

Feb. 27 Miami (91-83) – Horford rolling on double-dubs (21 points, 22 rebounds) kept the following weeks from turning into a total dogfight with Miami for 4th place. Hawks pulled through against (you guessed it) a predictably pro-DWade crowd.

#9 –

Nov. 5 @ N’Awlins (87-79) – The Hawks’ frontcourt flummoxed David West and Tyson Chandler in crunch time, and no one in NOLA save for CP3 was terribly effective. For about a minute, the Hawks led the league in PPG allowed.

#10 –

Mar. 7 Detroit (87-83) – Squabbles? What squabbles? Smoove regains his focus, squashing his alleged beef with Woody as well as four Pistons shots, against a predictably pro-Detroit and pro-Iverson crowd. Generating turnovers and instantly taking off on fast breaks helped keep Detroit on their own heels throughout the game.

~lw3

The December 12th game at Miami was a top 10 win for the season. We just had the "o-fer" on our swing through Texas, with losses to SA, HOU, and DAL. We were still on the road, with the last game of the trip at Miami. We stole the game, then returned home. We played the next 8 at home, beginning with a win over the Cavaliers. I remember the sour taste in everyone's mouths after being drubbed in Texas, that Miami win on the road was huge for our confidence, especially beginning a huge homestand and playing the Cavs the next night.