Injury concerns for Hawks?

[Hawksquawk]

Smile Joe, you're rocking the new red jersey man.

HAWKSVILLE – After a reasonably injury-free preseason the Hawks came crashing back to reality Sunday.

Al Horford sat on a corner table with wires hanging from his ankle (courtesy of a twisting in Friday’s loss in Orlando) and Mike Bibby joined him later on wire duty (on his non-shooting wrist) after jamming it during a drill in practice.

That scowl on Hawks coach Mike Woodson’s face, also a product of Friday’s dismal showing against Magic, immediately turned into a look of worry.

Woodson hadn't planned on either his starting center or point guard being questionable for Wednesday’s regular season opener against Indiana at Philips Arena.

But as this morning there’s some concern that one or both of them will be forced to play at less than 100 percent against the Pacers.

“Al tweaked his ankle and he tried to go a little bit [sunday], but he said it wasn't responding,” Woodson said. “I hope both of these guys are …

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[capstone21]

Smile Joe, you're rocking the new red jersey man.

HAWKSVILLE – After a reasonably injury-free preseason the Hawks came crashing back to reality Sunday.

Al Horford sat on a corner table with wires hanging from his ankle (courtesy of a twisting in Friday’s loss in Orlando) and Mike Bibby joined him later on wire duty (on his non-shooting wrist) after jamming it during a drill in practice.

That scowl on Hawks coach Mike Woodson’s face, also a product of Friday’s dismal showing against Magic, immediately turned into a look of worry.

Woodson hadn't planned on either his starting center or point guard being questionable for Wednesday’s regular season opener against Indiana at Philips Arena.

But as this morning there’s some concern that one or both of them will be forced to play at less than 100 percent against the Pacers.

“Al tweaked his ankle and he tried to go a little bit [sunday], but he said it wasn't responding,” Woodson said. “I hope both of these guys are …

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I was hoping for an injury free start to the season. I guess we will see extended minutes for Crawford, Teague and Joe Smith for the Opener.

[coachx]

So nice to have more depth !

[jerrywest]

sorry . i didn't see this.

Mod's - please delete the thread i started.

[MaceCase]

The one thing I didn't want to happen throughout all of training camp and preseason happens right at the end. This is a far worse scenario to the team than all the bitching others made about the Orlando game.

[frosgrim]

I'll take the silver lining aspect of these two injuries.

1. We get to play the bench early in the season. Hopefully those bench guys get something going early and that carries them, and the team, though the season

2. We are going to get a good look at Teague right off the bat. This will help his development.

3. Josh Smith becomes our post option. Hopefully, that gets Josh thinking about scoring down there, and he stays down there the rest of the season.

Again it's the silver lining approach.

[buckeye242424]

I'll take the silver lining aspect of these two injuries.

1. We get to play the bench early in the season. Hopefully those bench guys get something going early and that carries them, and the team, though the season

2. We are going to get a good look at Teague right off the bat. This will help his development.

3. Josh Smith becomes our post option. Hopefully, that gets Josh thinking about scoring down there, and he stays down there the rest of the season.

Again it's the silver lining approach.

Sekou stated that Bibby and Horf should be good to go opening night.

[Plainview1981]

<p><strong></p><div id="attachment_608" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><img class="size-full wp-image-608" title="JOERED" src="http://blogs.ajc.com/hawks/files/2009/10/JOERED.JPG" alt="Smile Joe, you're rocking the new red jersey man." width="500" height="350" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Smile Joe, you're rocking the new red jersey man.</p></div><p>HAWKSVILLE –</strong> After a reasonably injury-free preseason the Hawks came crashing back to reality Sunday.</p><p><strong>Al Horford</strong> sat on a corner table with wires hanging from his ankle (courtesy of a twisting in Friday’s loss in Orlando) and <strong>Mike Bibby</strong> joined him later on wire duty (on his non-shooting wrist) after jamming it during a drill in practice.</p><p>That scowl on Hawks coach <strong>Mike Woodson’s </strong>face, also a product of Friday’s dismal showing against Magic, immediately turned into a look of worry.</p><p>Woodson hadn&#39;t planned on either his starting center or point guard being questionable for Wednesday’s regular season opener against Indiana at Philips Arena.</p><p>But as this morning there’s some concern that one or both of them will be forced to play at less than 100 percent against the Pacers.</p><p>“Al tweaked his ankle and he tried to go a little bit [sunday], but he said it wasn&#39;t responding,” Woodson said. “I hope both of these guys are …</p>

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What is it with players being injured all the time now. These guys are basketball players. They play a soft sport, but they always end up hurt.

[niremetal]

What is it with players being injured all the time now. These guys are basketball players. They play a soft sport, but they always end up hurt.

I hope you're being sarcastic...

[hawksrule9]

Well this is why we added depth to our bench. I think we will be perfectly fine with Al and Bibby rehabbing this early in the season.