Official Game Thread: heat at Hawks -- The MLK Day Game!

[Diesel]

Just now, MarylandHawk said:

Bump this all day. I think we all just got over a mental hurdle today too. Miami destroyed us in the playoffs and we sacrificed a lot to get DJ to help remedy that. To see it actually work was huge for the team and the fans. 

I think it answered a lot of questions...even without DJ.  Many Hawks fans balk at the suggestion that we limped into the playoffs last year missing Clint and JC.  I have heard many fans say we still would have lost in 5.   Well, we manhandled Miami in the first half and we're still not up to 100%.  Clint is on Minute restriction... Bogi is still wonky.  But with our guys we still came out and played well against them. 

Good win.  Let's keep surging. 

 

[marco102]

7 minutes ago, Diesel said:

Hey I pulled a Sturt??!!?!!

 

I took you saying getting over this team as you giving up on this team...  Please explain...

 

I'm tired of the drama.  I don't come to the Hawks to be stressed out about stupid crap they are doing in the front office and ownership.

I come to the Hawks for entertainment and all the craziness being reported isn't entertaining.  I'm over it.

I never once said I'm giving up on the team.  

[TheNorthCydeRises]

Your All-Stars for the night.

 

[FL_BRYANT]

30 minutes ago, dalamchops said:

I'm strictly talking about 4th quarter offense, the ball don't leave either trae or djm when it's crunch time. They just take turn going ISO

Ok, I see your point.  

[Diesel]

It was good to see us in the time out and everybody engaged. 

Nate may not making to the next season, but let's respect him this season and see where it takes us. 

 

[JayBirdHawk]

Love it.

 

 

[Diesel]

1 minute ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Love it.

 

 

[sturt]

4 minutes ago, Diesel said:

Hey I pulled a Sturt??!!?!!

Dunno, but this reaction seems to fit either way that's intended....

 

[MarylandHawk]

5 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Love it.

 

 

Yes lawd!  Lol. 

[sturt]

4 minutes ago, Diesel said:

respect

Whoa.

Them might be fightin words.

Not from muah, but like, I can't believe that Jay actually liked your suggestion... drinkin some Nate juice there, Jay?

"Tolerate" I get. "Respect?" That's ambitious.

[MarylandHawk]

This team we saw today can be any team in the NBA.  Can they build consistency from this?  We shall see.  

[JayBirdHawk]

3 minutes ago, sturt said:

Whoa.

Them might be fightin words.

Not from muah, but like, I can't believe that Jay actually liked your suggestion... drinkin some Nate juice there, Jay?

"Tolerate" I get. "Respect?" That's ambitious.

Sometimes I just give out likes for the hell of it.  

But I've resigned myself to Nate finishing the season so (shrug)

[terrell]

Shoutout to Dre with 4 assists......................

[terrell]

3 wins in a row is nice and all..

BUT

No minutes for JJ after his last 2 games is ridiculous.

Only 20 minutes for AJ when he was 5 for 6 is even more ridiculous.

Nate gonna Nate.. smh... 

 

[JayBirdHawk]

Nate giving 5 useless minutes to AHol in lieu of playing JJ. Particularly when we could have used some rebounding.

 

 

 

[JayBirdHawk]

OMG! JC looks like he has been in a boxing ring.

 

 

[AHF]

Nothing gets the good feelings flowing like winning and this was a very good win over a physical division rival and last year’s playoff nemesis.  Keep it up and the rest of the noise will diminish.

[kg01]

Sorry for my inconspicuous absence.  I've been busy chiding my heat-fan BIL.  On that note, I still haven't seen @benhillboy and my BIL in the same room at the same time.  Not saying we're related, just saying I can't prove we're not.

Anyways, semi-melt notwithstanding, this is all I want from this team.  Win, lose, whatever.  Solid 4-quarter(ish) effort with flashes of dominance and seeming to *gasp* like each other.  Sign me up.

Gotta love my guy squd's boy, M. Haynes, on the sideline reporter post tryna simultaneously stir up trouble and jocksniff Murray in the postgame interview.  Can't stand them guys.

Free @Spud2nique t-shirts for sale ....

[AHF]

Good one for you, kg.  Gotta be able to punch back for it to be a real rivalry.  Glad you had some ammo with your BIL.

[Diesel]

39 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Sometimes I just give out likes for the hell of it.  

This makes me sad...