Hawks Fall in the Valley of the Sun

Marvin Williams had a huge game. But so did Shaq. And that was the difference. When the Hawks traveled to Phoenix last night, they ran into a buzzsaw in the form of a red-hot Shaquille O'Neal. It definitely didn't help things that Al Horford was inactive with an injury. The Suns built a 19-point lead on the Hawks before they battled back, took the lead, and then let it slip after the Suns three-point barrage (from Nash, Barbosa and Richardson) finally put them away. Pachulia fouled out banging against Shaq. Josh Smith was getting hosed by the ref (that was totally a block on Amare, he didn't touch him). Bibby and JJ did their best to try and keep us in the game, but ultimately it wasn't enough. And we lost our fourth straight. Meanwhile Orlando blew out another team.. but at least the Bobcats took down the Pistons. Hawks travel to L.A. and take on the Clippers tonight, hoping to snap this losing streak without Horford. And they better.
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Boston Wins 16th Straight, Hawks Come Up Short Again

Again I'd like to not go into detail about this game, because GRR it makes me so angrrry! But once again the Celtics took our best shot and walked away winners, 88-85. Joe Johnson took over in the fourth quarter, but it wasn't enough after he missed a game-tying free throw with less than three seconds left. And as much as we all hate Kevin Garnett and his freakishly long arms and endless smack talk, boy can that guy play. Garnett came in midway through the fourth and led the charge as Boston was trailing going into the final period.

Also Josh Smith chipped in with a wacky ten second period of ball: he fouls Kendrick Perkins by giving him a little hug under the basket and allowing the easy lay up (3 point play), then on the other end of the court Josh gets the ball in the paint, loses control, gets it passed back to him, drives on Perkins, and does this...



Sometimes, Josh can be a badass. Of course he missed the ensuing free throw. We missed our first 11 shots of the game. And it was still close. We're just one rowdy emotional speech away from beating the Celtics every single time. Love this rivalry. Read Full Article!

Josh Smith: Our Most Important Player?

Before the season there was lot of grumbling in Hawks camp that there was no way we would bring back coach Mike Woodson AND forward Josh Smith. They just butted heads too much. They would get in each other's way. It wouldn't be good for the team. But after resigning them both, the upstart Hawks found themselves as the last undefeated team standing in the Eastern Conference. And then Josh Smith got hurt.


We went 6-6 without Josh Smith- and have gone 6-2 with him. He only averages 13 points per game and 8 rebounds. So why the big impact? Why are we such a different team without him? He's not the point guard, or the center, or the go-to scorer.. but he's the all-around talent. Our best defensive player, he's a quick-footed forward who can block shots, shoot threes and drive head-first into the big men. Sure he's maddeningly frustrating to watch at times, pulling up when he should be posting up, shooting when he should be passing, but when you see a prolific scorer face down J-Smooth in the paint... tossing up a surefire basket only to watch it slapped away into the bleachers... its beautiful. You see it just then, how good this kid can be. He may not be our best player, our flashiest player, or our most likable player.. but he just might be our most important player. And I look forward to seeing Josh block shots and take excessive jumpers in a Hawks uniform for years to come.

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