The Hawks quit halfway through the 2nd quarter. To be down by 40 points to ANY FREAKIN' team in the NBA is an absolute JOKE! Let alone in the playoffs, where you are one of the final 8 teams standing. There should not be this big of a disparity between any two teams. I absolutely don't understand what happens to this team on the road in the playoffs!
The only constant I can think of is the coach. Mike Woodson should take full responsibility for this horrible showing. When you lose one road game in a series by 20+ points, that's understandable, but when it happens multiple games, every year, in every series -- that's a pattern! Someone isn't getting guys mentally focused. Someone isn't getting guys fired up. Someone isn't motivating guys when things start to go south. That someone spends most of his time sulking on the bench with his hand on his cheek -- Mike Woodson. I won't lose any sleep if he's not back with the Hawks next year.
As for the players:
Joe Johnson has no clue how to take command of a struggling team. He doesn't ask for the ball. He walks around emotionless. Zero leadership. I got news for Hawks fans or the next franchise that takes their checkbook out for Joe -- YOU CAN'T TEACH LEADERSHIP.
Al Horford can look so pedestrian at times. There is something awkward about the way he moves with the ball. He puts his head straight down and dribbles like a 3rd grader as he tries to back his way towards the rim.
Marvin Williams is flat out the most uncoordinated, nonathletic forward in the NBA. I've never seen a guy fall down so many times under the rim. It makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside to know that we gave him $37 million over the next 5 years.
Mike Bibby hits his first shot of every game. After that, he immediately starts looking like a 32 year old point guard.
Jamal Crawford is still shooting....he is the poster child for the expressing, "shoot yourself out of a slump."
The problem with this ungodly blowout is Orlando sent a message loud and clear -- YOU AIN'T READY. YOU'RE NOT AT OUR LEVEL, AND DON'T THINK FOR ONE SECOND YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE THIS A SERIES.
Midway through the 3rd quarter I started feeling bad for TNT...they could have been showing reruns of 'Law & Order'.
I said in my blog early Tuesday morning that the tone of this series, the effort displayed in this series would decide the fate of this franchise. If Game One is any indication -- I expect the Hawks to take 5 steps backward next season.
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