Archive for November, 2012

For every home game this season, we’ll be gathering some intel on the opposing team from someone who knows them best — a team employee, a rival blogger, beat writer or broadcaster. For the Hawks’ home game Friday night against the Cavaliers, we reached out to Joe Gabriele, the beat writer for Cavs.com, for... »

Former Hawks All-Star and general do-gooder Dikembe Mutombo has made it a priority throughout his life to improve the lives of the less fortunate, especially in his native Africa. Now he has expanded his reach, and is trying to save the entire planet, thanks to this fever dream of a video game produced(?) by... »

Some postgame thoughts on the Hawks’ at times harrowing but ultimately triumphant win over the Bobcats Wednesday night at Philips Arena: – Classic game from Josh Smith tonight. 17 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 blocks, 3 steals. He’ll want those free throws back from the game’s final minute, but overall when Josh is... »

For every home game this season, we’ll be gathering some intel on the opposing team from someone who knows them best — a team employee, a rival blogger, beat writer or broadcaster. For the Hawks’ home game Wednesday night against the Bobcats, we reached out to Matt Rochinski, Charlotte’s Director of Interactive Media, for... »

When Joe Johnson was traded to the Nets during the offseason, one of the first questions fans would ask was, “Who will become the team’s #1 offensive option?” The answer to that question, so far, is, it depends. It’s one of the strengths of this team that there are so many players who can... »

Some thoughts on the Hawks’ impressive 104-93 victory over the Clippers Saturday night at the Highlight Factory, avenging a loss in Los Angeles earlier in the season: – Jeff Teague. Broken record. Second straight double-double with 19 points and 11 assists, and played his much-more-celebrated fellow Wake Forest alum Chris Paul to a draw... »

For every home game this season, we’ll be gathering some intel on the opposing team from someone who knows them best — a team employee, a rival blogger, beat writer or broadcaster. For the Hawks’ home game Saturday night against the Clippers, we reached out to Eric Patten, the team writer for Clippers.com, for... »

A few thoughts after the Hawks’ impressive 101-91 road win over the surprisingly feisty Bobcats… – On a night featuring several excellent performances up and down the roster, special mention goes to Al Horford for his huge 26 point, 13 rebound, 3 block night. Horford did it early and late, scoring 14 points in... »

The Hawks survived the difficult start to the season with a slew of playoff teams, then held their own on their first trip out West. Now, with a slew of winnable games coming up at Philips Arena, how would the team fare? They certainly got off to a good start with an 81-72 win... »

For every home game this season, we’ll be gathering some intel on the opposing team from someone who knows them best — a team employee, a rival blogger, beat writer or broadcaster. For the Hawks’ home game Monday night against the Magic, we reached out to Evan Dunlap, who writes about Orlando for the... »