News -- May 2013
5/18 HoopsHabit: Atlanta Hawks: Grading Each Player’s Performance In 2012-13 : Going into the season, the big question surrounding the [...]The post Atlanta Hawks: Grading Each Player’s Performance In ...
5/8 HoopsHabit: Orlando Magic: 5 Point Guards The Magic Should Try To Acquire : The Orlando Magic are going through a complete rebuild [...]The post Orlando Magic: 5 Point Guards The Magic Should Try To Acquire ...
5/4 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: Pacers vs. Hawks Recap : The series America loved to hate ended on Friday, May 3 [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: Pacers vs. Hawks Recap appeared first ...
5/3 numberFire: How Can Each of the NBA's Game 6 Underdogs Win? : Why give Josh Smith and his poor offensive efficiency the ball when Al Horford has been tearing it up inside?See More
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News -- April 2013
4/29 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: 5 Things We’ve Learned From Pacers vs. Hawks Series : The Indiana Pacers and Atlanta Hawks both have somethin [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: 5 Things We’ve Learned From Pacers ...
4/28 NBA Jerks: 2013 NBA Playoffs Daily Recap (4/28) : The NBA playoffs continued on Saturday with four games, including a triple overtime thriller in Chicago. Here’s a recap of the ...
4/25 HoopsHabit: NBA: 5 Restricted Free Agents That Teams Must Re-Sign At All Costs : The offseason is sooner than people think and most team [...]The post NBA: 5 Restricted Free Agents That Teams Must Re-Sign At ...
4/21 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: Atlanta Hawks vs Indiana Pacers Preview : The Atlanta Hawks and Indiana Pacers split their season [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: Atlanta Hawks vs Indiana Pacers Preview ...
4/20 Tyler's Think Tank: NBA Playoff First Round Predictions :
With another basketball season behind us, it's time to turn our attention toward the NBA playoffs, which start today.
Eastern ...
4/16 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: Atlanta Hawks Playoff Profile : The Atlanta Hawks have quietly gone about securing thei [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: Atlanta Hawks Playoff Profile appeared ...
4/16 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: Brooklyn Nets Playoff Profile : For the first time since the Jason Kidd days of the 200 [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: Brooklyn Nets Playoff Profile appeared ...
4/11 HoopsHabit: Brooklyn Nets: Analyzing Potential First-Round Playoff Opponents : Having clinched a playoff spot for the first time since [...]The post Brooklyn Nets: Analyzing Potential First-Round Playoff Opponents ...
4/8 Hoop Files: Fake Trade Friday: Volume 1 : Every Friday until the trade deadline I will take a look at the pros and cons of a completely fake, unsubstantiated trade. To ...
4/7 Foul Line Extended: Atlanta Hawks: Devin Harris or Jeff Teague? : The Atlanta Hawks strength is their defense. The second place Hawks arw led by their big guys Josh Smith and Al Horford but ...
4/2 The High Phive: Philadelphia 76ers Weekly Preview 4/1/13-4/6/13 : Last week the 76ers did well, going 3-1 with the three victories coming in a row, after a disappointing 107-9 loss to Utah to ...
4/1 Hickory-High: Weekly Stats Recap : For this week I decided to chart the importance of turning turnovers into points. In the 52 games this week, the winning ...
News -- March 2013
3/26 HoopsHabit: Atlanta Hawks: Potential Summer Targets : Dwight Howard is not leaving the Los Angeles Lakers. Th [...]The post Atlanta Hawks: Potential Summer Targets appeared first on ...
3/25 HoopsHabit: 2013 NBA Playoffs: Can Anyone In The East Beat The Miami Heat? : With the Miami Heat winning every game in sight, they [...]The post 2013 NBA Playoffs: Can Anyone In The East Beat The Miami ...
3/24 HoopsHabit: NBA Draft 2013: Michigan’s Glenn Robinson III Player Profile : Here we continue our in-depth look into the top prospec [...]The post NBA Draft 2013: Michigan’s Glenn Robinson III Player ...
3/22 NBA Jerks: Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks for Mar. 22 : Wednesday’s lineup looked really nice while LBJ and the Heat were getting pounded by the Cavs and OKC’s Westbrook ...
3/21 Pick and Pop Diaries: Week 21 Power Rankings : Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ...
3/16 NBA Jerks: Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks for Mar. 15 : The last time I wrote up a FanDuel lineup I prognosticated a one game renaissance for the Suns Jared Dudley. That happened – ...
3/15 NBA Jerks: Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks for Mar. 15 : The last time I wrote up a FanDuel lineup I prognosticated a one game renaissance for the Suns Jared Dudley. That happened – ...
3/11 HoopsHabit: One Free Agent Each Team Needs To Go After in Summer of 2013 : Attempting to predict what will happen during any NBA o [...]The post One Free Agent Each Team Needs To Go After in Summer of ...
3/8 StoopSports.com: King of the Rim : Niko Regalbuto- Sleighed by some questionable voting, last week Al Horford missed out on what should have been his second career ...
3/8 NBA Jerks: Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks for March 8 : Wednesday’s lineup was moderately successful. No late scratches, no in-game injuries, and no Kirk Hinrich comebacks – ...
3/4 StoopSports.com: Debate: Davis or Irving : Niko Regalbuto- The NBA is naturally undergoing some sort of a shift from old to new. With Danny Granger out for most of the season ...
3/4 NBA Jerks: Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks for March. 4 : Here are tonight’s daily fantasy basketball picks for FanDuel: PG: Stephen Curry $9,300: Curry has been dialed in for some ...
3/4 Hickory-High: Weekly Stats Recap : This week, thanks to the suggestion of David Vertsberger (@_Verts), I decided to take a look at the top assist men on ...
3/3 Spreadsheet Sports: Sunday 3/3 NBA Fanduel Analytics : Please see Introducing the Spreadsheet-Sports Daily Fantasy Sports Analytics System for more information on how these rankings ...
News -- February 2013
2/22 Cowbell Kingdom: Road Reaction: Atlanta Hawks 120, Sacramento Kings 108 Kings fade late, fall to the Hawks down the stretch...
2/22 Cowbell Kingdom: Game 56 Preview: Sacramento Kings at Atlanta Hawks Previewing today's road match-up between the Kings and Hawks...
2/21 Hickory-High: Josh Smith, Down The Rabbit Hole : This year, as the trade deadline draws nigh, it appears that the largest domino that is waiting to fall is Josh Smith, ...
2/16 StoopSports.com: NBA Roundtable: ASW Predictions : Stoop Sports’ analysts Jason Quint, David Vertsberger, and Niko Regalbuto make predictions for the 2013 NBA All-Star Weekend. ...
2/14 NBA Jerks: Josh Smith Trade Rumors Fly All The Way To L.A. : Not one, not three, not four, not five, not six, but eight NBA teams are after Josh Smith this trade season, in what could prove... ...
2/14 The High Phive: 76ers stumble in to the All-Star break losing 94-92 to the Bucks : The 76ers season, hopefully, can be rescued with some rest and time away. In what has become an all too familiar story, the team ...
2/7 HoopsHabit: New Orleans Hornets: Free Agents To Push Hornets To Playoffs In 2013-14 : Despite an abysmal start to the season, the New Orleans Hornets are considered to be one of the brightest teams in the NBA. They ...
News -- January 2013
1/25 NBA Jerks: FanDuel Daily Fantasy NBA Picks for Friday 1/25 : Friday night in the NBA features 10 games, as the mass majority of teams in the league are going to be taking to the hardwood... ...
1/23 NBA Jerks: FanDuel Daily Fantasy NBA Picks for Wednesday 1/23 : Wednesday night in the NBA features 11 games, as the mass majority of teams in the league are going to be taking to the hardwood... ...
1/22 NBA Jerks: Pau Gasol Latest Pawn In Trade Rumors : For as many times as Pau Gasol has been called “soft,” you would think critics of his game have completely forgotten how he ...
1/19 Brooklyn Sports Daily: Hawks snap the Brooklyn Nets 7 game win streak : The Brooklyn Nets came in riding a seven game winning streak and the Atlanta Hawks had dropped six of their last seven, but none ...
1/16 Nets Take Over: Nets at Hawks Recap: Streak Over : There was a lot of talk about Joe Johnson's return going into this game but the Nets wanted to focus on beating ...
1/15 HoopsHabit: Atlanta Hawks: Larry Drew promises changes after embarrassing loss at Chicago : The Atlanta Hawks on Monday night scored the fewest points they have mustered since moving from St. Louis to Atlanta in 1968. ...
1/9 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs: Which is better? A low playoff seed or a lottery pick? : It seems like a simple question with a clear answer: Is it better for a fringe playoff contender to qualify for the NBA playoffs ...
1/7 HoopsHabit: Paul Millsap: Three Teams That Could Trade For the Underrated Power Forward : Paul Millsap isn’t receiving much scrutiny because his Utah Jazz are currently 17-18, but he is going to be trade bait and ...
News -- December 2012
12/28 NBA Jerks: FanDuel Daily Fantasy NBA Picks for Friday 12/28 : For the final time in 2012, we’re going to try to make ourselves winners with daily fantasy basketball. Friday night in ...
12/22 HoopsHabit: Atlanta Hawks: The NBA’s Biggest Surprise : Al Horford and Josh Smith have lead the Hawks to a 15-9 record. (Photo from Getty Images) When the Hawks traded Joe Johnson to ...
12/20 HoopsHabit: O.J. Mayo: Where Opportunity Meets Desire : When the Dallas Mavericks signed Mayo to a two-year, $8 million deal in 2012, many thought that they were just looking for stop ...
12/20 The Basketball Champs Belt: 12/19: Thunder Win Again; Streak Reaches 12 : On Wednesday evening in Atlanta, the Oklahoma City Thunder extended their win streak to 12 with a 100-92 victory over the Atlanta ...
12/11 Z krainy NBA: Powrót wielkiej dwójki Heat : LeBron James, Dwyane Wade i Jay-Z – trójka wielkich przyjaciół wyciągnięta prosto ze świata blichtru USA. Tej nocy byli ...
12/11 Hickory-High: Video Playbook: Jeff Teague’s Developing Playmaking : Even with last night’s loss to Miami, the 12-6 Atlanta Hawks have been one of the biggest early-season surprises. ...
12/6 Z krainy NBA: Nagrody dnia: 05.12 : Niby statystycznie inni wypadli nieco lepiej, ale jeśli po raz piąty w ponad 60-letniej historii NBA ktoś przekracza granicę ...
12/3 Hickory-High: Game of the Week: Denver Nuggets at Atlanta Hawks : Apparently David Stern is in the business of picking lineups now. Perhaps he’d like to set my fantasy lineup this ...
News -- November 2012
11/30 HoopsHabit: NBA Stat Central #7: Assorted Team Rankings : Welcome to NBA Stat Central, one of our weekly columns here at HoopsHabit.com. We take a deeper look at a different set of statistics ...
11/26 Z krainy NBA: Horford i Duncan graczami tygodnia : Al Horford z Atlanty Hawks oraz Tim Duncan z San Antonio Spurs zostali wybrani graczami tygodnia w swoich konferencjach. Dla obu ...
11/24 Z krainy NBA: Staty i skróty: 23.11 : Za nami kolejna, znakomita noc w NBA. Rockets rzucili 131 punktów, Suns odrobili 19 punktów straty i wygrali w dogrywce, a Lakers, ...
11/17 Cowbell Kingdom: CK Press Box Report – Atlanta Hawks 112, Sacramento Kings 96 The Kings lose in another blowout at Sleep Train Arena...
11/16 Cowbell Kingdom: Game 9 Preview: Sacramento Kings vs. Atlanta Hawks Previewing tonight's match-up between the Kings and Hawks...
11/16 Cowbell Kingdom: Kings’ Speech: Game 9 vs. Atlanta Hawks : At 2-6, the Sacramento Kings welcome the Atlanta Hawks to Sleep Train Arena tonight. The Hawks come into this evening’s ...
11/14 DStats: 2012-2013 ASPM & VORP Released : A quick note: 2012-2013 ASPM & VORP have now been released! See the new 2013 ASPM page. A few early notes: The cream is already ...
11/11 Z krainy NBA: Niedzielna uczta : Żar na wyjeździe u najgorętszej ekipy Zachodu, pojedynek turboszybkich rozgrywających w Oklahoma City i Jastrzębie w Mieście ...
11/5 Z krainy NBA: Niespodzianka w Oklahomie : DeShawn Stevenson /fot. Flickr
Dzisiejszej nocy Oklahoma City Thunder podejmowała na własnym parkiecie Atlantę Hawks. Ku zaskoczeniu ...
11/5 Z krainy NBA: Top10: 04.11 : Jeff Teague nie był zadowolony, że jego dunk przeciwko Rockets nie został zaliczony dlatego dziś upokorzył podobnie pana ...
11/3 Z krainy NBA: Historyczna noc dla Rockets : James Harden nie przestaje punktować obrony swoich rywali. Po znakomitym występie przeciwko Pistons, w którym zdobył 37 punktów ...
11/1 Miami Heat Index: Mario Chalmers vs. the Top 10 Point Guards :
Mario Chalmers said he was a top 10 point guard in the offseason and some fans thought he was just being **** but he ...
News -- October 2012
10/8 The Hoops Manifesto: 2012/13 NBA Team Rankings & Previews: #15 Atlanta Hawks : #15 - Atlanta Hawks2011/12 Record: 40-26, lost Eastern Conference First Round2012/13 Projected Record: 42-40 playoffs ...
10/8 The Hoops Manifesto: 2012/13 NBA Team Rankings & Previews: #15 Atlanta Hawks : #15 - Atlanta Hawks2011/12 Record: 40-26, lost Eastern Conference First Round2012/13 Projected Record: 42-40 playoffs ...
10/3 Miami Heat Index: NBA Preseason Fanalyst Rankings: 2012 Media Day Edition :
NBA training camps opened this weekend and the Fanalyst Rankings are back to identify the top 8 teams going into the ...
News -- September 2012
9/5 HoopsHabit: Atlanta Hawks 2012-13 NBA Preview : Atlanta Hawks 2011-12 Vitals: 40-26, 2nd in Southeast Division, 5th in Eastern Conference 96.6 PPG/93.2 OPP PPG 2012-13 Roster: ...
News -- August 2012
8/23 HoopsHabit: Atlanta Hawks 2012-13 NBA Preview : Atlanta Hawks 2011-12 Vitals: 40-26, 2nd in Southeast Division, 5th in Eastern Conference 96.6 PPG/93.2 OPP PPG 2012-13 Roster: ...
News -- May 2012
5/13 Hickory-High: Boston and Atlanta: Game 6 Video Playbook : Over the next few weeks, Jordan Kahn will be providing video breakdowns of key sets and plays from many of the playoff ...
News -- April 2012
4/28 Tyler's Think Tank: Celtics-Hawks Playoff Preview : A battle of the four and five seeds, perhaps the two most evenly matched teams (on paper) in the Eastern Conference.
The Hawks
Record: ...
4/28 Hickory-High: Boston and Atlanta: By The Tape A video breakdown/preview of the playoff series between the Boston Celtics and the Atlanta Hawks. Continue reading →...
4/14 Hickory-High: Atlanta Hawks: Go Small. Go Far. : Matt Cianfrone looks at some possibilities for the Atlanta Hawks to experiment with lineups down the stretch. In particular he ...
News -- March 2012
3/25 Miami Heat Index: Week 14 Eastern Conference Fanalyst Rankings: Floater Edition :
Shooting efficiency is the most important factor for winning basketball games, but most teams don’t have a big man to get ...
3/18 Hickory-High: Last Night’s Numbers – 3/17/12 : Last Night’s Numbers is a mostly daily recap of some impressive individual and unit performances from around the NBA. Continue ...
3/10 Hickory-High: Turnovers By Type : Turnovers can come in plenty of different forms: bad passes, ball-handling mistakes, offensive fouls. How do those different turnover ...
3/9 Miami Heat Index: HEAT Produced: Miami 89, Atlanta 86 :
LeBron James put on a show early but the Miami HEAT needed Udonis Haslem and Dwyane Wade in the fourth quarter to close out ...
News -- February 2012
2/25 BBR Blog: PI+ Stat of the Day: Most Effective Lineups in a Game : Thanks to the PI+ Lineup Finder, here are the 5-man units with the best +/- in a single game this season: Net (Totals) Rk Lineup ...
2/4 Hickory-High: Rants, References and Revelations : - Is James Harden the best two-guard in the NBA? While James Harden‘s career seems like it’s headed in the right ...
2/2 Z krainy NBA: Most Improved Player Ranking #1 :
Zapraszamy do przeczytania pierwszej w tym sezonie edycji rankingu zawodników, którzy poczynili największy postęp. Do nagrody ...
News -- January 2012
1/31 The Wages of Wins Journal: The Hawks are still soaring thanks to some amazing wings. Dre looks at how the Atlanta Hawks are still flying high without Al Horford. Continue reading →...
1/5 Z krainy NBA: Bulls wyrwali zwycięstwo Hawks z gardła :
Przez trzy kwarty Hawks skutecznie mordowali koszykówkę w Chicago, zaledwie dzień po tym jak zniszczyli tą z Miami. Potem ...
1/4 Z krainy NBA: Hawks znaleźli receptę na Heat :
Miami Heat przegrali. Ich katem okazali się Atlanta Hawks, a receptę podsunął im Doc Rivers w meczu Celtics – Hawks. ...
News -- November 2011
11/12 A Substitute for War: NBA Franchise Power Rankings: #20 – Atlanta Hawks : Previous rankings: #30 - Charlotte Bobcats (+ introduction) #29 - Phoenix Suns #28 - Denver Nuggets #27 - Detroit Pistons #26 ...
News -- July 2011
7/12 BBR Blog: 2012 APBRmetric Player Rankings: By Position : As a follow-up to this afternoon's list of the Top 593 Players of 2012, here's a positional breakdown for the 452 players who ...
News -- May 2011
5/13 Z krainy NBA: Czy Jastrzębie znów wzniosą się nad Bykami? : Piotr Zarychta
Chicago Bulls mogą dziś zakończyć serię z Atlanta Hawks i awansować po raz pierwszy od 1998 roku do finałów ...
5/12 Load O' Bull: Bench Mob Tossed Hawks in the Trunk to Take a Ride in Game 5 : The Bulls' 93-85 win in Game 5 over the Hawks gives them a strong 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series.
After a 13-5 Hawks run ...
5/11 Z krainy NBA: Świetny mecz Rose'a, Bulls znów na prowadzeniu : Piotr Zarychta
Nie od dziś wiadomo, że mecze w playoffs wygrywa się obroną. Tak też było dzisiaj gdy Bulls w czwartej ...
5/10 Load O' Bull: K.C. Johnson Breaking Down the Bulls Bad Defense in Game 4 (Audio) : K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune joined Dan McNeil and Matt Spiegel at "The Danny Mac Show" on 670 The Score in Chicago on ...
5/10 Load O' Bull: Lack of Multiple Defensive Efforts, Plenty of Brick-iness for Bulls in Game 4 Loss : The Hawks used and abused open slots in the Bulls defense, tightened up their own, and the Bulls' shooters couldn't shoot in the ...
5/8 Z krainy NBA: Pewne Byki: o niespodziance nie mogło być mowy! : Michał Fedusio
Chicago Bulls wygrali w Atlancie z miejscowymi Hawks 99:82 i wyszli na prowadzenie w serii 2:1. Przyczynami ...
5/7 Z krainy NBA: Kolejna niespodzianka? zapowiedź Hawks vs Bulls : Michał Fedusio
Atlanta Hawks mają szansę zrobić kolejny duży krok, aby napsuć krwi najlepszej drużynie sezonu zasadniczego. ...
5/7 Load O' Bull: Horny Notes: May 6, 2011 -- Bulls' Dominant Rebounding, Crawford's Bad D & Big Mouth, Rose's Sprained Ankle, : Jamal Crawford had the nerve to say after Game 2: "If that's their best shot, we're in good shape." (K.C. Johnson and Fred Mitc**** ...
5/6 Load O' Bull: Winning the 'Must-Win' Game 2 Wasn't Pretty, But the Bulls Won : The Bulls tied up the second round series with the Hawks 1-1 with an 86-73 win in Game 2 at the United Center.
The Bulls' defense ...
5/5 Z krainy NBA: Jak dogonić Jastrzębia? Zapowiedź meczu nr 2 : Michał Fedusio
Chicago Bulls pokażą dziś kibicom w United Center czy odrobili lekcje z pierwszego meczu. Wtedy to zostali ...
5/3 Load O' Bull: Hawks Shot Passive Bulls Out of the Gym to Steal Game 1 : Despite homecourt advantage, the Bulls find themselves down 1-0 in their series against Hawks after losing 103-95 at the UC.
The ...
5/3 Load O' Bull: Horny Notes: May 2, 2011 -- Jim Cornelison to Sing National Anthem for Game 1, Teague Will Start at PG, Boozer Expected to Play : Jim Cornelison will sing the national anthem before Game 1 on Monday. "In the wake of the death of Osama bin Laden, Chicago Bulls ...
5/2 Load O' Bull: Rose Should Dominate With Hinrich 'Likely to Miss' Bulls-Hawks Series : Kirk Hinrich reportedly "will likely miss the entire" seven-game series against the Bulls "after severely straining his hamstring ...
News -- April 2011
4/30 BBR Blog: Playoff Preview: #1 Chicago vs. #5 Atlanta : Chicago Bulls 62-20, 1st in NBA Central Division (Schedule and Results) Coach: Tom Thibodeau (62-20) SRS: 6.53 (2nd of 30) ▪ ...
4/17 The City: Eastern Conference Round 1 Preview: Magic vs. Hawks : For each playoff series I calculated ezPM for the regular season matchup between the two teams (4 games in each sample, except ...
4/16 BBR Blog: Playoff Preview: #4 Orlando vs. #5 Atlanta : Orlando Magic 52-30, 2nd in NBA Southeast Division (Schedule and Results) Coach: Stan Van Gundy (52-30) PTS/G: 99.2 (16th of 30) ▪ Opp ...