Game 68: Bobcats@Hawks

[King Taharqa]

I really dislike the hawks....

I hope we get them in the playoffs first round. It'd be a good matchup for us and I feel like they would make a true rival for us.

[necroplasm]

Jackson did not help at all with all those missed 3 throws. Bobcats could have had that victory but didn't take it...great game though wow!

Well we got the Heat next!

[HeatCheck]

Credit to JJ but didn't the Bobcats have a foul to give? Why didn't we foul him before he took that shot so that we could have made it the slightest bit harder.

In theory that sounds ok. But the fact that there was only 4 secs on the clock, it was too risky.

[C47]

Credit to JJ but didn't the Bobcats have a foul to give? Why didn't we foul him before he took that shot so that we could have made it the slightest bit harder.

Too risky. you get too close to the offensive player on the following inbound and the ref blows a whistle to go to the line. Also that shot couldn't have got much more difficult for JJ he is just a clutch player.

[Vagrant]

Jackson could have iced it in regulation. He knew that and he forced up some bad shots. You don't make a bad decision disappear by making more bad ones until you hit a big shot.

I wish we had a real leader on this team on the court to calm Jackson down and keep him playing inside his game. He's not a bad player, he just has questionable shot selection.

I just flat out don't trust anybody on this team with the ball in their hands in the dying seconds. That's what keeps this team down when we lose and keeps us from closing out teams when we win.

Felton, as laughable as that may be, is the most reliable option in the clutch for us this year.

[theyhateme45]

I hope we get them in the playoffs first round. It'd be a good matchup for us and I feel like they would make a true rival for us.

That's what I'm hoping for also.... We've always matched up well with them, I really believe we can beat them in a 7 game series... Though I believe it will be a very very good a tight one.

Every time I went to the games vs them in Atlanta with my pal (Who is a hawks fan) I would get roasted if we were losing.... Of course I talk alot a go in bobcats gear.

[King Taharqa]

Jackson could have iced it in regulation. He knew that and he forced up some bad shots. You don't make a bad decision disappear by making more bad ones until you hit a big shot.

Jax didnt play well tonight and he forced the issue in OT. We need him taking shots, just not the ones he settled for, and it hurt us tonight. But Im not worried about him bouncing back from it. Jax will come back strong. At the end of the game, that was a big shot by Raymond to take the lead. He's been stepping up big in the clutch lately. G-Force had a monster game tonight too crashing the boards. We're still right in the mix and didnt lose much ground tonight with Toronto & Chicago both taking L's tonight and we play MIA tomorrow.

[necroplasm]

Glad we have a 4 home game stretch after Washington. If we sweep the Heat, we're in super great shape rest of the way!

[Porn Shop Clerk]

Good game tonight between two of the hardest playing teams in the league. I never really appreciated Atlanta's intensity until tonight. They're our mirror as far as giving effort, but a couple years ahead of us in development.

[necroplasm]

:sad:

[pantherfan49]

Just when you think Felton is figuring the game out, he let's a player get a shot off with 3 seconds remaining and a foul to give. Foul the player with 2 seconds to go and force them to take it inbounds again.

[Mesmer]

Just when you think Felton is figuring the game out, he let's a player get a shot off with 3 seconds remaining and a foul to give. Foul the player with 2 seconds to go and force them to take it inbounds again.

Pretty much this.

It hurt to see that, but it's just one game. Hopefully we can bounce back from this quickly.

[merchman567]

I for one hope these guys our first round opponents in the playoffs. Even when were not clicking on all cylinders we almost beat this time...plus they gave us really good games!

[Guild]

Just when you think Felton is figuring the game out, he let's a player get a shot off with 3 seconds remaining and a foul to give. Foul the player with 2 seconds to go and force them to take it inbounds again.

What if he just threw his arms and the ball up as Felton goes in for the foul? Then instead of a contested shot that he made because he is a great shooter Johnson would've gotten 2-3 FTs.

I'm not certain Felton deserves much blame here, LB left a bench team in that was getting crushed for to long which let the Hawks get back from an early demoralizing start. Jackson threw up some stupid shots at the end of the game which could've been the difference makers had they not been contested threes. And, at least one of our big men missed ridiculously easy uncontested shots that would've put the game away for us.