Charlotte Bobcats at Atlanta Hawks 11/21

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So... According to Rick Bonnell we may see DJ and Alexis in the starting lineup tonight instead of Matt Carroll and Butterbean.

I don't think that Alexis can do any worse than May did at the power forward spot, so despite his knack for picking up fouls at an incredible rate, I'm good with that move.

DJ starting at point I can live with, the only negative is Ray sliding over to the two which means that he will need to guard a 6'8" Joe Johnson... Folks, that concerns me.

For the Hawks, Josh Smith and Al Horford could both be out tonight with ankle injuries. We need all of the help that we can get.

Do we get a win tonight?

[Mustachio]

If Josh Smith is out and we go with DJ, Ray, Crash, Lex, and Mek... Ray won't have to guard Joe Johnson exclusively. because without smith there, Crash can lend a hand.

I am just glad to know that Matt Carroll and Sean May won't start. I blame them solely for the 15 point deficit we began with against Dallas. Neither could keep up on defense and neither added anything offensively. It was like playing 3 on 5 against a good Western Conference team... It was never gonna work.

I actually hope Hollins gets the start tonight, but if Larry rolls with the French Connection, I won't complain.

[G-Force for MVP]

matt and sean should never start

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awww, what's wrong with Mr. Butterbean ?? I guess the best way to get back in shape is NOT to partake of the grueling process that is playing the game.

And, no Horford & Smith = nice chance for Alexis to crank it up a notch unless Zaza decides to showcase some of his Georgian ruggedness.

All in all, tonight's just another experiment in the long line of Larry's confuse-an-opponent strategies, i.e. the Cats lose (by 8+ points).

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Cats@Hawks atdhe link

^ for those less fortunate (& those living across the Atlantic).

EDIT: just noticed it, the topic title should say Cats@Hawks, early bird grabs the worm,... and blunders elsewhere

[ammofan]

.........not expecting a win......again

[G-Force for MVP]

zaza almost rumbled with kg last year lol

[Keetch]

Joe Johnson has been a monster this season. I don't see anyone from the Orange side that can stop him. So let's hope JJ's had a bad day and doesn't much feel like playing tonight.

[BIGCatBobcat]

if you guys havent noticed the blog, i could care less about atlanta. I got like 4 things wrong and some guy that's an atlanta fan cracked on me. 7:30 tip? Kinda random right? I think we have a shot, I mean who knows, Atlanta had a nice run then injuries and went cold i think? Anyone feel like chatting through the game?

[Walt Cronkite]

Cats@Hawks atdhe link

^ for those less fortunate (& those living across the Atlantic).

EDIT: just noticed it, the topic title should say Cats@Hawks, early bird grabs the worm,... and blunders elsewhere

My post just got eated, but I'm curious if this link is supposed to be playing video yet, or if it'll start with the game. I've opened it in firefox and safari (I'm on a macbook), but I'm not getting anything right now on the embedded video player.