Atlanta Hawks week in review for Jan 11th-17th
Hawks record this week: 3-0 Season record 26-13 (1st place in SE Division half a game lead over Orlando) Game Results this week: Hawks 102 Celtics 96 recap Washington 82 Hawks 94 recap Phoenix 101…Read More
Atlanta Hawks 102 Phoenix Suns 101 Game Recap
ESPN Recap Box Score Two good playoff teams went toe to toe in Atlanta last night and the Hawks were able to make just enough plays down the stretch to put themselves over the top. If you look at the…Read More
Crawford 3 sinks Suns at Buzzer
Full recap coming tomorrow, but wow. A great game where the Hawks simply could not get a three pointer to go down until Crawford calmly drained the game winner. Crawford’s shot lifted the Hawks…Read More
Hawks Roster Rumblings: Stackhouse anyone?
Well not exactly the Hawks doing the rumblings other than the Mario West signing, but there is a former NBA player who says he would like to join the Hawks. Real Gm posted a story via the Detroit News…Read More
Shout Out to Sundiata Gaines
I want to give the first “Soaring Down South” shout out to Sundiata Gaines who if you don’t know was called up to the Utah Jazz from the D-League and is currently on his second 10 day…Read More
Game Preview Phoenix Suns (24-15) Atlanta Hawks(25-13)
Season Series: First meeting of the season. Last Game: The Hawks defeated the Washington Wizards 94-82…Read More
Hawks defeat Wizards 94-82
ESPN recap Box Score It was a really uneven effort for the Hawks tonight. A bad shooting first quarter…Read More
Excellent piece by Lang Whitaker on the Hawks in this month’s SLAM Magazine
This is too good not to post here. Lang Whitaker of Slam Magazine got to do a all access look into the…Read More
Atlanta Hawks Coaching Clinic this Saturday
More information is available here This is one of the Atlanta Hawk’s signature events that they…Read More
Washington Wizards (12-24) Atlanta Hawks (24-13) Game Preview
Season Series: The Hawks lead 1-0 having defeated the Wizards way back on Oct 30th 100-89. Last Game:…Read More
Should Josh Smith Participate in this years Dunk Contest?
I give it an emphatic 10. Think about the possibilities. We could end up with Josh Smith vs LeBron James. I am still not convinced that LeBron will enter and am even more convinced that if he does enter…Read More
What does the Mario West signing mean?
In the grand scheme of things not a lot. We could see him in a suit the whole 10 days but I suspect we will get to see a cameo appearance during this upcoming home stand. Mario probably won’t dress…Read More
Atlanta Hawks 102 Boston Celtics 96 Game Recap
ESPN Game recap Box Score Recaps from the Hawks Blogosphere Peachtree Hoops The Human Highlight Blog Hoopinion Hawk STR8talk An Opposing View Hardwood Houdini Celtics Hub North Station Sports Well there…Read More
Follow up to the Mario West story
As I previously discussed, Per the AJC, and Ridiculous Upside, the Hawks will sign Maine Red Claws guard Mario West to a 10 day contract.
Hawks stun Celtics in Boston
What a game! I was only able to see half of it and I am exhausted from watching it. The Hawks trailed by double figures most of the 2nd and 3rd quarters before a controversial flagrant foul was called…Read More
Atlanta Hawks (23-13) vs Boston Celtics (26-9)
Season Series: Hawks lead 2-0 having most recently defeated the Celtics 93-85 last Friday at Phillips Arena Last Game: Hawks were blown out by the Magic 113-81 Saturday in Orlando, Boston defeated Toronto…Read More
Hawks Links From Around the Web
Orlando Magic 113 Atlanta Hawks 81 ESPN Recap Box Score The Human Highlight Blog talks about the Hawk’s match up problems against Orlando: So, to be clear from this weekend’s Hawks hoop activity—the…Read More
A Look at the Remaining Schedule in January
We all knew that this was going to be a tough month. Looking at the rest of the way, this will be a stiff tune up for what the playoffs will be like. Jan 11th @ Boston Jan 13th Washington Jan 15th …Read More
Hawks possibly bringing back Mario West
When asked about the Hawks roster opening Coach Mike Woodson told the AJC that the staff would sit down on Monday and discuss the 13th roster spot that was left vacant due to the waiving of Othella Hunter.…Read More
Atlanta Hawks 81 Orlando Magic 113
This definitely wasn’t how I wanted to start the Soaring Down South blog. Whether it was a result of the Magic’s hot shooting or a faulty defensive effort from the Hawks (or a combination…Read More
















