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Posted by: Micah Hart at 11:05PM EST on February 28, 2007
Atlanta (22-36) at New Orleans/Ok. City (28-30)
Scoring Atl (Johnson - 27), NOK (Paul - 24)
Rebounding Atl (32, Smith - 9), NOK (46, West - 14)
Assists Atl (28, Smith - 9), NOK (23, Paul - 13)
FG% Atl (.526), NOK (.434)
3FG% Atl (.462), NOK (.625)
FT% Atl (.800), NOK (.789)
* The Hawks hung in until late but came up short against the Hornets in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, 107-100.
* Atlanta outshot OKC, .526 - .434 from the floor, but surrendered 14 offensive rebounds (46-32 overall rebounding differential), 22 second-chance points and made just 12-15 FTs (Hornets made 30-38).
* Joe Johnson scored a game-high 27 points (29.0 ppg in his last five), while Josh Smith nearly missed his first career triple-double (17 pts/9 rebs/9 assts), and added 5 blocks.
* Anthony Johnson (15), Zaza Pachulia (13) and Marvin Williams (12) also contributed.
* Atlanta had their best offensive first quarter of the season, percentage-wise (.722 FGs).
* Atlanta finished at 7-8 on the road against Western Conference opponents this season, their best such mark since going 2-1 in 1998-99.
* Chris Paul scored 13 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Hornets.
* The Hawks finish their three-game road trip on Friday in Washington (7 p.m., SportSouth, 790 The Zone).
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Posted by: Micah Hart at 5:39PM EST on February 28, 2007
First of all, I must give proper credit to Deadspin, which is where I first saw the acronym NOOCH used for the Hornets (New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets). When the team moves back full time to New Orleans next season, I will miss getting to refer to them as the NOOCH.
Tonight's game should be very interesting for the Hawks.
On the one hand, the Hornets are playing for the second time in two nights, having lost last night at Cleveland. Usually, the more rested team has the advantage in this situation, so I like the Hawks chances from that aspect.
On the other hand, the Hornets have been nearly unbeatable of late at home. The NOOCH have won 11 of their last 12 at home, which means the Hawks will have to play their best if they want to come away with a win.
On the other hand, Atlanta has been pretty successful on the road against the Western Conference this season, as they are 7-7 coming into tonight's game, the last of the season against the other conference. If you ask me, that's pretty damn impressive, considering the strength of the West.
On the other hand, New Orleans was able to pummel the Hawks at Philips Arena back in January, despite playing without Chris Paul, Peja Stojakovic, David West, Jamal Mashburn, Alonzo Mourning...you get my drift. It was ugly - probably the most frustrating loss of the season. So if they beat us without all those players, imagine what they could do with many of them back for tonight.
On the other hand, we owe them for the beatdown at Philips. The Hawks have proven they can get it done on the road this season, and with a win tonight they can finish with an above .500 road-record against the West for the first time since 1996-97 (they were 9-5).
I say we can get it done. The brutal Spurs-Rockets-Suns-Mavericks gauntlet is over, and I thought the team acquitted themselves pretty well despite going 1-3. If we play as well as we did in those games (I don't even feel like we played that bad at Dallas, they just hit seemingly every shot they took in the first half), we can definitely get a W.
Make sure to tune into SportSouth tonight at 8:00 ET to see the Hawks go for some serious payback.
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Posted by: Micah Hart at 11:23AM EST on February 28, 2007
Here at the Basketblog we are always looking for new and different ways to entertain you. Fortunately, we aren't the only website out there looking to do the same.
Jim Eichenhofer of Hornets.com emailed me the other day looking to see if I wanted to participate in a cross-site Q&A, and I was like, "Smurf yeah!". Ok, I didn't actually say that, because that would have been creepy, but I did think it was a terrific idea, and so we swapped a few questions for each other, and presto! A cool little back-and-forth.
Here is the link to the one Jim did for us about the Hornets. When they post the one I did, I will link to that as well.
In other news, Joe Johnson did a little Q&A of his own with Hoopsworld.com - check it out.
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Posted by: Micah Hart at 10:38AM EST on February 27, 2007
Can the Hawks ditch their new uniforms and permanently go with the old-school
"Pac-Man" uniforms like they did against the Suns? I forgot how much I liked
those. But I have to be honest - the reason for my positive opinion could be
solely due to association because, during those years, we had a winning ball
club led by the Human Highlight Film, the one and only 'Nique.
Speaking of Pac-Man, how about
this story.
Can
someone please explain to me why anyone in their right mind would walk into a
strip club in Las Vegas on All-Star Weekend with $81,000 in one dollar bills
with the intention of creating a "cash-rain" effect? Who came up with this
brilliant idea? Does he have a team of trusted advisors led by Stephen Jackson,
Jamaal Tinsley and Charlie Sheen? Congrats Pac-Man - your "generosity" not only
cost you $81,000, but probably several million dollars after legal fees and
potential expulsion from the NFL.
Fortunately, for every mindless athlete, there's a classy veteran, one of
which the Hawks acquired this past week. Welcome back AnthonyJohnson.
He must feel like he never left after putting on the retro uniform in his debut
against the Suns. It's nice to see the Hawks make a move and add another veteran
to the roster. Hopefully, Lorenzen Wright and AJ can teach these young Hawks a
thing or two about being team players, winning and staying out of trouble like
Mr. Pac-Man.
With the possibility of sounding disloyal, I have to admit that I'm jealous of
Pheonix fans. There - I said it. I'm sorry. But imagine being guaranteed 41 home
games (and double-digit playoff games), in most of which Nash, Amare, Marion,
Barbosa and even Boris Diaw are running, running, dunking, running, running and
dunking. Knowing how much of a basketball fan I am, I'd consider taking out a
second mortgage to get decent season tickets to watch these guys play against
NBDL squads. There have been better teams in the last ten or twenty years, but I
can't think of a more entertaining team to watch in recent memory.
Other than the fact that Nash could go down as one of the five best point guards
in the history of basketball - arguably, in the same ballpark as Magic, Cousy,
Stockton, Isiah, Frazier - the athletes he has running with him make the game
unfair for opponents. Between Amare and Marion, we're talking about a combined
vertical leap of nearly 100 inches. Translation: for the average human, that's
only accessible by a ladder. Of course, their athleticism alone isn't what makes
Amare, Marion and the rest of the Suns entertaining to watch; they fills lanes,
crash the offensive glass and even make back-door cuts once in a while, making
their athleticism much more dangerous. And here's THE reason why the Suns are so
fun to watch - they desire and allow their opponents to play an up-tempo game.
In other words - the anti-Detroit Pistons. Instead of watching painful 85-79
games against defensive-minded Eastern Conference teams, the Suns play a type of
game that allows an opposing team's athletes to display their athleticism,
creating unmatched entertainment value for fans and players of both teams. It
must be nice for D'Antoni and the rest of the Suns to not worry about playing
much defense, at least not yet, when you can score 125 points at will.
With that said, the Hawks played with a lot of enthusiasm against a Suns team
that I'm giddy to have in the NBA right now. I hope the Hawks can finish this
up-and-down season with that sort of enthusiasm (and wearing those Pac-Man
uniforms).
Assists Atl (14, Smith - 5), Dal (23, Stackhouse - 9)
FG% Atl (.515), Dal (.543)
3FG% Atl (.333), Dal (.500)
FT% Atl (.720), Dal (.652)
* The Hawks fell behind late in the first quarter, and couldn't recover, losing to the NBA's top team, 110-87, on Monday in Dallas ... The Mavs won their 20th straight home contest.
* Joe Johnson led the Hawks with a game-high 29 points, while Zaza Pachulia added a season-high 24 ... Josh Childress (13) and Marvin Williams (11) also hit double digits.
* Dirk Nowitzki paced Dallas with 27, and was supported by Jason Terry (21), Josh Howard (20) and Jerry Stackhouse (19).
* Dallas set the tone early, making 7-10 three-pointers in the first half, and Nowitzki had 19 in the opening half.
* The Hawks continue their three-game road trip on Wednesday in Oklahoma City against the Hornets (8 p.m., SportSouth, 790 The Zone).
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Posted by: Micah Hart at 5:24PM EST on February 26, 2007
Last night's loss to Phoenix was a tough one, because the Hawks really played quite well in defeat. Tonight they take on the other title favorite, the Dallas Mavericks, in another game that will require the team's absolute best effort to come away victorious.
In playing the Suns and Mavs on back-to-back nights, the Hawks become only the second team to have to run that gauntlet this season. Houston played the two on consecutive nights back in mid-January, losing both. It's very, very possible that will happen to Atlanta as well, as Dallas is currently on an 11-game winning streak and is 46-5 since starting the season 0-4.
To win tonight, the team will have to get a great performance from
Joe Johnson - there is just no other way it's going to happen.
I am not knocking Joe by any means - some days you have the touch, and some days you don't. Most days, Joe has it. Yesterday, unfortunately, he didn't, and because of that we fell just shy of a major, major win. Three or four times against the Suns we got the ball to Joe for a wide-open shot that would have taken the lead or tied it up, and it just never fell. What can you do? It happens.
The Hawks video staff put together a
little montage of highlights
from yesterday's game if you care to check them out. For those who didn't make it, it really was one of the most entertaining games we've seen at Philips this year.
Check it out!
To win tonight, we basically just need to play like we did yesterday, but have Joe shoot better. Fortunately, the Mavs don't have a 7-foot inside dominator like
Amare Stoudemire. Unfortunately, they do have a 7-foot perimeter dominator in
Dirk Nowitzki, so we can't exactly breathe a sigh of relief.
Either way it goes down tonight, I am just hoping for good effort, and hopefully, if just a few (ok, maybe several) things go our way, maybe we can shock the world.
Tune in tonight on FSN South at 8:30 ET to catch all the action!
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Posted by: Micah Hart at 12:08PM EST on February 26, 2007
Happy Monday morning out there Hawks fans! Ok, I'm not really that chipper a
person, but just trying to get this week started on the right foot. Tough loss
last night to the Suns at Philips, but all in all, it wasn't a bad weekend for
the Hawks. The team got a big win Friday against the Rockets, winning a close
game against a very good team and gaining a crucial victory during this brutal
stretch. As I said last week, I honestly feel like if we could go 1-3 against
the West on the home stand and then grab another 1-3 on this upcoming three-game
road trip, then we are still alive.
the Houston win. What I liked the most about this game was how the
Hawks never built a big lead or let Houston take one. It's rare, especially for
a young team like Atlanta, to see us play so consistently for 48 minutes. It's
no surprise to see us getting ahead or behind by double digits (and then losing
that lead or coming back) because of how prone we are to streaks. Yet Friday we
managed to beat the Rockets, a terrific team and potential title contender if
they get Yao back healthy, without ever leading by more than five or six until
free throws late in the game.
Sunday against Phoenix...what can you say? The Suns are one of the two teams
considered most likely to take home the title this season, and the Hawks gave
them all they could handle the entire game. Twice, the Hawks rebounded to take
the lead when trailing by 13+ points, which is something to be proud of. We
didn't win the game, and we couldn't stop Amare Stoudemire (man, that guy is
ridiculous), but I am happy about the way the guys battled back and never let it
get out of hand, even though it appeared it might at several different
junctures.
What can you say about the Suns? They are 13-0 on the road against the East,
and if they beat Indy on Tuesday and Philly on Wednesday, they will become the
first team in NBA history to win all their road games against the opposing
conference. So, all things considered, it sucks that we lost, but clearly
Phoenix is on a serious roll this year - at least we got a split!
Moving on, lets give out a couple of extra kudos for individual efforts.
First of all, welcome to the family, AnthonyJohnson. AJ had 17
points in his Hawks debut, including three-of-four from long-range. I don't
expect to see that every single night, but clearly performances like that one
will warm the Hawks community to him very quickly.
Also, props to MarvinWilliams, who put up big numbers in both
games over the weekend, popping for 20 against the Rockets and 23 more (with 10
boards) against Phoenix. Included in that 23 was a ridiculous moonbeam from
behind the rim at the third-period buzzer, the kind of shot you take in HORSE
but rarely ever see in game action. Marv hit a career-high 10 fgs against
Phoenix - now if we can just get him to take like one big step back and turn
those long twos into threes, then you'll see his scoring average jump
significantly!
Here are some
photos from the weekend for your viewing pleasure, courtesy as always of
Hawks ace photographer Scott Cunningham.
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Posted by: Micah Hart at 4:19PM EST on February 23, 2007
This weekend is huge for the Hawks. H-U-G-E. Two daunting opponents on the
docket, both of whom can be considered title aspirants (if not favorites). The
Hawks have shown they can play with the big boys in the league, coming close to
beating San Antonio and Utah, beating Detroit and Phoenix (though sans-Nash).
Still though, the team has got to start turning some of these moral victories
into actual victories. Tonight, hosting the Rockets, is a great opportunity to
do so.
Houston is a great team, even without Yao, due to their terrific defense. As
assistant coach
Greg Ballard told us today in breaking down tonight's matchup, the Hawks
must play smart offensive basketball in order to win. The Rockets lead the
league in defensive rebounding, and have terrific on the ball defenders in
ShaneBattier and LutherHead, so the Hawks will have
to protect the rock and take smart shots.
This stretch is brutal for Atlanta, no doubt. But if they can just tread
water, I still say the playoffs are within reach. I know you may think I'm
drinking the company kool-aid, but just hear me out. Orlando, in the 7th spot,
is 13-23 since starting the season 14-5. Miami, which seemed on their way up the
ladder, now faces the prospect of playing without Dwyane Wade for the rest of
the season. If so, stick a fork in 'em.
The schedule opens up tremendously for the Hawks in March and April. Do
yourself a favor and look at the Hawks schedulefor March
and April. How many games do you count that you would say for sure, "That's a
loss." I don't count that many - four, five tops. Obviously, I am not contending
that the Hawks are going to go on a 19-5 run to finish the season. But if they
can grab a couple wins in this next five game stretch to stay near the 10 games
under mark, the slate is there for the team to start making a push.
Which brings us back to this weekend. If the Hawks are going to make a
playoff push, obviously they are going to have to start defending the home
court. Winning at least one of the two this weekend would be a huge start.
Come on out to support the boys in red and white, and let's see if we can't
start to make this thing a little interesting.
See you there!
Update: No confirmation on this, but allegedly Tracy McGrady said on
the Dan Patrick show today on ESPN Radio that he was going to pop for 40 tonight
against us. Challenge extended? Challege accepted. Let's crank up the D Hawks!
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Posted by: Micah Hart at 2:07PM EST on February 23, 2007
Today's question was a relative gimme - the last time the Hawks made a trade with the Rockets brought the team a current roster member, one Tyronn Lue.
T-Lue came over to Atlanta from the Rockets in the midst of the 2004-05 season in a trade that sent Jon Barry to Houston.
We have two winners today as we have two games this weekend: congrats to Nick K., who won tickets to tonight's game against Houston, and Staci C., who won two for the Phoenix game on Sunday (6:00 PM START).
Thanks to all who played, and come back for the Knicks game next Friday.
Back with more in a bit to preview tonight's game.
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Posted by: Micah Hart at 9:58AM EST on February 23, 2007
The Web Guy is a big trivia fan - loves trying to stump his co-workers with
various bits of random information throughout the day. So, to have a little fun
this year, we are going to be asking a trivia question the morning of every
home game - usually around 10:00 am. At that point, you are free to email in
your answer to that day's question. Around 2:00 p.m., we will
look through all the responses, and one correct answer will be chosen at random
as the winner. (Click
here for official rules).
And what will they receive for their efforts, you ask? Why, they will get two
free tickets to that night's home game! Hooray!
It's that simple! So remember to come to the Hawks BasketBlog every morning of
every home game for a chance to win tickets for that night's game! Note:
Tickets to weekend games will be given away on Fridays, so today's question will
have two winners - one for the Rockets game and one for the Suns game on Sunday.
Okay, take a look at today's question and give it a shot!
Trivia Question For 02/23 and
02/25 Game:
Tonight the Hawks play the
Rockets in the teams' first game since the NBA trade deadline. When
was the last time the Hawks and Rockets were involved in a trade,
and what players were involved in the deal?
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Posted by: Micah Hart at 12:34PM EST on February 22, 2007
The first deal of the day has been made, and wouldn't you know it, our Hawks were involved. Looking to shore up a point guard position that has been injury-prone all season long, Hawks GM Billy Knight went out and acquired Anthony Johnson from the Mavericks in exchange for the team's 2007 second-rounder.
I for one like this deal. It's not earth-shattering by any stretch of the imagination, but it gets us a veteran presense who is known for his toughness, a quality the team has been perceived to be lacking this season.
Also, we got something for (basically) nothing. We added depth at a need position, and didn't have to touch the current roster to do so.
Johnson has been a journeyman for most of his career, but is capable of big nights, as witnessed by his 40-point explotion in last year's playoffs for the Indiana Pacers.
This is Johnson's third stint in Atlanta - let's hope it becomes his sweetest. More later if anything else goes down...
UPDATE: I just got back from practice, where I talked to Coach Woodson about the addition of Anthony Johnson. Here is what he had to say.
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Posted by: Micah Hart at 10:27AM EST on February 22, 2007
Hats
off to the San Antonio Spurs, who came to town last night and took care of
business 103-96 against the home-standing Hawks. Atlanta made a game of it, and
they deserve credit for constantly battling back into the game every time it
seemed like the Spurs would run away with it, but in the end, poor free throw
shooting and the inability to contain Manu Ginobili cost us the game.
First and foremost, I want to give special commendation to Hawks C Zaza
Pachulia, who crammed the game of his life into a single half, pretty much
single-handedly rallying the team from a 14-point deficit in the third quarter
to get the team back to even entering the 4th. Zaza, scoreless at halftime, had
15 points in the third and finished the game with 23 in a losing effort. He was
in attack mode the whole half, getting to the rack again and again for layups
and timely putbacks.
Unfortunately, Manu Ginobili struck again, as he had so many times before in
this game, and soon the Hawks were back down again. Ginobili was unstoppable in
this game, particularly in the second quarter, when he scored a ridiculous 24
straight points for the Spurs. Begrudgingly I will give him credit for his
efforts, even though I think he travels more than any player this side of Allen
Iverson, and could have been whistled for it five or six times. Also, it
continues to amaze me that in the NBA, you can just flail your body into the
lane and get a foul call almost every time - though when I think about it, it
just makes me wish we did it more often. I mean, if you can't beat em, join em,
right?
Here is a photo
gallery from the game - I know moral victories are not what we want to
get around here, and I am disappointed by the loss, but I still feel like the
team made some progress in showing enough backbone to comeback the way they did.
Still though, it's time to start turning moral victories into actual ones.
In other news, today is the trading deadline. If anything happens around
here, we will let you know. Obviously there have been some rumors, and we know
what the team is in need of, but as of now there are no deals that I am aware
of.
Check back as the day goes, and we'll see if anything changes.
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Posted by: Micah Hart at 4:13PM EST on February 21, 2007
Well, last night is really not the way we would like for the second half to have started. But hey I mean, if you are going to go down, might as well go down memorably, right? The Hawks became the first team this season to go an entire quarter without making a field goal, going 0-16 from the field in the 3rd quarter. Ouch.
Ok, so let's just put that baby to rest and look ahead. Despite the loss, the Hawks still finished 3-2 on their five-game road trip, and if you had told me that before the start of it, I'd probably have danced some type of celebratory jig.
Now though comes the hard part. The next six games offer up arguably the toughest stretch of the season - home tonight to the Spurs, home to the Rockets on Friday, home to the revenge-minded Suns on Sunday (6:00 pm start!), followed by a three-game road trip through West-leading Dallas, Chris Paul and the Hornets, and finishing at Southeast Division-leading Washington. If we can get to .500 on this stretch, then I honestly believe we have a shot at a playoff spot, no foolin.
The Spurs present, obviously, a stern task tonight. They crushed the Nuggets last night at home, and sport the league's third-best road record. Obviously, it's going to take a total team effort tonight to get a victory.
However, if the team has show one thing this season, it's an uncanny ability to play well against the league's best, as well as rebound from losses on the front end of a back-to-back. Four times this season the Hawks have dropped the first half of a back-to-back, only to win the second a night later (typically the tougher of the two games). Does that mean we will get a victory tonight? Who knows. But I think the team will come out to play tonight, in particular Joe Johnson, who was held under ten points for the first time this season last night in Chicago.
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Posted by: Micah Hart at 2:03PM EST on February 21, 2007
We have a winner! The last time the Hawks swept the Spurs was in the 1996-97 season, which incidentally was the season before they drafted Tim Duncan. Congrats to John W., today's winner.
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Posted by: Micah Hart at 11:14AM EST on February 21, 2007
Here at the blog, we are always trying to help the fans whenever possible. Which is why we just want to remind you all that Sunday's game against Phoenix starts at 6 pm, not 2 pm as it may say on your ticket or pocket calendar. It used to be a 2 pm game, but it got moved after the schedules were printed.
I know many of you are very excited to see the Suns come to town, and I would hate for you to show up at two o'clock and wonder where everyone is, so hopefully this little reminder will help.
Here it is again, in bold and in caps, just in case the first two paragraphs didn't do it for you:
SUNDAY'S GAME AGAINST PHOENIX STARTS AT 6:00 ET, NOT 2:00!!
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Posted by: Micah Hart at 10:17AM EST on February 21, 2007
The Web Guy is a big trivia fan - loves trying to stump his co-workers with various bits of random information throughout the day. So, to have a little fun this year, we are going to be asking a trivia question the morning of every home game - usually around 10:00 am. At that point, you are free to email in your answer to that day's question. Around 2:00 p.m., we will look through all the responses, and one correct answer will be chosen at random as the winner. (Click here for official rules).
And what will they receive for their efforts, you ask? Why, they will get two free tickets to that night's home game! Hooray!
It's that simple! So remember to come to the Hawks BasketBlog every morning of every home game for a chance to win tickets for that night's game! Note: Tickets to weekend games will be given away on Fridays.
Okay, take a look at today's question and give it a shot!
Trivia Question For 02/21 Game:
When is the last time the Hawks swept the seasons series from the San Antonio Spurs?
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Posted by: Micah Hart at 12:23AM EST on February 19, 2007
The game is over, and the West has won. Bully for them. I wouldn't say this game stood out in any particular way, except for getting to see Joe play, which was the highlight for me. JJ ended up playing the entire fourth quarter, which was exciting. He finished the game with 12 points, third-best on the Eastern Conference team, which though it doesn't mean a whole lot I think it helps him continue to edge his way into the American basketball conscious.
I joined the fray to talk to him after the game, and to be honest, he said all the things you'd expect him to say: he was happy to be here, he enjoyed being in the game and spending time with the other players over the course of the weekend, etc. But I wanted to ask him one thing, and so I did. I wanted to know about his dunk.
Well, that about wraps it up for me from Vegas. I had a blast, I hope you all enjoyed reading along with me as well. And, wouldn't you know it, I actually have a ticket into a party tonight after all, courtesy of Hawks CMO Lou DePaoli, a stand-up guy if there ever was one. Everything works out in the end! Yay Vegas!
I leave you with a few more pics from tonight, mostly of a few pre-game shots and some post-game interview shots. If I am able to chat up any celebrities (please let it be Chappelle!) later tonight, I will post something about it tomorrow.
Good night!
Louis Gossett, Jr!
Sir Charles signs something for Greg Anthony's son (I assume)
Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goldman addresses the media. It's good to be the king.
ESPN's Stephen A. Smith listens in to questions asked to Dwyane Wade before probably shouting something to someone
D-Wade had a quiet night with 10 points and 3 assists
Can
someone please explain to me why anyone in their right mind would walk into a
strip club in Las Vegas on All-Star Weekend with $81,000 in one dollar bills
with the intention of creating a "cash-rain" effect? Who came up with this
brilliant idea? Does he have a team of trusted advisors led by Stephen Jackson,
Jamaal Tinsley and Charlie Sheen? Congrats Pac-Man - your "generosity" not only
cost you $81,000, but probably several million dollars after legal fees and
potential expulsion from the NFL. 
the Houston win. What I liked the most about this game was how the
Hawks never built a big lead or let Houston take one. It's rare, especially for
a young team like Atlanta, to see us play so consistently for 48 minutes. It's
no surprise to see us getting ahead or behind by double digits (and then losing
that lead or coming back) because of how prone we are to streaks. Yet Friday we
managed to beat the Rockets, a terrific team and potential title contender if
they get Yao back healthy, without ever leading by more than five or six until
free throws late in the game. 
Still though, the team has got to start turning some of these moral victories
into actual victories. Tonight, hosting the Rockets, is a great opportunity to
do so.
The first deal of the day has been made, and wouldn't you know it, our Hawks were involved. Looking to shore up a point guard position that has been injury-prone all season long, Hawks GM Billy Knight went out and 
Hats
off to the San Antonio Spurs, who came to town last night and took care of
business 
