-- Hawks coach Larry Drew did not back off his comments that his team “quit” during Friday night’s loss to the 76ers. Although he didn’t use the word again Saturday, Drew said of his team’s second-half issues, “It got a little tough, and we didn’t respond. We did not respond.”
-- Drew said the Hawks’ second-half problems against the 76ers was poor shot selection. “Bad shot selection is just as good as turnovers,” he said. “That’s what gets the team going. ... For a half we played and followed our game plan. Then we came out in the third quarter and completely lost focus of what got us the lead in the first half.”
-- Jerry Stackhouse, a 16-year NBA veteran, agreed with Drew’s comments and said the team needed to respond. “Hopefully everybody looks at it for what it was,” Stackhouse said. “I think his comments were spot on. Now it’s just a matter of responding. More so than what he said last night, he’s looking for a response. Hopefully we can give the proper response tonight.”
