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  1. Sothron
    We need POA defense and backup PG minutes. Trent is both of those. I don't know why anyone would be against it.
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    this is a serious question btw.
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    yes
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    Is it safe to unblock the guy that spent two years telling us tanking was evil and derailed every single thread to talk about it?
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    He wasn't the only one. Go back to the draft threads. I was very happy with that pick. He's a left handed version of DJM pre ACL tear. The way Kobe is a POA defender is how DJM played for the SAS when he got that All Defense team nod.
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    Drop coverage should be our primary defense. With the team being DOA this season I've been watching more college bball. This draft is not as weak as people think it is. It lacks the one or two WOW! prospects you get in most drafts but there's real talent in this draft.
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    He's almost certain to be gone from the season. Past RCL surgery repairs saw guys return to basketball activity in 6-8 weeks. The season will be over before he could play again.
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    I am a fan of the team more than any player. That includes situations where a player I absolutely love is moved. I love Trae. That being said if the right deal was there I would move him. I do think DJM will be the one gone this summer for a front court player. One thing I would like to see is DJM and Kobe starting together so we can see how that would potentially work. DJM guarding his natural position and Kobe being the POA defender in theory should work.
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    DJM and Hunter really played well tonight. it is so blatantly obvious how much better DJM is being a point guard than doing the combo guard routine with Trae.
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    He is like DJM before DJ blew out his ACL. He's just a left handed version. He played lights out defense his last season at Michigan.
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    I agree and have said this for some time. This is another lost season thanks to Tony Ressler's refusal to pay the luxury tax. The buck starts and stops at the top. When the owner refuses to pay for a winning team you can't blame the front office, coach or players when the team performs exactly to its payroll. Ressler has gotten away for EVERY YEAR of his ownership of being a cheap af owner. This season is toast. Play the young guys and tank the rest of the season. We need all the lottery balls we can get to try and get a high pick.
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    Getting an owner willing to pay the LT and not interfere in basketball operations is #1 on my wish list.
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    It is average to below average. He's 6'1 and maybe 180 pounds without good wingspan. He's never going to be an All NBA defensive player. He is a better defender this season than several other starting point guards. You can't ask him to do something he simply isn't capable of doing.
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    I was just talking to my dad, the old ex coach himself, about this. He is even more upset with guys than I am. Trae as you said has been playing the best defense of his life this season and yet other than JJ and some of OO no one else seems to bother playing defense. It is mind boggling how bad this team's defense has been this season.
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    And peopled wondered why I simmed the rest of this season on NBA 2K for next season. I frankly hope they just tank the rest of this season. Play the young guys, lose on purpose and hope for a high lottery pick. Either keep that pick or use it to get a player. It kills me to watch older Hawks games where the team actually played defense to what we've been since the ECF run. This team is just allergic to defense. Every random role player lights us up. I've never seen a NBA team literally incapable of defending back cuts.
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    So @Spud2nique I meant to ask you earlier but quoting wasn't working for me: Why do you have a problem with Bufkin? He's dominated the G league and the one time he got actual minutes he looked pretty good.
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    that's exactly what I did in my modern 2k franchise.
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    FWIW I've been told by my two Hawks sources that I should not worry about Trae demanding a trade this offseason. Apparently the plan is finally pay into the first apron LT and get better talent that fits Quin and Trae. I am...dubious af at this but I'll admit I'm in my feels over how worthless our owner has been since buying the team.
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    Its been mentioned in public our scouting department and the FO loved Kobe Bufkin and were surprised he was there for us to draft.
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    I know Bey tries but I hope they let him go. He doesn't play any defense and his only saving point is his three point shooting and he has been awful this year.
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    I haven't heard yet. They could still keep him because he's still a name guy but I'd like them to use a certain coach from UGA...
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    I think Trae will be moved in the summer. Not from my sources just my own putting things together and knowing how cheap Ressler is. If the choice is keeping Trae happy by adding salary and paying the LT or unloading Trae to rebuild and be even cheaper...we know which one Messy Ressy will pick.
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    whoa, really? Last I had heard it was at 7'7" but if that's the official measurement he's even longer than I thought. That's a definite positive.
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    He is like Yao Ming before the injuries. He doesn't have elite passing but he's a good passer for his position. He is not A. Sabonis who was a legit unicorn of unicorn in his younger playing days. Rik Smits...he has better touch around the rim and is a better rebounder than Smits but he's not the shot blocker Smits was. He still blocks shots well enough with a 7'7" wingspan. He does have the high basketball IQ that Smits had. Yao Ming pre injuries is the best comparison but it isn't an exact match.
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    It was. Remember at that point it was before Lauri's AS breakout season. Messy Ressy didn't want Lauri's contract.
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