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  7. I'm calling it right now...I think the Hawks will be the #1 seed in the East!

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    24 minutes ago, RedDawg#8 said:

    Regardless of how good we are or may be, the media is still about a year behind when it comes to us.

    How they see us and our talent now is how they should have been looking at us last season.

    The playoffs were the first time most reporters outside of Atlanta really looked at our squad, and even then we weren't at full strength or playing at our full potential. We were close. But they think that was our peak.

    Many outsiders are a fan of either Cam or Dre's potential. They haven't even fathomed what the combination can do if BOTH reach their potential.

    A lot of writers haven't even fully acknowledged what Clint Capela did last season and how impactful he is on the defensive end for us.

    They all like JC but forget that Gallo is a big time shot maker and seasoned vet as his backup.

    They still don't know us.

    Trae is doing his part because he is on the marquee and draws the box office appeal. People will come to see what he does, but they are still looking at their media guides going;

    "Oh yeah, Capela did lead the NBA in rebounding"

    "Oh yeah, Dre was defensive POTY in college"

    "Oh yeah, Cam was once rated above Zion going to Duke"

    "Oh yeah, we thought Bogi was going to make the Bucks in to dynasty before he went to Atlanta"

    "Oh yeah, JC can dunk, shoot from deep, score in the mid post, clean the glass and now play defense"

    "Oh yeah, this Heurter kid does more than shoot 3 pointers"

    "Oh yeah, Gallo is an 18ppg player before coming to Atlanta to be a backup"

    "Oh yeah, Lou Williams is still on their team"

    "Oh yeah, Okongwu played great defense in the playoffs on Embiid and Giannis, and he is the BACKUP to Capela"

    "Oh yeah, Nate McMillan is a helluva good coach who never had this amount of talent before"

    "Man, the Hawks sure could be pretty damn good"

    This is the season they pay attention. This is when they start to appreciate the full picture. 

    I still don't see anyone other than Trae being rewarded for their impact yet. But they are definitely going to build strong cases that will beef up their resumes.

    It's going to take until midseason before they accept that we are here to stay. By then they would have missed their chance to put more guys in the ASG.

    I think J-Bap has a good chance of joining Ice Très on All-Star Weekend this year ✨

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  8. I almost shed a tear last night...............

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    10 hours ago, JTB said:

    Lol at that time I was for any real true center to pair with Trae and make John a 4 full time. For me it was Drummond (I know thank God I don’t run the team) and Adams. I was mainly looking at true centers I thought were available as in my mind trae can make almost any big look good as long as they can finish around the rim…..but I didn’t think Houston would even think about trading Capela away! That was a shocker….if you remember this is one of the strong rumors @NBASupes guy got right. I remember Supes saying the trade for capela was being worked on and going to go through and once it happened we all knew here then like a day or so later woj dropped the update.

    Shout out to supes and his guy. I love the squawk cause we have some many great long time posters.

    Supes might be a roller coaster of hyperbole, but his Supes Scoops are usually money 👏 🎢 

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  10. Now that we're going to be in the Tax in 2022 - (a primer for our tax discussions going forward)

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    18 minutes ago, marco102 said:

    Yeah, I'm not saying don't trade anyone for the right superstar, but there are only about two relatively young guys I can see really making this team better, KAT (Yeah I said it..lol) and Giannis.

     

    2 minutes ago, Spud2nique said:

    Ya I’m not really loving anyone around the landscape of the NBA more than a Cam or Hunter. 
     

    For me, next up is Gallo, then Bogi.. next year.

    Those are 2 names that crossed my mind when typing that post. KAT, Grik Frik, Booker, Ayton, etc…

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  12. Now that we're going to be in the Tax in 2022 - (a primer for our tax discussions going forward)

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    1 minute ago, marco102 said:

    The star is already on the team @Spud2nique :P.  We just don't know it yet.

    Agree with this. Ice Très is our homegrown Superstar, J-Bap our homegrown Star. Potential additional homegrown Stars: Dre and Cam.

    BUT, I agree with S2N that we should probably bundle some assets for a 2nd Superstar since we’ll be in a position to do so, if the perfect one becomes “gettable”. Très, 2nd Superstar, Cam, Dre, JC, oh my dayuuuum ✨

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  17. WingStop. The new nickname for Cam and 'Dre.

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    17 hours ago, NBASupes said:

    Cam and Dre

    I use that shorthand for lists only:

    Trae/Bogi/Cam/Dre/JC/Gallo/CC/OO

     

    Whenever pontificating, however, gonna utilize the nicks for full effect:

    Ice Très

    Lemon Pep

    Hangin’-With-Mr.-Cooper

    K’Von, The Huert

    Camborghini, Code Reddish

    Deandre-the-Giant, D-Block

    Non Solo

    J-Bap, John-the-Baptist 

    Ah-Capela

    Yek, Kong, Gwu, Double-O

     

     

     

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    Do you believe in the Trae Young Rule Yet.

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    1 minute ago, Atlantaholic said:

    Not calling the put on the breaks move makes sense to me. If you are directly behind the offensive player it means you were beat, you shouldn't catch a break if you run into the guy.

    Agreed. Still calling that a foul on the defender is the correct move, which is what the refs did last night ✔️

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