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  1. benhillboy
    A draft pick they’re gonna f@&k up royally no question. Hawks had 2 instant impact players with size staring them in the face on draft night. Jaime Jaquez Jr is only leading the entire NBA in fourth quarter minutes for a team 5 games over .500 and here is where Brandin Podziemski ranks in the Warriors’ on/off: Hawks said nah give us a guard with no size who we know isn’t gonna play. Brilliance.
  2. benhillboy
    DJ’s scoring impact is so tepid. Opposing teams don’t mind his little flurries at all because they don’t feel any physicality from him and his points come with everyone else standing around disengaged.
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    Hawks lose to a team who’s about 2 years younger based on average age, with over $26 million less in payroll, and a depth chart that looks like this: The ‘23-‘24 campaign looking more and more like a trainwreck. Hawks rarely have the best player on the floor these days. Always behind the 8 ball when that’s the case.
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    Well damn. I’m mad at the overturn but the explanation was excellent.
  5. benhillboy
    OO beating everybody not named Paolo lol
  6. benhillboy
    OO doing a good job on Banchero, still not enough.
  7. benhillboy
    At least 2 of Trae’s threes should’ve fell, rim was tripping. You know he ain’t gonna shy away from shooting it.
  8. benhillboy
    Some more symmetry for you: The Hawks’ record all time without Trae is 14-20.
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    Huge tip by Jalen to end quarter after Trae kept it alive after his long miss. I thought Banchero would be a Carmelo type player. I was wrong, he’s gonna be far more well-rounded than that. Shawty cold. I used to hate Cole Anthony. Wouldn’t mind him backing up on my team one bit now. Kid got an edge to him.
  10. benhillboy
    Preciate it. I forgot to mention he’s very good defending cut actions while everyone else struggles. I don’t care if DeJounte is moved. It’ll definitely be sunken cost but whatever. I simply don’t value him and his former, less-heralded teammate Derrick White is a big reason why. Peep the vid: Murray literally provides none of these winning attributes. This is why White leads the whole NBA in +/- per 100. I can’t buy the notion Murray is “playing out of position,” his player type is supposed to reap some benefits from being a combo guard.
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    Nobody who watches and understands the modern NBA (obviously excluding Perk) would’ve expected anything over .500 for this assembly of players and staff. But even I’m slightly surprised at 6 games under with a below average strength of schedule. The individual players’ middling or worse metrics totally match the film. So many ways to exploit them, good coaches like Mazzula, Carlisle, and Spo are like kids in a candy store. When Derrick White says “most NBA players don’t know how to play” the Hawks are prime examples. Players who don’t screen, cut, communicate, pressure, drive, box out, or double team hard serve no purpose for winning. None. Put the cherry and sprinkles on top of a poor team passing IQ and no semblance of a vocal leader and you have a team that’s gonna be lottery bound by month's end. I can’t comprehend how yall follow Twitter.
  12. benhillboy
    Carlisle took some years off stealing money. He’s back on his elite sh@t he was on in Dallas. Pacers found something defensively in-season, something not easy to do. I knew the Bruce Brown signing would go under the radar for casuals but I knew it was gonna be quite significant. Kid’s team IQ and feel is solid as a rock. Any player who’s metrics go up in the postseason is a keeper (Denver!)
  13. benhillboy
    This was one of the more obvious gameplans to attack (poor and ill-footed) close outs from the Pacers as I’ve seen. They slick toyed with the Hawks in the first half. I‘m no Dre fan but our perimeter defense would’ve looked “better” with him no question.
  14. benhillboy
    Feel and proper basketball training>>>>>>>>talent. Size is kinda important too.
  15. benhillboy
    Haliburton has 94 assists to 9 turnovers in his last 5+ games. Curse the day the Hawks didn’t/ couldn’t draft him. His floor was as high as humanly possible and it was pretty obvious. Outside of drawing fouls he’s superior to Trae in every way, 2 years younger to boot SMGDH.
  16. benhillboy
    This is the personification of what meddling ownership looks like. No coherent or collective vision for serious competition. This Pacer team is the lowest paid in the league, $30 million less on the books this season than the Hawks. They obviously have a vision for a sound, sustainable build. Chances are the Hawks gonna have the worst defensive ranking in the Association by the end of this month. Nice.
  17. benhillboy
    Trae is turning into a little f&@kin ballhawk. Love it. He’s not even gambling a lot either just anticipating and reading.
  18. benhillboy
    The Hawks dominated the glass as they should’ve. They just gotta provide some late game drama tho. Refreshing to see Trae finally realize how impactful his defensive play making can be, most notably in tight games versus upper tier opponents. That chase down steal on Chet and the hustle charge he drew (forgot who) absolutely could be seen as the difference as opposed to yesteryears when he’d be nowhere near those plays. Highest paid, highest minute guys gotta do those things. Gotta break away from that Lilliard career trajectory he’s on: awesome stats, one deep playoff run, 0 intangibles and defense to fortify the team leading you to demand a trade and piggyback and get dominated by an upstart in your division (little mini rant lol I can’t stand Lilliard) But yeah, Jalen Tyrese Murhaf&@kin Johnson. He’s like an outlaw. Opponents simply can’t stop him from doing whatever the hell he wants most of the time. Gaining more and more national traction for MIP.
  19. benhillboy
    Early wins over the Bucks and Wolves look even better now based on their records but make no mistake, a win tonight would be the highest quality victory to date. This OKC team is a f&@kin circus. A +8.3 point differential for the second youngest squad in the league playing the 6th toughest schedule to date is insanity. Their chemistry is near Bogut Warriors level. Hawks need to focus on hitting the glass on both ends like never before. It’s literally the Thunder’s only weakness.
  20. benhillboy
    Seems so. I’ll take it over some of the names I hear in the NFL nowadays. Sh*t like T’Demetriustavious
  21. benhillboy
    People around the league are giving Jalen his proper due especially seeing how the Hawks struggled without him. But I wished his name had more ring to it to differentiate him from the 15 other Jaylen/Jaylin/ Jaelyn/ Jalen/ Jay-Lin/J’Lens in the league (am I missing a spelling lol). Nothing like Gradey d*ck tho. His middle name shortened to Ty Johnson is decent
  22. benhillboy
    Looking at this brass though I’m not holding my breath on any significant, obviously improving moves. Need more yachts and land acquisitions! Most teams have a couple players at the end of their bench with great metrics. I need a barf bag looking at how the Hawks fleshed out their roster. On what planet should Patty be making $7 milly? Thank goodness for Jalen wildly outplaying his rookie deal.
  23. benhillboy
    Yeah these past 8 games were a soft spot in the schedule before a gauntlet in January. The strength of schedule before the Cavs game was 7th. It’s now 20th and the Hawks still lost significant ground The 4 game losing streak didn’t do them any favors at all. If they can somehow beat OKC to start the new year though I’ll damn near forgive all of the losing (2 losses to the hampered heat most notably) Trae has been at 40 minutes per the last 5 games. Hawks gotta get a capable BU in here asap.
  24. benhillboy
    Peace and Prosperity To All of Yous. I for one won’t miss 2023, sh*t was horrible for me but I’ll bounce back like a Trae nutmeg. 2024 onward ho!
  25. benhillboy
    Yeah not his best day. But Patty was +17 and Trae was -11, I’ll side with the +/- detractors today and call it bullsh*t
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