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  1. benhillboy
    Them boys scored half of their 128 points in the paint. Clint’s role is now a BU on a strong defensive team, yet he’s starting on a dreadful one. Hawks needed a high-impact, young, True defensive C and an on-ball defender who can guard 1-3 at the start of the season, I would hope it’s painfully evident to Fields now. Question is how empowered is he to do anything about how porous the defense is? Ressler is getting great home attendance he could care less.
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    Hawks weren’t supposed to win so they didn’t. It’s gonna be a tough road without Jalen’s rebounding, size, efficiency, floor running, and passing decisions. Damn…that’s quite a lot. Trae is now 5-6 (-4 total) versus Darius Garland (+11). Donovan Mitchell has gotten incrementally better on both ends and has always been underrated as a passer. I didn’t care for him in Utah but he’s a beast now.
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    Trae has made more standout defensive plays in transition this season than the rest of his career.
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    Derrick White is now 9-2 versus the Hawks (regular and post) in a Celtics uniform at +103. Damn. Celtics just on a whole different level. They helped account for missing two great starters with two guys who never play and got plus minutes outta them. The way Tatum is shooting and rebounding it’s high time he get the Celtics over the championship hurdle as the clear favorites.
  5. benhillboy
    Good foul by Trae
  6. benhillboy
    Damn. That was impressive. Shook Trae out his shoes then baptized Clint
  7. benhillboy
    Bogi’s haircut is horrible. Jayson Tatum is kinda decent at basketball.
  8. benhillboy
    Beautiful bounce pass by Trae even better finish by Bey.
  9. benhillboy
    Bruh. Bogi giving Peak Klay vibes.
  10. benhillboy
    Trae’s energy is great on both ends. I’ve never seen him stop a fast break by himself before tonight.
  11. benhillboy
    Is it me or is Clint a bit heavier than usual?
  12. benhillboy
    We just can’t have nice sh#t bruh. His loss will certainly be felt. He’s the only player on the roster with a + offensive and defensive box. I have no confidence that Dre and Bey can account for his absence. Luckily the schedule through December isn’t daunting at all.
  13. benhillboy
    I had to do a triple take at Trae +40. Godd@mn. Hopefully JJ isn’t out for an extended period.
  14. benhillboy
    This was supposed to be a scrimmage, glad the Hawks didn’t add any unnecessary drama as the Wizards never led. Real test tomorrow.
  15. benhillboy
    The first individual defensive metric I check is defensive box. Herb Jones, Tatum, Derrick White, PG-13, and Jrue are the starting predominantly wing guys ahead of McDaniels (+1.1) who are known stoppers, a couple statistical outliers in SGA and Mitchell who play alongside at least two other excellent defenders. Kyle Lowry, Kyle Anderson, Cam Reddish, Caruso, Josh Hart, and Thybulle off the bench. No one would argue that all those guys are top tier (Cam when he focuses). Lebron, Kawhi, and Jimmy all play a hybrid type wing/ paint style now and can lock down whenever needed. The first two just have to maintain focus on boxing out. Bogi is the highest Hawk at -.1. He’s not helping but he’s not hurting the defense like he usually has. That’s my best guess as to why his minutes are below his career average: to maximize his defensive effort while out there. I still think 26 should be 29.
  16. benhillboy
    Magic were missing two starters and just smashed the Celtics. Them boys might be for real.
  17. benhillboy
    That was epic and crucial looking at the final score. Giannis type sh%t.
  18. benhillboy
    @TheNorthCydeRises you’re officially “winning” our bet. It’s pretty crazy with worse effective and true shooting than last season he’s at .143 WS/48 and 121 O Rating. Increased minutes, FTs, and assists seem to be giving him a boost along with his recent three point barrage going 15-30 in the past 3 games. Despite nonexistent rebounding his spike in steals are really helping his and the teams’ metrics, adding crucial possessions to their already torrid pace. I never thought I’d see him approaching 2 per game but here he is. I’ll gladly fork over the “basketball cards” if he can maintain these metrics with decreased minutes. Even with his excellent track record of availability 36+ minutes is too many for anyone. The main advantage to having great bench depth is to keep your starters around 31 minutes and fresh for down the stretch and into the playoffs.
  19. benhillboy
    Any serious analyst knew OKC was gonna kick ass. As long as Isiah Joe shoots well they’ll continue to do so, he started off slow. He’s like Miami with Duncan Robinson: if he’s on you can hang it up. I can’t believe in the Wolves’ chemistry until they win an actual series. Then I’ll buy it. It’s gotta be nowhere but up for Memphis, so surprised at their terrible start. GS should get it together if Draymond can stop acting a damn fool. Miami went on a surge and all they did was take Thomas Bryant out the lineup (duh) and lose Herro to injury. Don’t know why they didn’t get value (ie SIZE) for that dude this summer.
  20. benhillboy
    Lots of ups and downs in the game but Trae’s ridiculous shooting in the first quarter was the difference IMO even more so than his OT scoring. I thought Gallo’s three point record was going down for sure but it didn’t. Bob said he had been putting in extra work on his shot, needed every one of his 43 tonight seeing how we’re oh so challenged defensively. I’ll never be a fan of the kid but always marveled at his offensive workload and availability at his size. I wish like hell he would’ve had a special young coach like an Udoka, Taylor Jenkins (he’s gonna get Memphis in order soon), Nurse, or Daignealt in his formative years. His floor game would be twice as good.
  21. benhillboy
    That boy Devin Booker got the cheapest looking signature shoe in the history of the NBA You could find these in Famous Footwear 25 years ago for $37.99.
  22. benhillboy
    Back to .500, woo-hoo! Quinn’s awareness of managing minutes is so shaky. Best starter +/- was DJ at 0. Worst bench +/- was Bey at +9. Anyway a win is a win, can’t expect this team to do it pretty and without raising your blood pressure.
  23. benhillboy
    Trae does his best off ball work on out of bounds plays by far.
  24. benhillboy
    OO in the house. Big time mid range by Trae before that.
  25. benhillboy
    I still say Hawks win tho.
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