RedDawg#8

2 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

yep.

It’s too predictable. Went from weak draft to “ let’s trade for 2 more top 10 picks” lol

17 hours ago, macdaddy said:

People have been lauding OKC for years though and what have they accomplished?  

Not a damn thing. Less than the Trae Hawks for sure.

4 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Hawks stay playing with a 9 piece toddler puzzle at the kiddy table.

They refuse to play with the 1000 piece puzzle.

This is the biggest frustration. I don’t care if it falls flat on its face (I do) just have a vision and stick to it. We all knew it was not going to be easy to build around Trae, but we at least had a plan in the beginning and saw that it could work even if we weren’t a finished product at the time. We have sacrificed a lot of fit for finance and the results are what they are.

6 minutes ago, AtLaS said:

The 2nd apron is still brand new.  We haven't seen the full impact of it yet.  Many teams are going to bury themselves giving out these max contracts to non all-star players.  They don't even realize it yet.  Non stars making 50-60 million are going to quickly become negative value contracts that can't be moved and the teams will be stuck.

I agree with the sentiment, but I guarantee you there are people within these organizations that are very aware of the financial ramifications and risks moving forward and they have decided that it’s a risk (investment) worth making in order to try and win a championship.

Mostly, it’s the owners signing off on the commitments and in the end it’s their money. But, underneath that, the FO’s are willing to come off the role players and replace them with vet mins when it comes time to save money. The idea is that you’re committing to a handful of key guys for a lot off money and filling out around them. They are not interested in the Hawks model of 7 to 9 good but not great players all making $18+ million to not be a contender. 

3 minutes ago, theheroatl said:

Not sure if you are familiar with the squawk but we generally stick to one or two main threads it doesn’t matter the topic

 

we typically migrate when there is a big shift 

Im totally unfamiliar. Thanks for the lesson. 

Hey everyone, I have a great idea. Let’s take another thread and turn it in to a draft discussion about Sarr, Edey, Clingan, and Risacher.

Let’s ignore the threads dedicated to those topics.

Matter of fact, why even have threads? Let’s create an open forum discussing the #1 pick and everyone’s dream trade for this offseason. 

10 hours ago, Lurker said:

 I don't see it on him being a "3" however)

Because he is not. There are really bad Sarr takes on here that go against every evaluation of him.

Minny is a tough matchup for Dallas. Minny has 3 bigs better than what Dallas has up front. McDaniels will get Luka, Ant says he’s guarding Kyrie.

Dallas is going to have to knock down shots from the perimeter, because I think the paint will be shut down completely.

Naz Reid might be my favorite TWolf other than Ant. That dude is a load coming off the bench behind 2 dominant bigs. They don’t miss a beat with him in the game.

Great game between Minnesota and Denver. Ant is not dominating, but having vets like Conley, KAT, and Gobert help. Denver is vulnerable but hanging in there.

Big time plays tonight 

Thibs should not be allowed to coach in the NBA when he’s repeatedly killed his players and caused injuries due to overuse that undermine their ability to go the distance in the postseason.

If OO is the piece that will make or break a trade for Ingram then I am duecing him out and holding on to Capela.

15 hours ago, REHawksFan said:

OKC choked that game away. Also, I hate the Mavs. F em. 

Youth doesn't win championships in the NBA. When all else is even, you can bet on the guys who have been there before.

Watching this OKC-MAVS game looking at some weak over the back calls between Lively and Holmgren thinking, yeah, Sarr can definitely play Center in today’s NBA. Centers may be tall these days but they are mostly all finesse. That includes Embiids flopping ass. Big men are too skilled today to fall in love with stiffs who can’t open their hips up while the move. Sarr is going to THRIVE in the league.

Alexander the Great or,

”The Czar” like Sarr

20 minutes ago, terrell said:

For the #1 pick?

No 

5 minutes ago, Lurker said:

Decided to sign in here for the first time in a bit, having read some of the stuff about Edey.

I'd probably take him somewhere between 10-15, there's no way I'd take him 1st. 

To me, if you're dreaming on him a bit, maybe he's Yao Ming with a workable jumper considering how he shoots free throws (although Ming was a pretty good free throw shooter with me taking a look). I'm not 100% sure that works in the NBA today, but considering how productive he was in college, he'll be going mid-first round.

There really isn't any chance he's discussed at all by the Hawks though.

Great post and agreed.

The Ming comp is very relative. And there is a reason he lasted only 8 seasons. This is even before the fame evolved to the perimeter. He was damn near obsolete then.

Can he be physically imposing? Sure, but there is so much more to the game. 

Bridges would be a nice add. I like the idea of these long, veteran dudes.