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  2. Official Game Thread: Hawks at Cavaliers

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    52 minutes ago, KB21 said:

    28 points on 13 shots is what I'm looking for.  He was 8 for 8 from the FT line.  Four of those were from fouls late in the game.  A guy that penetrates as much as he does should be getting on the line more often, and I'm hoping he is figuring this out. 

    The 6 turnovers though........:angry:

    At least two of them were offensive fouls, which one could argue about...

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    IMHO Dennis has improved some things what could make his game much more valuable.

    Before this season he forced passes (turnovers), he forced the drive to the hoop (more turnovers under the basket and lots of blocked shots) and it seemed he wasn't to be able to adjust the tempo of his game and went 100% all the time. 

    This year it seems he knows about his strength and more important about his flaws. He shot a lot this season so far but there haven't been many ill advised attempts and he stopped driving into well defended lanes all the time. Example: When we played Charlotte he looked for his midrange shot but as soon as Dwight went to the bench he successfully attacked the basket.

    Let's hope he keeps playing focused and doesn't fall back into old habits. If he can do this consistantly this season and works on his off ball defense after that he could be an All Star in 2019... If... 

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  15. Zach Lowe Prediction: Hawks TRY to trade Dennis and Baze

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    3 hours ago, Diesel said:

    And I'm sick of a PG who has ignored every big man that he has played with.   People will cry out his age but never the fact that he's been a pro for many years and his game is not changing.  Whatever happened to BudBall??  You remember, the brand of basketball that took us to our first ECF?  It's now Dennis the Menance Ball.   Ignore me all day.. Dennis' play will speak for me!

     

    FAncy and two trades. Good coaches will adjust style of play to the players they have and try to use their stregths... not the other way around...

    At least you don't have to quote yourself today ;-)

    BTW. I'm looking forward to see the Hawks play again tonight. You know, having fun while watching hoops is what me makes watching it... Let's get that 2nd win!

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  18. Preseason Game 4: Gwizzlies at Hawks

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    19 hours ago, ATLien_ said:

    Happy for the win, but Bud has to get this pick and roll fixed. Our bigs are being taken out of the game by our less than stellar guard play. 

    I've watched John Collins and Dedmon roll hard consistently for 3 pre season games and this team still really struggles to get them the ball.  Dwight got all the blame last year, but your only going to roll hard for so long when you know no payoff is coming. This is going to be a long season if I have to watch Dennis and Malcom jack shots the whole game.

    In order for the roll to work the primary ball handler has to be a threat that causes the defending big man to need to hedge. James Harden is really effective at this because he's a threat at all 3 levels, so Clint Capella get's hell of roll action because of this threat. Right now the big men aren't hedging because Dennis and Malcom have no inbetween game. They are either at the basket or jacking long jumpers. Normally going to the basket would force a hedge, but the defending big is sagging under the screen because they know both PG's won't take a mid range shot. This is rendering the roll ineffective because the defending big is hugging the big man and rolling with him which in turn puts him in position to block the shot if Dennis or Malcom happen to drive. 

    Also the spacing on these pick and rolls is terrible. They are literally standing on top of each other, so every pass to the big ends up being contested or in traffic pass creating a high amount of turnovers. There's alot of potential here, but Bud has to get this stuff corrected, and for the love of God give John Collins a post up every now and again or a pop. He's literally being told to roll on every play. Too predictable right now. 

    Actually Dennis improved the usage of his mid range game a lot last year and took more shots from 10ft-3pt (342 shots) than from behind the arc (337). The years before your point would have been right 2015/16 10ft-3pt (209 shots) and >3pt (274)

    His percentage improved for all distances, despite playing better competition as a starter

    For a closer look:

    Dennis' shooting numbers 2015/2016

    Dennis' shooting numbers 2016/2017

     

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  19. Lots of Former Hawks.

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    6 hours ago, Diesel said:

    DHoward - Charlotte

    PMillsap - Denver

    Korver - Cleveland. 

    Thabo - Pelicans

    Teague - Minny

    Horf - Boston

    DMCthealltymegreat = Brooklyn 

    These are the fruits of Budball 

    They are all the fruits of Bud's balls? WOW :married::biggrin::cool:

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  20. Malcolm Delaney: Face of the Hawks??

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    His answers are inconsistent. He said he wouldn't come to the NBA as a 3rd stringer but the time he wanted to join the Hawks first, Jeff and Dennis were our point guards. Di he really believe to outplay one of them or was he already told that Hawks would part ways with one of them (what I doubt). So for me it seems he is completely okay with being a 3rd point as long he gets paid.

     

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    I wasn’t going to come back here to be the third point guard on a team and make the league minimum

    It seems I first read this he wouldn't come back for being a third string or the league minimum, so that's my fault and he is completely okay if it's only one of this two options

  22. Preseason Game 2: Hawks at Cavaliers

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    15 minutes ago, AHF said:

    I'd deal Baze for a late first but not Bembry.  I still want to see what we have in him.  Even if his shot is broken (and he did lead his team in scoring in college and averaged over 17 points on 48% shooting his last year so I'm not sure he can't Chillz himself to some scoring), I still hold promise he can be a useful playmaker and defender at a good price on his rookie deal.  He showed high BBIQ and was very active in college - 7.8 rpg, 4.5 apg, 1.4 spg and 0.8 bpg his junior year (very similar his sophmore year).

    Everybody would love to get a late 1st for Baze and his salary... Unfortunately I doubt anybody wants to do it the other way around...

  24. Preseason Game 2: Hawks at Cavaliers

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    Posted · Edited by rd79

    I don't judge players after two preseason games, but Baze has to get his sh*t together. Man I really hope that dude manages to live up to his contract or at least to half the amount he gets! And I still don't like the fact he plays SG. I think the Hawks would look that much better with a capable 3-pt shooter beside Dennis.

    Now the help defender can always stay close to Dennis because he knows as long as Baze has no clear path to the rim, he is no problem. Not a good thing to have your main scorer potentially doubled every possession, just because your shooting guard can't shoot...

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