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No way LP would have had this team close

Snell is hoopin

2 minutes ago, Atlantaholic said:

Bruno has hands of stone and Okongwu has paper hands. Possibly the worst backup centers in the NBA atm. 

In this game. He's been solid af his last 4 outings. Chill

John has been terrible

I hate Hill so much

1 minute ago, benhillboy said:

Feel free to protect the defensive glass f&@k.  Nate gonna bark.

Yea that was bad by Snell

2 minutes ago, Atlantaholic said:

Lmao, Okonguw has fumbled every ball he's touched smh. 

Why he needs more mins. He needs to learn how to anticipate the passes from players he rarely plays with. Needs the experience.

We pushing

Big O needs mins to grow damnit. 

7 minutes ago, Atlantaholic said:

Okonguw isn't better. 

Bruh...

1 minute ago, TheNorthCydeRises said:

Nope.  Can't make that excuse now.

If that excuse didn't save LP's job, it shouldn't matter who is out.

Agreed

Hill smfh

Showing life

2 minutes ago, georgia said:

Feel bad for pierce.    Hawks Gm has some answering to do.....

Zero time for offensive installs.  It's the same offense that LP was running. Let's see how they look after the break before we make any Nate/LP comparisons.

4 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

What's the 2nd half adjustments look like?

Play Knight, do not put Gallo at the 5. I wouldn't put Collins at the 5 either. Big O and Knight should be the only 5s playing.  Trae needs to give MCW space and dare him to shoot.  Huerter needs to be aggressive and get to the paint.

Also let's see what Mays has tonight. 

1 minute ago, Spud2nique said:

If we make any trades in the next 3 weeks we have to throw Bruno in there for our sake.

I would just cut him outright. He's a mega bum.

Just now, Spud2nique said:

The Knight kid brings mad energy bring him instead.

What do we have to lose?

Put Knight in, why TF is he in the Doghouse?

Just now, Spud2nique said:

Lloyd type of first half, horrid.

Capela is a huge part of the D. Not sure why you play Bruno over Knight and start Gallo over Big O but it's a work in progress I guess?

Oh hi Bruno lol

Freaking bum

5 minutes ago, kg01 said:

Not sure why folks are so excited that we had a player mutiny against a guy who allegedly wanted to hold them to a high standard.

Truth.  And exactly why journalism, as a profession, is ded.

And how did LPs approach help the team?

Just now, kg01 said:

Smells more like a guy going to jilted young players for negative opinions to report.

The reports were correct obviously. LP is gone and was a mistake in the first place.

2 minutes ago, kg01 said:

Gotta say all this Kirschner stuff feels like a personal hit piece by him.

He's just speaking FACTS

I actually think Bogi will pan out in the long run. He was struggling to find a rhythm because we run zero off ball action.  He's a guy that needs to come off a few screens then catch and shoot. 

Gallo needs to play purely the 4 position with a defensive minded center.  If he's on the floor, then Capela or Big O (his stock is going up with me, really like his lateral activity on D recently) need to be too. 

We need to work the ball down low much more often and force teams to respect us in the paint. Kicking out to shooters after this action creates more spacing for shooters.  It's not brain surgery...

Nate loved to go down low, almost to a fault... So I truly thing we will have a much larger presence down there. It will help open up the offense. 

Defensively this team didn't play better D until Nate took over for those few games. The players were engaged and Trae was receptive to coaching.  This is what I wanna see from leadership. Someone with the balls to pull your best player and coach them when they make a mistake. 

At the very least, I think this team will finally learn how to close games correctly under Nate. He seems to have a calming presence and MAKES THE RIGHT ROTATIONS!  I'm cautiously optimistic about the future.

It's a good day people. We were going in the wrong direction and needed a change.  If Nate doesn't want the job he can kick rocks too.  If he does, I welcome him with open arms.