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7 minutes ago, Spud2nique said:

I don’t get it. Seems like we have more injuries with load management in today’s game than when players played more back in the day. What gives? Nutrition and training have gotten like 1000x better. I mean.. I dunno  

More lateral movement is a contributing factor. 

2 hours ago, terrell said:

 These last couple of games don't prove much(small sample size), but they do open the door up more to Quin and Landry(if they didnt already know) that the Trae-Murray fit is one of the primary problems.........

It's not the only problem of course, but their offensive games don't compliment each other very well IMO.

They dont pick up the slack for what the other is bad at on the offensive end.

Both are good facilitators, but neither is a great knock down shooter(streaky), or plays that well off the ball. It makes it tough for them to feed off one another, so they just take turns on offense.

And defensively, its just a damn disaster.. 

 

 

Trae likes playing with chuckers/scorers. Michael Porter Jr, Bogi, Gallo, even AJ played well next to him. It's not pretty when guys play too methodical.

6 hours ago, JeffS17 said:

His screen navigation is some of the best I've seen, he moves like water on defense, it's beautiful.  I think the time in College Park was probably well spent refining his game, and for his confidence

He leads with his hips/core and lower body and is very fluid. Deandre tries to play like that at times but he's too stiff. Can't wait to see Mouhamed Gueye, all the players gas him up too much for him not to be good player.

Hawks can potentially turnaround this embarrassment of a season next year if they draft the right players and beef up the bench.

What's the deal with Ryan Dunn, guy was projected late lottery and now looks like he'll be lucky not to go in the 2nd round? His shooting can't be the only reason can it?

Kobe is a bit bigger then I thought. He looks like a legit 6'5 combo gaurd. I hope his defense translates, we need as much as we can in the backcourt.

Something must have clicked for Deandre, he's been making quick reads since coming back from injury

Damn, if JJ had a typical JJ night, we could have pulled this off. This is the only positive loss I've seen all year feels like, gotta bottle this up and continue this for the rest of the season.

Just now, dalamchops said:

damn that's the best i've seen trae execute out of a trap. Excellent end to the half

Jalen's the only guy who naturally occupies that area that gets opened up when he gets trapped. JC tried to do it, but was a poor decision maker when the ball would find him.

4 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

That Clint was a role playing superstar. Limited but extremely impactful. We noticed a massive difference when he wasn't on the floor even if on the floor, it was sometimes shaky. 

The next two years were filled with injuries. 

This year, he's been healthy but just isn't the same athlete and that's the difference. His BBIQ and skills have improved. You can Clearly see he's healthy. But he ain't the same athlete he used to be. The speed just ain't there anymore. 

Plus the vertical spacing. The pnr floater/lob threat can't be spammed every play anymore.

Kuzma is a bitch that was salty Jalen was gearing for another transition dunk off another forced turnover.

Could tell he wasn't in range to get the block and still went for it.

Looks like he took something from that experience to me. DJ still takes plenty midrange jumpers and Dre said that Quin assured him that he wasn't gonna take it away from him.

1 minute ago, JTB said:

 

Man JJ should have been given significant minutes his rookie season. Can’t imagine where he’d be right now had he been playing a bigger role.

I don’t miss collins at all cause everything I felt we needed from the 4 , JJ possessed those skills. Outside of shooting anyways but I wouldn’t put it past JJ that it won’t be added to his arsenal.

JC was more of a high percentage shooter vs output even when he was shooting well. 40% shooting is nice, but it's a bit like fools gold when you only take 3 a game and you're not contested.

Might be a good time to bring out the OO Capela lineup

JJ winning MIP

Never-mind sticking, King Kong will never even get acknowledged as a potential nickname. If you want him to drop Big O, you're gonna have to think of something different. 

On 8/22/2023 at 11:51 AM, djjob23 said:

 

 

This sounds alot like Cam

6 minutes ago, KB21 said:

Clint is a good player for what he can do.  What he can do though is going to be a dinosaur in the game soon.  It’s going to be hard to function in the modern NBA with a big that cannot play on the perimeter.  
 

OO is the he model for the new age center.  He’s a player that can guard 1-5 on the perimeter.  He has inherent shooting ability that has not been encouraged during his career.  He can rebound.  He can rim protect.  He can be a pick and roll roll man as well as a pick and pop big.  

He can also make quick decisions/reads with the ball

12 minutes ago, Hawkmoor said:

Examples please

Since he doesn't attack the paint well, he's not only gotta improve his handle, but his strength and touch. It's great that he's an elite midrange shooter, but he needs to be able to get to those spots on the floor better.

I expect a good year from Hunter this season. If he doesn't add much over the offseason, I'd still expect a better season than last year just cause of the coaching change. Having Quin being able to put him in actual spots on the floor that would suit his scoring profile would make a big difference for him.

6 minutes ago, Peoriabird said:

Trae has a big contract, Hunter has a manageable contract.  One contract give a non contender flexibility... the other limits its flexibility. simple as that.  We are not different than Minnesota.

Which of the two would you say is living up to their contract better? People have criticisms of both. 

2 minutes ago, MarylandHawk said:

OO is the key. He will be unlocked. Him and KAT will be an excellent pairing. 

Thats alot to carry. We're gonna need another defender off the bench for sure.

@NBASupes If we get KAT our offense blows through the roof, but our defense takes a massive beating.

Does the front office feel confident that a team with Trae and KAT can win a chip?

19 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

He doesn't want to be traded and he wants to stick as Atlanta building a contender. 

Thats some real shit that I wouldn't do lmao.

Dejounte a real one