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The Spurs.

True! Moose's defense has been pretty decent lately.

I say 10 deep add Moose that. If he's hitting his shots he's an asset.

I think he will be. Bud and Tim's hard work has really turned him into quite the player. He's getting rebounds, assists, and playing adequate defense. I hopefully, he will make another jump next season and improve his handles to turn into the the complete two guard we need him to be. (Also, hope the Hawks resign him.)

Gotcha. That's why I made my original post about what Bud said on 92.9 this morning to show he isn't as inept as some may think. Bud would have to be crazy to go back to that line up without someone being injured.

I'm legitimately confused. Who's suggesting he go back to Thabo and Baze?

Why Tell Washington who you are starting before the series. He said leaning which I'm sure if he wasn't on the radio and talking to us on the streets he'd say I'm starting them. You would want to give Washington more to prepare for.

Can I just chime in with what the Bud said on 92.9 this morning. He said he's leaning towards THjr and TP starting.

Heard Bud say on 92.9 today that he's leaning towards keeping the starting line up the same with TP and THjr! That's pretty awesome. I'm hoping we will be pleasantly surprised by Playoff Hawks. The national media is already clamoring for a Celtics/Washington EFC against Cleveland. I hope we spoil that party.

Did it hurt his development? We do not know what goes on at practice and probably don't have 1/800th the basketball knowledge of coach Bud. If Prince was performing well in his minutes in the beginning of the year, I believe Bud would have rewarded him with more minutes. He didn't play lights out. You also do not want to ruin a rookie's confidence by constantly pulling them when they make mistakes. Also, you have to consider there is this thing called a rookie wall that tons of players hit. I'd rather have Prince right where he's at now and not burned out and making terrible mistakes. If Prince catches fire in the playoffs, who's to say Bud was wrong for sitting him as much. If he sucks, at least Bud got him some playoff experience.

Dwight would eat Eddie's lunch in a playoff series. I welcome his addition and hope they play him 36 minutes.

@Spud2Nique Bud really did. It was kind of classless once the Hawks took the shot clock violation.

Ok Hawks, let's get this win. I feel bad, I have to root for Boston not to lose..

Dear lord you're right!

I completely agree with this.

To quote a famous basketball wife, Otto Porter was a non motherfreaking factor in the 2015 playoffs. John wall can not and has not kept Dennis out the lane. Where is all this coming from? These are all hypotheticals you are coming up with. It's not the periemeter match up I'm worried about with the Wizards. It's the fact the the Morris guy seems to play lights out and he guards Milsap pretty decently. I'm in agreement with you that Washington is a tough match, but who you are talking about shutting down the respective Hawks player is completely inaccurate. What Washington does well against the Hawks is attack the PnR and pull up in the midrange due to Dwight sagging off. I trust Bud to adjust that in the playoffs.

Porter is now an all world defender? You were the one that stated it would go like the 15 playoffs. I was just pointing out the fact that you can't guard the Hawks the same way. Porter was put on THjr too and THjr still scored 29 pts in the last game. I get it Washington is a tough match up, but it's not like they are Golden state where they have mismatches across the board. If you hold Wall and Beal in check, there's nothing about that team that scares anyone. They are also TURRIBLE defensively!

When has Kevin Love ever killed Milsap? Show me examples! If I remember correctly, K. Love CAN'T guard Milsap. The only player who seems to shut Milsap down offensively on the Cavs is Tristan Thompson. However, if Dwight's on the floor TT has to guard Dwight and we all saw how that experiment went in the first game between these two teams.

LMAO! You know this thread is about to get hijacked!

In 2015, you had Kyle Korver who couldn't create his own shot! Bradley Beal did NOT fair well against THjr during the last game we played. However, Beal shut Korver down in 2015. I don't see an ugly sweep. It'll be a very good series. If the Hawks hit their shots, it very well could be an ugly sweep by the Hawks.

Why is everyone so afraid of Washington? They only had 1 good game against the Hawks. The others were tightly contested. I don't see Washington as some unstoppable Juggernaut like the Warriors or Spurs. The Hawks match up well with all the top teams in the East if they play their game. That's always a big if though.

We don't know anything with this team. I want to say yes, but I don't want to jinx it. The bench is playing similar to the start of the season and I think that's the key to the recent success.

So can we talk about about do it all Paul? Did you witness his great defense on LBJ at the end of the game and his clutch shooting? I'm bout to the point where I'm like pay that man the full max! I just appreciate Paul's all around greatness and humbleness! Like I said in a thread earlier, this Hawks team may get into the playoffs and win the entire thing (or get swept and loss by 40 in each game). We've played the top 3 teams in each conference VERY well.

I think having Jose is a blessing. We keep acting like Dennis is a vet. He's still young and learning. Most of the season NO ONE was making shots so it was up to Dennis to call his own number. Now that others are making their own shot, I think Dennis needs to call his jump shot a little less. If he's getting to the rim and scoring, I'm ok. Overall, this was a good win and let's just enjoy the psychotic ride this team is surely to take us on in the playoffs.

....speechless. This team might get into the playoffs and win it all. I can't tell what the hell they will do.