marco102

Blow it up at this point. The fellas are playing with no heart.

Oh god. It's Murray and filler for Ben Simmons isn't it!?!

Oh I wasn't implying that. It's just that there's a lot of group think when it comes to how much talent is in a draft. You may very well find the next Jokic (really really really rare) in the second round of this draft class. Moving DJ and Capela. Next season DJ will make $25.5 million and Capela will make $22.3 = about $47.8 million Next season KAT will make about $49.7 million.

There is good talent. People always downplay certain drafts. There is generally one to three all NBA players in every draft.

I would do Murray and Mills plus sac 1st and another protected first to get KAT in a heartbeat. What Trae needs is a 1b or 2 fromtcourt player. KAT fits with our other young front court players perfectly offensively and defensively. Probably won't happen, but if it does I will be a season ticket holder for the first time..lol

I'd do this deal like yesterday!!!

Went to the game and the Hawks made it tougher than needed. Jalen has shown sooo much growth compared to last year watching him live. Glad I could be there for his career game. Some tidbits. I saw Trae and Dj get in a really heated exchange on the bench after one of Traes turnovers. They seemed to be cool at the end of the game. No way they can let Bogi go he seems to connect all the guys. Glad we got the win We are officially streaking!

you shouldn't be..lol

lol...nothing's probably going to happen If it does, we are trading JJ, Bogi and filler for Siakam. That's how things work for the Hawks. Trade your best for trash and then next year wonder why you are floundering. I'd rather stand pat than to do that JJ trade.

They should do this yesterday.

I hope whatever he is going through has been worked out. Maybe he left for religious holidays or something?

You put that in a post while I was typing mine which is why I thanked your post addressing that point. I believe we can get both those players and not be in the luxury tax. So you can do that and move up in the standings. This is also what I warned you about in the off season when you were predicting great things for this team. I said they have shown us who they were, a .500 team, and until we see otherwise, that's what we should expect.

I'm not stanning for anything and asked you a simple question. Did you hear he wanted out? Now you are saying he's threatened to leave every year he's been here, but you've never said that previously. I wouldn't blame Trae for requesting a trade if Toni continues to be weary of the luxury tax. Trae also has 2 years guaranteed and a player option. I'm assuming you're thinking he'll opt out. I'm not here to argue with you about Trae because I know your personal bias towards him because of some personal interactions. I'm an Atlanta Hawks stan. If they trade Trae, I'd wish him well and hope for the best for us. I wouldn't even root for him anymore because I don't care about the NBA. I care about the Hawks. I barely watch any other games unless it impacts the Hawks in some way. To me the most detrimental thing to the Hawks is to trade Trae without him asking out. That's why I'm like nah don't trade our best player. It's not because I'm a stan of Trae. Now to address your other points. I know my Miles Bridges take isn't popular. Miles Bridges has an image problem in Charlotte and most of the NBA due to the domestic violence situation and is on a one year deal and a UFA after this season. He also has a pending court case in January or February. I'm of the opinion that he won't be proven to be in violation of the original deal, but that's another story. What value could they get for him? He's a distressed asset if there ever was ever a distressed asset. The Hawks wouldn't have to give up much to get him. J. Isaac is injury prone and barely getting 13 minutes a game in Orlando. You can flip a protected first for him possible. Of course teams could always ask for more. I'm saying these are reasonable ways to fix the team this year to address the biggest areas of weakness.

The solution to all the worries is to go get Miles Bridges to back up Hunter and get Jonathan Issac from the Magic. That's a simple trade that gets the hawks better wing play and more defense. They will probably be able to stay under the luxury tax with that move. I think as long as the Hawks put a competent roster around Trae he won't demand a trade. At this point, injuries have decimated us at SF and PF, the areas we lacked depth. Fix that and I see the team taking off. I should ask straight up, have you heard that Trae is planning on requesting a trade? Is that why you are ready to get him off the roster?

Why are you so against trading Murray for Booker? Seems like you just want to get Trae off the team. That would make much more sense. Trade whatever you want to get Booker and Trae together. Edit: Also by your Logic, why would anybody give us anything of value for Trae if he can opt out in two years and demand a trade from that team?

Merry Christmas y'all. Going to the game on Wednesday. I hope the Hawks can pull off a win for me.

He absolutely will if they keep letting talent go to avoid the luxury tax. We need more depth and another star player.

At this point I expect them to lose when someone is missing. I'm just tuning in to watch the greatness of Trae and Bogi was special in the first half. Tony better spend some money cause if Trae keeps this type of play up and keeps losing, he will request a trade. Today wasn't Traes best game, but considering the torture house Miami has been from him, it was great progress. We will probably lose tomorrow if Hunter doesn't play. ☹

Honestly, that's why Trae is going unnoticed. We have to start winning more for the talking heads to give him his due.

@bleachkit

Yeah, I just don't understand why Quin insists on playing small against a team like Cleveland. All I know is this team doesn't seem to have hustle to it. It's been that way for a while. Everybody but Trae and JJ can be traded as far as I'm concerned. I haven't been posting a lot because I'm VERY negative on this team right now.

I did some digging around on Miles Bridges to see why the NBA is allowing him to play. Something just wasn't sitting right with me. The post below details out the timeline of the incidents. https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/miles-bridges-domestic-violence-case-timeline-charges-sentencing-suspension-information-for-hornets-forward/ See the highlighted above. He's supposed to stay away from his ex and exchange their kids through a neutral third party. So him and his ex shouldn't have any contact with each other. https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/miles-bridges-surrenders-after-warrant-issued-for-alleged-violation-of-protective-order/ So Bridges allegedly threw pool balls at his ex's car while exchanging the kids? Who was the neutral third party to drop off the kids? Was it Bridges current girlfriend? I wouldn't think so. Why is the new girlfriend kicking the car? Why show up without the neutral third party? These are all legitimate questions that need to be answered. I was unaware that Bridges had taken out a restraining order on his ex. https://www.tmz.com/2022/11/08/miles-bridges-files-restraining-order-from-domestic-violence-accuser/ This just seems like a toxic relationship gone wrong. Seems like the NBA has some evidence that yes, Bridges did hit her, which is abhorrant. It seems like there is more to the story than Bridges beats the hell out of his wife. Pleads no contest and then throws golf balls at her. I'll say if the legal system plays out and he's not found guilty of the new allegations, I'm fine with the Hawks taking a flier on him.

Not so fast! Trae's made a comeback. Still not above 37.5% but he's getting close with 36.5%.

The Hawks got the win last night to only get us back to .500 which they always seem to be around. I hope this is the start of something good for them. (There is the Hawks part of this to keep it in homecourt.). I hope everyone eats too much, enjoy time with friends and family or just chill alone if that's your thing.