marco102

Pretty impressive start so far.

5 hours ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Didn't know JJ had this kind of shot in his bag.

Not sure I want him taking it with 19 seconds on the clock in such a close game though. Run the clock son 

 

 

He showed this in his college park games.  

3 hours ago, Jody23 said:

It was good to get the win.  Make or miss, that was a terrible shot.  Hopefully Quin let him know he's got to recognize time and score in those situations.

Someone theorized he took it because margin of victory matters in the in season tournament and apparently the Hawks want to win it. 

Y'ALL DE'ANDRE HUNTER HAD 16 pts 5 REBOUNDS AND 5 ASSISTS!

On 7/29/2021 at 11:11 PM, nathan2331 said:

I feel like Johnson can develop into the PF we want John to be. Where he gives us similar versatility being a lob threat and accurate shooter. But then he's a better playmaker and maybe even defender down the line. His pick I don't think changes the need for us to resign John, but Jalen can play next to Okongwu off the the bench and allow us to flexible in the lineups we use to matchup with different teams.

Right on!

On 7/29/2021 at 11:37 PM, marco102 said:

Schlenk has found his Draymond Green.  Great defensive versatility, rebounder, and playmaking for his size. 

I'm a fan. If he ever becomes a shooter we may have found the steal of the draft. 

On 8/1/2021 at 12:55 PM, marco102 said:

Agreed. I've watched more breakdowns of him and Sharife and the Hawks killed this draft.

Jalen has two-way potential.  I'd love to see him in the short roll when Trae is traped and then you have him passing it to a JC, Capela, Bogi, Huerter, Reddish, Gallo.  I'm loving this pick more and more 

Sharife, I wasn't the highest on him at 20, but getting his type of talent at 48 is bonkers.  The more film I watch, the more I believe he'll be one of, if not the, best backup point guards within the next two seasons. 

I can't wait to see these young guys in summer league.  

To be right and so wrong in one post.

On 8/8/2021 at 11:39 AM, marco102 said:

Charolette traded up in front of the Hawks to take Kai Jones.  Maybe Charlotte had intel that we would take Kai?

I would have probably preferred Kai on draft night as I believe he would be able to play with OO and JC in the future.  However, Kai's floor is very low and he's very raw.   We are probably looking at  two years before he gets meaningful minutes. 

I believe Jalen will start contributing a little before Kai, but the long term fit if Kai hits would be better in my opinion.  

Oh Boy! 

On 8/27/2021 at 12:35 AM, marco102 said:

I was personally really low on him by being a casual and not studying his film.  After looking over the film and seeing him in summer league, I'm super excited to see how he grows in the next few years.  

He's def a top 10 lottery talent.  

I honestly didn't realize I was such a big Jalen stan in the beginning. Screw you Nate!

1 hour ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Solo was right, guarding 1-5. I

Very interesting reading back thru this thread.

Haha that's what I thought too.

I'm so impressed with what I've seen from Jalen on the defensive end this season. Heck, everything he's brought to the table.

The Jalen propaganda continues. 

It wasn't pretty, but they got the W!

5-3 great fight. This was a tough game.

We needed all of Trae's 41.

Jalen is really turning into something!

Watched the game on delay tonight. The Ballysports app crapped out with like 3 minutes to go.  

This was a very solid team win.  New Orleans has been a top 5 defense this year I believe and the Hawks dropped 123 on them easily with an injured Dre and the three not falling. 

The defense this game impressed me the most.  The Hawks are having really good defensive quarters whereas last year that would rarely happen. 

Trae - There's a debate in this thread about him.  All I know is he's playing some really good defense this season and that's all I care about. His shots will start falling and he's going to be right were his normal average is, around 25 pts and 10+ assists again. 

DJ - People will focus on his offense, but his defense and rebounding were great this game.  This season he's really stepped up on the defensive end and that's what the Hawks really need if they expect to not be in the play-in. 

Dre - I didn't expect much from him offensively after the finger injury, but I'm loving the effort this season.  He's rebounding at a much higher rate than year's past. 

JJ - Mannnn!  Where do I begin.  Nate should be in Jail! You can literally see this kids confidence growing and the shooting has been a plus. I'm looking forward to see if he can turn into an All-star caliber player.

Clint - Fantastic game.  No missed bunnies and the defense was great. 

OO - Finally locked up his bugaboo Valanciunas. Great game from him and getting his first couple of threes of the season.

Bey -  Really plays hard.

Bogi - Off night, but stepped up when the Hawks were reeling. 

AJ - No minutes.  Hopefully Quin has a development plan for him and he's not out of Quin's good graces. 

Quin - Brought a modern offensive and defensive system to our young team and it's like night and day.  Starting to believe we won't be in the play-in this year, but don't want to get ahead of myself.  Last year really broke my faith in the Hawks. 

Sorry for the novel.