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    I agree with the first part. As far as length and athleticism, they already got that with Johnson and MAYBE with a healthy Okongwu. 6' 8" is tall enough in today's NBA. Very few teams present a problem for you if you deploy that (Milwaukee, etc.). Since most likely they will attempt to move Murray and keep Trae, they need a defense ONLY shooting guard to rotate out with Bogi. Teams get the ball into the paint too easily with the combo of Murray and Trae. The last part of this is the most amazing part: Capela is garbage as a athletic scoring big but IS one of the best fits on this team for Young as highlighted by what Quin did yesterday. Outside of Murray freelancing, Capela was the team's best offensive option with Johnson out. They went back to Young and Capela's bread and butter pick and roll. I need to see game film but it even looked like they were working backside screens for Capela to get them lobs also.
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    I guess Stephen A. Smith was lying too when he repeated what I said earlier: "the Hawks came back with Trae on the bench."
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    "Murray upset with Trae." Thats not a good look.
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    As soon as they benched Trae, the defense came alive and turned into offense.
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    Trae trying to set a turnover record in the playoffs.
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    Vucevic making Capela looks like Joel Embiid on offense...lmao
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    Three losts in a row including this blowout fiasco since Trae been back. This team...
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    Capela just had to be the only Hawk on that side of the court that could have received a pass from Dejuante in transistion after that steal of the ball.
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    Looks up at the tv in time to see Capela fumble a uncontested pass to him at the front of the rim.
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    His entire tournament has been like that. The refs and media are ACTIVELY trying to make this guy be great. I mean he is hooking players like you said, jumping over folks backs for rebounds and setting moving screens and the whistle is silent. You barely touch HIM and its free throws. All this for a bench player in the NBA who might give you a few minutes.
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    All this hype for a bench player in the NBA. Edy can't play in space, can't shoot further than 5 feet from the basket. You go straight at him on offense because he is more of a help blocker on defense. The refs are helping him look like a allstar in college by letting him throw players around in the paint without calling fouls on him, letting him go over the back of players without calling fouls on him, but you can't touch HIM and its free throws. I've never seen anything like this.
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    That might have worked. Playing Matthews against Giannis for even one possession was laughable.
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    This defense was horrible in January. If you said he changed it in January, the only change SINCE is Trae being out.
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    Quinn is the same guy he was 2 months ago when he looked horrible. The difference is he HAD to open up the offense when Trae went down and the defense is now operating at full capacity.
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    Shoutout to giving Hunter the opportunity to be a 1st option. The guy BEEN developed.
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    The Hawks have found OPTIONS and it didn't take a trade.
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    They dapped. Thats good enough, lmao
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    No doubt. Thats why I said he has to be a featured player. 1a or 1b on at least a quarter of the possessions.
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    My bad. Let me clear this up. When I said "front court", I meant J.J. and Hunter. They can get rid of Capela tomorrow and on the fence about OO. If they can get something for him I wouldn't necessarily miss him either. EDIT: I went back and checked my post. I did clarify that its the forwards that need to stayed involved in the offense.
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    I'm gonna say this one time and highlight it: The Hawks have proven that without Trae, the offense is WORST. They NEED Trae Young. Everyone knows I'm a big Trae Young detractor but the Hawks themselves have proven that they need him and I AGREE. If anything, Trae being out has proven to ME how badly they do need him on offense. Why are some of yall making this be "Trae bashing"? If anything positive is said about Hunter or another player because Trae is out, the narrative is put out that its "Trae Bashing". The pitchforks come out. The real issue is the Hawks are being able to get something positive out of something negative with Trae being out. It forced the Hawks coaching staff and players to expand and come up with alternatives on offense. When Trae comes back, thats a positive. If the coaching staff goes back to a backcourt heavy offense without using their bigs at forward, thats a coaching problem. The help that folks want him to have can come from INSIDE the current roster. It doesn't always have to come from a trade or free agent signing. Another POSITIVE that has come out of this is the defense has improved. Thats not Trae bashing, its just what it is. The Hawks have learned that they CAN play defense. How that works out when Young comes back remains to be seen. Maybe they sit him in certain situations and go offense for defense, defense for offense, etc. It can be worked out. Everything that is happening is a net positive. Trae remains the best option on offense, the Hawks have discovered that Hunter can help D.J. and Johnson, and they learned how to play lock down defense as a cohesive unit.
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    Its also WHEN and HOW you get your stats during the game. Very good accessment.
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    I remember the Miami playoff series in which Hunter carried the Hawks when the Heat shut down Trae. They game planned for Trae, he shot poorly and Hunter stepped up. Hunter's good play over the last month or so isn't the first time he has showcased what he can do. They NEED Trae but they also need MORE than Trae. One player can't do it.
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    And players like Hunter get to showcase what they can really do.
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