3 minutes ago, Peoriabird said:

Who's minutes would he have taken?

2 hours ago, AHF said:

It's like a realtor selling a house announcing at an open house, "Yeah, this house has some real problems doesn't it?  I don't have all of them listed but when you look it over it's pretty obvious, huh?"

You talk your players up whether you are looking to keep them or move them.  Look at LA with Reaves.  He is a nice player but basically is Bogi with a slightly better contract but you'd think there was a huge gap the way LA constantly assures the press that he is completely off limits.  DJM is a substantially better player than Reaves and this is the press you want, Fields?  Come on, man.  Why make things harder for yourself?

Its like that episode of the Andy Griffifth show where Barney was a realtor trying to sell Andy's house.  Opie kept running around pointing out defects in the house and derailed that deal, lmao

Problem is...  they chose to continue to be a circus side show in Atlanta instead of letting Travis do what he does.  Build championship rosters...

Every trip down the court on offense is the same.  The Hawks HAVE players.  Its coaching.  This team isn't coached for movement on offense or defense.  Just standing around, different players taking turns playing offense, different players taking turns playing defense.  Its not a UNIT of players.  Thats why they look good one night against a good team and lose to a horrible team the next. No consistency.

Air ball on a pick and roll...

Trying to find a Hawks game on TV at this point is like finding Bigfoot.  One day they on Bally, the next game is on Peach Cobbler, the next game on Fubu, the next game on Christian Broadcasting Network,  the next game on CNN, the next game on BET,  the next game on TUBI,  the next game on VICE TV,  the next game on Fox Soul...

16 hours ago, JeffS17 said:

His attitude seems to have shifted a lot in the past year or so.  I assume it has to do with Quin and the new coaching staff, or maybe he is just maturing, but it's very noticeable to me.  He says a lot of the same things he used to but it feels more genuine -- maybe it's just PR training that's fooling me, but I really think he's starting to grow into being more of a leader on the team, in his own way -- leading by example in much of the same way that Steph does (while others are more vocal on-court leaders).  The defensive effort he's giving will make a world of difference in the long run for any team he's on.

left off yet ANOTHER ALLSTAR team because he ain't a leader...

left off team USA because he ain't a leader...

Full of empty stats...

26 minutes ago, LucastheThird said:

[ ] I fell for it again. 

Fell for what?  The WHOLE NARRATIVE around D.J. and trading him was built on the theory of him and Trae not being able to coexist in the same backcourt.  Its the sole reason Murray is on the trade market.  Why else would you be trading a player averaging 21 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists a game?  The Trae in the Lakers jersey is a joke but the theory behind getting rid of Murray is not.  No, they are not gonna trade Trae.

If they don't trade D.J. and the problem is he and Trae can't coexist in the same backcourt...well...

41 minutes ago, georgia said:

Marc Stein says Quinn doesn’t want to trade DJ

But a couple of days somebody said Murray "went rogue" against Quinn.  Lmao

24 minutes ago, LucastheThird said:

I'm all for keeping DJ and upgrading our front court + bench depth however we can. 

I'm not sure how we do that, but I'm all for this angle if possible. 

but two days ago....lmao

22 minutes ago, Sothron said:

What nonsense is this? You want the mods to come down on actual fans being happy the Hawks win and Trae having a good game? Ok, guy.

You know good and well I didn't say that. In fact I said no one is hollering about mods except YOU...

1 hour ago, ATLien_ said:

 Dejounte Murray talking about never let anyone punk you LMAO. Luka punked us, took our lunch money, gave us a wedgie then waved as he walked off the court.

 

 

 

lmao

2 hours ago, Sothron said:

It is getting a little hard to read the game day threads because certain posters are so clearly enjoying the Hawks losing games. I don't want to give the mods extra work by going down that route but you know who you are. 

Blame Ressler for the mess we are in. Traded two starters in back to back offseasons just to save money. Refused to use a 25 million dollar TPE to bring in talent. Refused to use any of the MLE to bring in talent. 

This is the result of an owner too cheap to pay the LT. This team was built to work a certain way with normal NBA depth on the roster. We don't have that and as a result the team is losing games and is not a playoff team.

This is 100% on Tony Ressler. Messy Ressy indeed. Don't blame the FO or Quin or Trae or DJ or whoever else you want to blame. Blame the SEVENTH RICHEST OWNER in the NBA that won't pay money to even compete.

When Trae scores 30 points and the Hawks win and Trae fans throw a party on the board, non of his critics on this board start hollering about mods...

8 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

Caleb and Trae isn't a bad comparison at all. Both are boom or bust. Just that Caleb is the most talented QB I've ever seen but his flaws are critical and like Trae, his personality ain't all that great. Both are short and people swear on them.

That said, Caleb could be the icing on the cake on a stacked squad but he could flop on a bad one. I wouldn't take him if I was Chicago. He don't have the personality

UUUMM, MOST TALENTED QB EVER? that would be Michael Vick...IF  WE TALKING ABOUT TALENT, JUST PURE TALENT... BIGGEST ARM IN FOOTBALL WITH 4.2 SPEED AND BARRY SANDERS MOVES...

12 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

It isn't though. It's just a bad post. Trae don't got any in between game. That's his problem. He's all bells and whistles but he got no real engineering to him. It's hard to win with a player like that. I always prefer Horford. He's got no bells and whistles but you know his engineering is elite. It's built to make everything else better. Horford is 3M. Trae is an OG fitbit. That shit can do everything but it can't last for shit.

Product development is lacking with Trae but man, I want that fitbit. Whereas, who really wants Ole reliable 3M products but they make life a lot easier. 

You know another player thats coming down the pike thats JUST LIKE TRAE and went to Oklahoma, same as Trae before transferring to USC ?  Teammates can't stand HIM either and the Bears MIGHT be about to mess up and draft him.  All bells and whistles but selfish and all about himself.  He lost to Notre Dame so he steals the show and jumps up in his moma's arms on the sidelines...

Shocking Video Emerges Suggesting USC Players Never Liked Caleb Williams & They’re Happy He’s Gone

A new viral video suggests that USC Trojans players are happy that quarterback Caleb Williams, the consensus top prospect in the 2024 NFL Draft, is gone.

https://www.totalprosports.com/ncaa/video-usc-players-happy-caleb-williams-is-gone/

11 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

It isn't though. It's just a bad post. Trae don't got any in between game. That's his problem. He's all bells and whistles but he got no real engineering to him. It's hard to win with a player like that. I always prefer Horford. He's got no bells and whistles but you know his engineering is elite. It's built to make everything else better. Horford is 3M. Trae is an OG fitbit. That shit can do everything but it can't last for shit.

Product development is lacking with Trae but man, I want that fitbit. Whereas, who really wants Ole reliable 3M products but they make life a lot easier. 

THIS...

56 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

When I said what I said about Dre, fools tried to argue with me when I forgot more about the the game than they will ever know. 

 

73 points given up to Luka! He's not even in shape to that that type of work, that just tells me how bad our defense was

25 minutes ago, Mikey said:

Not sourced but its pretty eye opening that Quin was screaming at DJM who went rogue in the fourth quarter on both sides of the ball. Might have reached the sabotage point of the trade request. Things could move quickly

Trae been rogue his ENTIRE career and they wanna pick D.J. out?

I don't get why Quin isn't running traps or presses on defense.

13 minutes ago, terrell said:

JJ doing his best Bey impression tonight...

This roster is so bad man

And Quin aint helping..

 

THIS...

Capela had the ugliest looking drive to the basket that probably ever seen from a center a few plays back...lmao

@warcore  nah, here is a recent short of the kid...

1 hour ago, shakes said:

lol fair enough.

 

You must be old cause I'm pretty old myself.

I'm not THAT old, lmao

5 hours ago, shakes said:

oh so when you said "historically" what you really meant was last couple years.  

Meanwhile, when looking at the two franchises over the last 30 years we see that ATL has won the division 3x w/ zero trips to the NBA finals whereas Pacers have won their divsion 6x with a trip to the NBA finals.

 

Poor job moving the goalposts on your part.

Brah, I most likely been watching these clowns play basketball since before you were born.  WHAT goalposts?  Its a sham basketball operation.

1 hour ago, NBASupes said:

In all fairness, the moving up and down the standings is fluid. It's all about fit but you also have to have top end players. 

Since 1968...