ViewsFromTheSquawk

1.Were in perfect seeding position. If we beat Washington we'll have a easy road back to the ECFs seeing CHI or BOS. 2.Here is some quotes from his interview today with the guys and gals at Fox Sports SouthEast

Sorta hoping our odds were 26-1.... Wouldn't be the first time we came from 26 down...

In our winning streak here recently Bud has played all players that were dressed and active... really don't see that changing just because it's the playoffs... buds learned from his past playoff matchups and we seen him use younger guys or guys you wouldn't expect to get playing time during the postseason.... One prime example of this was when we played Washington the last time The lineup for that last stretch was Schröder,Mack,Baze,Muscala,Pero

The bolded is incorrect. The players we had in during OT was mostly our best FT shooters... Delaney-80% THJ-76% (very deceiving number because post all star break he's 84%) Millsap-77% Ilyasova-80% Muscala-76% Baze-71% Calderon-88%

Really rooting for the bad Hawks today.... Really want that 1st round matchup with Boston to happen again.

Heck even the benches in comparison are better... Our main 5 bench guys with Sap/Baze compliments one another because we got Baze as the main attack guard and ball handler to go with Shooters in the backcourt like Dunleavy and Jose and down low we got versatile Humphries to go with the all star post presence in Millsap. You take those 2 out of the bench rotation our depth looks depleted aside from the SG spot and teams go on massive runs because our bench has little athleticism without Sap/Baze aside From prince (and occasionally Bembry when he plays). That's just how I see it tho...

The reason why that lineup works so well opposed to the normal one with Baze/Sap/Thabo is because the replacements compliment the other players in the lineup. With the one we've been using with Sova,THJ,and TP it gives us hard dribble penetrators at the 1/3 spots while giving us a jump shooting creator at the 2 guard to compliment. And down low we got the physical post presence D8 with the 40+ % shooting Ersan as a solid versatile stretch 4. With that lineup everyone compliments one another. As for the casual one (DS17,Baze,Thabo,Sap,D8) hardly anyone compliments each other. DS17 and Baze are both attack energy guards who'll clog the paint with 2 post presences down low in Sap and Howard giving us little to operate with, and with Thabo playing the 3 who provides no spacing our offense looks horrid unless we're playing a smaller team or one without a shot blocking big because our casual starting 5 has no spacing.

Dead serious.... that lineup has been great in our run without Baze/Sap starting. And even tho the record says the otherwise in the time we've used it let's not pretend like we've failed because of that starting lineup. They've been in the positive on +/- in every game... it's been the bench that's struggled because we weren't as deep without Baze/Sap, but with them 2 coming off the bench with that 2nd unit we looked dominant against one of the supposedly best team in the East... All I'm saying is if it ain't broke don't fix it!

The thing with it tho is here recently our starting lineup without Baze and Sap has been stellar... it's just our bench hasn't been good because they were absent. Do y'all think Bud would make Sap/Baze stay on the bench, because the starting lineup we have been currently using (DS17,THJ,TP,SOVA,D8) is and has been great!

I.... I.... I....... really wanna lose this game....

Then you take a glance out West.....

Alright hoorah hoorah we made it 10 years straight, but what's the plan for the playoffs? Look this team has been up and down all year but one thing is for damn sure.... they play up to their competition no matter whose on the court for us. So what do y'all think? Should we want an earlier matchup with Cleveand so Thompson won't be back at 100% or should we try to avoid them as late as possible? Also, who would y'all wanna play in round 1? My obvious choice is Boston because we own them, but the only way we'd secure that matchup is if we lose out and Indiana wins out... which could happen but we'd need to slip up to not only them but the hornets. Either way tho my dream scenario is if we do win our round 1 series in a 6 or 7 seed we'd face Boston or Toronto either way. The team I don't wanna play is WASHINGTON because they have all the ingredients to topple our Hawks. So lay it out fellas/ladies who y'all wanna see in Round 1 and beyond?

Side note tho if you can chase Beal and Porter off the 3 point line they're far from a good 3pt shooting team.

The bolded above^ usually works a good 85% of the time.

Still convinced Bembry is Andre Roberson with an Afro

By far my favorite moment from last night...

What a wonderful win... here's my thoughts... Bad Muscala's offense. Idk what happened to him in comparison to his earlier season production. He looked lost offensively Dunleavy being on the court period. He provides nothing Dwight not getting more minutes. When Boston was making there run we should've subbed him back in and absolutely abused them back down to a 20 point lead, but I can't complain we got the win. Good Jose played some solid minutes Love bringing Sap AND Baze off the bench. Gives the starting lineup more spacing and the bench necessary added depth. Keep it this way coach. Schröder being the silent killer. Yeah he didn't blow up and drop 25+ like last time but when they kept cutting into it him and Sap were there to halt their runs Sap welcome back. Point Baze actually worked last night with the 2nd unit. Wouldn't mind seeing more of that. Freaking Amazing Dwight absolutely bullying Horford in the 3rd DS17 crossing up Bradley Prince going complete Kawhi mode in that 1st half Muscala's defense looked like Mutombo Defensive effort in general was there you could tell they wanted this one. DJ Foster as always Roughing up the C's in general. Sure we got in foul trouble but we let them know there are no bitches on this roster. Had Crowder,IT,and Horf just frustrated and hobbled in that game

Or let everybody walk that's on roster trade Baze to whoever the heck wants him and prepare for 2018 with a young core and a loaded free agency class the following offseason

The worst outcome to me is being swept by Toronto or Washington.... With this team I already know 2 things regarding the playoffs. We could easily beat Boston in a series and we're bound to lose to Cleveland so anything aside from those 2 things is the worst

Ownership is amongst the tops in the league Bud is a good coach Wilcox needs to get replaced by someone who can overrule and make decisions DS17 is a definite keeper gonna be a all star THJ solid starter very JR Smith like. Keep Bazemore get the hell outta town Millsap not worth the money he's going to command for his final "major" deal Dwight keep cause he's a good player on a good contract

9 whole points.... yeah get some of that. In Bembry I Trust

On the court in his MVP seasons and in his prime he was one of the most hardest working players in the game. He damn near got the bulls over Lebron and went to the finals. Now off the court especially here recently I can see where the issue could be, but as a player he does nothing but help this teams PG situation especially in a backup role.

I know that. That's been obvious sense 2011 but what he can teach Dennis is the work ethic to become that type of player and that'd be huge for this franchise

He was a former MVP and plays very similar to DS17

The way I look at this Hawks team is by comparing what I think a championship team should be to what we got now and see just who is worth keeping... Schröder-Young PG that I feel could be top 10 maybe top 5 with maturity and growth with more time as a starter definite KEEP Baze-Underperforming hustle player that is at best a 7th man on a actual contending team. GONE Sefolosha-declining defensive player who provides absolutely nothing Offensively. GONE Millsap-as a max player/main guy he's not worth it. On a contending team he's a iffy 2nd option but on most he's the 3rd guy just like K-Love. GONE Howard-At his contract and for what he does I'm more than happy with keeping Dwight especially if down the road we build an actual contending team and he stays I'd love to see him in a 6th man or limited role with about 25 minutes a game where all he's gotta do is rebound and protect the paint. KEEP THJ-Is a legit 6th man in the NBA on any contending team and on at least half of the teams he's a full time starter. KEEP Prince-Solid rookie who has grown up before our eyes. I see a lot of those Carroll/Kawhi traits Bud seen when he was drafted definite KEEP Bembry-Honestly to me I think he's Sefolosha's replacement as our primary defender on the leading scorer of whoever we play. He reminds me a lot of Andre Roberson which is perfectly fine with me. Especially as a role player. KEEP Humph-Nice physical primary backup player on a minimal contract. KEEP Muscala-Stretch 4 who doesn't stretch anything or provide enough versatility to do anything else. GONE Illyasova-Legit versatile stretch 4 that I love seeing spell whoever our PF may be in the future. An absolute KEEP Delaney-Go the f*** back to Europe. GONE Jose-Journeyman PG with nothing left. GONE Dunleavy-3 point specialist who doesn't not specialize in 3 point shooting. GONE Kelly-D-League guy at best. GONE