StephenHawking

Can someone tell me why Cavanaugh wasn't seeing any minutes until garbage time?

vor 2 Minuten, nathan2331 sagte:

That's elite technique, someone needs to show this video to Lonzo.

 

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Pretty much looked like the Big baller shooting form

vor 3 Minuten, Lurker sagte:

I'd still like to know why John Collins is actually in a game that's over lol. Especially considering that he's probably not 100%.

I actually think KB21 may end up being right. Bud might resign after this season.

He's young and needs any game time to develop. Its not like he's a veteran on the court who doesnt learn a thing in garbage time.

vor 17 Minuten, Lurker sagte:

What do you know, as soon as Dennis involves himself scoring, the offense grinds to a halt.

And right here it gets ridiculous.

I understand all the criticism in the world but that's just straight up hatin right here

Let's hope if we really draft a franchise player he's not trying to get out after his rookie contract to team up with other players lol. 

I hope that our franchise presents itself as a place you want to stay at. And hopefully the long drought of titles in Atlanta is somewhat of a goal to the next franchise player.

What is up with quawkers and their agendas? Is it some kind of epidemic on this board where quawkers let themselves get carried away to posting one sentence everywhere? Is it contagious? I might get a mouthpiece to protect myself.

vor 3 Stunden, Watchman sagte:

Charlotte's roster is about as bad as ours though. 

Yeaaah..no. At least not when you look at past achievements.

vor 15 Stunden, Diesel sagte:

If the statement about both D8 and Sap were that they were in decline.. then why is it that when most players go to a new team, you expect a dropoff in their stats because they have to get used to a new system and new players.   Look at Paul George for instance.  Or Kevin Love going to Cleveland.  Or Jimmy Butler going to Minny.  However, why is it that a declining Millsap didn't miss a beat in his new system?  If he's declining, you would have expected a great drop off. 

That was what I was reffering to.

Neither of the mentioned players had that kind of issue. 

vor 42 Minuten, TheNorthCydeRises sagte:

But even Pop only left those guys out for 3 minutes, as the lead expanded to double digits.   That lost the game for them too, and his players questioned the move afterwards.  They basically thought he overreacted.   Sometimes even the "smart coaches" can outsmart themselves.

As for the Dennis / Beverly example, I purposely brought up the opposite extreme to Dennis, because if Beverly were the Hawks PG, the opposite would be true.  He'd be great defensively, but fans would be asking him to improve his offense to be more well rounded.  But if he wasn't comfortable, or fully capable of doing it, we'd might just have to settle for what he is . . . a defensive PG.

Same goes with Dennis.  People talk about his "defensive potential", but he's never really shown that he can be more than an average defender.  People forget that the guy is only 6 - 1, and is much smaller than most PGs in the league.  Even Isaiah Taylor is 6 - 3.  But it's safe to say that Dennis' offense is much better than what people thought he'd be.

At best, maybe Dennis becomes a guy who can play the passing lanes well and get steals, ala Allen Iverson. 

I actually saw him displaying his poise on defense when he still was a back-up pg. He was first and foremost known as a pesky defender back then.

First of all the dropoff Millsap had this year was bigger than the one he had the season he joined us.

Couple of contradictory examples from just this off-season: 

Oladipo, Sabonis, Russell, Bellinelli, Kris Dunn and Lou Williams.

vor 7 Stunden, Diesel sagte:

If the statement about both D8 and Sap were that they were in decline.. then why is it that when most players go to a new team, you expect a dropoff in their stats because they have to get used to a new system and new players.   Look at Paul George for instance.  Or Kevin Love going to Cleveland.  Or Jimmy Butler going to Minny.  However, why is it that a declining Millsap didn't miss a beat in his new system?  If he's declining, you would have expected a great drop off. 

You can also find numerous other players who didn't have those kind of issues joining a new team

vor 4 Minuten, GThawks3 sagte:

More of a SG. My top choice right now is Bagley though.

Ok. I'm not sold on Bagley but that's another topic.

vor 9 Minuten, GThawks3 sagte:

I want someone in the lottery to play with Schröder not replace him. I hope for a top 3 pick and no PG will be worth that anyway.

Do you consider Doncic a PG or SG in the NBA ?

vor einer Stunde, Watchman sagte:

More so than Schröder is pushing us to the playoffs.

Because they are in comparable situations aren't they? 

Supporting cast ain't a thing no more?

vor 3 Minuten, Diesel sagte:

If this was about Dwight ... that would be interesting... And even with your attempts to make this about Dwight... It's still not.  This is about the guy still in a Hawks uniform.  The talk of Dwight and Sapp was just to prove the point.  Dennis is a selfish, me first PG that will never..never develop another player nor allow another player's star to rise above his.  He shot almost 300 more FGs than Paul Millsap... 2 time allstar Paul Millsap.   He shot almost twice as many as Howard.   YET we wont call this thing a thing.  This thing is that Dennis is SELFISH and not characteristic of a PG.   Baze has more PG gene than Dennis.

Is that so tough to understand??!

Neither Sap nor Howard are known for their scoring ability . 

Sap isn't an All-Star for taking over games with scoring. Hes an All-Star because he is on of the most versatile tools in the league. He as well as Horford is a glue guy who'who 's able to do everything.

D8 is known for the great defense he can play if he wants to. Not for taking over games offensively anymore.

Its really simple. If we'd have a Tatum type of player on the team I'd say any day of the week he should take the most shots. But we had nor have any efficient scorers who can create their own on the team.

vor 7 Minuten, Lurker sagte:

Take Dennis out of the equation. Hell, make him not exist anymore.

I'd still be shitting all over Dwight. You brought this on yourself. This is a Dwight Howard thread and ONLY a Dwight Howard thread for me, not a Dennis thread. 

I have already said in this thread, that Dennis Schröder absolutely sucks. But Dwight Howard sucks even MORE than him.

When Dwight is being inefficient and turning it over so much, he is LESS than worthless. 97 offensive rating.

He sucks. He's bringing Charlotte down with him.

Admit it. Admit it now, breh. 

You were right on Dennis. He should get released today because of how much he stinks.

You were 100% wrong on Dwight. He no longer should exist in the NBA.

I find it funny how you made a full 180degree turn on Dennis 

Just now, Watchman sagte:

In all seriousness, if he is too tired to be the focal point of the offense and play defense too, I would rather he play defense.  He is too fast to play so nonchalantly on defense.

Thats a tough question actually. Should be another thread about it.

Without thinking much I'd say we can cover him better on defense than on offense but as I said it's tough.

vor 3 Minuten, Watchman sagte:

We'd be better off if Schröder would play defense and stop driving in against people 6 inches to a foot taller.

Such misread plays you can find with just about every player in the league. I dont think that it's a concerning problem. There are other things he can improve in. In-game decisionmaking can sometimes go wrong.

vor 2 Minuten, TheNorthCydeRises sagte:

Benhill likes defensive PGs.  And the discussion is about Dennis' defense. So if the Hawks had a PG like Beverly, would we be better off?

 

That's not really the discussion, is it? It's more that Dennis has the intagibles to be a good to great perimeter defender but instead is awful because he gives no effort.

He could be a great scorer and a great defender. Not a great score and no defender or as PatBev a great defender and no scorer.

vor 4 Minuten, Lurker sagte:

Face it, breh.

Charlotte is giving you what you want to see...more Dwight Howard and they are sucking it up.

Answer my question:

Do you want to blame this on Kemba Walker or will you just suck it up and admit that Dwight Howard is washed up and done as a good player?

Actually the funny thing is, he isn't washed up nor done. He is just mind boggling silly. He could be such a valuable piece in this league if he would consistently commit to a coachs playbook.

vor 2 Minuten, Diesel sagte:

Dwight Shot 63.3% from the field.  I don't care if all his points were dunks...  You feed that until the other team stops him.   What you don't do is ignore him.   Same with Paul.  You feed Paul going to the basket.. not when the clock is running down and his man is on him.  Dennis was the cause of Paul's ..."Inefficiency".   It's a wonder that over 1 season, Paul goes from a 47% shooter to a 44 % shooter.   Either Teague and Horford was better at getting Sap the Ball in his spots or Sap was rapidly declining.   Funny thing is that Sap went to a new team and even though we don't have a large sampling.. his shooting % improved.  That's not the sign of a player in rapid decline. 

Sap never was efficient his whole career. He's shooting the worst TS of his career this season. 

D8 obviously doesn't want to score on dunks. He wants to post up on players. Just read the Hornets board. He'll never be a go to - scorer on any team. A guy that can't shoot a jumper and turns it over 6 times or so a game, but wants to get the ball on the elbow will never be your first option. He cant create for himself that's why he won't take the most shots. Tell me one player, just one player, who's either a spot up shooter or can solely dunk and leads his team in shot attempts.

It's actually quite simple. The most efficient player who can create his own shot takes the most shots. 

vor 10 Minuten, Diesel sagte:

Saw the same thing with Millsap. 

If you have Millsap and Dwight to throw it to, you should not lead the team in FGAs..

Dennis 1214 FGA

Sap  972 FGA

D8  613 FGA 

Just for a reference, Lebron took 1344 Shots.   Paul George 1348 shots. 

I see it as if Dennis is not getting the most shots, he will not be happy.   He calls his own number more than anybody else's .

They are both not nearly as efficient as Dennis is. Go ahead and tell me Howards TS and I'll tell you where he made his shots from and how his whole efficiency will drop with higher usage.

Just now, Diesel sagte:

So in other words, you hope that we don't find a player who can be better than him??  what's the point in going into the lottery?  Just like he plays the game, he will say forget the team concept, I will move these players around so that I can get what I want.   Do you think he will develop anybody?  I fear for Collins.. He is an actual winner but Dennis will not allow him to be that and lead this team.. nor will he allow anybody we draft.  Dennis ... Lil Goldie.. wants to be the star. 

He didn't say he doesn't want better players on the team. What he actually said was he wants Dennis to stay because he thinks that he's a good player. 

vor 2 Minuten, Diesel sagte:

Saw the same thing with Millsap. 

If you have Millsap and Dwight to throw it to, you should not lead the team in FGAs..

Dennis 1214 FGA

Sap  972 FGA

D8  613 FGA 

Just for a reference, Lebron took 1344 Shots.   Paul George 1348 shots. 

I see it as if Dennis is not getting the most shots, he will not be happy.   He calls his own number more than anybody else's .

Millsap was never a remotely efficient scorer