shakes

3 hours ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Trae makes it look easy.

 

 

I'd rather stick needles dipped in ghost peppers into my eyes than click on anything from F-ing Deadspin!   F that scum.

Just now, theheroatl said:

I’m sorry, there isn’t an excuse in the book for the inaction for this deadline. This team is DOA.

 

You telling me this FO can’t get defensive upgrades? This is a sorry af team.

 

 

IM DONE

plenty of room on the OKC bandwagon!    Come join me.

12 minutes ago, TheNorthCydeRises said:

Like waiting for the asteroid in Armageddon to hit.

I have a management class to go to. 

I'll see if the asteroid hit once I cone out.

naw, the asteroid in that movie actually hits.

This is more like New Years even 1999 waiting for 2k to end the world.  Another example would be waiting for Geraldo to open Al Capone's vault.

1 hour ago, Packfill said:

This Hawks team has a bad habit of playing down to its competition.  That said, these are exactly the type of games the team should be winning to help create some momentum - if not for this season then optimism for next season.

next season?  This season is such crap that even @Spud2nique is only going to predict a 55 win season next year.

39 minutes ago, macdaddy said:

 

Playoffs?  maybe.  Play in we'd almost have to tank to not make the playin.   None of these teams below us are even going to try the rest of the way.  

And these guys aren't very scary either. 

So I'd say our chance of actually being in a first round playoff series is........

 

sweet! Can't wait for a 3rd consecutive opening round ass kicking vs a #1 or #2 seed!

(insert treadmill gif here)

2 hours ago, Diesel said:

We could have another 5 game streak.

The thing is.. it feels like we play all the damn time.  My wife has even noticed that the Hawks have played consistently and we have a B2B coming...   we must have this stretch we are in as 8 games in 11 days or something like that. 

that's good.  Literally the only chance this team has of making the playoffs is if they get to play 20-30 more games than everyone else.

DJ/OO for Herb Jones/Trey Murphy/ 1 FRP

That work?

2 hours ago, JayBirdHawk said:

 

 

lol the only players on that list I've even heard of are Walker Hayes, Jennifer Hudson and Ron Artest.  I've heard the name CJ Stroud and I'm pretty sure he's an NFL quarterback, but I couldn't tell you what team and definitely couldn't pick him out of a line up.

58 minutes ago, macdaddy said:

Seriously?  What the hell.  I assume they ripped the Scottie Barnes selection too right?  right?

I only caught the tail end and didn't even hear what they said about Trae, but Frank made a comment about ATL fans calling in and hating him.   Only part I caught was the usual lack of winning excuse.

Would love to hear the argument for how much guys like Brunson, Maxey, Mitchell etc have won without the benefit of playing alongside other all stars and all NBA players.

42 minutes ago, Sothron said:

I don't know what is going on with AJ. All I was told throughout this past year was last season something happened between AJ and Quin in private. That put AJ in Quin's doghouse. AJ lost his a close family member over the summer and took it very hard. I have asked more than once what is going on and all I have been told is it is a non basketball, private matter and they won't share any more details.

I respect that but at this point frankly the beat writers covering the Hawks need to push for a better answer than this. We've completely wasted his second season after a very good rookie season.

it's not that complicated.  AJ was recently rated as the 86th greatest player in Duke history.  Right below him is Quin at 87.  Quin ain't having that.

2 minutes ago, macdaddy said:

Insiders got any info on AJ?  I can't under stand why no reporter or anyone has figured out what's going on there.  We can get DJ's texts but can't find out why our best 2nd year player can't get on the court. 

you ever try getting wifi or cell reception during the Rapture?  Good luck with that.

Just now, macdaddy said:

are Grimes or Okoro better than we can expect AJ to be?

depends, can you fuse them together or stack them?

1 hour ago, JayBirdHawk said:

 

 

What are we really doing? And by we I mean the Nets. Are they saying they want a lottery pick for this guy?

I'll say the same thing I say every time I see or think about Josh Okogie (in my best Merle Haggard twang)

We don't smoke marijuana with Josh Okogie

damn who's having a worse trade deadline, Ressler or our Insiders?  They been right about a single thing in the past couple months?

Something I should know about Bally Sports and Directv NBA league pass?    Not getting any games from them, but getting all the other NBA games. Weird.   

3 minutes ago, JeffS17 said:

We REALLY need Hunter in this game.  

said no one ever.

25 minutes ago, sturt said:

I don't know what that means. And I'm sure that shakes, like me, is scared to ask.

oh I know what it means.   He's trying to fashion shame me.  Won't work @macdaddy , I'm proud of my bucket hats.    

can  you eat soup out of any of your hats in a pinch??  Didn't think so.

7 minutes ago, macdaddy said:

Hey guys, you know the deal.  Let's refrain from commenting on other poster's intelligence, motivation or writing style and stick to the content.   If you guys are enjoying the back and forth on personal philosophical differences then you can do it in a DM rather than in the thread.  

Thanks. 

shut up.  @Diesel vs @sturt is exactly what this board needs right now.

14 hours ago, terrell said:

You got a quote?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/doylerader/2021/03/01/coaches-association-president-rick-carlisle-calls-firing-of-atlanta-hawks-lloyd-pierce-insane/?sh=5825fef53897

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/mavericks-rick-carlisle-hawks-firing-lloyd-pierce

30 minutes ago, Jdawgflow said:

That is more what I was asking.  I just can’t understand why LP is so loved by other coaches other than the social justice stances that garnered a lot of positive attention publicly and, I am surmising, privately in coaching circles.

…or they all just hate Trae that much.

yep.  That douche Rick Carlisle literally said the Hawks were wrong to fire him after all the great work LP did for the democratic party.

1 hour ago, kg01 said:

 

To me though, it's like the old adage that you don't pick a fight with a guy that buys ink in bulk.  Even if the points are valid, it'll be against the backdrop of a mountain of coaches/media comments like "Oh yeah, we got it right".  "I dunno what they're complaining about, they're just whining." 

Won't be useful and will weaponize them further against him.  Stupid. 

so you think it's better to not speak up for your star player and instead do nothing because if you speak up people will just complain about you?

How do you type without a backbone?  You must not sit in chairs.

10 minutes ago, macdaddy said:

Exactly.  Not only did no one speak up for him but LP actually spoke out for the decision saying Trae has to earn it or some crud like that.

And Grant Hill made not so thinly veiled slights saying they were looking for certain "types" of players. 

they'll have no one to blame but themselves when Trae demands out this off season.