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3 minutes ago, Diesel said:

You mean... Facts?

Everybody wants to avoid the FACTS...

 

I like diversity. We don't need everybody copy and pasting from the same site. That's what makes this a discussion board. Now let Terrell be whoever he wants. You're not even his dad. 

49 minutes ago, ShooterSays said:

Just depends on what you think JJ's ceiling is.

higher than Traschal's and Lori's. He actually has a chance to be 2-way. No way in hell those 2 become defensive standouts. 

And why are people crying for Siakam/Lauri AND complaining about our defense at the same time? One cannot make both of those complaints without being a complete hypocrisy. 

1 hour ago, terrell said:

Ill have to use that site in all of my arguments now. lol

please Terrell not you -- I like your current style of arguing. We've got plenty of clowns tossing charts around. 

On 12/11/2023 at 10:22 AM, macdaddy said:

Who's the doctor around here?  What's a 'right quad tendon'?  Isn't quad a muscle?

all muscles have tendons

54 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

Orlando tanked forever, they started the same time we did and finally ended it this year.

@BrazilianHawk you gotta take the mindset of the outsiders and relax. 

 

3 hours ago, Final_quest said:

As a franchise this completely sucks.  Our best defenders get quick whistles and have to resort to what I'm now calling "beta male defense".  How can our defense improve if we're essentially not allowed to play with contact? 

that's spot-on, F-Q. His beta male defense is the worst part about being a Hawks fan. I can't stand watching it. 

2 hours ago, macdaddy said:

Crazy to think we might make the playoffs.  It'd be nice.  Honestly the defense deserves it.  

It's kinda best case scenario for this young team to make the playoffs with a .500 record. Get some playoff experience AND still have decent selection in the draft to round out the roster. 

3 hours ago, JTB said:

I would move Hunter to the 2

I would not

1 hour ago, JTB said:

it’s about controlling the ball which he can do.

no he can't

1 hour ago, Spud2nique said:

We hittin the street @kg01. The outsiders are struttin wit the insider’s trailing  

 

I wanna be player President if that’s ok wit the mods. @macdaddy has the name for it but perhaps @warcore can help him wit some game. I kid I kid. @JayBirdHawk will be the host of the show. She’s seems the most centered of us combo’s with crazy knowledge. 
 

lemme be the backstage body guard. But I also want some camera time to crack some jokes.... kinda like Conan's drummer gets to do. 

13 hours ago, kg01 said:

His name is now smHunter.

GOLD.

Even better than MethBogi

About smHunter - he needs to try and play more aggressive defense. It seems he commits fouls by trying to act like he's not fouling. But when he just stands there with his hands up and not moving his feet, he doesn't understand that NBA players are good enough to create the contact and draw a foul. He needs to keep moving his feet and go for more blocks. Gain some respect as a defender.... you're not gonna do that with your hands straight up and your feet in the sand. 

3 hours ago, Spud2nique said:

I remember he came in to Atlanta with KD in 2008 or maybe it was 2009 but he was a rookie and he talked a lot of crap to Bibby I think it was but just to the Hawks in general.

I was at that game... it's cuz he dunked from the FT line. Bet he can't do that again. 

18 hours ago, JeffS17 said:

Still a big fan of this trade.  I hope we stick with whatever offer Toronto didn't want to accept, too.  I'm sticking with one first rounder given Siakams salary and extension requests.  He would be tremendous for our defense, and longer term, we'd have a lot of lineup flexibility.  

He'll be gone this offseason so there is no longer term. 

1 hour ago, kg01 said:

Sometimes I think people forget what a rebuild actually looks like and don't realize how fortunate our recent one lasted as short as it did.  I have no idea why people don't realize a "rebuild" is normally closer to what DET is doing.  Who's signing up for that? 

Exactly. We are lucky Schlenk only rebuilt for 3 years. Remember the late 90s and almost the entire 2000s? Yeah - that's what Orlando is finally coming out of after trading DH 10+ years ago and DET is still in, as you say. 

Yes please bring Dre off the bench. He never earned that starting role to begin with. Maybe that's why he don't give a fuq about working hard. 

53 minutes ago, kg01 said:

That turnover was happening by hook or by crook.

so true. I was just waiting for it to happen. Wasn't surprised at all when it did. 

3 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

That. Is. Awesome! 

It's also awesome to finally have a coach that sticks up for his star. Lloyd or Nate were likely thrilled with the way he was being mistreated and that's why they folded arms (and/or touched lip with finger) in silence. 

4 hours ago, Spud2nique said:

Hunter wasn’t born to play basketball that ain’t his thing. He might practice and be decent but just because you are tall and have big hands don’t mean $HIT!!!!

 

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I CAN FULLY SAY WITH CONFIDENCE THAT 

 

ONE GUY… HUNTER ..

Lost the game for us. He literally dragged the stink of his sloppy game and basically played for the opposition.

 

SEND HIM DOWN, trade him bench hik cut him I don’t even care.

@NBASupes COME GET YA BOY HE’S TRASH DONT GIMME DEFENSE EITHER HE SUCKS.

The third pic you posted was particularly frustrating because he got the ball in the backcourt with Trae right next to him asking for the ball but Dre decided to keep it to show how good of a playmaker he isn't. He proved his point. He sucks. 

I was yelling the entire time he brought the ball up "GET THE BALL TO A GUARD!"

I went to quite a few of those games they were always a good time. The highlight was sitting behind the Penguins bench during Sydney Crosby's rookie season. He was 17 yo. 

3 hours ago, theheroatl said:

Caruso would be huge.. I bet there is a sweepstakes for him though

He would take minutes from Bogi. So the only way I trade for him is if Bogi is going out. 

54 minutes ago, Wretch said:

As for major moves, I'm always of the believe that you sell high if the right player becomes available.  As good as we've looked, I think there's a missing link in the frontcourt that will take us to legit contender status.  To that end, I'm equally curious as to what JJ's ceiling is and how his market looks.

yep

If we're changing our bigs, it's at the 5 spot. 

I'd say if they can get future draft capital combined with decent return for Bogi and/or Clint, those would be the moves to make. That's mainly based on their age, contracts and our need to restock our future assets; as well as us having solid other options for those 2.