Popular Post LamarHampton Posted July 12, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 Only halfway realistic thing I can think of that would make me happier is an announcement that the Hawks are getting a DLeague team 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathan2331 Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 If Horford had stayed, would we be able to keep the same roster, or did someone have to go? Sent from my SM-N910P using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gHost83 Posted July 12, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 Suddenly we are deep as hell. 3 deep at all positions and wouldn't mind if the 15th guy off the bench got in the game. Our "scrub" on the bench would be in the rotation for half the teams in the league in my eyes. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WraithSentinel Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 Now the team is starting to look real good to me. Getting Kris and Jack aboard help ease my two biggest concerns which was FC depth and someone to play behind Dennis. Hopefully Jack and Tiago health will be good. Going into this season I am liking this team a lot. Should still top-5 easily in the East and maybe creep up into top-3 if some of these pieces fall in line with what they are capable of doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gHost83 Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 Just now, nathan2331 said: If Horford had stayed, would we be able to keep the same roster, or did someone have to go? Sent from my SM-N910P using Tapatalk No way this team could be this deep with Whoreford (copyighted by Diesel) on the squad. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathan2331 Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 No way this team could be this deep with Whoreford (copyighted by Diesel) on the squad. Okay that makes losing him better in my eyes since we didn't get anything from him leaving. Hopefully they decide to move Splitter so we can get an upgrade somewhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RandomFan Posted July 12, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 1 minute ago, nathan2331 said: Okay that makes losing him better in my eyes since we didn't get anything from him leaving. Hopefully they decide to move Splitter so we can get an upgrade somewhere else. Splitter is a freaking good player! What is wrong with all of the people that want to get rid of him? We are lucky to have him as a backup C. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hazer Posted July 12, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 (edited) Wow, so 2nd unit is now: Jack/3zus/Thabo/Hump/Splitter That's frikin' DEPTH son... Edited July 12, 2016 by hazer 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigETrain Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 14 minutes ago, gHost83 said: Suddenly we are deep as hell. 3 deep at all positions and wouldn't mind if the 15th guy off the bench got in the game. Our "scrub" on the bench would be in the rotation for half the teams in the league in my eyes. The bench '2nd unit 5' are all veterans - Sefolsha, Humphries, Splitter, Jack, Hardaway Jr (young veteran - haha). Which means our 3rd string lineup won't get much playing time. Anyone a little concerned that this will stall the progress of our young players? Tavares barely played last season. Surely it isn't good if has another season to last whereby he doesn't get minutes. Likewise our first round pick in Prince. It is going to be a waste of a pick if he doesn't get in the rotation if we go to Sefolsha to mainly backup Bazemore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Sothron Posted July 12, 2016 Premium Member Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 I am glad to have him back. It makes me think Mike Scott is going to jail or being released or part of a trade. We have to trade or release some people at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazer Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 1 minute ago, TheBigETrain said: The bench '2nd unit 5' are all veterans - Sefolsha, Humphries, Splitter, Jack, Hardaway Jr (young veteran - haha). Which means our 3rd string lineup won't get much playing time. Anyone a little concerned that this will stall the progress of our young players? Tavares barely played last season. Surely it isn't good if has another season to last whereby he doesn't get minutes. Likewise our first round pick in Prince. It is going to be a waste of a pick if he doesn't get in the rotation if we go to Sefolsha to mainly backup Bazemore. My guess is Baze is starting at SG and Kyle at SF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomFan Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 13 minutes ago, hazer said: Wow, so 2nd unit is now: Jack/3zus/Thabo/Hump/Splitter That's frikin' DEPTH son... I wouldn't say so. My guess is Baze and Korver are still the starting wings, unless Hardaway steps up bigtime in the preseason games. Also Delaney is the projected backup PG. Jack is the vet mentor and #3 guy. So 2nd unit will probably be Delaney / Hardaway / Thabo / Humphries / Splitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member sturt Posted July 12, 2016 Premium Member Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 Usually I'm one of the glass half-full guys around here. We need Korver coming off the bench this season, not starting... imho. That means, we're still lacking a front line scorer at the 3. Hope Sothron's source is right that that's something we've been pursuing... Rudy Gay, in particular... THAT would be a huge get that would turn my frown upside down... or something similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazer Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 7 minutes ago, RandomFan said: I wouldn't say so. My guess is Baze and Korver are still the starting wings, unless Hardaway steps up bigtime in the preseason games. Also Delaney is the projected backup PG. Jack is the vet mentor and #3 guy. So 2nd unit will probably be Delaney / Hardaway / Thabo / Humphries / Splitter I had Blaze starting at SG and 3zus at SF, but then Kyle sliding to the 2 with the early Thabo sub, also thinking the backup PG situation will depend on how well Delaney's game translates to the NBA, and more so how well Jack's ACL has healed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathan2331 Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 Splitter is a freaking good player! What is wrong with all of the people that want to get rid of him? We are lucky to have him as a backup C. Splitter didn't do anything special for us last season and his health still remains a big question for us going forward. He is most definitely replaceable. If we can move him for a SF we definetly should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin capstone21 Posted July 12, 2016 Admin Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 He might put us over the 'Hump' 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomFan Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 1 minute ago, nathan2331 said: Splitter didn't do anything special for us last season and his health still remains a big question for us going forward. He is most definitely replaceable. If we can move him for a SF we definetly should. Humphries isn't a backup center. He played "emergency" backup center for us last year. He's better suited guarding PF's. Splitter is our only proven backup C, with the young Tavares behind him. You don't trade your only proven backup C for a SF when we already have 6 wings on the roster that will be fighting for minutes. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomFan Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 8 minutes ago, sturt said: We need Korver coming off the bench this season, not starting... imho. That means, we're still lacking a front line scorer at the 3. Hope Sothron's source is right that that's something we've been pursuing... Rudy Gay, in particular... THAT would be a huge get that would turn my frown upside down... or something similar. You do realize that adding Rudy Gay would likely mean Thabo or Korver would be gone, right? I'm not saying I'm totally against that, just pointing out the reality of the situation. It would also mean Tavares would be our only real backup C on the roster since Humph is a PF that can be an emergency fill in at C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathan2331 Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 Humphries isn't a backup center. He played "emergency" backup center for us last year. He's better suited guarding PF's. Splitter is our only proven backup C, with the young Tavares behind him. You don't trade your only proven backup C for a SF when we already have 6 wings on the roster that will be fighting for minutes. You do when a) the backup center can't stay healthy and b) out of the 6 wings none of the should start at SF. Unless we see sizeable improvement from Bazemore and Hardaway Jr (which is definetly possible), we're going to struggle at the wing positions once again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomFan Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 (edited) 13 minutes ago, nathan2331 said: You do when a) the backup center can't stay healthy and b) out of the 6 wings none of the should start at SF. Unless we see sizeable improvement from Bazemore and Hardaway Jr (which is definetly possible), we're going to struggle at the wing positions once again. Your definition of "struggling at the wing positions" must be completely different from mine... Also, Tiago Splitter's games played since 2010: 2010 - 60 2011 - 59 2012 - 81 2013 - 59 2014 - 52 2015 - 36 So let's not act like the 36 games he played last year is typical for him - it isn't. Edited July 12, 2016 by RandomFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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