How about some positivity

[ATLnightwing]

I'm a longtime lurker but I felt that I wanted to activate my account just to share some thoughts in light of the trade commotion. Here are some of my thoughts on the team as we stand.

The Good

Dennis: I noticed he occasionally gets some flack by some Hawks fans. I actually think Dennis is achieving as expected, if not a little over achieving. He has been a leader and voice of our team. I often see him leading our team in cheers from the bench and constantly in discussion with other players and coaches. He has been leading us in scoring in about half our games. Looking into the future, i think his ceiling is still high and I would love to have him long long term. Nothing but praise for Dennis. 

Thabo: He has also been having a great year for his role. He is a solid vet that is one of our best defenders and is very consistent. If our goal is a championship, which it should be, Thabo is a great piece to keep. 

Millsap -  I'm assuming he's going to be traded. But nothing but good words for this man (and Kyle). I wish them well.

Dwight: Here's a big one. In my opinion, Dwight has been reaching expectations thus far. He has given us something we've never had before in his elite rebounding. I don't think we brought him in to be dominant on offense. In fact, I noticed that (especially when Millsap is also on the floor) the ball very rarely gets passed to him. I think this is by design as it's known that his offense is limited these days. Dwight is a solid overall center. Personality wise, I think he's doing exactly what he's been wanting to do: keep his head down and just play basketball. I'm actually very happy with Dwight and I think he should stay long term. 

Malcolm Delaney: Another big one. I also noticed a lot of posters wanting to replace him as our back up PG. I see nothing but professionalism from Delaney. He is very reserved and knows his role very well. I don't see him making a lot of mistakes or trying to do anything that's out of his skill set. I think his a very Spurs-esqe player similar to Patty Mills. I think he's also a keeper.

Moose: He's having a good season overall as a backup. Not much to say about him otherwise. 

Tim Hardaway Jr: Finally he caught up to expectations. I'm liking him more and more. He goes hot and cold by game which is a little bit of a gamble. I'm not sure what to expect long term from him but as of now I'm happy with him too.

The Bad:

Kent Bazemore: The thread is titled positivity so I'll keep this brief. We know he hasn't been playing to his contract. One thing that I have been noticing is that he's the best at passing to dwight on the drive. 

[Thomas]

Agree with seven out of eight. Spurs-esqe players for the Spurs defend or they end up sitting. Its a Pop's thing. Great post there.

[TheNorthCydeRises]

We're 10 - 4 in our last 14 games . . . and have a good shot to run that to 12 - 4 in our last 16, if we can take care of business vs these lower level teams.

[AUhawksfan]

1 hour ago, TheNorthCydeRises said:

We're 10 - 4 in our last 14 games . . . and have a good shot to run that to 12 - 4 in our last 16, if we can take care of business vs these lower level teams.

This is the biggest positive going on even with everything that's happened in the New Year.

Oh.....and I like short reads.

Minus your game threads of course @lethalweapon3!

[TheFuzz]

We've still got a lot to be positive about. I'm not happy with Delaney to be honest but otherwise completely agree.

I also don't think Millsap is going anywhere unless we get something really nice.

[Guest]

Splitter hasn't re-injured himself again,

 

 

 

 

 

 

yet.