TODAY IS THE DAY !!

[Gray Mule]

Time to start our "do or die" season!  Madison Square Garden with our opponent favored by 3.5 points.  Rookie PG starting and the Hawks hurting at their "big man" position already.  Dedmon and Collins both out and new center Alex Len expected to play but has a sore back.

Many expect the Hawks to roll over and play dead often (tank) this season.  The Hawks have a small payroll with a lot of "dead" payroll, meaning, they are paying players who are no longer Hawks.  They already have many draft picks coming to them in the next few seasons and will have about 40 million in cap space next season.

They are in rebuild.  Everyone knows this.  We have so many new players, the national press, for the most part, don't even know who is on the roster.  So many questions.  Did the Hawks have a great draft this summer, or did they blow it completely?  And, all the other players they added - - Will they help or hurt?  Does Vince Carter, thrown into a starting roll due to injuries, have anything left in the tank?  Alex Len didn't live up to his expectations with his former team.  Can he still grow and mature as a Hawk?  Or, was he already as good as he is ever going to be?

Jeremy Lin is coming here, recovering from a major injury.  Can he recover enough to be useful and perhaps really recover and become, again, the player that he once was?  What kind of coach is Lloyd Pierce, another Hawk rookie?  Is he a part of the rebuild, here to help our very young, inexperienced team learn how to win and play some very exciting ball, or is he here just to hold the title of head coach open while we tank?  Hopefully, the Hawks drafted the players that they wanted this summer and are ready to move on.  One season of losing game after game is enough.

Personally, I have said, over and over, if the Hawks stay healthy and do not flush away veteran players, they should be able to win half their games this season.  Already, Hawks have a hand full of players out.  Hopefully, nothing serious.

Exciting season coming up today!  Time to win that first game!

GO ATL HAWKS !!

[Dnice]

I'm trying to take my mind off the game til tip.

[Peoriabird]

1 hour ago, Gray Mule said:

 What kind of coach is Lloyd Pierce, another Hawk rookie?  Is he a part of the rebuild, here to help our very young, inexperienced team learn how to win and play some very exciting ball, or is he here just to hold the title of head coach open while we tank? 

The top 8 players on this roster aren't that young for this game.

Starting line up

Trae Young  20

Bazemore   29

Prince         24

Carter         41

Len             25

Top reserves

Lin             30

Bembry     24

Poythress  25

Plumlee     30

Dorsey      22

[Alex]

Assuming they are running the free one week trial of NBALP I should be able to watch this one a bit.

[Gray Mule]

HAH!  When you are my age (82) everyone else is young!

[Gray Mule]

Alex:  Good to see you back.  Welcome to the age of excitement for the Atlanta Hawks!  They may not win every game BUT they should be exciting to watch!!

[terrell]

Hey Mods, could yall change the BIG HEADS to current Hawks players?? Im tired of looking at Milsap, Moose, Bud, etc........ Thanks..

[terrell]

Here's to hoping Trae balls out and keeps the twitter haters quiet for a day or 2..  Ill be ok with 15/5 tonight from the rook. But Id be ecstatic with 20/10 , which could happen pretty easlily for him, if we're making shots.. Go Hawks..

[lethalweapon3]

12 minutes ago, terrell said:

Hey Mods, could yall change the BIG HEADS to current Hawks players?? Im tired of looking at Milsap, Moose, Bud, etc........ Thanks..

We have made the request to @Admin in past seasons, although I believe creating those heads for us in the first place was @PSSSHHHRRR87's purview. We will ask again when Admin's back in-pocket.

~lw3

[terrell]

Trae got a cut. Yay

[PSSSHHHRRR87]

15 hours ago, terrell said:

Here's to hoping Trae balls out and keeps the twitter haters quiet for a day or 2..  Ill be ok with 15/5 tonight from the rook. But Id be ecstatic with 20/10 , which could happen pretty easlily for him, if we're making shots.. Go Hawks..

 

15 hours ago, lethalweapon3 said:

We have made the request to @Admin in past seasons, although I believe creating those heads for us in the first place was @PSSSHHHRRR87's purview. We will ask again when Admin's back in-pocket.

~lw3

 

I created another 4 or 5 about a year ago and sent them to Dolf, but he didn't institute them in.  Only the Admin can update the emojis.