1st Preseason Game Vs New Orleans

[Spud2nique]

23 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

My biggest concern was Ingram wearing girls twinbead bubble ponytails on the ends of his hair.

 Those things can take an eye out our break your teeth. I think I should contact the NBA

Wasn’t there a rule for earings? This is even more dangerous isn’t it? Nique said Bob would have looked good with that Ingram ball thing  

[kg01]

22 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

My biggest concern was Ingram wearing girls twinbead bubble ponytails on the ends of his hair.

Those things can take an eye out our break your teeth. I think I should contact the NBA 

 

Is that what he had on his hair?  And the league outlawed the 'ninja' headbands due to safety concerns?  I know for a fact that them bubble things can literally break your face.  Literally.  Somebody needs to notify somebody.  This is of greater concern than them Morey twits.

19 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

More of this from JC.

 

 

That was impressive.  Even when you account for the fact that ThIngram was single-handedly trying to keep ATL in the game last night.

[Plainview1981]

Trae appears to be still good at passing and not so good at most everything else.

Jones is a scrub. Trading for Him is a Pete Babcock kind of ordeal.

[Peoriabird]

1 minute ago, Plainview1981 said:

Jones is a scrub. Trading for Him is a Pete Babcock kind of ordeal.

A new low for Schlenk!

[Plainview1981]

1 hour ago, Peoriabird said:

A new low for Schlenk!

Pig Miller and Greg Anderson were better to be honest.

 

[bleachkit]

Should have resigned Dedmon, or overpaid for Looney. 

[hazer]

I’m just stoked that Cam and Dre “appear” to be as good as we thought. The other stuff can be remedied. Great start for both the rooks. If Cam develops the way we think he will, Schlenk not only wins that trade but hell the extra player we acquired in the trade just might end up better than the player we gave up

[hazer]

1 hour ago, hazer said:

I’m just stoked that Cam and Dre “appear” to be as good as we thought.

And that Bembry looks to have taken that next step. If so, and Cam/Dre are who we think they are:

Trae, Kev, Bembry, Cam, Dre, Collins, Bruno can be hella good young core to add a max Superstar player (Embiid) to.

[JayBirdHawk]

On 10/7/2019 at 8:54 PM, NBASupes said:

I know Steven Adams can't shoot threes but it would be nice to have a legit center.

 

Uummm....you sure about that?

 

 

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

Quote

“After one game, it’s not fair to try to assess,” Carter said of the young Hawks. “I’d rather assess them after the preseason is over. They’ll get a couple of games seeing different scenarios for them to figure it out. I think they’re going to be great basketball players because they have a great basketball IQ already. They have a special feel for the game. There are going to be moments throughout the season where they’re going to look rushed and hurried, but at the same time, they look seasoned already for them to be rookies.

“The willingness to learn is No. 1. That’s what I enjoy about them. These guys have come in and have asked questions. They allow you to come in and critique what we’ve seen so they can get better. They want to be elite players, and they’re on their way if they continue that.”

Pierce has mentioned a couple of times now in camp that he wants to see more creation out of Hunter because he believes in Hunter’s passing abilities.

“One of his development areas will be using the basketball and playing in pick-and-roll and facilitating,” Pierce said. “I think he’s used to one or two dribbles and then getting rid of the basketball, but I think he has more to offer. That’s just something over time that he’s going to grow in. In catch-and-shoot, he’s pretty good. Guys are closing out on him, and he’s able to put the ball on the floor and make plays. He was great in his rhythm 3s, make or miss, he looked good doing them.”

It’s only one preseason game, but with Hunter coming out of Virginia, there were some across the league who thought he would be nothing more than someone who could knock down some 3s off the catch and post up smaller wings, but that was not what he showed on Monday. And if that’s the case, this Hunter pick could turn out better than what we anticipated because his defense, for a rookie, was quite good. He did pick up two fouls in the first quarter and missed some rotations, but that’s to be expected. What he did show was that he is able to keep players in front of him and force difficult shots.

“After that, I thought he played a beautiful game,” Pierce said. “He was in rhythm on his jump shots. He was efficient moving. It was good to see that. I didn’t know what to expect of him after that first stint, but I thought he came in and was very efficient.”

Reddish noted that the spacing he now has to operate with the Hawks as compared to Duke is more open, and he feels more comfortable to make more plays. He finished 4-of-7 from the field and made 3-of-4 3-point attempts.

Reddish entered the game in place of DeAndre’ Bembry at shooting guard. Where Reddish actually plays long-term is still to be determined, and just how much we can expect to see of him in this kind of playmaking role is still unknown.

“We’ll figure out what he can do just by watching him,” Pierce said. “I think one of the things we saw is we can get him in rhythm with some kick-outs, and eventually we’ll see him get downhill. I think he had a couple of nice drives downhill. It didn’t result in much, but he was able to get downhill. I don’t know how we’ll do it. I don’t know if it’s him initiating or playing on the second side. We’ll have to learn how he is initiating the offense, at some point.”

DeAndre defense!

 

 

[Vol4ever]

53 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

 

 

DeAndre defense!

 

 

Pierce doesn't have a clue imo.  Guy was supposed to be a defensive guru, this is the worst defensive Hawk team I have ever seen.  

[High5]

3 hours ago, Vol4ever said:

Pierce doesn't have a clue imo.  Guy was supposed to be a defensive guru, this is the worst defensive Hawk team I have ever seen.  

No coach would have last year's team or yesterday's team playing consistently good defense. It takes time for young players to improve and a couple more roster moves before we get to that point (if we get there). 

[Plainview1981]

4 hours ago, Vol4ever said:

Pierce doesn't have a clue imo.  Guy was supposed to be a defensive guru, this is the worst defensive Hawk team I have ever seen.  

Agree. It sounds like a doctor that might tell you that lots of fruits, vegetables and are the best thing for you as long as you get rid of sweets and fat.

Edited October 9, 2019 by Plainview1981

[NBASupes]

Some of us putting way too much into one preseason game where we haven't implemented the system yet at a high level

[bleachkit]

3 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

Some of us putting way too much into one preseason game where we haven't implemented the system yet at a high level

I'll reserve judgement until about 15 games into the season. 

[JayBirdHawk]

10 hours ago, Vol4ever said:

Pierce doesn't have a clue imo.  Guy was supposed to be a defensive guru, this is the worst defensive Hawk team I have ever seen.  

 

6 hours ago, Plainview1981 said:

Agree. It sounds like a doctor that might tell you that lots of fruits, vegetables and are the best thing for you as long as you get rid of sweets and fat.

 

 

 

 

https://www.ajc.com/sports/basketball/prevention-and-protection-then-lloyd-pierce-will-get-all-his-back-pocket/T4hLtORDpxpenjkhRb9YTI/

 

Quote

Lloyd Pierce had a defensive philosophy developed during five seasons as an assistant coach with the 76ers.
He scrapped it when he became head coach of the Hawks. In fact, his system hasn’t been installed fully yet, even now after his first full season as a head coach.
Why?
“Anyone’s system is based on who you have and what you have to do,” Pierce said in an exclusive interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

 

 

[Spud2nique]

9 hours ago, Plainview1981 said:

Agree. It sounds like a doctor that might tell you that lots of fruits, vegetables and are the best thing for you as long as you get rid of sweets and fat.

I’d keep going to that doctor . Sounds like pretty sane advice to me. Wait a sec, it’s this Calomari?  

[hazer]

13 hours ago, Vol4ever said:

Pierce doesn't have a clue imo.

 

9 hours ago, Plainview1981 said:

Agree.

[Vol4ever]

8 hours ago, JayBirdHawk said:

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.ajc.com/sports/basketball/prevention-and-protection-then-lloyd-pierce-will-get-all-his-back-pocket/T4hLtORDpxpenjkhRb9YTI/

 

 

 

Hawks havent played one ounce of defense since he got here.   All his theories look like hot air BS to me.  Dude ain't a head coach.  

[hazer]

50 minutes ago, Vol4ever said:

Dude ain't a head coach.  

Mmm hmmm. Exactly why Colangelo asked him to join Pop and Kerr on Team USA

Edited October 9, 2019 by hazer