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The Boys are Back in Town! MEDIA DAY - Monday Sept. 30th/Countdown/Player Previews etc.

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Uncle Vince was just what the doctor ordered for Trae, Kev, and John last year. It’s also no coincidence he was brought back for a final farewell season to guide Cam, Dre, and Bruno through their rook

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I'm ready for the season to start.  

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Bob Reddish, Cam’s father, told The Athletic that his son played all season with serious injuries that ranged from broken ribs and issues with his big toe. Shortly before the draft in June, Reddish underwent core muscle surgery — a surgery that was supposed to take just six weeks for him to be cleared. A source close to the team told The Athletic on Thursday that Reddish still isn’t cleared but believes it’s just days away from happening.

In Schulz’s professional opinion, Reddish likely was rehabbing the injury all season long to get to a point where he felt comfortable to push through what he likely was experiencing pain-wise

 

 

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Reddish didn’t provide any excuses for his disappointing year at Duke. During pre-draft interviews with the media in New York City, he accepted responsibility for the way he played.....
“I just have that mentality to fight through it all. Continue to fight and push. I wasn’t going to use the injury as a reason for me to stop. Duke was a phenomenal opportunity, so I couldn’t turn it down,” Reddish said. “Can’t make any excuses. Just go in there, fight every single day, just work extremely hard, try to get better and get everything you can out of it. I feel like I did a good job of that this year.”

 

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The average recovery time for surgery is six to eight weeks, but it could be longer, especially if the surgeon and athlete want to be on the conservative side.

Reddish’s surgery was in early June, and the usual maximum eight-week timetable has passed. Schulz doesn’t think it’s unusual and believes the Hawks are just being cautious because it’s the offseason and there isn’t a need to rush him back on the court. He also says there shouldn’t be any cause for concern.

 

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This makes me even more excited about Reddish. Not saying that all his woes at Duke were due to injury, but I'd def play through them to get drafted in the NBA, if I were him.  He made no excuses which I like too.  

He may be a steal if he comes back and plays to his potential.  He could be our Curry situation where people come back and ask how did he drop to 10. I'm hoping this and I know @NBASupes has claimed this already.  

Ready to get this season started.  My only expectations is to see progress. I'm probably one of the few fans who doesn't care if we make the playoffs.  Get in the lottery draft James Wiseman and one of Lonzo Ball or Tre Mann to be our back up point guard, no free agents needed cause we've drafted our super squad.

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Look who's in the A.....the missing Mr Crabbe!

So glad to see this. Another gun from the Tom Horn accuracy mold. Contract aside he can be quite helpful until the trade deadline and possibly after. Anything or anybody that buys Trae some room is good with me. 

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Look who's in the A.....the missing Mr Crabbe!

 

I guess because of the DUI arrest they didn't have a welcome presser??

 

My boy Crabbe. Yessss. Now he can prove to you all that he should be in our rotation and will hit many threes as I’ve adamantly proclaimed in the past many time mind you.

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During last season, Jones produced an impressive 71.6 percent field goal percentage and there is every reason to believe he can be an efficient play finisher. There is a raw quality to Jones’ game, partly due to his lack of deployment, and he profiles as a fairly traditional center that will operate in a low-usage offensive role while potentially providing defensive value in Atlanta.

Offensively, Jones’ claim to fame at this juncture would be efficiency but he has flashed some intriguing skill as a passer. That has manifested in the form of a sky-high turnover rate but, if Jones can get that under control, he sees the floor reasonably well and could act as a secondary facilitator if the offense allows.

Jones does have solid defensive metrics and, given what he projects to be, his best path to NBA relevance seemingly comes as an impactful defender that also checks a few boxes offensively. In the past, Jones has been carried away when seeking blocks, generating a foul rate that is jarring. 

In terms of role on the 2019-20 Hawks, Jones appears to be in direct competition with 2019 second round pick Bruno Fernando for minutes as the team’s primary backup center. Alex Len projects as Atlanta’s starter at the center position and, with John Collins able and likely to play center at times, there are only so many minutes to go around. While Fernando could reasonably struggle as a second-round rookie, the Hawks will undoubtedly want to see how the former Maryland star translates to the NBA floor, leaving Jones potentially twisting in the wind.

At the moment, Jones could be the superior option to Fernando but, in reality, there is a school of though that would lead one to believe Jones must be significantlybetter than Fernando to ward off the challenge of a player that is in the team’s long-term plans. Earlier in the year, though, Jones could have a leg up, particularly if he picks up Lloyd Pierce’s defensive schemes at a faster clip than Fernando.

 

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