News and Notes: Updated between Games

[Spud2nique]

2 hours ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Most Improved for 2020/21 Season.

https://fansided.com/2020/05/19/nba-most-improved-warriors-nets-hawks/

 

Kinda hoping the Nets implode. I can see it happening. No comment on the scrubs.  

 

GO HAWWWWKKKKSSSS!!!

ps The Wolves SHOULD be on that list too. 

[kg01]

5 hours ago, Spud2nique said:

Kinda hoping the Nets implode. I can see it happening. No comment on the scrubs.  

 

GO HAWWWWKKKKSSSS!!!

ps The Wolves SHOULD be on that list too. 

Based on what?  Jimi Butler is not walking through that door.

[JayBirdHawk]

7 hours ago, Spud2nique said:

Kinda hoping the Nets implode. I can see it happening. No comment on the scrubs.  

 

GO HAWWWWKKKKSSSS!!!

ps The Wolves SHOULD be on that list too. 

The Wolves??? 

Don't trust that team! How long have they been on this path?

[Spud2nique]

3 hours ago, JayBirdHawk said:

The Wolves??? 

Don't trust that team! How long have they been on this path?

I figure their luck has to change. It’s been 16 years. They have besties DRuss and Town and Culver. I dunno  

[macdaddy]

3 minutes ago, Spud2nique said:

I figure their luck has to change. It’s been 16 years. They have besties DRuss and Town and Culver. I dunno  

if only they could move to the east

[Spud2nique]

16 minutes ago, macdaddy said:

if only they could move to the east

 

[JayBirdHawk]

 

This streak was AWESOME!!! Philips was ROCKING!!!

Rathbun  and Nique  was living it up!

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The way the crowd roared inside Philips Arena, you would have thought that basketball was this city’s favorite sport.

I was so mad the last 8 or so games of the streak, I couldn't find reasonably priced tickets in the 100 sections, prices sky rocketed...too rich for a family of 3. Enjoyed those wins at home though. That was a special season regardless of how it ended. The Chat Room was .

Speaking of chat room, will it be back @capstone21?

 

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When you look back at that month, where does it rank as far as your favorite stretch of games to call in your career? 

Holman: It was terrific, and it’s right up there. I think I’ve told you before, but the year they got back into the playoffs after missing it for nine years, and they played the Celtics in seven games. I call it the Zaza (Pachulia) series. That was exciting. That was a real thrill. Then going back to the ’80s with those Dominique teams and the young guys who were on those teams like Cliff Levingston, Antoine Carr, Doc Rivers, Randy Wittman — that was fun. Now the group we have now is as much fun as I have had doing games because I really think this team is on the cusp. They’re a bunch of fun kids to be around, and they make me feel young every night. I’m disappointed that it had to stop the way it did, but I think the future is going to be really special. You’ve written about the salary-cap money we have, and I think they’re ready to take that next step of bringing in solid veterans and helping out with the young guys. When you watch Trae (Young) play, it really brings me back to the Dominique days. I used to tell people that they had to go to the games because there was a chance to see something you’ve never seen before. At least once per night, Dominique would do something, and Trae is pretty much that same way. You never know when he might score 50. To have that kind of anticipation every night after 35 years of doing the games makes it a lot of fun to get into the arena every night.

 

[JayBirdHawk]

Another.

BIGGEST BREAKTHROUGH POTENTIAL THIS OFFSEASON

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Playing at a 25-win pace doesn't exactly portend good times for the Atlanta Hawks. Trae Young is a top-25ish player but a bottom-oneish defender. Their wing rotation is begging for experience. Clint Capela adds a tantalizing rim-runner dynamic but has yet to suit up for Atlanta while recovering from a left heel injury.

The relative unknownness of the Hawks' core definitely matters. They'll need an internal leap or three to achieve a meaningful breakthrough. The thing is, they're well-positioned to get them.

John Collins may have already given them one. He and Young provide the basis of a great offense, and his three-point shooting is good enough to pair with Capela up front. Kevin Huerter has shown some creativity out of the pick-and-roll (when healthy).

De'Andre Hunter is downing 35.5 percent of his threes on moderate volume. Cam Reddish is averaging 14.6 pointswhile converting 41.7 percent of his treys over his past 21 games. Capela offers a viable defensive presence in the middle.

Atlanta will partner its core, which, thanks to Young, includes an entrenched All-Star, with another high draft pick and a mountain of cap space. The latter is going to be more valuable than ever.

Everyone is expecting the league to lower its 2020-21 salary cap from the projected $115 million. No drop, however steep, will torpedo the Hawks' flexibility. They're on course for more than $45 million in wiggle room if they renounce most of their own free agents. It'll take a cataclysmic cratering to remove them from the max-money tier.

 

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Star power is scarce on this year's open market. That's not going to change. Nor do the Hawks need it to change. They were never going to be in play for the typical All-NBA free agent (of which there are few this year).

But their flexibility is now infinitely more appealing to the above-replacement-level veterans looking to sign contracts worth more than whatever the mid-level exception winds up being. They're liable to enter the running for players they may not have attracted before or, if those cases don't exist, be cap-rich enough to stock up on impact talent.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2892505-nba-teams-with-the-biggest-breakthrough-potential-this-offseason

[Spud2nique]

20 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Another.

BIGGEST BREAKTHROUGH POTENTIAL THIS OFFSEASON

 

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2892505-nba-teams-with-the-biggest-breakthrough-potential-this-offseason

Wonder what impact veterans?

[JayBirdHawk]

1 minute ago, Spud2nique said:

Wonder what impact veterans?

Any impact vets who are better than Turner, Crabbe, Parsons and Parker I'm taking.

[NBASupes]

3 minutes ago, Spud2nique said:

Wonder what impact veterans?

We have the money for them but how many are truly available is another story for another day

[Spud2nique]

When he mentions impact list my list grows a bit to include the likes of:

Gallo

Ibaka

Dragic

Marc Gasol

Favors

Korver 

  

 

[JayBirdHawk]

1 minute ago, Spud2nique said:

When he mentions impact list my list grows a bit to include the likes of:

Gallo 

Ibaka

Dragic

Marc Gasol

Favors

Korver 

  

 

I don't see us signing these 30+ year old players.

Gallo - 31

Ibaka - 40

Dragic - 34

Marc Gasol -35

Favors - 28 ( I thought he was older, seems like he's been around forever) I wouldn't mind him.

Korver - 39

[Spud2nique]

6 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Favors - 28 ( I thought he was older, seems like he's been around forever) I wouldn't mind him.

Favors played in the 80’s didn’t he? Oh wait that was Mark Bryant  

6 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Korver - 39

I want him back for one year then to retire and join our coaching staff.

[JayBirdHawk]

Who's your favorite underdog?

 

 

[Spud2nique]

30 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Who's your favorite underdog?

 

 

Duane Ferrell, undrafted and stuck around with us for 6 years. He became a weapon there for a couple of our bad years but dude always brought heart and hustle. Shout out to Duane. Surprised nobody mentioned him.

 

Am I the only one that wants to sucker punch that Glen Willis guy for saying Spud Technically I guess spud was an underdog but to me he was always the man  

[bird_dirt]

22 hours ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Who's your favorite underdog?

 

 

Esteban "El Toro" Bautista

[Spud2nique]

7 minutes ago, bird_dirt said:

Esteban "El Toro" Bautista

The bull hustled. Not much talent but a lotta heart indeed.

[bird_dirt]

6 hours ago, Spud2nique said:

The bull hustled. Not much talent but a lotta heart indeed.

He really wasn't very good, but the Hawks weren't either at that time. 

I think I like him so much because early in my days on the Squawk, I found some rumor online that the Hawks were looking at him and I was the first to share that news on here. The Hawks signed him not long after that. So began my connection to Bautista and his illustrious NBA career, however short it was.

[Spud2nique]

Whose your all time fav Hawk?