Official Game Thread: Raptors at Hawks (Happy MLK Day!)

[NekiEcko]

12 minutes ago, Plainview1981 said:

You’re likely to give up lots of points if you have Trae/Kevin/Collins or Trae/Kevin/Parker playing huge minutes.

Kevin or Collins is going to have to go, or Kevin comes off the bench.

I don't know if you are serious about that, we will be more of laughing stock if we let Kevin or Collins go.  But I think Kevin might need to come off the bench but not yet.

[Plainview1981]

9 minutes ago, NekiEcko said:

I don't know if you are serious about that, we will be more of laughing stock if we let Kevin or Collins go.  But I think Kevin might need to come off the bench but not yet.

All three of them are horrid defenders.

[Thomas]

Comment from the Raps coach about his team seems so very appropriate and obviously not for just this particular day. Says something about our second unit just maybe. Ugh....

"The second unit came in and did a great job," Raptors coach Nick Nurse said. "They took a big deficit to a really big lead. We needed it all at the end."

 

[Thomas]

54 minutes ago, JTB said:

No but the bench can’t handle produce no way is my point ...the game was only close cause of the young core .

maybe we can pull a game out if they weren’t so exhausted to get back in a game then build a lead only to have it all disappear by the bench unit and do the whole damn thing over again 

Actually I was being very serious. Doesn't have to be a ten man rotation if we do not truly have a ten man rotation. Trophies have been won with less.

[benhillboy]

Trae is insane entertainment.  That Cam and Bembry trap was hellish.  I can never fathom how Van Fleet went undrafted.  
 

I’ve long learned to ignore NBA officiating.  That sh@t’ll take months off your lifespan.  Trae did shoot 80 FTs tho lol.

[JayBirdHawk]

Teague only took 3 shots?  Why'd he play only 11 minutes?

[Vol4ever]

9 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Teague only took 3 shots?  Why'd he play only 11 minutes?

I guess that is a question for super coach.  Definitely puzzling.  

[KB21]

3 minutes ago, Vol4ever said:

I guess that is a question for super coach.  Definitely puzzling.  

It’s about time to reach out to a Bud assistant and get them to come in and get this thing pointed in the correct direction.

[Vol4ever]

Just now, KB21 said:

It’s about time to reach out to a Bud assistant and get them to come in and get this thing pointed in the correct direction.

It's so obvious Pierce is in over his head.  

[NBASupes]

16 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Teague only took 3 shots?  Why'd he play only 11 minutes?

He just didn't know what we were doing from what I saw. Which is normal at this time of a trade especially if their team is new. He will adjust. 

[KB21]

2 minutes ago, Vol4ever said:

It's so obvious Pierce is in over his head.  

The only reason he was hired was to absorb losing.  

[JTB]

2 hours ago, Thomas said:

Actually I was being very serious. Doesn't have to be a ten man rotation if we do not truly have a ten man rotation. Trophies have been won with less.

Lol oh!...well yes I agree

[JTB]

15 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

He just didn't know what we were doing from what I saw. Which is normal at this time of a trade especially if their team is new. He will adjust. 

Yes exactly and honestly it’s not all on Teague....on some possessions  I think he’s more on a WTF are y’all running when he’s playing with like one starter on the court.

[NBASupes]

1 minute ago, JTB said:

Yes exactly and honestly it’s not all on Teague....on some possessions  I think he’s more on a WTF are y’all running when he’s playing with like one starter on the court.

He didn't look bad with him and Trae sharing the backcourt but it wasn't effective either. 

[JTB]

46 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

He didn't look bad with him and Trae sharing the backcourt but it wasn't effective either. 

Nope but it certainly will be once Teague catches up. It will be a nice throw in to catch teams off guard with the speed and quickness similar to how Teague and Dennis were at times during the 60 win season 

[kg01]

1 hour ago, NBASupes said:

He just didn't know what we were doing from what I saw. Which is normal at this time of a trade especially if their team is new. He will adjust. 

Teague was clearly lost out there.  Passing back to the guy who passed it to him in the first place to .. do something.

People are so agenda-ized that they plain choose not to see that because they want to crap on the coach.

[Peoriabird]

1 hour ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Teague only took 3 shots?  Why'd he play only 11 minutes?

Cause he couldn't guard a chair today.

[High5]

20 minutes ago, kg01 said:

Teague was clearly lost out there.  Passing back to the guy who passed it to him in the first place to .. do something.

People are so agenda-ized that they plain choose not to see that because they want to crap on the coach.

Seriously. Some people criticize every move he makes to the point that they start arguing against themselves. "John and Bruno are too undersized! Stop playing them at the 5! Hey, wait, why is Jones is the game? Get him out!"

[TheNorthCydeRises]

6 hours ago, NBASupes said:

I am just happy LP finally kept Bruno in for a good amount of time. 

He still only played 16 minutes . . . and only 4 minutes in the 2nd half.

But I guess it's baby steps.

[TheNorthCydeRises]

6 hours ago, Thomas said:

So maybe LP finally gets the gist of @TheNorthCydeRises posts on Bruno. You deserve a bonus if you pulled that off North. LP has been really resisting fate do believe.

I don't think he does, but we'll see. 

Bruno has enough lateral quickness to be able to play the 4 and the 5.  He is not a defensive liability.  And LP shouldn't yank him out of the game when he makes a mistake, when the entire team makes even bigger mistakes.

The true test will be when Len comes back.  Len and Bruno should play together, with Bruno at the 4.  The Hawks have to stay somewhat big, and stop playing these small ball lineups.