Official Game Thread: Pistons at Hawks -- the Home Opener!

[JTB]

1 minute ago, hawkzlova123 said:

No body is hunting threes its a wide open shot

Thank you! What game are these folks watching ???? The 3 ball was open so as most teams do in this era they let it fly!

They shot this well without Gallo and Snell and Trae not having the best 3pt night . I’m ok with letting the 3s fly AS LONG AS WE ARE EFFICIENT.....if they were letting it fly and we weren’t efficient as a team then that’s when you have to change up the approach but Pistons weren’t guarding the 3 point line well at all.

[Atlantaholic]

10 minutes ago, bleachkit said:

I think if the Hawks could do it all over again, they would rather keep #17 and find a cheaper, serviceable big in free agency.

*cough Christian Wood *cough... Ya I'm not sure we expected Capela to still be managing the injury by Dic 2020, but all in all don't mind the move. As was posted it was an important signifier that we were done being lottery bound and even diminished he's still an OK piece to have especially for certain match ups. 

[Peoriabird]

2 minutes ago, JTB said:

Yup but the game was pretty for us until those last 5 minutes. I don’t know what everyone else  is complaining about. You have to learn to close games and that’s what this unit is starting to learn and develop now.

it’s important for Trae to learn closing games out and so far the last two games he has or helped seal the victory 

And we're talking about learning how to close out the Pistons arguable the worst team in basketball especially without their 2 best players.

[Peoriabird]

1 minute ago, JTB said:

Thank you! What game are these folks watching ???? The 3 ball was open so as most teams do in this era they let it fly!

They shot this well without Gallo and Snell and Trae not having the best 3pt night . I’m ok with letting the 3s fly AS LONG AS WE ARE EFFICIENT.....if they were letting it fly and we weren’t efficient as a team then that’s when you have to change up the approach but Pistons weren’t guarding the 3 point line well at all.

So tell me..what happened to the 24 point lead during the last 5 minutes of the game?

[bleachkit]

3 minutes ago, Atlantaholic said:

*cough Christian Wood *cough... Ya I'm not sure we expected Capela to still be managing the injury by Dic 2020, but all in all don't mind the move. As was posted it was an important signifier that we were done being lottery bound and even diminished he's still an OK piece to have especially for certain match ups. 

Would I trade Clint Capela for #17 and Christian Wood? That would be a hell yes.

Edited December 29, 2020 by bleachkit

[Atlantaholic]

3 minutes ago, JTB said:

Thank you! What game are these folks watching ???? The 3 ball was open so as most teams do in this era they let it fly!

They shot this well without Gallo and Snell and Trae not having the best 3pt night . I’m ok with letting the 3s fly AS LONG AS WE ARE EFFICIENT.....if they were letting it fly and we weren’t efficient as a team then that’s when you have to change up the approach but Pistons weren’t guarding the 3 point line well at all.

I don't mind the offense but in the fourth quarter we did not run the offense well once Trae came back in and settled for some bad shots. 

1 minute ago, bleachkit said:

Would I trade Clint Capela for #17 and Christian Woods? That would be a hell yes.

Hindsight my bro. 

[terrell]

They're coming after Collins too..lol. Nobodys safe around here....

"Sabonis is an all-star with a new 4 year, 74 million dollar contract

So far this year, this is what he’s done:
32-13-5 vs. Knicks
22-10-11 vs. Bulls
19-10-5 vs. Celtics
And we "supposedly" offered Collins 4 for 90 mil and he turned it down???
I like John, but trade his ass right now cause he doesn’t have jack squat on Sabonis and we offered him 16 million more, he’s never sniffed an all-star game like Sabonis and he has the nerve to turn that offer down.
Wait til he has some good games and dump him. Hell, Houston got Christian Wood SOMEHOW for 14 mil a year and he’s a beast".

Edited December 29, 2020 by terrell

[bleachkit]

1 minute ago, Atlantaholic said:

I don't mind the offense but in the fourth quarter we did not run the offense well once Trae came back in and settled for some bad shots. 

Hindsight my bro. 

I know. At the time we were losing, and Travis was under pressure to make a move for veteran help. We overpaid. That's how it goes sometimes.

[bleachkit]

1 minute ago, terrell said:

They're coming after Collins too..lol

"Sabonis is an all-star with a new 4 year, 74 million dollar contract

So far this year, this is what he’s done:
32-13-5 vs. Knicks
22-10-11 vs. Bulls
19-10-5 vs. Celtics
And we "supposedly" offered Collins 4 for 90 mil and he turned it down???
I like John, but trade his ass right now cause he doesn’t have jack squat on Sabonis and we offered him 16 million more, he’s never sniffed an all-star game like Sabonis and he has the nerve to turn that offer down.
Wait til he has some good games and dump him. Hell, Houston got Christian Wood SOMEHOW for 14 mil a year and he’s a beast".

Sabonis is actually underpaid.

[Atlantaholic]

7 minutes ago, terrell said:

They're coming after Collins too..lol. Nobodys safe around here....

"Sabonis is an all-star with a new 4 year, 74 million dollar contract

So far this year, this is what he’s done:
32-13-5 vs. Knicks
22-10-11 vs. Bulls
19-10-5 vs. Celtics
And we "supposedly" offered Collins 4 for 90 mil and he turned it down???
I like John, but trade his ass right now cause he doesn’t have jack squat on Sabonis and we offered him 16 million more, he’s never sniffed an all-star game like Sabonis and he has the nerve to turn that offer down.
Wait til he has some good games and dump him. Hell, Houston got Christian Wood SOMEHOW for 14 mil a year and he’s a beast".

Sabonis is also playing like 37 mins a game. Check their per 36 mins stats. Collins has not been bad but he has been forced to play center a lot and that's not his position.  

To clarify Collins is averaging 22 11 and three blocks per 36 mins, which is great. He has a better PER and a higher W/S per 48 mins than Sabonis. Problem is he is racking up fouls playing out of position for large chunks of the game. 

Edited December 29, 2020 by Atlantaholic

[terrell]

33 minutes ago, bleachkit said:

I think if the Hawks could do it all over again, they would rather keep #17 and find a cheaper, serviceable big in free agency.

LIke who? Can we at least wait until Capela gets into game shape? lol.... And Bruno, Okungwu, and Knight are cheaper serviceable bigs...And they need a vet to learn from..

Edited December 29, 2020 by terrell

[bleachkit]

2 minutes ago, terrell said:

LIke who? Can we at least wait until Capela gets into game shape? lol.... And Bruno, Okungwu, and Knight are cheaper serviceable bigs...And they need a vet to learn from..

I like Capela, but in light of his injuries, trading a mid 1st for him was an over pay. 

[terrell]

3 minutes ago, bleachkit said:

I like Capela, but in light of his injuries, trading a mid 1st for him was an over pay. 

He missed 2 games.Pretty sure he couldve played it were Playoffs..Did he get hurt again today?

Edited December 29, 2020 by terrell

[bleachkit]

15 minutes ago, Atlantaholic said:

Sabonis is also playing like 37 mins a game. Check their per 36 mins stats. Collins has not been bad but he has been forced to play center a lot and that's not his position.  

To clarify Collins is averaging 22 11 and three blocks per 36 mins, which is great. He has a better PER and a higher W/S per 48 mins than Sabonis. Problem is he is racking up fouls playing out of position for large chunks of the game. 

Let's try a Rondo, Kevin, Bogi, Hunter, JC lineup. Let JC have that paint all to himself.

[EazyRoc]

And we wonder why national writers are always down on the Hawks ? 
 

god damnit we just won 3 games in a row with a damn near different roster in the beginning of the season.

Relax yall and enjoy the rollercoaster 

[EazyRoc]

Just now, bleachkit said:

Let's try a Rondo, Kevin, Bogi, Hunter, JC lineup. Let JC have that paint all to himself.

This is a very situational lineup that leaves you without any real rebounding. This the kind of lineup that makes middling bigs look like All Stars.

[marco102]

This me for all the narratives that have been created and to all of the L stans.  

If you don't get it, I'm going to be very toxic towards them on other boards as we continue to win.

Edited December 29, 2020 by marco102

[bleachkit]

Just now, EazyRoc said:

This is a very situational lineup that leaves you without any real rebounding. This the kind of lineup that makes middling bigs look like All Stars.

No, not really. Rondo is a good rebounder for a guard. Kevin, Bogi and Hunter are all decent rebounding wings. I would love to see this line up. You could also put Cam in for one of the three wings.

[ViperXX79]

Just came here to see some positivity about a 3-0 start.  You’d think we’ve gone 0-3 reading some people’s posts.

[terrell]

The Atlanta Hawks came within one point of having eight players in double figures.

Edited December 29, 2020 by terrell