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

[Atlantaholic]

Won't be pretty in this forum when the Hawks face their first blowout loss lol. 

[bleachkit]

1 minute ago, Atlantaholic said:

Won't be pretty in this forum when the Hawks face their first blowout loss lol. 

Some nights shots aren't gonna fall.

[JTB]

48 minutes ago, Peoriabird said:

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

They got comfortable. Stopped playing urgently and thought they sealed it. You can look at it negatively or look at it as a wake up call to finish games strong even with a big lead.

you follow the falcons ....you saw how the chiefs almost lost to one of the worst teams in nfl our atl falcons...they didn’t lose of course but you can tell they didn’t take us seriously coming into that game and when they got in the game they got a scare.... It’s sports!...these players are young and human . Mistakes will be made.

no I’m not comparing chiefs to the hawks as far as championship worthy I’m just saying even with a proven coach like Andy Reid your  championship team or contender still may slip up at the end or vs an opponent who shouldn’t be keeping up with them....

Even look at the bubble...Doc is widely known as a good coach in the nba and his Clippers team slipped up against a much younger Denver Nuggets team in the bubble...shit happens! Learning from it is key!

Edited December 29, 2020 by JTB

[JTB]

Just now, bleachkit said:

Some nights shots aren't gonna fall.

Yup and there will be ugly offensive games for sure!....you got to win those ugly ones too though. I’m not as worried about that with this roster for ugly offensive games like I was last two seasons as we have players outside of Trae who can go to other shots outside of the 3 ball.

~Trae has his floater which he’s normally very good at.

~Cam and Bogi (especially Bogi) is very good at midrange shots.

~Capela can get physical around the goal and at least put effort in muscling the ball in even though he has no go to post moves.

~Collins does well finishing in the lane even when there’s  contact 

~Hunter is much much more aggressive getting into the lane and finishing . He’s not afraid to put his shoulder down and go. Huerter also is bit more aggressive than last season.

~Rondo isn’t afraid to attach the goal

~Gallo while known as a great 3pt shooter does not get the credit he deserves as he’s also good around the goal and good at drawing a lot of contact, probably second to Trae on this team in terms of skill to draw contact and get the whistle.

[JTB]

1 hour ago, Peoriabird said:

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

We were missing players too that could make a huge difference.

[gurpilo]

There were some ugly moments yesterday, that is true but finally we got a win. After 3 games on the season these are my main conclusions.

1- Starters had a bad +/-. That also happened on most of Memphis game although they could wash that stat at the end. Hunter, Collins and Young seem to be our best players in these 3 games now but that is highly influenced by Chicago game.

2- Second unit won the game for us, that also happened at Memphis game. I am so glad Rondo and Bogi had a good game. When we add Gallo that second unit is going to be the best on the league.

3- Hunter is much improved on the court, he is shooting very efficient and is playing winning basketball but Cam is still having his ups and downs, he will figure it out but now he is still not at the point he left last season. Anyway I think the best fit for Young is Cam, always have thought the same.

4- the 2 games against BKN are key, if we are able to win one I will begin to believe perhaps we have something special.

5 - Overall I think Schlenk made a huge job, we have a really powerful 2nd unit that is bringing us on the games when things are not going well with our starters. Rondo, Huerter, Bogi and Gallo are real players that can take out of the court any 2nd unit on the league. That is going to be the most powerful weapon we have this season. I am eager to see Okongwu on the court, hopefully he is an upgrade over Bruno and can round this 2nd unit. 
6- Starters still need some work, we need to improve on defense but I am not too worried.

 

[Gray Mule]

Forgot to play defense.  Won any way.  Capela still out of NBA shape.  Won any way.  Shot too many threes, even if we did hit them, won any way.  Lost a big lead in the 4th and let the Pistons back in the game, won any way.

Talked bad about Detroit.  Yet, they stayed in the game all night.  Part of that was on the Hawks.  But, the Pistons continued to play.  They will win some games this season.  Hawks kept pulling away.  Detroit would come right back.  Just couldn't quiet get there.

Rondo seems to have already become a Hawk.  He has blended well with our roster.  He will be a great teacher for our youth.  Great, needed addition.  Replaced our old man from last season.

Signing Capela was a great move.  He was a border line all star in the west before his injury.  When he became a Hawk, this said to the NBA, Atlanta just became serious about winning.  This, in my opinion, opened the door for others to join him and Trae.  Remember, for every action there is an opposite reaction.  

We have some supposedly good players who we have yet to see on the floor as Hawks.  Atlanta has changed from the worst bench in the NBA at the beginning of last season to what we have now.  I will only get better as these other players are added and they learn to play with each other.

Two very tough road games facing our first place Hawks.  

[LucastheThird]

9 hours ago, ViperXX79 said:

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.

This is Hawksquawk, you already know we panic over everything here. We won 60 games in a season with 4 All-Stars and got swept like a bunch of Joe Blows. The sky will be always falling until we win a ring. 

[Peoriabird]

1 hour ago, LucastheThird said:

This is Hawksquawk, you already know we panic over everything here. We won 60 games in a season with 4 All-Stars and got swept like a bunch of Joe Blows. The sky will be always falling until we win a ring. 

That team actually played the right way but was short on talent.  If this plays like the 2015 team, there would be no complaints

[macdaddy]

Wow.  So some folks are upset with this win?  What the hell?  

Teams make runs.  We led the whole game and closed it out.   

[marco102]

58 minutes ago, Peoriabird said:

That team actually played the right but was short on talent.  If this plays like the 2015 team, there would be no complaints

You complained about everything Bud did that season, so I'm sure you'd still have plenty to complain about. 

[Peoriabird]

27 minutes ago, macdaddy said:

Wow.  So some folks are upset with this win?  What the hell?  

Teams make runs.  We led the whole game and closed it out.   

No one is upset with the win but rather the bad habits the team continues to struggle with like bad defense and poor rebounding against a team just above gleague level

[marco102]

28 minutes ago, macdaddy said:

Wow.  So some folks are upset with this win?  What the hell?  

Teams make runs.  We led the whole game and closed it out.   

My only "complaint" is the defensive effort.  It was night and day from the previous two games.

[Peoriabird]

Just now, marco102 said:

You complained about everything Bud did that season, so I'm sure you'd still have plenty to complain about. 

Not true...I complained about his substitutions not his schemes

[marco102]

Just now, Peoriabird said:

No one is upset with the win but rather the bad habits the team continues to struggle with like bad defense and poor rebounding against a team just above gleague level

The Hawks outrebounded the Pistons. The Pistons did have nine more offensive rebounds, but 7 of those came on two trips down the floor if I remember correctly.

1 minute ago, Peoriabird said:

Not true...I complained about his substitutions not his schemes

Is that a complaint? You said no complaints..lol

[TheNorthCydeRises]

12 hours ago, JeffS17 said:

Wooo another win.  Like many have stated, not the prettiest of wins but W is all that matters at this stage.  My takeaways:

1. We had 7 guys in double digits (and Heurter had 9) which is awesome to see -- no selfishness on this team right now
2. Bogi shot very well tonight and it was refreshing to see him in rhythm from behind the arc
3. We need serious work on rebounding fundamentals
4. Watching Rondo come out and deal 8 dimes in 15 minutes was something else -- hoping some of that can rub off on Trae as I think improving his assist/turnover ratio is the lowest hanging fruit in his game right now

1) We had the potential to have 9 players in double figures.  Huerter had 9,  Capela had 7.  But that final group just fizzled out at the end.

2) He's streaky.  I guess this is what we can expect from him going forward.  When he's not shooting well, Huerter can play extended minutes.

3) Our rebounding woes come when the team goes small. Capela, Collins, and Bruno are rebounding at a tremendous rate.  But the wings and guards definitely need to work on rebounding.  

4) Rondo was outstanding.  That's some of the best basketball I've ever seen him play.  As for Trae, his assists would be higher if Bogi, Cam, and Collins made a few more shots off of his assists.  Also, because we're not utilizing Collins right, he's getting less assists to players going toward the rim.

https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1629027/passes-dash/

 

But with us currently being the #1 offense in the league right now, I expect little to change unless we hit a rough patch offensively.

[Peoriabird]

10 minutes ago, marco102 said:

Is that a complaint? You said no complaints..lol

You claimed I complained about everything and my answer was not true. Didn't say that I agreed with everything.

[marco102]

2 minutes ago, Peoriabird said:

You claimed I complained about everything and my answer was not true. Didn't say that I agreed with everything.

Now, you know I was being hyperbolic, but you get the gist. No matter how well the Hawks are playing there will be complaints about something.

[Peoriabird]

1 minute ago, marco102 said:

Now, you know I was being hyperbolic, but you get the gist. No matter how well the Hawks are playing there will be complaints about something.

I didn't complain one bit after the 1st 2 games. So not true either.

[marco102]

1 minute ago, Peoriabird said:

I didn't complain one bit after the 1st 2 games. So not true either.

I didn't say you would be the one complaining. Should have made that more clear in my comment. 

Edited December 29, 2020 by marco102