Official Game Thread: Timberwolves at Hawks -- the MLK Day Game!

[Diesel]

Also.. 

While I'm giving Kudos to LP...

If LP was to lose his job, I know who we should consider...

Vince Carter!!!!

This is not BKLN got Nash so we should get Carter...

This is listening to Carter coaching from the Booth during the 4th quarter.  With his experience (including playing for Dean Smith), the respect he garners from players, and his articulation.. I think he might make a very good coach.

 

[klharper]

1 hour ago, marco102 said:

Kevin with 17 pts, 8 assists and 6 rebounds.  Good game by him. He's shown good improvement this season. 

AND 4 steals

 

15 Steals and 8 Blocks for our team today were both season highs.  As were the 24 TOs.... but nice to see activity and effort on the defensive side like this, even with Cam out.

[Peoriabird]

9 minutes ago, Diesel said:

Also..

If LP was to lose his job, I know who we should consider...

Vince Carter!!!!

This is not BKLN got Nash so we should get Carter...

This is listening to Carter coaching from the Booth during the 4th quarter.  With his experience (including playing for Dean Smith), the respect he garners from players, and his articulation.. I think he might make a very good coach.

 

I thought we were done with tanking!  Get a real coach in here

[Diesel]

Just now, Peoriabird said:

I thought we were done with tanking!  Get a real coach in here

You mean a retread?

 

[Peoriabird]

Just now, Diesel said:

You mean a retread?

 

I mean someone like Nick Nurse

[TheNorthCydeRises]

13 minutes ago, Buzzard said:

I agree 100%. With the size we have with Capela, Collins, and Hunter there is no reason to sit back on threes all game long. There is a match up somewhere to be exploited. Huerter is not short for a shooting guard either and he worked his way inside several times.

This is also why I keep saying that the Hawks should NEVER go small.  This advantage can happen all throughout the game, if LP simply plays one of the young bigs alongside Capela and Collins at all times.  At the end of the day though, Collins and Capela need to be playing alongside each other at least 20 - 24 minutes a game.

IF we stay big, we'll continue to be better defensively, and can survive scoring droughts.

[Buzzard]

9 minutes ago, TheNorthCydeRises said:

This is also why I keep saying that the Hawks should NEVER go small.  This advantage can happen all throughout the game, if LP simply plays one of the young bigs alongside Capela and Collins at all times.  At the end of the day though, Collins and Capela need to be playing alongside each other at least 20 - 24 minutes a game.

IF we stay big, we'll continue to be better defensively, and can survive scoring droughts.

When Gallinari gets back it will be interesting to see how he is used. LP likes Collins at the 5 and Gallinari at the 4. He even had Gallinari looking like the 5 with Huerter, Hunter, and Reddish on the floor once.

He drives me nuts with the weird ass lineups he throws out there.

[Diesel]

18 minutes ago, Peoriabird said:

I mean someone like Nick Nurse

You know that Nurse's first coaching job was a player coach??

Well, if you want somebody with as many stints as Nurse in the minor League... Lloyd Pierce is your man.

 

Or maybe you want Joseph Blair

[JayBirdHawk]

18 minutes ago, TheNorthCydeRises said:

This is also why I keep saying that the Hawks should NEVER go small.  This advantage can happen all throughout the game, if LP simply plays one of the young bigs alongside Capela and Collins at all times.  At the end of the day though, Collins and Capela need to be playing alongside each other at least 20 - 24 minutes a game.

IF we stay big, we'll continue to be better defensively, and can survive scoring droughts.

What's the combined minutes of Cap and JC?

[TheNorthCydeRises]

4 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

What's the combined minutes of Cap and JC?

Before todays game, they had played a total of 147:24 minutes together.

Divide that by 12 games.

They average 12.3 minutes per game on the floor together.  That's barely a quarter.

 

Honestly, that is unacceptable.  LP is only doing that to find PT for his wings and to get Collins more touches at the 5.  

 

In comparison, Trae and John play 273:04 minutes together / 12 games = 22.8 minutes per game together

[TheNorthCydeRises]

51 minutes ago, Diesel said:

Let me just say...

Pick and Roll with a high screen!!!

Excellent coaching down the stretch.  Great play by Trae down the stretch.  Hopefully he learns to stick with something that's working until the other team stops it.

 

 

It's really the first time you saw an obvious offensive adjustment out of LP all season.  He went to what was working, and stayed with it.  And his star player didn't have to take forced shots for it to work.

[benhillboy]

1 hour ago, marco102 said:

Kevin with 17 pts, 8 assists and 6 rebounds.  Good game by him. He's shown good improvement this season. 

He just recently joined John, Clint, and Dre in terms of offensive rating > defensive rating.  The other three have huge gaps but baby steps for Red Velvy.  His playmaking will always be a work in progress but I generally like his decision-making.  When he’s finding those rhythm corner three looks his overall game is at its best for sure.

Edited January 19, 2021 by benhillboy

[EazyRoc]

42 minutes ago, Peoriabird said:

I thought we were done with tanking!  Get a real coach in here

If you don’t want a retread, you have to gamble on guys like this

[benhillboy]

28 minutes total this season.  Gallo gonna Gallo.

[terrell]

2 hours ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Yep, I posted the last half of the 2nd quarter meltdown. It was BRUTAL giving away the ball like Oprah giving away cars.

[bleachkit]

3 hours ago, gurpilo said:

The other big thing, it cannot happen that Collins and Young are the starters with less shots, Huerter and Goodwin cannot take more shots than them, that is stupid. They are destroying their value on the league.

Heurter has been playing fine. I disagree.

[bleachkit]

10 minutes ago, benhillboy said:

28 minutes total this season.  Gallo gonna Gallo.

He was great in preseason though.

[Thomas]

An emotionally historical day for Atlanta with a nice win by the Hawks to help with all the other stuff certain people want to throw our way The end of this week will help even more. 

[benhillboy]

15 minutes ago, bleachkit said:

He was great in preseason though.

That’s what makes it frustrating.  Early on he had a nice two-man rapport with Trae.

[JayBirdHawk]

48 minutes ago, TheNorthCydeRises said:

Before todays game, they had played a total of 147:24 minutes together.

Divide that by 12 games.

They average 12.3 minutes per game on the floor together.  That's barely a quarter.

 

Honestly, that is unacceptable.  LP is only doing that to find PT for his wings and to get Collins more touches at the 5.  

 

In comparison, Trae and John play 273:04 minutes together / 12 games = 22.8 minutes per game together

Thanks. Capela did miss the first 2 games though, so the mpg would be slightly higher, but probably not by much?