Official Game Thread: Warriors at Hawks

[MarylandHawk]

1 minute ago, bleachkit said:

Props to Nate for benching Trae and rolling with Lou. "You can't bench your superstar." Yes, you can. Go with what's working. It's about winning, not protecting egos. 

He didn't just bench him because he was playing bad, he benched him because he got hurt we he was slammed to the ground and was grabbing his right arm. That was excellent that Nate recognized that and knew he could rely on Lou while Trae nursed his arm. Excellent coaching. 

[Vol4ever]

1 minute ago, marco102 said:

Nah what you were doing was talking about how you were right about everything.  Bringing up coach Pierce.  Bringing up Trae's scoring numbers.  Etc.  You were talking about how right you were.  

You can celebrate a win without talking about your personal talking points.  Like you know you can say Coach Nate coached a hell of a game without bring up coach LP.

He has a right to his opinion.   I think LP was a joke myself.  

[hawkman]

Hawks are back in 4th place baby! This time, I think they hold onto it for the remainder of the season.

[AUhawksfan]

10 minutes ago, marco102 said:

You wanted to trade Bogi.

Some folks can do no wrong and their only comeback is to tell you to stfu. At least he’s not denying it I’ll give him that. 

[Peoriabird]

@AHF...You may want to read this thread and do something about the @marco102 poster

[marco102]

Just now, Vol4ever said:

He has a right to his opinion.   I think LP was a joke myself.  

He sure does, but opening up a game thread and reading about LP after every win is not ideal.  We know how he feels about LP. 

I have a right to my opinion too or does this only go one way?

[Vol4ever]

Just now, marco102 said:

He sure does, but opening up a game thread and reading about LP after every win is not ideal.  We know how he feels about LP. 

I have a right to my opinion too or does this only go one way?

Of course you do.  You went after him because he said something about LP.  

[TheNorthCydeRises]

6 minutes ago, BrazilianHawk said:

Nate has been  such an obvious upgrade on the HC spot. 

If the team becomes less dependent on Trae, that's better for everyone in the team, including Trae. 

 

I think it's more about getting people in the right position to make shots.  Once Nate figures out how to maximize Trae's efficiency, this team will be very dangerous come playoff time.

The defense though under Nate has been tremendous.

[marco102]

Just now, Vol4ever said:

Of course you do.  You went after him because he said something about LP.  

No I did not go after him about LP. He just talked about his talking points regarding LP and Trae Young's scoring. I told him to admitt he was wrong about Bogi because he's like the only poster on here who doesn't admit when he's wrong. This is my last comment on this because I want every one to enjoy the win.

[RandomFan]

 

[marco102]

1 minute ago, TheNorthCydeRises said:

 

I think it's more about getting people in the right position to make shots.  Once Nate figures out how to maximize Trae's efficiency, this team will be very dangerous come playoff time.

The defense though under Nate has been tremendous.

100%! I'm enjoying the ball movement and defense.  The slower pace is scary sometimes because of the shot clock running out, but it makes them run their sets.

[Buzzard]

15 minutes ago, bleachkit said:

Props to Nate for benching Trae and rolling with Lou. "You can't bench your superstar." Yes, you can. Go with what's working. It's about winning, not protecting egos. 

You do realize Trae had a injured elbow. Or did you go to commercial break when they were looking at it on the bench?

Edited April 5, 2021 by Buzzard

[BrazilianHawk]

10 minutes ago, hawkman said:

Hawks are back in 4th place baby! This time, I think they hold onto it for the remainder of the season.

Ehhhh...

Let's get that #3 spot, why not? 

LET'S GO HAWKS!!!

[TheNorthCydeRises]

1 minute ago, marco102 said:

100%! I'm enjoying the ball movement and defense.  The slower pace is scary sometimes because of the shot clock running out, but it makes them run their sets.

Like others have said, I'm very interested to see how he handles Cam if/when he comes back.  If he turns Cam into a plus player on offense, we're winning our 1st round matchup, and are going to be a major problem for someone in Round 2.

 

PG - Lou

G - Huerter

F - Cam / Snell

PF - Gallo

C - Okongwu

 

That will be our bench.  Every one of those guys, with maybe the exception of Okongwu, may see their minutes extended if a starter struggles.

[NBASupes]

Nate can really coach

[hawkman]

1 minute ago, BrazilianHawk said:

Ehhhh...

Let's get that #3 spot, why not? 

LET'S GO HAWKS!!!

Not happening. Too much distance. 

[NBASupes]

The slower pace does wonders to the guys who mentally play the game too fast like Bogi. Cam is probably the king of the game is too fast in his head on this team outside of Bruno. I want to see him with Nate again. He dropped 18 with Nate that one game v. Boston but that was it and he been hurt for the most part since. 

[MarylandHawk]

3 minutes ago, hawkman said:

Not happening. Too much distance. 

Yeah 6 games is a lot to overcome.   We would have to go on another 8 game win streak while a top 4 would have to lose 6 out of 8. 

[marco102]

2 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

The slower pace does wonders to the guys who mentally play the game too fast like Bogi. Cam is probably the king of the game is too fast in his head on this team outside of Bruno. I want to see him with Nate again. He dropped 18 with Nate that one game v. Boston but that was it and he been hurt for the most part since. 

Yeah, I want to see this team healthy and in form.  Gosh if Cam and Dre reach their potential and Huerter finds his groove, this team will be scary. 

[ATLHawks3]

Is it me, or did Steph score the quietest 37 points ever? Either way, I love how this team played with Trae injured/struggling. We’re finding different ways to pull out wins and that’s gonna be pivotal in our playoff push.