Official Game Thread: Bulls at Hawks

[hawkman]

M-V-P chants from the sparse crowd. 

[bleachkit]

No minutes for Kris Dunn.

[TheNorthCydeRises]

Hawks hold the Bulls to 34 points in the 2nd half.

[hawkman]

Just now, bleachkit said:

No minutes for Kris Dunn.

He was held out due to the back to back. 

[JayBirdHawk]

A much needed win.

[REHawksFan]

Defense was legit in 2nd half. Love to see it again. Also, once Bogie got comfortable and settled in it was over.

Still tryin to figure out the JC deal. Just seems irrelevant at the moment. 

[bleachkit]

1 minute ago, hawkman said:

He was held out due to the back to back. 

You sure it wasn't his 9.1 FG%?

[hawkman]

Just now, JayBirdHawk said:

A much needed win.

Would be nice to squeeze 5 more in this season for an even 40. 

[hawkman]

Just now, REHawksFan said:

Defense was legit in 2nd half. Love to see it again. Also, once Bogie got comfortable and settled in it was over.

Still tryin to figure out the JC deal. Just seems irrelevant at the moment. 

He did have 4 steals. That still doesn't negate the fact that he doesn't have the same presence he had earlier in the season. It's like he's not mixing it up inside as much as he used to. 

[JayBirdHawk]

Just now, REHawksFan said:

Defense was legit in 2nd half. Love to see it again. Also, once Bogie got comfortable and settled in it was over.

Still tryin to figure out the JC deal. Just seems irrelevant at the moment. 

2nd game in a row- half his shots are from the 3 point line. I don't like it.  I don't see thd post up plays that Nate was praised for when he took over.

2 minutes ago, bleachkit said:

You sure it wasn't his 9.1 FG%?

He's still on minutes restriction which likely means no back to backs.

[hawkman]

2 minutes ago, bleachkit said:

You sure it wasn't his 9.1 FG%?

Well that ain't helping his case either. He's 0 for everything right now.

[JayBirdHawk]

1 minute ago, hawkman said:

He did have 4 steals. That still doesn't negate the fact that he doesn't have the same presence he had earlier in the season. It's like he's not mixing it up inside as much as he used to. 

Is it him or Nate's offense - probably some combination of both?

[hawkman]

1 minute ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Is it him or Nate's offense - probably some combination of both?

He was getting the ball on post ups and converting when Nate first took over. I don't know why they went away from that. 

[JayBirdHawk]

1 minute ago, hawkman said:

Well that ain't helping his case either. He's 0 for everything right now.

He's 1-11 from the field, also 3-4 from the freethrow line.

[hawkman]

Just now, JayBirdHawk said:

He's 1-11 from the field, also 3-4 from the freethrow line.

Yeah, he always struggled offensively, but this is clearly a case of him being rusty. He won't be this bad for long. 

[JayBirdHawk]

6 minutes ago, hawkman said:

Would be nice to squeeze 5 more in this season for an even 40. 

I'm hoping next game on Monday vs Blazers, we look sharper for a full 48 minutes.

[TheNorthCydeRises]

7 minutes ago, REHawksFan said:

Defense was legit in 2nd half. Love to see it again. Also, once Bogie got comfortable and settled in it was over.

Still tryin to figure out the JC deal. Just seems irrelevant at the moment. 

 

The biggest thing is that he's not strong enough to play the 5 vs active centers.  Because the Hawks need his length to go with Capela, he does become the 4th wheel in the offense at times.

In the offseason, he's going to have to work on his handles out on the perimeter, so that he can become a better scorer off the dribble.  That's what Pascal Siakam did.

[terrell]

We had to have this one, and we got it.......On to the next one..

[bleachkit]

11 minutes ago, REHawksFan said:

Defense was legit in 2nd half. Love to see it again. Also, once Bogie got comfortable and settled in it was over.

Still tryin to figure out the JC deal. Just seems irrelevant at the moment. 

He had 13 and 10. That's solid. If Capela has 13 and 10 no one says a word.

[hawkman]

1 minute ago, bleachkit said:

He had 13 and 10. That's solid. If Capela has 13 and 10 no one says a word.

It's not just the raw numbers, it's the way he's playing.