Knicks Rd1 - Playoffs Series 2021

[Gray Mule]

5 minutes ago, marco102 said:

 

Just trying to pump the Knickerbockers so they play harder.  They don't really believe this, do they?

[JayBirdHawk]

35 minutes ago, marco102 said:

 

That is.....surprising?  Something is amiss, lol. 

[terrell]

5 hours ago, JayBirdHawk said:

 

 

Frye is a known Hawks hater...Save it Channing.....lol

[capstone21]

I am hoping Lou is a SG in the playoff rotation.  Yesterday showed that Lou was better when looking for his shot and playing SG instead of looking to run the offense.

Give BG, Solo's minutes.

 

 

[kg01]

48 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

That is.....surprising?  Something is amiss, lol. 

Whatever Vegas needs to get folks bettin'

26 minutes ago, capstone21 said:

I am hoping Lou is a SG in the playoff rotation.  Yesterday showed that Lou was better when looking for his shot and playing SG instead of looking to run the offense.

Give BG, Solo's minutes.

Doubt BG goes from no minutes to playoff minutes.  I agree with your assessment though.

Solo will probably be big for us.  Big wing that can do multiple things including defend.  For better or worse, that's a coveted playoff archetype.  Look at what Jeff Green does for BKN.

[JTB]

1 hour ago, marco102 said:

 

I’m shocked! 

[JTB]

I just got my game 3 ticket! I’m so ready for this series to start.

by the way great answers to my question from this morning. I thought a lot of the same I just wanted to hear other’s opinions 

[macdaddy]

34 minutes ago, capstone21 said:

I am hoping Lou is a SG in the playoff rotation.  Yesterday showed that Lou was better when looking for his shot and playing SG instead of looking to run the offense.

Give BG, Solo's minutes.

 

 

I  know what you're saying but i didn't see that  yesterday.  Lou had 6 assists in 16 minutes on some really nice feeds.   But Nate has already said he's the PG for the second unit.   I'm good with that.  Although i also wouldn't be surprised to see him and BG getting some time together. 

[kg01]

9 minutes ago, JTB said:

I just got my game 3 ticket! I’m so ready for this series to start.

by the way great answers to my question from this morning. I thought a lot of the same I just wanted to hear other’s opinions 

Since we all know you were talking to me.

Oh and, if you buy a game 6 ticket, I hope you keep the receipt ....

[JayBirdHawk]

18 minutes ago, macdaddy said:

I  know what you're saying but i didn't see that  yesterday.  Lou had 6 assists in 16 minutes on some really nice feeds.   But Nate has already said he's the PG for the second unit.   I'm good with that.  Although i also wouldn't be surprised to see him and BG getting some time together. 

I just don't see BG getting any minutes (unless it's blowout minutes).

If anything, I think Trae will see an uptick in minutes, from 33.7 to 35.7 minutes, and I don't see why not - it's the playoffs. More time off between games to recover. Actually all our starters can play an additional 2 minutes per game.

 

Check out the Knicks minutes per game:

 

[hawkzlova123]

All this playoff talk has me so giddy....

[marco102]

32 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

I just don't see BG getting any minutes (unless it's blowout minutes).

If anything, I think Trae will see an uptick in minutes, from 33.7 to 35.7 minutes, and I don't see why not - it's the playoffs. More time off between games to recover. Actually all our starters can play an additional 2 minutes per game.

 

Check out the Knicks minutes per game:

 

I disagree the starters should at least be playing 38 minutes. Sort the bench minutes among who has it.

[capstone21]

1 hour ago, macdaddy said:

I  know what you're saying but i didn't see that  yesterday.  Lou had 6 assists in 16 minutes on some really nice feeds.   But Nate has already said he's the PG for the second unit.   I'm good with that.  Although i also wouldn't be surprised to see him and BG getting some time together. 

His assists were not from running the offense but from his attacking the basket and looking for his shot.  That's different from what he has been doing for us traditionally.  Mays was running the offense and also did a solid job at that.  

[JayBirdHawk]

24 minutes ago, marco102 said:

I disagree the starters should at least be playing 38 minutes. Sort the bench minutes among who has it.

More minutes.

[JTB]

27 minutes ago, marco102 said:

I disagree the starters should at least be playing 48 minutes. Sort the bench minutes among who has it.

Thibbs!....that you ???

Edited May 17, 2021 by JTB

[macdaddy]

7 minutes ago, capstone21 said:

His assists were not from running the offense but from his attacking the basket and looking for his shot.  That's different from what he has been doing for us traditionally.  Mays was running the offense and also did a solid job at that.  

It doesn't really matter but i wouldn't say that's entirely true. Lou was running the offense plenty yesterday even with Mays in the game.  Of course against the Rockets that was no big feat.  

https://go.nba.com/iel7

 

[JeffS17]

4 hours ago, Atlantaholic said:

They are an excellent 3pt shooting team. We need to contain Randle and do a good job of challenging shooters. 

We will.

[kg01]

12 minutes ago, JTB said:

Thibbs!....that you ???

Speaking of which, we may or may not see appearances from Tom's estranged brother and avid Hawks fan Dom Thibodeau posting under the kg01 mantle.

For a visual, he's a ...

All the mods just went ...

We're still negotiating terms but, to jog everyone's memory, Hal Horford (Al's estranged brother and diehard Hawks fan) took over the kg01 account during Al's first return game to Philips Arena a few years ago.

It's our crowning achievement as a Hawksquawk poster.

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

mmmmm???

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If De’Andre Hunter has no minutes restrictions, he would be a prime candidate to counter Julius Randle for long stretches. Ultimately, however, McMillan is a big believer in positional defending and not cross-matching, meaning the Hawks will need to win their one-on-one matchups against similarly sized opponents.

 

I see people keep saying 'things slow down in the playoffs'  Hawks have been slowing it down under McM.

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Like previous McMillan-led teams, the Hawks have sported a bottom-10 pace that is intent on slowing down halfcourt possessions on defense and calming running offensive sets on the other side. We’ve seen the Hawks patiently run off ball screen actions for Huerter, Hunter and Bogdanovic in recent games that take some time to set up but can wear a defense down. If all else fails, the Hawks can use the firepower of Trae Young’s creative abilities and Danilo Gallinari’s late clock cheat code of rising over smaller defenders to keep Atlanta in any game.

 

[lethalweapon3]

~m0dz