Knicks Rd1 - Playoffs Series 2021

[bleachkit]

1 hour ago, marco102 said:

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

Trae and Bogi are in great shape. Bigs like CC do tend to get tired though. I think OO has raised his game though if CC needs a breather.

[JeffS17]

17 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

 

 

mmmmm???

 

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

 

Cheat code lol... Gallo does feel like that though.  Busted possession and nothing develops so you just pass it to him and there's a 50% chance he makes a bucket

[Thomas]

20 hours ago, JTB said:

Big question of the day.....Are there any concerns with Trae Young vs the Knicks going into this series?

I ask because Traes numbers vs the Knicks are awful this season. Do you think he may get overlooked? By the numbers Thibbs drew up a defense that shut him down.

what do you think ? @JayBirdHawk @NBASupes @AHF @kg01 @Spud2nique @REHawksFan @Thomas @TheNorthCydeRises @marco102 @turnermx @Dejay @lethalweapon3 & anyone else I may have forgotten.

Man tell me about it! Even lebron tweeted that...it’s disgusting 

Don't think Trae gets to see the foul line nearly as much but believe his assists will be strong. We have the guns now to convert and on the other end will see how Hunter and 00 do against JR. Guess I should throw JC and Soloman into that mix on JR....and then Bruno, Knight or whoever has fouls to give. We have a team coach and a team under him now so Trae can definitely help us take this series with that philosophy. And yes Trae is gonna have some serious bruises afterwards. No players yapping at refs, just win no matter what.

[thecampster]

Things to keep in mind about the head to head matchup this season

Jan 4th - Capela's 5th game as a Hawk was still getting his wind. No Gallo, No Snell, No LouWill (or Rondo), BB still recovering

Feb 15th - No Hunter, no BB, no Snell, no Lou Will (or Rondo), no Reddish, OO just activated.

Apr 21st - No Hunter, no Snell, no Gallo, no Reddish (Young, Capela both injured in the game, Young was recovering - only 9 played in an OT game).

 

The Knicks have not faced the Hawks at full strength. They haven't even faced the Hawks at 80%.  In no game have we had a full complement of sf/pf to throw at Randle nor PG play to make D-Rose play D full time.

[Wretch]

I'm not surprised that we're favored in the matchup and I'm really tired of hearing about Randle.  He isn't a problem.  The Hawks' problem is going to be the refs and themselves.  No need to explain the officiating, which I expect is going to be TERRIBLE.  

The Hawks will do themselves no favors if they lose focus.  We absolutely cannot come out in any quarter with that timid energy or that lackadaisical "we got this" energy.  That's what's going to kill us, not Randle.  We lose focus, the Knicks take it up a notch defensively, the refs swallow the whistle, Randle goes bananas...it's over and quickly.  Knicks in 6.  If we lock in, stay patient with the offense, and harass them on the defensive end - I expect us to WALK through this.  Hawks in 5 or 6.

One way or another, we will really get to see who Nate is after this series.

[macdaddy]

2 minutes ago, Wretch said:

The Hawks' problem is going to be the refs and themselves.

Certainly someone has created a site to keep counts of bad calls both ways in a game.  Maybe i'll do it.....

[REHawksFan]

39 minutes ago, thecampster said:

Things to keep in mind about the head to head matchup this season

Jan 4th - Capela's 5th game as a Hawk was still getting his wind. No Gallo, No Snell, No LouWill (or Rondo), BB still recovering

Feb 15th - No Hunter, no BB, no Snell, no Lou Will (or Rondo), no Reddish, OO just activated.

Apr 21st - No Hunter, no Snell, no Gallo, no Reddish (Young, Capela both injured in the game, Young was recovering - only 9 played in an OT game).

 

The Knicks have not faced the Hawks at full strength. They haven't even faced the Hawks at 80%.  In no game have we had a full complement of sf/pf to throw at Randle nor PG play to make D-Rose play D full time.

I've read a lot of "expert" opinions on this series and I've yet to see anyone actually spell out the injury situation for the Hawks.  I think that's going to be a real eye-opener for a lot of folks.  When healthy, the Hawks are the better team.  By how much?  That's the question.  I personally think by a good margin, but we'll see.    

Rotation vs Knicks:

Trae - Played 3 games (missed 4th and OT with injury)

Bogie - Played 1 game (off bench for 1 with 3 shots)

Hunter - Played 1 game

JC - Played 3 games (missed OT due to min restriction)

Capela - Played 3 games

Gallo - Played 1 game

Huerter - Played 3 games

Lou - Played 1 game

Snell - Played 0 games

 

Gonna be fun to a take a full squad to MSG this weekend.  

 

[REHawksFan]

9 minutes ago, Wretch said:

I'm not surprised that we're favored in the matchup and I'm really tired of hearing about Randle.  He isn't a problem.  The Hawks' problem is going to be the refs and themselves.  No need to explain the officiating, which I expect is going to be TERRIBLE.  

The Hawks will do themselves no favors if they lose focus.  We absolutely cannot come out in any quarter with that timid energy or that lackadaisical "we got this" energy.  That's what's going to kill us, not Randle.  We lose focus, the Knicks take it up a notch defensively, the refs swallow the whistle, Randle goes bananas...it's over and quickly.  Knicks in 6.  If we lock in, stay patient with the offense, and harass them on the defensive end - I expect us to WALK through this.  Hawks in 5 or 6.

One way or another, we will really get to see who Nate is after this series.

I gotta be honest, I really WANT to say Hawks in 5 because I think a healthy Hawks team is A LOT better than the Knicks.  But I'm a little scared of officially putting it out there. LOL.  

[macdaddy]

Surprisingly the NYPost has had the best analysis i've seen.

Knicks vs. Hawks: Scouts like Atlanta in NBA playoff series (nypost.com)

 

[Atlantaholic]

18 hours ago, JeffS17 said:

Cheat code lol... Gallo does feel like that though.  Busted possession and nothing develops so you just pass it to him and there's a 50% chance he makes a bucket

Gallo is the real x-factor in my opinion. Bogi has been so consistent, if Gallo is on we are pretty much unbeatable. 

[Atlantaholic]

1 hour ago, thecampster said:

Things to keep in mind about the head to head matchup this season

Jan 4th - Capela's 5th game as a Hawk was still getting his wind. No Gallo, No Snell, No LouWill (or Rondo), BB still recovering

Feb 15th - No Hunter, no BB, no Snell, no Lou Will (or Rondo), no Reddish, OO just activated.

Apr 21st - No Hunter, no Snell, no Gallo, no Reddish (Young, Capela both injured in the game, Young was recovering - only 9 played in an OT game).

 

The Knicks have not faced the Hawks at full strength. They haven't even faced the Hawks at 80%.  In no game have we had a full complement of sf/pf to throw at Randle nor PG play to make D-Rose play D full time.

Not to mention the healthiest we faced them we pretty much were handling them on the road until Young got injured. If the team comes out and plays with focus and intensity we got this.

[turnermx]

Just now, Atlantaholic said:

Gallo is the real x-factor in my opinion. Bogi has been so consistent, if Gallo is on we are pretty much unbeatable. 

It will be interesting to have Snell available as well, he's not the greatest defender but hes no slouch either due to his 'linth' and moves better than Solo vs quicker wing guys. More importantly than that, his ability to stretch the floor to complement what Hawks already have in this department could REALLY open things up for Trae. 

[REHawksFan]

2 minutes ago, Atlantaholic said:

Gallo is the real x-factor in my opinion. Bogi has been so consistent, if Gallo is on we are pretty much unbeatable. 

My "fear" for the postseason is we show up and shoot something crazy like 5-40 from 3pt.  It's only happened a few times this year, but when it does, it can get ugly fast.  

[Atlantaholic]

1 minute ago, REHawksFan said:

My "fear" for the postseason is we show up and shoot something crazy like 5-40 from 3pt.  It's only happened a few times this year, but when it does, it can get ugly fast.  

Yes, though in defense of that scenario, since early on in the year where he was working himself back from injury he hasn't had long cold stretches. It's unrealistic to expect he'll be on it every game, but the games we get both him and Bogi going are pretty much automatic Ws.

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

 

 

Think the Knicks might try and play French Frank against Trae?

 

[Dejay]

Officiating (or lack thereof) and how the Hawks handle that will play a huge role in the outcome of this series. Will they keep playing after one of their players get suplexed into the stands while the referees are doing their best Helen Keller impersonation?

[Atlantaholic]

Just now, Dejay said:

Officiating (or lack thereof) and how the Hawks handle that will play a huge role in the outcome of this series. Will they keep playing after one of their players get suplexed into the stands while the referees are doing their best Helen Keller impersonation?

lol, the last Knicks game had some ridiculously bad officiating if I recall. Multiply that by 10. Hopefully they try to be subtle about it, but I doubt it. 

[Spud2nique]

@NBASupes Toppin vs @Spud2nique’s Okongwu from the 2020 Draft. That should be another fun battle in this war.

[Dnice]

Weekend is partially set.

 

[thecampster]

1 hour ago, JayBirdHawk said:

 

 

 

 

Think the Knicks might try and play French Frank against Trae?

 

Oh I would. At least 10 minutes per game.