Official Game Thread: Hawks at Knicks -- GAME 5

[EazyRoc]

2 minutes ago, HawkingAwesome said:

they better come with something better than balding trae

 

 

Ugh I hate 20/20 hindsight MFers like dude in that tweet. Knicks were the 4th seed and overwhelming favorites in this series. They just ran into a f-in buzzsaw 

[Cwell]

1 minute ago, HawkingAwesome said:

they better come with something better than balding trae

 

 

riiiight now all of a sudden the knicks were the worst team expected to lose just can't win for winning 

Before the series it was: 

"So what? 1st round exit"

After we proceed to kick the Knicks ass:

"Good season, we weren't even supposed to be here anyway"

"So what, won't beat Philly"

 

lol just keep moving the goal posts

[Diesel]

Ok... here goes...

I'm glad... Happy... Ecstatic that we won this series.   The Close out game was Meeh.   We didn't play our best basketball but a win is a win.   We got to tighten up if we're going to the finals. 

Julius is exactly who we thought he was...  Overrated. 

NY's Quickley, Burkes, and Barrett Played very well.  They have a bright future. 

Huerta and Hunter and Clint get my game balls. 

Coach Nate!!!  Why did they put up the credit that he hasn't won a playoff season since 2005?  Well, he just won one Bi-----.   Nate had our guys ready. 

Trae.... Da Truth!!!  That was some cold s--- at the end. 

The ancestors are happy.   Right now... Nique is smiling.   We have excised the loss to Bird.   Right now...  Joe Johnson is grinning.    Right Now... even Coach Bud has warm thoughts about the Hawks. 

Pinch Yourself fellas... This is not a dream. 

I applaud the MSG crowd.  They were much classier than they have been. 

I almost lost my shit when I saw Spike Lee walking out.   When that happened, this is what I thought immediately...

 

[HawkingAwesome]

1 minute ago, Dejay said:

So it's official. I won't be watching another live Hawks game until next season; Mrs Dejay will see to that. I watched The History Channel (The Titans who Built America is good) until 10:15 when I knew that it was over and voila, another blowout victory. 

In my 40+ years of watching Atlanta sports, I've never seen a team in the postseason tell an opponent that they were going to be sent home in their house. In doing so, they went from being regarded as a league punchline into a very real threat to possibly win a world title. Not just for the remainder of this season but for seasons to come. 

Safe to say, I'll be up early to watch First Take and scroll the Knicks message boards to hear the weeping, wailing, and gnashing of teeth. This is going to be a fun few days...

it's so good live though prayers

[EazyRoc]

I would like to take a moment...please just one moment...

 

to remind everyone

 

That Trae has been my guy since Oklahoma

[timebomb]

I think Nate learned from game 2. He played Trae 41 minutes. At the end of the third start of the fourth he took Trae out saw some momentum leaving and quickly put Trae back in. Despite Trae not having his shot most the night he still dictated the game.

And Okongwu had a huge impact.
 

Great team win!

[Spud2nique]

1 hour ago, Thomas said:

So the backup big so called controversy is done now?? 00 is for real. This is the post season guys and he is a kid, sorta of. 

Yes sir. This kid is different. He’s just ready and makes quick reactionary moves. No moment too big. Him and Hunter follow Trae in the pecking order, oh and Bogi.

[Atlantaholic]

34 minutes ago, kg01 said:

Clint walked like he talked it.

This was maybe Clint's best game on defense. No one was scoring inside tonight, his name should be right along Gobert's as the best defensive bigs in the game, but the media won't ever acknowledge it because they are morons. 

[JeffS17]

Can my guy OO get some love?  He only played 6 minutes but it was a really nice 6 minutes.  Looking forward to seeing this kid develop his game with Capela as his role model.  Super stoked about that pick

[Thomas]

Just now, Spud2nique said:

Yes sir. This kid is different. He’s just ready and makes quick reactionary moves. No moment too big. Him and Hunter follow Trae in the pecking order, oh and Bogi.

His defense is very instinctive and oh so quick. Fun cat to watch closely.

[HawkingAwesome]

[Atlantaholic]

44 minutes ago, HawkingAwesome said:

Collins peeved about something 

First player ever to score 30 3xs in msg

That's incredible if true. We talking MJ, Reggie, Lebron. Nope... Trae Young. 

[NBASupes]

I was busying talking shit to Knicks fans so was I out for awhile. You know how i feel? f***ing GREAT!

[Atlantaholic]

1 minute ago, JeffS17 said:

Can my guy OO get some love?  He only played 6 minutes but it was a really nice 6 minutes.  Looking forward to seeing this kid develop his game with Capela as his role model.  Super stoked about that pick

As the #1 OO resident basher I will give him all of the props in the world. Biggest game of the year and he really stepped up and was the defensive and hustle presence he was projected to be for us. Very proud of him for making my criticisms of him look bad tonight. 

[Thomas]

2 minutes ago, HawkingAwesome said:

Think this particular draft night arrangement worked out pretty OK for us Hawks.

[Spud2nique]

50 minutes ago, HawkingAwesome said:

Gentlemens sweep

Nothing gentleman about those bums 

[HawkingAwesome]

Just now, Spud2nique said:

Nothing gentleman about those bums 

no, that's what it's called how the hawks beat em 4-1 is a gentlemens sweep not that the knicks were gentlement the hawks were by allowing them to win a game.

[marco102]

 

[Spud2nique]

43 minutes ago, MaceCase said:

I kinda like being the bad guy

 

[Atlantaholic]

1 hour ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Nate has to realise when Gallo should be on the bench.

We have Collins so there's no reason to give Gallo minutes when he plays like the February version of himself. Just ride with JC... though I think part of the reasoning of using Gallo was just limiting Collins' minutes since the Knicks and especially Randle have treated him like a human punching bag and the refs allow it.