Official Game Thread: Hawks at Bucks -- ECF GAME 5

[Hawkmoor]

They got back into this. They CAN'T let Milwaukee come out and get going in the 3rd quarter. Lock down defense. Put a body on Lopez. Take confident jump shots. There was too much hesitation in the first quarter.

[bleachkit]

I hope Nate is tearing them a new one. Get the damn rebound. 

[Iverwig]

Have to win the 3rd quarter. Stop the dumb turnovers, box out, need JC and Velvet to step up their scoring, keep playing Cam and OO, and play Mays for Dunn.

[bleachkit]

Need a strong third quarter or this game could quickly slip away. 

[TheNorthCydeRises]

Overall a good quarter by the Hawks.   A quick run to start the 3rd, by either team, could change the course of the game.

Lopez and Portis are killing us right now.  Lopez playing like a center.   

If we can't contain them, the Hawks need to go big.  Put Gallo on PJ Tucker, and have Gallo be the weak side help in the paint.

[Thomas]

1 minute ago, BrazilianHawk said:

We have a game. Now it's up to Nate outcoach Bud.

Some of our guys also need to grow a pair. If no one will stop Lopez, it's gonna be hard to beat them.  

A heavy dose of 00 on Lopez could help mightly with that am thinking.

[NERMAN]

Dunn looks lost in the half court game.  Lou needs to pass the ball upcourt.  I know Nate saw what we saw.

[AHF]

Most important third quarter of the year coming up.

[REHawksFan]

This game is immensely winnable but the Hawks need to get their heads out of their collective hindsides. 

No interior defense

No effort on the boards

Careless passes

 Portis outworking the entire team

And JC.....thus is his time. Gotta show up and show out. 

[Marvin24Williams]

I still like that Reddish/Hunter starting wing duo moving forward 

[TheNorthCydeRises]

2 minutes ago, bleachkit said:

I hope Nate is tearing them a new one. Get the damn rebound. 

 

Put in a lineup that will rebound.

[JayBirdHawk]

Let's see what adjustments Nate has for the 2nd half.

We have got to box out, put a body on somebody, ANYBODY! It's so pathetic.

REBOUND THE DAMN BALL!!!

[RandomFan]

Middleton played all but 1 minute of that half. If Bud keeps that up then there definitely won't be any 4th quarter Middleton bombs tonight, he'll be exhausted by then. 

Edited July 2, 2021 by RandomFan

[Peoriabird]

Why does every big worth anything Kick our azzes???

[BrazilianHawk]

This is our problem. No one is stopping their bigs.

[TheNorthCydeRises]

Well it looks like Bogi is back.

He's made 9 of his last 16 shots from 3.

[Thomas]

So here is hoping that Dunn's season is officially over. Just don't need that out there.

[Peoriabird]

Is it our scheme or personnel that allows all of these points in the paint?

[TheNorthCydeRises]

Just now, BrazilianHawk said:

This is our problem. No one is stopping their bigs.

 

That's absolutely disgusting.

[RedDawg#8]

Worst possible start to the game, but look up and John and Kev started to wake up. 

We have a TON of adjustments to make, but we out ourselves in position to have a chance. 

Bucks will have another run in them coming out of the break, they will try to bury us, we have to be ready for that haymaker and keep it close