Official Game Thread: Who-Dey-Hawks at Trivial-Blazers

[JTB]

Traes defensive effort is there so far early on….even @Peoriabird Would have to admit that lol

 

hope he keeps it up 

[Guest]

I have a feeling we're all (me included) going to feel a bit foolish when the Hawks win this game big.
(Hope this post doesn't bite me in the asterisk!)

[Guest]

Teams seem to making more than usual amount of steals on Trae last few games.

[kg01]

Heat up, Gallo.   Please...

This is so frustrating to watch. 

[hawkman]

And there it is. These guys gave up 30+ points in a quarter to a Blazers team with one starter? That should be impossible.

[kg01]

Chauncey gonna suit up to defend Trae.

Come on out here and get that hamstring towe up, Chauncey.

[terrell]

Gave up 36 points to a team without its 2 best players...smdh.. Can they at least try to guard the 3 pt line?

[RedDawg#8]

Watching our "defense" makes me physically ill. This is unbearable the amount of shots that are hitting the bottom of the net.

[AtLaS]

We are just so terrible on defense.  We dont fight through screens, we don't challenge shots, bump cutters or really offer any resistance.  When you give teams wide open shots and they hit them, they get confidence and in a rhythm and then begin to make tough shots even if you start playing defense.  

It's why we are susceptible to losing to crappy teams.  We need to score 120+ to win.

[Guest]

Nice to see Gallo scoring and rebounding.

[terrell]

How do we do without Trae on the floor? He played the entire qtr? Come on Sweet Lou.. lol

[JTB]

McMillan need to figure out what he wants to do about defending the 3 ball and these screens.

in the cavs game he went to more zone. He need to do that again 

[kg01]

2 minutes ago, hawkman said:

And there it is. These guys gave up 30+ points in a quarter to a Blazers team with one starter? That should be impossible.

Bright sides, Hm.  Gave up 30+ to a team shooting friggin 8-14 shooting on 3's.

They won't have another qtr like that.  Whats their counter when the 3s stop falling?

[gHost83]

No way blazers stay this hot beyond the arc. Should destroy them on the glass. Just need to settle down on D. Mays came in an was in the passing Lanes. Good sign

[hawkman]

That shot by Okongwu after the buzzer shows how much touch around the rim he has. He's like the anti-Capela.

[kg01]

1 minute ago, JTB said:

McMillan need to figure out what he wants to do about defending the 3 ball and these screens.

in the cavs game he went to more zone. He need to do that again 

Is he coaching via zoom 'cause he's in Atlanta rn, iiuc.

[JTB]

We need to go to a full zone defense. This team is not built to fight through screens consistently 

[kg01]

Lefty hook, OO.  Oooohh.

[Guest]

Aaaaannndddd .... we lead!

[RedDawg#8]

Our offense is so elite that it really bails out the fact that we play next to zero defense. If we were just average on defense we would be a top 4 team. We don't force stops, teams just happen to miss shots.