Official Game Thread: heat at Hawks

[JayBirdHawk]

Nate's gonna have lots of tape to review that 4th quarter - got a little to cute and lacked discipline.

[NBASupes]

I'll rather pull these out then not. 

[Sothron]

We desperately need another ball handler and play maker to put in the game with Trae. These double teams would never happen like this if we had someone that could punish the defense.

Great win even if it was way too close in the end. Three in a row baby!

[Peoriabird]

7 assist 8 turnovers?  Really?  Trae actually played well especially on defense but my God dude...stop playing with the ball!!

[JayBirdHawk]

1 minute ago, hawkman said:

Accountability is good. Now he needs to put those words into action when this situation comes up again. Making the same mistakes over and over again is getting hard to defend. 

He held the ball too long on the trap...he needs to pass it earlier.

[bleachkit]

20 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

I see what Trae wanted to do but doing too much is how Miami beats you. 

Too much dribbling, one on one crap. Run the offense. Stop worrying about using up the shot clock. 

[TheNorthCydeRises]

5 minutes ago, Peoriabird said:

Can we talk about Trae's turnovers this game?

 

 

Trae's turnovers are not an indication of the Hawks winning or losing.

We won this game. That's all that matters.

[JayBirdHawk]

2 minutes ago, Sothron said:

We desperately need another ball handler and play maker to put in the game with Trae. These double teams would never happen like this if we had someone that could punish the defense.

Great win even if it was way too close in the end. Three in a row baby!

On some of the doubles Trae held the ball too long...Huerter and Hunter were making plays all night. Give it up sooner even if it goes back to him later.

[terrell]

Me watching the 4th qtr..

[marco102]

2 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Nate's gonna have lots of tape to review that 4th quarter - got a little to cute and lacked discipline.

They are so terrible in the fourth because they stop being aggressive with the offense.  Just keep running your damn offense and take the best shot. If it's early in the clock, take it. 

[TheNorthCydeRises]

1 minute ago, Sothron said:

We desperately need another ball handler and play maker to put in the game with Trae. These double teams would never happen like this if we had someone that could punish the defense.

Great win even if it was way too close in the end. Three in a row baby!

 

[terrell]

2 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

He held the ball too long on the trap...he needs to pass it earlier.

This....

[NBASupes]

Can someone explain to me why Trae shot selection gets so bad in the 4th QT? He shot a 35 ft with 18 seconds left in a close ballgame, WHY! 

[JayBirdHawk]

Just now, marco102 said:

They are so terrible in the fourth because they stop being aggressive with the offense.  Just keep running your damn offense and take the best shot. If it's early in the clock, take it. 

This^. They slowed the offense to a crawl and played too much against Miami's set half court defense....should have kept the pace they had in the 1st 3 quarters.

[TheNorthCydeRises]

2 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

He held the ball too long on the trap...he needs to pass it earlier.

 

Or you just let Huerter bring the ball up then get it back to Trae on the move.

It's an easy tweak, if Nate implements it.

[terrell]

Hunter with 10 boards?

[hawkman]

1 minute ago, JayBirdHawk said:

On some of the doubles Trae held the ball too long...Huerter and Hunter were making plays all night. Give it up sooner even if it goes back to him later.

When that happens Trae will usually have a one on one matchup instead of the double. He's making this harder than what it is.

[Diesel]

I'm not going to beat up on our team for a win.

Especially a win in which we dominated most of the game and Miami came back late to make it interesting. 

[terrell]

4 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

Can someone explain to me why Trae shot selection gets so bad in the 4th QT? He shot a 35 ft with 18 seconds left in a close ballgame, WHY! 

Hero ball too much..Looking for daggers....He was so good earlier.. Nate needs to calm his ass down late in games..Maybe another playmaker would help. Keep Trae off ball more in the 4th......Thank goodness we won.......... So Ima let him slide.. lol

Edited January 22, 2022 by terrell

[JayBirdHawk]

Hunter with a monster 10 boards.