Official Game Thread: heat at Hawks

[terrell]

1 minute ago, NBASupes said:

Hawks ball bacc!

Hunter and OO the difference makers?

HEAT CHECK..

[TheNorthCydeRises]

Collins has to be smarter than that.  Don't give away your fouls.  Not against this team.

[Dnice]

More  dumb  fouls  by John...

[terrell]

We should be up by more than 9 but I'll take it.. lol

[NBASupes]

Ugh! Crap end to the QT

[hawkman]

Nice to not be in a double digit hole at the half for a change.

[terrell]

Just now, Dnice said:

More  dumb  fouls  by John...

Ugg...

[JayBirdHawk]

Good half! Clean up the ORebs and guard the 3.

[Dnice]

Bad minute for Atlanta...

[LucastheThird]

Great first half compared to earlier in the season. This looks like the second half/Playoff Hawks we saw last year. 

[TheNorthCydeRises]

Good 1st half.  Should've been a double digit lead.

As long as they don't come out sleepwalking to start the 3rd quarter, this game may go our way.

 

Can't sleepwalk though.

 

[LucastheThird]

Also love that we can have Trae realize that he *doesn't* have to always have the ball and playing off-ball more. I love seeing him run around off of a few screens. 

[hawkman]

Just now, TheNorthCydeRises said:

Good 1st half.  Should've been a double digit lead.

As long as they don't come out sleepwalking to start the 3rd quarter, this game may go our way.

 

Can't sleepwalk though.

 

If they come out of halftime like they did last game, this game will be over in the 3rd. Runs these clowns out of the arena and send a message.

[TheNorthCydeRises]

2 minutes ago, LucastheThird said:

Also love that we can have Trae realize that he *doesn't* have to always have the ball and playing off-ball more. I love seeing him run around off of a few screens. 

 

That is not Trae "realizing" this.   There are plays that are obviously being called to run Trae off screens.

It's official.  Hawks coaches read the Squawk.   Or they took that interview by Chris Haynes serious about Trae wanting to play more off the ball.

It's the obvious move vs the Heat, since they love to blitz him when he has the ball up top.

[JayBirdHawk]

4 minutes ago, LucastheThird said:

Also love that we can have Trae realize that he *doesn't* have to always have the ball and playing off-ball more. I love seeing him run around off of a few screens. 

Playbook expansion 

[JayBirdHawk]

The pace of play has also picked up, looking for early offense and if it's not there pulling it out and running a play.

[LucastheThird]

2 minutes ago, TheNorthCydeRises said:

 

That is not Trae "realizing" this.   There are plays that are obviously being called to run Trae off screens.

It's official.  Hawks coaches read the Squawk.   Or they took that interview by Chris Haynes serious about Trae wanting to play more off the ball.

It's the obvious move vs the Heat, since they love to blitz him when he has the ball up top.

We have all watched Trae off ball before these last few games, homie did nothing but stand around until it was time to come get the ball back. 

Nate may be calling different plays now, but Trae is buying in and actually running through the screens. At least that's what I'm seeing. 

[Diesel]

Give the Other guys their due!!!

[JayBirdHawk]

No 3rd quarter letdown please!! 

[Diesel]

3 minutes ago, LucastheThird said:

We have all watched Trae off ball before these last few games, homie did nothing but stand around until it was time to come get the ball back. 

Nate may be calling different plays now, but Trae is buying in and actually running through the screens. At least that's what I'm seeing. 

I think it may be that there's the chance that somebody is going to pass it to him. 

Who are these Jimmy Butler Stans in the background??