Official Game Thread: Magic at Hawks

[terrell]

17 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

Agreed. His defense isn't the problem anymore either spots. It's his offense. 

JJ and OO are both tweeners... 

And if you say OO is a future PF, where does this leave JJ?

Edited October 22, 2022 by terrell

[Atlantaholic]

41 minutes ago, hawkman said:

Banchero is the real deal. He kind of reminds me of a healthy Danny Granger. 

His feel and savyness around the bucket and in drives for someone his age and size is very unique. He's going to be a really good one. 

[JTB]

7 minutes ago, Atlantaholic said:

Yea I will say he's for sure a streaky scorer but when he's on he's probably the best value for dollar wing in the NBA. 

I can’t agree with this. Can’t call a career 38% 3pt shooter streaky. There’s no evidence you can show to say he’s a streaky 3pt shooter. 38% he’s hovering very close to the elite 40% 3pt mark (on qualified 3pt attempts)

I think bogi problem is he has hot and cold half’s of seasons. TO ME bogi is always cold the first 3 months of the nba season BUT THEN 2nd half of the nba season the dude is on fire….that’s not really streaky to me that’s just the way he’s been in Atlanta for whatever reason.

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

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[marco102]

27 minutes ago, Atlantaholic said:

23 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

Agreed. His defense isn't the problem anymore either spots. It's his offense. 

He doesn't have a future at that spot. He better learn to be a 4 or he won't have a future period. 

I preach patience.  He's improved his defense.  The offense will come.  The entire team is adjusting to their new roles.  Nate needs to keep giving JJ 15 - 20 minutes a night.  We'll need his rebounding and defense come playoff time. 

[NBASupes]

8 minutes ago, terrell said:

JJ and OO are both tweeners... 

And if you say OO is a future PF, where does this leave JJ?

JJ still got a lot of development left

[Atlantaholic]

Just now, JTB said:

I can’t agree with this. Can’t call a career 38% 3pt shooter streaky. There’s no evidence you can show to say he’s a streaky 3pt shooter. 38% he’s hovering very close to the elite 40% 3pt mark (on qualified 3pt attempts)

I think bogi problem is he has hot and cold half’s of seasons. TO ME bogi is always cold the first 3 months of the nba season BUT THEN 2nd half of the nba season the dude is on fire….that’s not really streaky to me that’s just the way he’s been in Atlanta for whatever reason.

That's they very definition of streaky my dude, and guess what he was the exact same way in Sacramento when he has the rhythm he's Kyle Korver with handles, when he doesn't he can't buy a bucket. And those periods of hot and cold can last months each. 

 

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[HawkingAwesome]

oops wrong game

[kg01]

Folks way to high on OO.  I say that as fully an OO fan myself. 

[benhillboy]

You can’t make this sh%t up.  Kevin had a grand total of 3 dunks in 74 games last season.  DJM got 3 in one. WTF.

It’s always been very important for me that your off guard get his proper dunks in whether they be dribble drive, break away, or alley oop.  He’s gonna provide exponentially more energy for the team than Kev did.

I might flip in my chair when Trae lobs it and he one hands it.

Edited October 22, 2022 by benhillboy

[kg01]

1 minute ago, benhillboy said:

You can’t make this sh%t up.  Kevin had a grand total of 3 dunks in 74 games last season.  DJM got 3 in one. WTF.

It’s always been very important for me that your off guard get his proper dunks in.  He’s gonna provide so much more energy for the team than Kev.

Bro, you good?  It's chilly in south Beach with that 0-2 start so far.  Just asking 'cause we care.

[Atlantaholic]

7 minutes ago, kg01 said:

Folks way to high on OO.  I say that as fully an OO fan myself. 

He's wildly inconsistent. He was a MONSTER for us in a month stretch last year then he faded hard. First game this year he played fantastic and was just really bad tonight. I still contest he doesn't have the size necessary to be a full time starter at C, in matchups like tonight against really long players I feel he just stands no chance. 

[marco102]

5 minutes ago, kg01 said:

Bro, you good?  It's chilly in south Beach with that 0-2 start so far.  Just asking 'cause we care.

Love it! Love it! Love everything about this post!

[benhillboy]

9 minutes ago, kg01 said:

Bro, you good?  It's chilly in south Beach with that 0-2 start so far.  Just asking 'cause we care.

Yeah I’m good lol.  I’m not surprised at all.  When I saw Caleb Martin and Duncan Robinson slotted high on the PF depth chart with Bam astill at C with Ded I knew they wasn’t making no noise.  And starting Herro is questionable at very best.

And eerybody know I’m Hawks First gimme 50 feet.

Edited October 22, 2022 by benhillboy

[JayBirdHawk]

10 minutes ago, kg01 said:

Folks way to high on OO.  I say that as fully an OO fan myself. 

Especially too high on him as a starting PF this season.

Don't hate me @Spud2nique 

[kg01]

1 minute ago, Atlantaholic said:

He's wildly inconsistent. He was a MONSTER for us in a month stretch last year then he faded hard. First game this year he played fantastic and was just really bad tonight. I still contest he doesn't have the size necessary to be a full time starter at C, in matchups like tonight against really long players I feel he just stands no chance. 

His first game was superb.  If he can get us 12-14 pts and 8-10 boards with energy and solid defense, that's a win-win-win.

But folks out here acting like he's better than Collins and Capela, and suggesting he should be a 4?  Nah.

[kg01]

1 minute ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Especially too high on him as a starting PF this season.

Don't hate me @Spud2nique 

I think spud knows my beef is with a certain insider(sic), specifically.  But I've said too much ...

[marco102]

2 minutes ago, kg01 said:

His first game was superb.  If he can get us 12-14 pts and 8-10 boards with energy and solid defense, that's a win-win-win.

But folks out here acting like he's better than Collins and Capela, and suggesting he should be a 4?  Nah.

Collins has been playing fantastic D too.