Official Game Thread: Hawks at Lakers

[Diesel]

1 minute ago, Spud2nique said:

Not you. Not diesel. Not North. You’re the 2.7%.  

I'm here for the music video rebuttals.

 

[terrell]

1 minute ago, MaceCase said:

Layup line.

Why wont they address this? I swear we're secretly tanking.. lol

[FL_BRYANT]

Love it when the Hawks are running.  We need to find a way to unlock JJ. Too much talent to squander. 

[Atlantaholic]

Game was lost because we came out asleep and pose the resistence of a wet paper towel on defense throughout the entire game. Hawks stink, we won't make the play in if Cap misses a bunch more time. Fans here hoping for another second half miracle turnaround will be disappointed. This isn't 2021 the East isn't a bunch of crap teams anymore.

[Spud2nique]

Just now, Diesel said:

I'm here for the music video rebuttals.

 

And the caption this’s 

[kg01]

Yep, that Bogd airbawl 3 did it for me.  How about yall?

The lack .... absolute lack of respect by this LAL team is laughable.  Them dudes can't beat the OKC's and UTA's and other also-ran teams but absolutely walk through us.  With nothing but basic basketball and general effort.  Meanwhile we're out there like the short kid swingin' wildly with the bully's fist in our faces.

We basically play like a bunch of dudes that know they're about to be gone.  Thanks, mgt., for absolutely pig-f*kng thiexpiring,

Hope you enjoy your late-a** 1sts, expirings, protected 2nds, and unused capspace.

[akay]

Just feed AJ off the bench and have him be the focal point of the offense. Get those development reps in cause no one else on the bench is doin anything 

[NBASupes]

37 minutes ago, terrell said:

Murray is NOT a SG.. smh

This is probably the biggest killer of the offense. Two PGs who play like two PGs sharing significant minutes together.

[terrell]

1 minute ago, NBASupes said:

I keep telling ya'll, this is a tank squad. The bench is just too horrible 

Im down for Wemby or Scoot.. lol

[Spud2nique]

Just now, kg01 said:

Yep, that Bogd airbawl 3 did it for me.  How about yall?

The lack .... absolute lack of respect by this LAL team is laughable.  Them dudes can't beat the OKC's and UTA's and other also-ran teams but absolutely walk through us.  With nothing but basic basketball and general effort.  Meanwhile we're out there like the short kid swingin' wildly with the bully's fist in our faces.

We basically play like a bunch of dudes that know they're about to be gone.  Thanks, mgt., for absolutely pig-f*kng thiexpiring,

Hope you enjoy your late-a** 1sts, expirings, protected 2nds, and unused capspace.

Ya, something is internally wrong with us. We need a spark ️ in our collective a$$es. I dunno anymore.  

[NBASupes]

Just now, terrell said:

Im down for Wemby or Scoot.. lol

Bro, you don't know how happy I would be to get one of these crowned jewels 

[Plainview1981]

They might aswell have a fire sale.

[terrell]

Just now, NBASupes said:

This is probably the biggest killer of the offense. Two PGs who play like two PGs sharing significant minutes together.

Nothing Travis/LF does works.. smh

This trade might be another disaster if we max Murray.

He and Trae together aint it imo..

[NBASupes]

Somehow we are in the play in but also 9th in the tankathon.com 

[Diesel]

2 minutes ago, Atlantaholic said:

Game was lost because we came out asleep and pose the resistence of a wet paper towel on defense throughout the entire game. Hawks stink, we won't make the play in if Cap misses a bunch more time. Fans here hoping for another second half miracle turnaround will be disappointed. This isn't 2021 the East isn't a bunch of crap teams anymore.

Nah... Lakers continued the same game plan that they used in Atlanta.   Attack the basket.   We have no defense for that. 

 

[TheNorthCydeRises]

1 minute ago, NBASupes said:

I keep telling ya'll, this is a tank squad. The bench is just too horrible 

 

I truly believe that Nate needs to switch it up a bit, and give A Holiday some minutes running the 2nd unit.  Dejounte and Trae, contrary to popular belief, play decent together.  So if we need to change something, give Aaron a chance to run a little of the 2nd unit.

But we need another big body on this team that can board and rim protect.

[terrell]

1 minute ago, Plainview1981 said:

They might aswell have a fire sale.

And include everyone..Hawks have to get off some of these atrocious contracts... Best year to tank in a while.. lol

[Atlantaholic]

1 minute ago, Diesel said:

Nah... Lakers continued the same game plan that they used in Atlanta.   Attack the basket.   We have no defense for that. 

 

Everything about your comment makes sense except the Nah.

[terrell]

3 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

Somehow we are in the play in but also 9th in the tankathon.com 

Because the Raptors and Wizards suck this year too..

Edited January 7, 2023 by terrell

[benhillboy]

Bright spot is Trae led the team in +/-, something that doesn’t happen often for obvious reasons.

Dim spot is head-to-head all time Nunn is +54 (5-2 team record) to Trae +5.  It was clear in his heat days he loved the matchup whenever they shared the floor.

Edited January 7, 2023 by benhillboy