Hawks in talks with Snyder

[Jody23]

Still waiting to see if this happens.  Snider is highly regarded no doubt.

[sturt]

5 minutes ago, Jody23 said:

Still waiting to see if this happens.  Snider is highly regarded no doubt.

Yeah, that door remains firmly cracked... it's not even been 24 hours ago that suddenly Udoka was supposedly at or near the front of the line. Who knows. This may play out longer than we've been led by Shams to anticipate after all.

[Afro]

20 minutes ago, sturt said:

 

 

We have radio stations blaming his DAD and still also have people saying "Oh come on the Atlanta media is sofftttt". Soft but toxic AF. 

[Hawkmoor]

1 hour ago, RedDawg#8 said:

Robinson served in the military, no one was ever going to dislike him.

Trae was hated before he played his first professional game. All because WE traded for him. He is only polarizing because he has done so well and made his competition look bad while doing it. He never asked for the hate, but here we are. There is an endless list of players who could have the exact same career to date as Trae and not have ANY of the same criticisms. His narrative was not earned, therefore in my eyes who cares what people think. They were going to dislike this kid no matter what he did. They literally have already proven this to be true.

College baskeball fans in general didn't like him when he was at Oklahoma.  Oklahoma isn't Duke, they don't have a national pedigree. It was about Trae Young.  His GAME is polarizing, which is why folks keep bringing up the Luka trade.  Trae lead the nation in usage in college taking the same bad shots and volume of shots.  Skip Bayless is a Oklahoma homer and if ANYBODY has a reason to be on the Trae Young express, its Skip Bayless.  Bayless called it years ago:

Along with the media frenzy, Young's style of play has a role. He shoots freely, from well beyond the 3-point arc at times. Tuesday, he was 0 for 9 on 3-point shots, and he's hit just seven of his last 41.

Those misses, even as he keeps firing, gives skeptics ammo and fuels even more animosity towards him. Only a year after being the hometown hero, Young is college basketball's biggest villain, even if he doesn't want to be.

https://www.normantranscript.com/sports/all_ou_sports/young-is-college-basketballs-biggest-villain-even-if-he-doesnt-want-to-be/article_57e0adb6-59f5-5e0c-bb5d-8f98435f437d.html

 

 

[kg01]

1 hour ago, NBASupes said:

I was listening to NBA Radio guys dog out the job and it's a damn shame because it's a really good job. I hear one idiot say Lauri is easier to build around than Trae. I wanted to slap the shit out of him through the radio. I may have my issues with Trae but the level national guys go to disrespect Trae is insane. 

Kg and supes in agreement.  Everybody should be afraid.  I know I am. 

[Jody23]

4 minutes ago, sturt said:

Yeah, that door remains firmly cracked... it's not even been 24 hours ago that suddenly Udoka was supposedly at or near the front of the line. Who knows. This may play out longer than we've been led by Shams to anticipate after all.

Shams reporting aside, Fields did say that they were trying to be "agressive" in trying to make a hire.  That said, you're right about it possibly playing out longer.  An agreement takes two parties.  We'll see I guess.

[kg01]

6 minutes ago, Afro said:

We have radio stations blaming his DAD and still also have people saying "Oh come on the Atlanta media is sofftttt". Soft but toxic AF. 

Toxic to the point I hope these guys realize they're not to be paid attention to. 

[sturt]

23 minutes ago, Jody23 said:

An agreement takes two parties.

Said earlier, will say it again. It's so much easier for me to imagine this thing doesn't happen because of Snyder's demands for authority than it will be because of compensation... which is saying something still b/c we've learned that Antony P. Ressler can be, let's just say, frugally inclined at the worst possible moments.

[NBASupes]

1 hour ago, JayBirdHawk said:

 

 

That's exceptional praise by Korver. We will find out sooner than later. 

[warcore]

2 hours ago, TheNorthCydeRises said:

almost no one on the team makes the extra pass back to Trae

*cough cough**DRE*

[MarylandHawk]

56 minutes ago, Hawkmoor said:

College baskeball fans in general didn't like him when he was at Oklahoma.  Oklahoma isn't Duke, they don't have a national pedigree. It was about Trae Young.  His GAME is polarizing, which is why folks keep bringing up the Luka trade.  Trae lead the nation in usage in college taking the same bad shots and volume of shots.  Skip Bayless is a Oklahoma homer and if ANYBODY has a reason to be on the Trae Young express, its Skip Bayless.  Bayless called it years ago:

Along with the media frenzy, Young's style of play has a role. He shoots freely, from well beyond the 3-point arc at times. Tuesday, he was 0 for 9 on 3-point shots, and he's hit just seven of his last 41.

Those misses, even as he keeps firing, gives skeptics ammo and fuels even more animosity towards him. Only a year after being the hometown hero, Young is college basketball's biggest villain, even if he doesn't want to be.

https://www.normantranscript.com/sports/all_ou_sports/young-is-college-basketballs-biggest-villain-even-if-he-doesnt-want-to-be/article_57e0adb6-59f5-5e0c-bb5d-8f98435f437d.html

 

 

But he was wrong. 

[bleachkit]

1 hour ago, sturt said:

 

 

How so? Atlanta sports radio is quite tame, especially compared to markets like Philly and New York. 92.9 the game is the voice of the Hawks, they certainly don't go to hard on Trae and they are basically the only game in town. Pat is just wrong here. 

[bleachkit]

1 hour ago, kg01 said:

Toxic to the point I hope these guys realize they're not to be paid attention to. 

Are you referring to the 92.9 the game? Mike Conti is about as pro Hawks as an ostensibly objective media member can be. 

[sturt]

From yesterday, icymi.... and not that this is some incredibly insightful article necessarily, right?

 

https://sircharlesincharge.com/2023/02/22/atlanta-hawks-need-coach-snyder/

 

[JayBirdHawk]

40 minutes ago, bleachkit said:

Are you referring to the 92.9 the game? Mike Conti is about as pro Hawks as an ostensibly objective media member can be. 

Mike Conti is not on the daily lineup of the cast of characters who are having a field day.

[terrell]

34 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Mike Conti is not on the daily lineup of the cast of characters who are having a field day.

Like MIke Bell? lol

 

@MikeBellATL

 

 

Replying to

@Pat_Benson_Jr

C'mon Pat, Coach gets fired and the star of the team is on mute for 48 hrs? Please. Try that in Boston, NY, Chicago or Philly and he'd know what real heat is.

[bleachkit]

19 minutes ago, terrell said:

Like MIke Bell? lol

 

@MikeBellATL

 

 

Replying to

@Pat_Benson_Jr

C'mon Pat, Coach gets fired and the star of the team is on mute for 48 hrs? Please. Try that in Boston, NY, Chicago or Philly and he'd know what real heat is.

Have to agree with Mike here. Compared to other media markets, Atlanta is fairly mild. 

[terrell]

LP liked this tweet. Along with former Mayor Kasim Reed... Wow.

LP is the reason Coaches dont like Trae..

 

Edited February 24, 2023 by terrell

[FL_BRYANT]

How about Quin and I'me as his assistant.  This could be a way for I'me to resurrect his image.

[Sothron]

Lloyd Pierce has never stopped taking little shots at Trae since before and after he got fired. It is pretty petty.