Official Game Thread: Cavaliers at Hawks

[Peoriabird]

That Sh-t has to be coached out of this team period

[LucastheThird]

I'm trying to not get wrapped up in 1 great half, but was this our team all along? 

[GameTime]

Just now, LucastheThird said:

I'm trying to not get wrapped up in 1 great half, but was this our team all along? 

Feel like Nate had them caged up

[TheNorthCydeRises]

Pretty much a perfect half.

Sucks that the last shot went in.

 

What's more impressive?   The 81 points scored . . . or the 54 pts we ( should've ) given up in the 1st half?

[KB21]

2 minutes ago, GameTime said:

Capela gotta go. OO moves so much better. It is even more noticeable in this high speed attack offense/defense.

Yeah.  I felt Clint had lost his spring early on during the season.  OO is the future.  

[hawkman]

Just now, LucastheThird said:

I'm trying to not get wrapped up in 1 great half, but was this our team all along? 

I think it is. We had high expectations at the start of the season for a reason.

[JayBirdHawk]

Just now, TheNorthCydeRises said:

Pretty much a perfect half.

Sucks that the last shot went in.

 

What's more impressive?   The 81 points scored . . . or the 54 pts we ( should've ) given up in the 1st half?

Yes

[deester11]

New Plan. Keep Prunty. Then fire him next year at the All-Star Break. Hire next man up. Repeat annually. 

[Peoriabird]

Hopefully the Hawks continue to play great defense and stay away from the 1 on 1 basketball/Hero ball that we saw toward the end of the 2nd quarter and team should be fine the rest of the season

[terrell]

2 minutes ago, LucastheThird said:

I'm trying to not get wrapped up in 1 great half, but was this our team all along? 

Yeah but 24 pt lead is nothing in the NBA.

We gave uo 2 3's to end the qtr.... 

3rd qtr will be interesting..

It always is with us...

[REHawksFan]

18 pts on 8 shots and of course whining and bit&%ing from certain folks. SMH

[kg01]

The test comes in the 2nd half.  Will we play like the game is over and lose the lead?

[JayBirdHawk]

Something different on defense?

 

 

[terrell]

I would bring Collins off the bench. 

In a perfect world OO could shoot corner 3s and then run Collins as the roll man. But unless Collins is the roll man he's not that useful on either end.

Having a 4 who can make 3s makes us a top 3 offense.

Edited February 25, 2023 by terrell

[Wretch]

We have seen this kind of dominance all year... It's just been off and on, quarter to quarter and game to game. 

[kg01]

1 minute ago, REHawksFan said:

18 pts on 8 shots and of course whining and bit&%ing from certain folks. SMH

They earned the 'les miserables' monicre for a reason, sir. 

[NBASupes]

3 minutes ago, KB21 said:

Yeah.  I felt Clint had lost his spring early on during the season.  OO is the future.  

It's been clear for awhile that Capela needs to be traded. He's still a plus defender but he's not the game changer he used to be. OO versatility means you can have him at the 4 or 5 on D. 

[TheNorthCydeRises]

Despite the excellent half, Capela was ( -4 ) and Hunter was ( -2 ).

 

I don't like the small starting lineup, especially when Capela and Hunter are getting outworked by their bigs.  Only 2 rebs total for Capela and Hunter.

[terrell]

2 minutes ago, kg01 said:

The test comes in the 2nd half.  Will we play like the game is over and lose the lead?

Im nervous tbh..  That last made 3 was a bad omen..lol

Edited February 25, 2023 by terrell

[NBASupes]

1 minute ago, terrell said:

I would bring Collins off the bench. 

In a perfect world OO could shoot corner 3s and then run Collins as the roll man. But unless Collins is the roll man he's not that useful on either end.

Having a 4 who can make 3s makes us a top 3 offense.

OO can be a 4 and successful as he is but the 5 has to make up for OO offensive defiencies