Exit Interviews 04/28/23

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

 

 

[swanlee]

Crazy year but I'm ok with things, we did more then people expected and have a bright future. It was also the first season my teenage son really followed the Hawks so it was a good introduction to how frustrating ATL pro teams can be but overall this was a good year, it could have been alot worse and at the start I thought it would end up much better but them is the brakes.

[bird_dirt]

7 hours ago, JayBirdHawk said:

 

 

 

 

Hawks On Bally…See you next season?

I thought Bally was done-zo?

[JayBirdHawk]

Considering the entirety of the season:

[  ] The GM demotion
[  ] The GM and AGM promotion
[  ] The Nick Ressler conundrum
[  ] Nate wanting to quit but didn't
[  ] Trae staying home
[  ] Trade rumors
[  ] Nate eventually fired
[  ] Quin hired
[  ] 41-41....The Season of All Middles
[  ] Another play-in season

I'm please with the way we performed to end the season:
[  ]  Play-in:  pummeling Miami and getting pass the mental hurdle
[  ] Playoffs: playing 6 tough minded games winning 2. Lots of room for growth under Quin.

[sturt]

 

 

[Spud2nique]

We will win a championship soon. Trae will be back and ready to work. Valuable experience against the C’s.

Onward and upward.

[RedDawg#8]

Jaylen Brown's postgame session said a lot to me about our Hawks.

He repeatedly used the word "fight". 

I'm not in to consolation prizes, but my takeaway from this years elimination is vastly more positive than it was after the Heat series last year.

The Heat straight up bullied us, and snatched our manhood in front of the world. It took all of the drama of this season and in to the postseason for us to get it back.

Against the C's. They are probably the most sound X's and O's team in the East with a ton of leadership and playoff experience. Not to mention, championship expectations.

We started to hit back after game 2 and hit back hard. We made mistakes, over and over, but we did not stop fighting.

Credit that to Q, or whoever, but we were right there and showed WHY we are a rising force in this league.

Respect is back, haters will still hate, but even Brown acknowledged that we have something good going.

 

If Quinn can get Trae and DJ to lock in for 4 quarters every game, and not get caught up in the back and forth with players and refs, I think our guys showed they have what it takes to go up another level next season.

I expect big things from OO and JJ. I feel good about both Dre and Bey. 

JC/CC are the only pieces where I believe their best days have been played already, but they bring the most leadership to the locker room. Im not losing either for draft picks, but would look at a key player being brought in for their salaries.

Great job to the squad, looking forward to next season already!

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

 

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

 

 

 

[shakes]

4 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

 

 

 

 

 

lol the State Farm crowd is a joke.  Probably the most pathetic home crowd I've seen in the NBA.   Biggest game of the year, the 2nd half starts and as usual the lower bowl is half empty. Stays that way for several game minutes.  

Absolutely no excuse to not be in your seat for the ENTIRE game in the playoffs.  

[akay]

1 hour ago, shakes said:

lol the State Farm crowd is a joke.  Probably the most pathetic home crowd I've seen in the NBA.   Biggest game of the year, the 2nd half starts and as usual the lower bowl is half empty. Stays that way for several game minutes.  

Absolutely no excuse to not be in your seat for the ENTIRE game in the playoffs.  

Using the bathroom, stretching your legs, grabbing food - nah, no excuses. This is real life, not some imaginationland with humans without human needs/wants.

The crowd was loud as hell and the team loved the atmosphere, but we still got shakes complaining  my fg.

 

Glad the city showed out, was annoying as hell hearing about how ATL would be taken over by C fans and how no one from ATL supports the Hawks. 

 

Even if we didn't win and took a few minutes to fill out the lower bowl after halftime, we got a ton of positives and things to look forward to - feels polar opposite to last year.

[shakes]

Just now, akay said:

Using the bathroom, stretching your legs, grabbing food - nah, no excuses. This is real life, not some imaginationland with humans without human needs/wants.

The crowd was loud as hell and the team loved the atmosphere, but we still got shakes complaining  my fg.

 

Glad the city showed out, was annoying as hell hearing about how ATL would be taken over by C fans and how no one from ATL supports the Hawks. 

 

Even if we didn't win and took a few minutes to fill out the lower bowl after halftime, we got a ton of positives and things to look forward to - feels polar opposite to last year.

that is nonsense. Believe me, I know what real life playoff games look like in person.  I did live through the Bulls dynasty and attended a few of those playoff games as well as watching every game on TV.  You have PLENTY of time during half time to do everything you need to do and then get back in your seat in time for the game.    There is NO EXCUSE for not being in your seat for the start of the game or the start of the half.

[akay]

4 minutes ago, shakes said:

that is nonsense. Believe me, I know what real life playoff games look like in person.  I did live through the Bulls dynasty and attended a few of those playoff games as well as watching every game on TV.  You have PLENTY of time during half time to do everything you need to do and then get back in your seat in time for the game.    There is NO EXCUSE for not being in your seat for the start of the game or the start of the half.

I'm glad your experience going to playoff games 30 years ago is helping inform you of modern day statefarm arena logistics.

It doesn't matter, it was a few minutes at the start of the half - there are so many other things to focus on so choosing this is just weird.

[shakes]

Just now, akay said:

I'm glad your experience going to playoff games 30 years ago is helping inform you of modern day statefarm arena logistics.

It doesn't matter, it was a few minutes at the start of the half - there are so many other things to focus on so choosing this is just weird.

lol arena logistics.  you mean how nowadays it's even easier to get around the concourse and there are plenty of wash rooms and food venders compared to the 90s.

 

I also experienced the playoffs in person for plenty of Blackhawks games last decade.  Is that recent enough for you?

 

 

 

[REHawksFan]

1 hour ago, JayBirdHawk said:

 

 

 

Trae is certainly saying all the right things.  I have to think part of it is damage control on his image as this uncoachable player (which is totally unfair, imo). But most certainly part of it is also just him maturing under Quin and starting to see the big picture of what it takes to be successful at the highest level.  

[sturt]

Didn't Trae get the memo?

He might not  be back next season.

Isn't he setting himself up for a gargantuan fall?!?!?!?!?

[JayBirdHawk]

8 minutes ago, akay said:

I'm glad your experience going to playoff games 30 years ago is helping inform you of modern day statefarm arena logistics.

It doesn't matter, it was a few minutes at the start of the half - there are so many other things to focus on so choosing this is just weird.

The Farm is like going to a party where there happens to be a basketball game.  Atlanta fans are just different, you have to be a part of it to get it.

[akay]

55 minutes ago, shakes said:

lol arena logistics.  you mean how nowadays it's even easier to get around the concourse and there are plenty of wash rooms and food venders compared to the 90s.

 

I also experienced the playoffs in person for plenty of Blackhawks games last decade.  Is that recent enough for you?

 

 

 

No, go to Statefarm arena for a Hawks game during the playoffs and then start talking. You won't understand the culture till you're there.

Even during our ECF run, the highest we've gone in the playoffs ever, the fans are how they always are - I was there for every home game against the Sixers, and it just is what it is.

Just accept it instead of bringing negativity and ice hockey experience to backup your logic.

51 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

The Farm is like going to a party where there happens to be a basketball game.  Atlanta fans are just different, you have to be a part of it to get it.

Yup, the arena is always a good time. People who don't go/haven't gone won't understand.

[JeffS17]

Probably my favorite exit interview -- this gets into how our culture is shifting in a positive direction, focusing on development, etc.  Also, I really like this kid...hope he sticks around long enough to develop into a rotation guy one day

[kg01]

Gotta love the carpetbaggers swooping in to tell us how to 'fan'.  Smh. We guud.