Final Pre-Season Game 5: On the Road Again at Philly, 7:00PM

[TheNorthCydeRises]

Hawks outscored 71 - 45 in the 2nd half.

 

1st half was excellent.  2nd half was straight garbage.

Send Bufkin to an extended stay in the G-League, and hope he learns some PG skills.

[Marvin24Williams]

I liked Kobe a lot in this draft but man hes a lot less ready than I thought

[NekiEcko]

Yeah, Kobe does need some time to go down to College Park and get alittle bit better.

[JayBirdHawk]

Missed the 2nd half....well that didn't end well.

[JayBirdHawk]

Hopefully we can get out of the basement on defense this season. Just need it for 48 minutes.

 

 

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

[NBASupes]

I was impressed with the first half and liked the fight in the 3rd when Philly made a run but the 4th was awful.

[JayBirdHawk]

Next up....Real Games that Matter!

Go HAWKS!!!

 

 

[Spud2nique]

Just finished watching the game on NBAtv with Abdelnaby and co. I thought the Hawks were very impressive in the first half. One thing that stood out to me.

Trae is ready for an MVP type run this year. I think the all star ️ snub last year PISSED off our superstar and folks around the league are gonna pay.

JJ. Wow, dude is clean and plays a clean game. @kg01 You told me he was gonna wait till 1/4 of the way through the season before I gotta write the apology letter. 
 

OO- Ready. He’s better than Capela. Trae would have had about 2-4 more dimes by my count if Capela could hit little bunnies but nope .

Bey is ready. He’s gonna bully some folks plus he can shoot and drive AND makes the unselfish extra pass.

I’m happy overall with our play this preseason. I think we are gonna be a top 4 or 5 team in the East.

Quin has us organized and playing for one another.

Some screenshots I took while watching the game on my phone.

 

JJ with the oops upside your head from Trae then the swat! Both ends wow.

Trae “Magic” Young!!! This had me out my seat  

 

OO pretty 3 release. He worked on it and now he becomes a weapon at the 5 for us which opens thing up even more. Couple nice threes.

 

 

Trae from deep! 

 

LETS GOOOOOOOO HAWKSSSSS!!! 
 

Few more days to go!!!  

 

 

Edited October 21, 2023 by Spud2nique

[Spud2nique]

2 hours ago, Phunkabilly said:

Think JJ is gonna become my favorite player before it's all said and done.  I just love everything he does on the court.

Same ..

 

 

[Spud2nique]

2 hours ago, TheNorthCydeRises said:

Trae shooting horribly, and dominating the game at the same time with his passing.

Superstars always find a way to impact the game and Trae is just that. He’s made of a different cloth. yes sir yes sir.

[Jody23]

Alot to like with the organization on offense.  You could still tell guys were trying to figure out where to be and get their timing down.  Still more work to be done defensively.  It looked like the giving up of some three point attempts was by design.  Reminds me of when Bud started.  You could see the philosophy, but it took guys some time to get their rhythm with the style of play.  But after they did, they were a top team in the league.

[Diesel]

I like the fact that the ball doesn't stick.   The Pace is everything.  We have been converted to a dangerous running team.   We get out on the break.  We have hands in the lane.   We capitalize off of steals and blocks.   We even ran off of a few missed shots and caught all of Philadelphia off guard.  The Eagles were surprised too. 

Our perimeter defense has to get better.  Our defensive recognition has to get better but that comes with playing.  Trae, DJ, and AJ has to get their shots falling consistently.   Even if Consistently is 37%.. so be it.  I don't know if it's because they are not getting their spots or something else but if you don't have a good shot, pass it.   Elsewise... we're coming. 

 

 

[Final_quest]

After watching last season's snore fest of Nate unleashing either Trae or Murray to improvise each trip down the court, it's gonna be a lot more fun to watch a dynamic scheme.  Even the defense is active and engaging.  There is effort and plans to create opportunities on both sides of the ball.

I think there will be some seasoning and experimentation before things click better.  There were some ugly fast break moments, Trae running into Capela comes to mind, but Embiid is such a threat to block shots and his presence caused a number of poor decisions at the rim.  Bogi jumps in the air and couldn't shoot or pass. 

Even though everything looks and feels better we still have a few of the same issues.  We might not be a top 20 shooting team.  Defense is questionable.  Those two factors are not a recipe for a top 4 seed.  With an early heavy road schedule I think the .500 Hawks would be a good sign, but I think the games will be a lot of fun to watch this year.  

[Diesel]

One of my concerns is DJ being able to find his points.   Like I said, DJ, Trae, and AJ has to improve their shooting.   I was speaking from distance; however, DJ and AJ has to find their range... even if it's from the midrange.   The more efficient our offense,  the more we will win. 

 

[thecampster]

12 hours ago, terrell said:

Both of em.. lol

Yah, So Wesley has 3 turnover type of plays back to back, Garrison subs in and has 2.  It was a bad night to be a Matthews.

 

[thecampster]

To be fair though.....Philly kept their starters and 2nd unit in all game. Our 1st/2nd beat their 1st/2nd the first half.  They didn't make head way until we pitted our 2nd vs their 1st and our 3rd/4th vs their 2nd. 

[Peoriabird]

Murray's defense is alarming to say the least

[kg01]

4 hours ago, thecampster said:

To be fair though.....Philly kept their starters and 2nd unit in all game. Our 1st/2nd beat their 1st/2nd the first half.  They didn't make head way until we pitted our 2nd vs their 1st and our 3rd/4th vs their 2nd. 

Agreed.  Weird I read a PHI headline saying stte "Maxey and Melton shine in a win over ATL".

I'm like, eh that's not quite how it went. 

[JayBirdHawk]

20 hours ago, NekiEcko said:

Yeah, Kobe does need some time to go down to College Park and get alittle bit better.

Agreed. 

He should go to CP to enhance his PG skills. From what I've seen, he's not ready to contribute as a backup PG with the big club. If he's playing with the Big Club, let him play SG with limited PG duties until he gets more comfortable. Have him just play to his strengths which currently is SG.