Official Game Thread: Hawks at Nets Part Deux (3 PM Tip!)

[lethalweapon3]

“We drew the Hawks again? A’ight, bet. Y’all got this! Me? I got a World of Warcraft date with KAT to get to!”

 

Ha! So the team that was just beginning to figure out how to suppress opposing offenses below 100 scored a mere 97 themselves the other day. Which would be m’kay, one supposes, if they didn’t cough up 124 to the opponent with a new head coach that couldn’t muster three-digit offense versus all but the (currently) worst teams this league has to offer.

And these two squads meet up again, already, today (3 PM Eastern, Bally Sports Southeast and 92.9 FM in ATL, YES Network in the Bougie Down), you say? Well, scratch my back with a hacksaw.

As a silver lining, Thursday’s latest humbling defeat did give the DeTraector Tabernacle Choir reason to find other things to do to kickstart their weekend. It’s already time, though, to see that thing we like to call “Adjustments”, from Coach Quin’s crack staff.

Literally any schematic alterations that keep our Hawks (26-33) from… still… looking like the most easily solvable defensive outfit (28^th in D-Rating by NBA Stats, 30^th by bball-ref recipe; NBA-worst 57.6 opponent eFG%, but it was 57.8 pre-Break, so, progress?) in The Association, be it versus Dennis Schröder’s Nets (23-36), Jalen Brunson’s Knicks, Curly Neal’s Globetrotters, or The Jimmy and Kramer’s team at The West Side Y, would be a welcome sight.

And should those Adjustments result in a tables-turning triumph for Dejounte Murray and company at Barclays Center in this afternoon delight? Well, then our national talk-masters and us rabble-rousers on The Internets can get back to indicting, in unison, the one man whose extended injury absence proves our Hawks are objectively better off without him, and The Basketball Club should begin making/taking calls to/from certain Southern California teams coveting his future services.

It goes without saying the no longer mission-critical player to whom I am referring.

But if you insist, of course, he is... the one and only… Onyeka Okongwu.

 

Let’s Go Hawks!

~lw3

[lethalweapon3]

Off-Topic if I may, but this Overtime Elite casual has been genuinely enjoying the goings-on down the road at Atlantic Station. The so-called OTE Playoffs have been airing on Bally Sports and on YouTube and the broadcast productions have been barrels of fun.

I can't tell any of these D-1 signees from Adam, but the gritty competitiveness displayed in these games puts the McDAAG to shame. They've got drone camera footage, Apollo-style trash-talking "fans" in the stands, a UK-bound galoot who dunks his arm in the rim, a mini-Luka league MVP with 99 and 94/100th% usage who only passes the ball when it's to his younger brother, a broadcast team chock full o' podcasters and influencers, team cheerleaders the league scooped up from around the corner at H&M. This OTE Playoffs has everything! Check your local listings. (Not an #ad, and if I was a paid spokesperson, somebody should ask for their money back.)

On the other side of I-20, who caught The Amazing Krejci out there with the Skyhawks last night? Not too shabby! AJ seemed to be in good spirits, too.

You're as likely to see Richard Simmons checking in for Kevin Ollie as you are Benjamin Simmons today (still Questionable, still a sore leg they say). Cam Thomas and Dariq Whitehead remain Out for Brooklyn, along with Trae and Yek for Atlanta.

 

~lw3

[Nash]

I hope this bad Brooklyn team doesn't have another historic shooting night from 3. I also hope that Saddiq will hit some of those wide open 3's like the one he just missed

[Nash]

Clint missing 2 bunnies in a row lol. One totally open and second somewhat contested

[Nash]

Man, 5 needs immediate upgrade

[Nash]

Saddiq couldn't guard my granny. 

[Nash]

Brunoooo. This was probably his best dunk with me watching lol

[Nash]

Passing the ball doesn't exist in Dre's book. Just shoot at any cost lol

[Nash]

Man,  Clint is driving me crazy. Protect the freaking ball when you get rebound. 

[Nash]

What a dumb play by Saddiq  that almost costed us that wide open 3 by Dre

[terrell]

10 assists ZERO turnovers for Murray.. 

Hawks only 2 turnovers so far as a team? Wow.. lol

Same ole shit to end a qtr.. smh

 

 

 

 

Edited March 2 by terrell

[terrell]

The Hawks-Nets are a good match up.

2 teams stuck in MID going at it.......

[MaceCase]

I was halfway to this game but I’m phony and didn’t wanna be in the rain near that rusty arena.  Shame, this one’s not even a blowout, I could have done some ish talking

[Dnice]

Perimeter defense? Nah he'll with it. 

[MaceCase]

Mikal looking like Joe out there 

[Peoriabird]

Anybody else tired of Bogdonvic?

[MaceCase]

5 minutes ago, Peoriabird said:

Anybody else tired of Bogdonvic?

Never

[MaceCase]

Yikes, Jalen got packed

[Jody23]

The concern with Jalen is he is way too passive.  And the offense still looks too stagnant.  Too much Murray iso.

[MaceCase]

Oh man, Dre pulled off the move of his career just to end up with an up and down