Official Game Thread: Celtics at Hawks (Monday)

[REHawksFan]

1 minute ago, JayBirdHawk said:

It wasn't though. He's leading the team in  3pt percentage (besides Meth-Bogi).  That's the shot you want him taking off an OReb.

It was a rhythm 3 that was wide ass open. I don't care what the shot clock said. You were only up 1 pt. Man up and take the shot. 

[Threezus]

I don't know wtf finally clicked with Hunter but MY GOD DO I LOVE IT.   This is the player we wanted when we drafted him.  It took him a long time to get here but he is a completely different player now.   Quinn Snyder finally got to him and it's awesome to see.

[Jody23]

I only caught the end of the third quarter on.  Not the way you want to start a game, but guys showed commitment to the game plan.  Bruno seems to get better game by game.  I have to say, though it's taken time, Murray and Hunter have shown increased willingness to adjust their shot profiles to the offense Quin wants to run.  That's been a big part of the better play.  On to the next one !!!

[RedDawg#8]

Yall owe me a big thank you. I sacrificed tonight by not watching the game.
Starting at tip off, literally anytime I tuned in we started losing. I went to the gym start of the 2nd. I see we’re down 30. Then I see we are within 20, so I tune in, nope, C’s score a couple baskets. I tune out no way we’re winning tonight.

Then I see we cut it to 5, I tune in, nope C’s go back up 10, I tune back out. I see we cut it to 2, I tune in, C’s score. I turn the game off for good. I try to ignore the updates on the ESPN ticker. 
I said to myself we’ could actually win this game, and it’s because Im going to be strong enough not to pay attention.

My last time checking the score was 107-107.  I told myself not to look again until 10pm, the game should be well over by then. I keep myself distracted until then. I finally break at 9:55pm

Sure enough. Hawks win.

I missed basically every second of the comeback. I wanted to watch. But I did this for you guys, for the city. I took one for the team tonight.

You’re welcome.

Great win

 

Go Hawks!!!

[terrell]

6 minutes ago, Peoriabird said:

What do you expect when posters are blinded by their bias.  They still think Bey can shoot based off of 25 games.

Bey is as good as gone with Vit emergence.. lol

I'll miss his hustle, but not his Defense...

Edited March 26 by terrell

[NBASupes]

2 minutes ago, Threezus said:

I don't know wtf finally clicked with Hunter but MY GOD DO I LOVE IT.   This is the player we wanted when we drafted him.  It took him a long time to get here but he is a completely different player now.   Quinn Snyder finally got to him and it's awesome to see.

He's the same player, just getting much quality touches consistently. That said, his shooting and decision making has improved. No doubt about that. 

[JayBirdHawk]

Line-O-The-Night

why yes, why yes we did 

[Jody23]

4 minutes ago, REHawksFan said:

It was a rhythm 3 that was wide ass open. I don't care what the shot clock said. You were only up 1 pt. Man up and take the shot. 

I gotta agree here.  In a game where you're getting no calls and the Celtics are getting what they want, sometimes you have to take the risk to get the reward.  In this case, the reward was preventing the refs from helping Boston get the win.

[NBASupes]

Vit and Bruno improvement really makes me smile. 

[terrell]

9 minutes ago, Threezus said:

I don't know wtf finally clicked with Hunter but MY GOD DO I LOVE IT.   This is the player we wanted when we drafted him.  It took him a long time to get here but he is a completely different player now.   Quinn Snyder finally got to him and it's awesome to see.

Coming off the bench helped..

He wasn't just standing around watching Trae and Murray take turns..

We probably lose this game with both Trae and Murray playing..

No way we come back from 30 with our TINY backcourt IMO

We won this game with DEFENSE and VIt playing out of his mind...

 

Edited March 26 by terrell

[NBASupes]

Vit and Bruno been hard workers for years. Maybe @JayBirdHawk right when she says Nate wasn't developing shit

Just now, terrell said:

Coming off the bench helped..

He wasn't just standing around watching Trae and Murray take turns..

 

They were ruining the offense. I'll rather iso Trae over the Trae/Murray show

[Peoriabird]

1 minute ago, NBASupes said:

Vit and Bruno improvement really makes me smile. 

Now go get that 7 footer instead of drafting wing players in the draft!

[NBASupes]

Just now, Peoriabird said:

Now go get that 7 footer instead of drafting wing players in the draft!

With our player development. We could really fix this squad again

[JayBirdHawk]

6 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

He's the same player, just getting much quality touches consistently. That said, his shooting and decision making has improved. No doubt about that. 

No he's not.

He's making plays with the ball and he's making quicker decisions making the defense react to him vs waiting to react to the defense. He has also been consistent for longer stretches. Instead on one ir two good games in 9...he's having real stretches of good games.

He made a pass over the top of the defense in the PnR for a semi-lob to Clint. He didn't have this BQ (before Quin).

Quick, decisive, consistent and playing with a level of toughness.

[aali34]

4 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

He's the same player, just getting much quality touches consistently. That said, his shooting and decision making has improved. No doubt about that. 

The decision making was what was holding him back. He doesn't have consistent creation ability so he has to be decisive with the looks he gets.

[NBASupes]

Just now, JayBirdHawk said:

No he's not.

He's making plays with the ball and he's quicker decisions making the defense react to him vs waiting to react to the defense. He has also been consistent for longer stretches. Instead on one ir two good games in 9...he's having real stretches of good games.

He made a pass over the top of the defense in the PnR for a semi-lob to Clint. He didn't have this BQ (before Quin).

Quick, decisive, consistent and playing with a level of toughness.

I can agree with that. All of it. Good post 

[JayBirdHawk]

3 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

Vit and Bruno been hard workers for years. Maybe @JayBirdHawk right when she says Nate wasn't developing shit

[NBASupes]

1 minute ago, aali34 said:

The decision making was what was holding him back. He doesn't have consistent creation ability so he has to be decisive with the looks he gets.

It was, offensively. He's really improved. A lot of these guys have improved. It's like Bud is back

[JTB]

I haven’t watched 1 second of this game but since we won I can’t wait to see it.

 

out of all the comments the Dre last shot or whatever it was seem to be the most interesting lol…

[Peoriabird]

The other thing that just flew over posters heads was the fact that Boston was trying desperately to screen Hunter off of their primary offensive player.  Every time Hunter was on Brown or Tatum the other would isolate on the other Hawk wing players 100% of the time.  They wanted no part of Hunter.