REHawksFan

8 minutes ago, terrell said:

Can DEdmon make a wide open 3 anymore? smh

No.

This is ugly man. So tired of no defense and poor shots offensively. 

Mission complete. 

Raise yo hand if you voted Timmy for the Mavs? LOL

On 3/3/2020 at 5:00 PM, AHF said:

But our defense on all possessions is way worse than league average.  I'm a lot more worried if our team is giving up 108 when others shoot 3's but 127 per when Trae shoots 3's than if we are giving up 124 when others shoot 3's and 127 when Trae does.

Just saw this. That original stat came from Second Spectrum and, unless I'm mistaken, you have to have a sub to see that data. I've been scrounging around the interwebs but so far haven't found any similar data so can't calculate the rest of the team numbers. Would be easy to calculate if we just knew the total team data. 

35 minutes ago, AHF said:

What are opponents scoring when other players miss 3's?  Missed 3's are generally very good counterattacking opportunities so you'd expect them to be notably above the normal possession or especially any possession starting from an inbounds or dead ball.

League avg in that scenario is 112. 

7 hours ago, Spud2nique said:

My point is Trae is permitted to have an off night every once in a while if Cam’s has about 30. 
 

I want Trae at 22 and 14 that’s ideal for me moving forward next season. He’s young though Supes you gotta cut him some slack and not compare him to Marbury every time he has an off night that’s not right.

The problem I have with Trae last night is that his "off night" wasn't just about missing shots. Everyone dies that from time to time. No issue with that. No. The real problem was the WAY Trae was playing. It was his decisions. We could see it from his pregame comments about facing off vs Ja. He was looking for a big night vs the rook and he failed to get anyone else involved. He forced shots, turned it over, and generally failed to actually run the offense. 

You wont find a bigger Trae fan than me but last night was unacceptable.  And unfortunately it was also entirely predictable. 

Trae with 2 assists and JC with 7 pts on 6 shots. They gettin nothing at the rim. 

15 minutes ago, TheNorthCydeRises said:

Because they are a resilient bunch. Ja doesn't get rattled and Dillon Brooks shoots like he's a top 20 player in the league at times.

You mean the guy that missed 2 uncontested layups? That guy? Or you talking about the dude with a 3 second windup? 

1 minute ago, TheNorthCydeRises said:

Because they are a resilient bunch. Ja doesn't get rattled and Dillon Brooks shoots like he's a top 20 player in the league at times.

You mean the guy that missed 2 uncontested layups? That guy? Or you talking about the dude with a 3 second windup? 

Honest question for any of you that has seen the Grizz play this year. How in the hell do they have 29 wins?  They look every bit as bad as the Hawks. 

Pathetic. They can't even execute a simple entry pass. Guys look like keystone cops out there. 

Is it a full moon or something? Maybe some weird astrological force impacting gravity? I dunno. This is just plain ugly. 

I told yall Trae was gonna try to go off against Ja. He needs to let the game come to him. 

Good start but at 9-2 it should probably be 17-2. Two missed dunks and two missed Trae floaters leave 8 pts on the table. 

12 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

 

 

Oh Lawd....Trae gonna go off tonight or die tryin. Should be interesting. Hopefully in a good way. 

1 hour ago, NBASupes said:

If we can go on a massive win streak, 35-36 wins is possible. 

I like the optimism but I'm not seeing it. To get to 35 wins means going 16-4 which just seems not-doable.  Besides, as bad as BKN is playing, I still think they get 35 at minimum. 

2 hours ago, NBASupes said:

Agreed. 5th in the lottery. I can easily see us being the best non playoff team in the East by the end of the season. We need a lot of luck though to make the playoffs

Yep. Currently, Wash is 9th in the east with a 22-37 record. The Hawks are 3 games back in the win column and 6 back in the loss column. In their remaining 23 games, Wash plays:

• Mil x 2
• LAL x 1
• Tor x 1
• Mia x 1
• Ind x 2
• Phil x 2
• Hou x 1 
• Bos x 2
• OKC x 1
• Atl x 2

All of the above are playoff teams. And not the sub-.500 playoff teams either.  Conversely, they only play the Hornets once and don't play the Bulls or Pistons. Those are the only 3 teams between the Hawks and Wiz at the moment. 

Charlotte is 21-39; 2 games up in the W column and 4 games up in the L column. Of their remaining 22 games:

• Mia x 3
• Phi x 2
• LAL x 1
• Den x 1
• Hou x 1
• LAC x 1
• Tor x 1
• OKC x 1
• Atl x 3

Hawks could erase that deficit by just beating the Hornets 3 times and playing their non-playoff teams better than Cha plays the playoff teams. Hornets do not play the Bulls or Pistons

Chicago is 20-40; 1 game up in the W column and 3 games up in the L column. They play:

• Mia x 2
• Dal x 1
• Ind x 1
• Bos x 2
• Hou x 1
• Den x 2
• Phi x 1
• Utah x 1
• LAL x 1
• LAC x 1

So 13 of their remaining 22 games are against legit playoff teams. They also do not play the Pistons, Wash, or Cha

Pistons are 20-42, 1 game up in W and L column. Over their remaining 20 games, they play:

• OKC x 1
• Utah x 1
• Phi x 1
• Tor x 1
• LAL x 1
• Mil x 1
• LAC x 1
• Hou x 1
• Mia x 2
• Dal x 1
• Bos x 1
• Atl x 1

So that's 12 out of 20 games against playoff teams. Hawks just need to make up 1 game. 

Bottom line, imo, the above teams are going to struggle to get more than 31 wins against these schedules. For reference, Hawks are 19-43 with 20 games remaining. Their remaining schedule vs winning teams:

• OKC x 1
• Phi x 1
• Utah x 1
• Tor x 1
• Mil x 1

These are the only winning teams they play. All 15 others have sub-.500 records at this point.  IF the Hawks could figure out some way to win 10 or 11 vs the losing teams, they could very well finish 9th in the East. At this point, I'm thinking 32 wins might be the Hawks Ceiling from here. 

On 2/27/2020 at 8:14 PM, TheNorthCydeRises said:

How about this . . . Will Cain says Trae ranks #5 among NBA players 21 and under.  Here is his list

1) Luka

2) Jayson Tatum

3) Zion

4) Ja Morant

5) Trae

 

His reason for Trae being #5?   

"He's good. But his numbers don't translate into winning."

This is a player averaging 30 ppg - 9 asst - 4 rebs - 44% FG and 37% 3FG  . . ranked FIFTH.

People are dumb. Trae played with a G league roster most of the year. LBJ in his prime would not win with the team that Trae played with early on. 

Wonder if the game tomorrow will still be on. Does it end at midnight?

I'm probably going to switch to Hulu if they dont come to an agreement. 

I dont care what anyone says...Trae has played better defense the last several games. He' can be a capable defender. With his offense that's really all you need. 

Holy. $h!t. 

Damn Cam.

Just now, TheNorthCydeRises said:

There you go Hawks,  Just slowly chip away, like you're trying to break out of prison.

Shawshank em. 

1 minute ago, TheNorthCydeRises said:

Len's jumper > Dedmon's jumper

Dedmon gives very little on the offensive end. Here's to hoping that changes over the summer. 

1 minute ago, enrique said:

Just finished cooking dinner and cleaning it up...What in the world happened in the first quarter!!!????

41 points? Were they shooting lights out? Did we even think about playing defense?

We certainly aren't out assuming we can do the opposite of the first quarter

First several min of 3rd will tell the story. Make a run or its lights out. They've actually played decent defense in the 2nd the last few games