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So the DJ to Trae 3 near the end of the game. Nique saw it on the replay and called it out. JJ brush screen is what got Trae so open on that shot. That is the kind of thing we weren't getting from JC. The keep alives under the basket, the sprung trap that led to a turnover. What JJ is doing is going far beyond the box score.

What amazes me about JJ is how easy he makes dome things look. Total conservation of energy.

Zions feet will be mush at 50.

At first I hated the Boban State Farm commercials but they've grown on me.

With as much that went wrong so far, a tie is a win.

Attaboy to @Spud2nique for his positivity!

You mean I've gotta get through 36 more minutes of this?

The neg Hunter thread yields karma, wtg!!!

So this is what lethargy looks like?

Crap, I hated B-Rabbit too......there might be something here. Okay, I only hated the name but still.

So I absolute hate Grayson Allen so you had me for a second...but then I remembered I really liked Laettner both at Duke and as a Hawk.

LMAO, I am the white guy.

31:20 vs 29:24. So JC getting about 2 more minutes per game.

stats yes, +/- = -16. JC 2023-24 15.0/9.3/1.3/.7/.3 JJ 2023-24 13.8/7.8/2/1.2/.8 JJ a +50. lower pp/rpg but better apg/spg/bpg. Doing the things that cause winning, including closing out, ball chasing, deflections. All things JC could not/did not do.

Who I like and who I don't like isn't as simple as good player vs bad. I'm more into players living up to their contract/draft slot. JJ - Greatly exceeding contract, good/great for draft slot. Trae - Living up to draft but underperforming contract right now. If you get alpha contract, you need to give alpha production. Hunter - IMHO didn't earn the contract he got, he's close to living up to it now. He has some bad habits he's breaking and I'm withholding judgement right now. DJ - exceeding contract. CC - underperforming which is why I give him crap. He's fine, but he's not living up to his hype/contract. BB - underperforms contract/hype Bey - better than expected OO - exceeds contract, a bit below draft expectations (due to be undersized). He just has some limitations that he makes up with when giving great effort. Bruno - If he could just stop moving on screens I'd like him a lot more. AJ - Jury is out but he's not a contract liability. I get the feeling he'll figure things out and be a huge win. I don't hate any of them. I love JJ, at times love Trae. at times love DJ. There are times that CC makes me shake my head in disgust but its not hate. I love OO's heart but I know his limitations. BB gives me the biggest emotional swings. DH is the player I want to root for more than any, I really do. I just think he's a great athlete playing basketball, but doesn't have that killer in him. I hope he proves me wrong. If there's anyone on the team I don't like, its Meth Bogi. Garrison Matthews just rubs me wrong.

Too much negative karma in this thread from everyone for my liking.

If anything my comment is a critique of the guard centric play that creeps back in I stead.of the high motion offense we are supposed to running.

Not even close to what I said???

There were a couple of plays in the 3rd, early 4th last night where the Hawks were running the Quin offense and were not guard dominant. During those plays, Hunter looked great. Offensively he's bought into the scheme and seems both best and happiest when we're running it. Defensively, its a tale of 2 Hunters. When he buys in to the collapse on anyone who can drive mindset, he looks very good. When he goes back to wanting to play 1v1 he looks bad. Waiting to see the all good.

Great 4 man possession there. Trae to Jj to Clint to slashing DH.

Game feels stale.

I switched to directtv stream this year. They carry Ballys and much less expensive than comcast.

Flagg 32 red. Or you can just advance to the 57:30 minute mark if you wanna see him and actual basketball and not an all star game dunk fest.

LOL he's definitely not rescuing kittens. He's got an FU edge on him. Stares players down (in high school). Amazed someone's daddy hasn't handled him yet. But he's going to get all sorts of attention and has a ton of potential due to a lack of fear and no real holes in his game.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/next-white-duke-superstar-may-220906341.html More complete article to satisfy you.