Minny

[TheNorthCydeRises]

Damn.  That was the game Denver was poised to lose.  With them skating by like that in a horrible game, they'll be more focused than ever to play that game vs the T-Wolves.

Wow . . so we need a few former Hawks to ball out, to save the draft pick ( Teague and Jamal ).   Millsap played horribly last night, so he's due for a good game as well.   This may not end well.

 

[capstone21]

8 hours ago, Blunt91 said:

Ugh didn't know he was injured he's one of the few that would rebound on the t-wolves Deing needs to step up.

More important ... Gibson is one of the few that actually defends ...

[NBASupes]

6 hours ago, AHF said:

They just need to draft the most talented guy on the board.  If he is ready to go, great.  If it takes a year or so ala Embiid or Dirk that is fine too.  Just don't draft a "ready" Shelden Williams or Josh Childress.

I would say they need to draft a talented guy that fits with the potential to be as good or better than anyone within his draft range. I don't want any Marvin Williams at #2, I want him at #12. I don't want John Collins at #5, I want him at #17. It's good when you get Horford #3 and he's in that range as a pro as well. I can deal but I can't do another Marvin or Shelden ever again. 

[AHF]

3 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

I would say they need to draft a talented guy that fits with the potential to be as good or better than anyone within his draft range. I don't want any Marvin Williams at #2, I want him at #12. I don't want John Collins at #5, I want him at #17. It's good when you get Horford #3 and he's in that range as a pro as well. I can deal but I can't do another Marvin or Shelden ever again. 

If they get BPA, that fits your criteria pretty well!

[bleachkit]

Denver is on fire. Minny has been struggling. I don't have a good feeling about this game. KAT is gotta play like he did against us. 

[ShooterSays]

I was reading on the AJC last night that even if the Minnesota pick doesn't transfer this year it could still transfer during the next 2 seasons. Makes me feel a little better about our current situation..

 

But I fully expect an ATL win tonight and a Denver win tomorrow night. Just the luck ATL sports has been having lately. 

[Blunt91]

5 hours ago, ShooterSays said:

I was reading on the AJC last night that even if the Minnesota pick doesn't transfer this year it could still transfer during the next 2 seasons. Makes me feel a little better about our current situation..

 

But I fully expect an ATL win tonight and a Denver win tomorrow night. Just the luck ATL sports has been having lately. 

We want the pick this year since it is a Deep draft class. Thibbs need to call in Coach Carter for a Motivational Speech before the game tonight.

[KB21]

Gary Harris is back for Denver.  

[NBASupes]

2 minutes ago, KB21 said:

Gary Harris is back for Denver.  

He looks like hes still recovering 

[KB21]

He’s not listed on their injury list.  

[Blunt91]

57 minutes ago, KB21 said:

He’s not listed on their injury list.  

He played last night against Portland but didn't have much of an impact.   Denver is a pretty deep team. 

[Blunt91]

6 hours ago, bleachkit said:

Denver is on fire. Minny has been struggling. I don't have a good feeling about this game. KAT is gotta play like he did against us. 

Jokic played pretty good defense on KAT last week when they met.  As a matter of fact KAT fouled out with about 4 minutes left in that game.  They may could have sneaked out a victory last week if he stayed out of foul trouble.

[marco102]

For once I'm pulling for San Antonio to lose and a Minnesota win.  That way the Hawks stay with the 18th pick.  It really sucks that the bottom of the east really decided to tank the last 10 games of the year. 

[lethalweapon3]

So, a career-high 2700 minutes later...

~lw3

[capstone21]

25 minutes ago, lethalweapon3 said:

So, a career-high 2700 minutes later...

~lw3

He did practice today so thats good

[AHF]

32 minutes ago, lethalweapon3 said:

So, a career-high 2700 minutes later...

~lw3

Thibs wouldn't want to run his guys into the ground or anything.  With the season on the line you have to really feel these things out.

[lethalweapon3]

Johnny Carson audience: "HOW! RARE! IS IT?"

~lw3

[Royjr9]

16 hours ago, AHF said:

They just need to draft the most talented guy on the board.  If he is ready to go, great.  If it takes a year or so ala Embiid or Dirk that is fine too.  Just don't draft a "ready" Shelden Williams or Josh Childress.

That’s more so what I was getting at. 

[lethalweapon3]

Minutiae: I forget who it was around here, but while some of us were recently beating up on anybody who rooted for the Wolves to lose us this pick, it was in 2015 where some Squawker, who (IMO) mis-perceived fans as celebrating the bankrolling Nets' woes a little too much (i.e., "cheering" injuries, and such), expressed glee that Brooklyn made it into the Playoffs on their final game (edging the Pacers), thereby denying us a shot in the lottery. Calling it "karma" and whatnot.

The Hawks' pick would have landed at #11 that year. We'll never know who Atlanta had in mind, but Indiana took Myles Turner, who currently ranks second (behind KAT) among that lottery class for WS/48, BPM, and VORP.

The #15 pick we settled for (Kelly Oubre) led to a draft-and-trade that gave us the Knicks' short-term rental of Junior Hardaway, plus a pair of second-rounders. One is 2016's Isaia Cordinier, and the other pick comes due in the 2019 Draft.

~lw3

 

 

[benhillboy]

I was riding with my boy Jimmy when he was a 3 ppg scorer (and somehow able to post an impossible .144 WS/48 mark).  He’ll play however many minutes he needs to guarantee this win.