We is bad !

[Gray Mule]

Tonight's game - Hawks visit Raptors.  ESPN odds for winning:

Raptors - - - 58.9%

Hawks - - -  41.1%

Thing is, they list the Raptors having three SG out for this game.  Dang.  We is bad.  Pogo famously said, "We have met the enemy and he is us."  

We constantly read about how great some of these other teams are.  Yet, their record does not support this belief.  Having made the playoff in the past season or not making it seems to support their belief.  That thinking might have been fine to open the season.  Yet, so many cling to this idea that Atlanta just can't be as good as their record.  Guess this makes us the Rodney Dangerfield of the NBA.

[Thomas]

3 minutes ago, Gray Mule said:

Guess this makes us the Rodney Dangerfield of the NBA.

Remembering one of Rodney's album covers had a dog taking a leak on his pant leg even though a fire hydrant is only a foot away unscathed. Such a funny cat and especially on Johnny Carson's show. 

[txsting]

Respect is earned and not given.  If Trae is able to go tonight we might just have a shot at this.   

[Gray Mule]

Dang ESPN.  You don't seem to know what you're talking about.  You sure missed this one!!

[Spud2nique]

4 hours ago, Gray Mule said:

You sure missed this one!!

They won’t be right on Thursday either. I’m guessing it will something like:

ESPN prediction

Chances of winning:

Bucks 97.2%

Hawks 2.8%

 

[MarylandHawk]

Brad Rowland posts playoff odds from five major outlets with ESPN as one of them and they consistently have our odds at 5 to 10 percent lower than the rest of the outlets each time they release. It is shameful they go to such lengths. The odd thing about it is they are hurting themselves. Atlanta clearly has a fan base that is looking for good coverage and they won’t even provide it on their network so we just go somewhere to get it. 

[Spud2nique]

On 4/13/2021 at 5:45 AM, Gray Mule said:

Rodney Dangerfield of the NBA.

We sure are... 

 

[Gray Mule]

Tonight's home game.  Bucks and Bud come to visit.   ESPN winning %.

Bucks - - - - 62.8%

Hawks - - - 37.2%

[RedDawg#8]

Speaking to the topic, I was casually watching the Mavs vs Grizz last night, and at one point they put up the East standings on the screen and it had the Hawks in 6th place. I had to double take and realized they were showing the standings from like a couple of weeks ago. 

Very casually the commentator was like, oh those weren't the right standings, Boston actually has 29 wins right now. I'm like, no mention of the Hawks being in 4th place? Being the first team with 30 wins after the "Big 3" in the East? Being closer to 3rd place finally than to 10th as they keep suggesting every time they talk about the East standings?

Nope, nothing, okay cool

[Gray Mule]

Today's (1PM) odds for victory, per ESPN:

OUR GREAT OPPONENT - - - - -55.3%

OUR POOR, NEEDY HAWKS - - 44.7%