Knicks Rd1 - Playoffs Series 2021

[lethalweapon3]

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Go Hawks!

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[JayBirdHawk]

23 minutes ago, kg01 said:

Knicks fans are the worst.

...they think picking up Trae 94 feet since we have no other ballhandler...i just burst that bubble on the Knicks board. 

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

[kg01]

7 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

...they think picking up Trae 94 feet since we have no other ballhandler...i just burst that bubble on the Knicks board. 

What's next?  "Jus' push him down whenev'r he gets in the lane."

IOW, thanks for the flagrant 2's, guise. 

[thecampster]

19 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

...they think picking up Trae 94 feet since we have no other ballhandler...i just burst that bubble on the Knicks board. 

You saw me on that board yesterday.  I read through their last 20 pages or so of that thread. There is a stark difference here in the fan bases.  Hawks fans mostly aren't worried, aren't talking bad about their own players, strategizing ways to stop Trae. There are people on that board who are 100% against Elfrid Payton guarding Trae, talking about hoping Hunter in on RJ instead of Randle...wondering who is going to guard BB. This board, we're just waiting for Sunday. Very little worry on this board, a lot of obvious concern on theirs. They still think their guys are gonna roll but their concerns expose they know they shouldn't be favored. The attitudes of the fan bases tell me everything I need to know.

 

That said...there are a lot of them and they are active.  Wish we had their numbers, enthusiasm.

[NBASupes]

35 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

...they think picking up Trae 94 feet since we have no other ballhandler...i just burst that bubble on the Knicks board. 

I told ya'll how much I hated the Knicks and 99.99% of the reason is due to their fanbase. 

[NBASupes]

11 minutes ago, thecampster said:

You saw me on that board yesterday.  I read through their last 20 pages or so of that thread. There is a stark difference here in the fan bases.  Hawks fans mostly aren't worried, aren't talking bad about their own players, strategizing ways to stop Trae. There are people on that board who are 100% against Elfrid Payton guarding Trae, talking about hoping Hunter in on RJ instead of Randle...wondering who is going to guard BB. This board, we're just waiting for Sunday. Very little worry on this board, a lot of obvious concern on theirs. They still think their guys are gonna roll but their concerns expose they know they shouldn't be favored. The attitudes of the fan bases tell me everything I need to know.

 

That said...there are a lot of them and they are active.  Wish we had their numbers, enthusiasm.

We the much better team since Nate took over. We know we just gotta execute and force Randle to be a post player who is constantly doubled and shoot reasonably to our percentages and we got this. They aren't that talented and a regular season team. I got respect for their team and their players and I refuse to insult their players like they tend to insult ours. 

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

[Diesel]

15 hours ago, kg01 said:

Refs are definitely gonna try to make a point by swallowing the whistle.  Heyul, they already started in the regular season.  He'll need to go for 20 assists in game 1, don't look for calls.

I think it's good that Nate started talking to the team about not expecting calls.   The refs will swallow those whistles.. they are already talking about changing the rules to address Trae specifically.   I look for NY to be extra Physical and we need to be able to withstand the BS from the refs not calling fouls. 

 

[Wretch]

3 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

 

 

Straight up...

If this thing is called fairly and the Hawks stay focused and hit shots, we will wash them...

[MarylandHawk]

52 minutes ago, thecampster said:

You saw me on that board yesterday.  I read through their last 20 pages or so of that thread. There is a stark difference here in the fan bases.  Hawks fans mostly aren't worried, aren't talking bad about their own players, strategizing ways to stop Trae. There are people on that board who are 100% against Elfrid Payton guarding Trae, talking about hoping Hunter in on RJ instead of Randle...wondering who is going to guard BB. This board, we're just waiting for Sunday. Very little worry on this board, a lot of obvious concern on theirs. They still think their guys are gonna roll but their concerns expose they know they shouldn't be favored. The attitudes of the fan bases tell me everything I need to know.

 

That said...there are a lot of them and they are active.  Wish we had their numbers, enthusiasm.

We will get there with the numbers. People will be craving to get hawks info if we make it to the second round. They are going to be like what? How? Who are these guys. Let me get to a message board. Lol. 

[marco102]

28 minutes ago, Diesel said:

I think it's good that Nate started talking to the team about not expecting calls.   The refs will swallow those whistles.. they are already talking about changing the rules to address Trae specifically.   I look for NY to be extra Physical and we need to be able to withstand the BS from the refs not calling fouls. 

 

As long as they let the Hawks be physical too, I have no problem with this.  I just fear them allowing NY to be physical and call ticky fouls on ATL. 

ATL can play very good defense, I just hope the refs allow them to play it.

[JayBirdHawk]

Okay!! 

 

 

[MarylandHawk]

4 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Okay!! 

 

 

Wow. Bulletin Board Material. 

[ATLHawks3]

19 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Okay!! 

 

 

The disrespect, smh.

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

[bleachkit]

 

[kg01]

2 hours ago, thecampster said:

You saw me on that board yesterday.  I read through their last 20 pages or so of that thread. There is a stark difference here in the fan bases.  Hawks fans mostly aren't worried, aren't talking bad about their own players, strategizing ways to stop Trae. There are people on that board who are 100% against Elfrid Payton guarding Trae, talking about hoping Hunter in on RJ instead of Randle...wondering who is going to guard BB. This board, we're just waiting for Sunday. Very little worry on this board, a lot of obvious concern on theirs. They still think their guys are gonna roll but their concerns expose they know they shouldn't be favored. The attitudes of the fan bases tell me everything I need to know.

 

That said...there are a lot of them and they are active.  Wish we had their numbers, enthusiasm.

A regular caller on NBARadio called in complaining that Vegas had the Knicks as only a slight favorite tonite.  The anti-Hawk host agreed.  "There must be something going on." he said.  As if the only reason ATL could be more than a distant underdog is some nefarious report set to come out.

Then Sam Mitchell spelled out how the Hawks have, on paper, perhaps the 2nd or 3rd most talented roster in the East.  Why wouldn't they be favored or considered "close"?  After all, this is the 4/5 matchup, not the 1/8.

They point to the 0-3 regular season record.  Well, again, I've been told ad nauseum that reg. season results mean nothing in the playoffs.  Maybe, since it's been since Knicks fans had a playoff team to root for, they've forgotten that fact ...

[bleachkit]

Hawks fans, do not sell your tickets to carpetbaggers from New York on the secondary market. We need a rocking home court.

[kg01]

37 minutes ago, ATLHawks3 said:

The disrespect, smh.

And people said McMillan's comments were completely out of nowhere ...