2021-2022 Post/In- Between Game Thread: Thoughts, Updates, Tidbits etc.

[kg01]

40 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

 

 

Gonna be a good one.  Hope we play with energy.  Give them the '2nd nite of b2b'  eggscuse....

[bleachkit]

2 hours ago, kg01 said:

Gonna be a good one.  Hope we play with energy.  Give them the '2nd nite of b2b'  eggscuse....

Whenever we play second night of a back to back, Mike Conti makes sure to mention it at least 10 times. 

[terrell]

Somebody's winning streak ends tonight.....Hopefully the Hornets..............................................

With that said...

Hornets are a bad matchup for us. Rozier and Ball are both aggressive guards with speed. Trae and Bogi are food. Praying Capela dominates.

 

[marco102]

We are improving. Would like the defense to be a little closer to top 10.

[marco102]

John is taking a nice leap this season.

[RedDawg#8]

20 hours ago, terrell said:

Hornets are a bad matchup for us. Rozier and Ball are both aggressive guards with speed. Trae and Bogi are food. Praying Capela dominates.

 

Loved having Kev on Ball and Bogi on Hayward. Kev has a little more quickness/shiftiness and his being lighter isn't an issue against Ball like it would have been against Hayward.

Bogi is strong and long, and his level of athleticism compared much more favorably against Hayward who is probably more strong than he is fast these days. 

Trae had to be scrappy with Terry and he was for the most part. Trae being able to guard guards will relieve so much pressure on our defense.

[JayBirdHawk]

5 hours ago, marco102 said:

John is taking a nice leap this season.

...and that's with his left hand. Nice

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

[Spud2nique]

Up 3 spots.

18. Atlanta Hawks
2021-22 record: 8-9
Previous ranking: 21

Seems like the cure for Atlanta's early-season woes was simply playing at home. Atlanta has rattled off four consecutive wins after dropping six in a row. The Hawks are tied with Washington for the best home record in the Eastern Conference this season (7-1). -- Lopez

This week: OKC, @SA, @MEM, NY

Just now, Spud2nique said:

This week: OKC, @SA, @MEM, NY

I’m happy with 3-1, the Memphis road game should be a tough challenge.

[marco102]

33 minutes ago, Spud2nique said:

Up 3 spots.

18. Atlanta Hawks
2021-22 record: 8-9
Previous ranking: 21

Seems like the cure for Atlanta's early-season woes was simply playing at home. Atlanta has rattled off four consecutive wins after dropping six in a row. The Hawks are tied with Washington for the best home record in the Eastern Conference this season (7-1). -- Lopez

This week: OKC, @SA, @MEM, NY

I’m happy with 3-1, the Memphis road game should be a tough challenge.

Memphis defense is just as bad as the Hawks. To me NY poses a tougher challenge with the way the teams have played as of late.

I want 4-0. We need to get closer to .500 on the road.

[Gray Mule]

21 minutes ago, marco102 said:

Memphis defense is just as bad as the Hawks. To me NY poses a tougher challenge with the way the teams have played as of late.

I want 4-0. We need to get closer to .500 on the road.

After last season's playoffs, NY hates Trae Young with a passion.  Even as the games were being played, we remember the chant.  It will be much worse now.

GO ATL HAWKS !!

[macdaddy]

3 trap games and then a statement game.   Let's go.    

I hope Trae drops 50 on Pop's Spurs.

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

 

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

[JayBirdHawk]

Yes please.

 

 

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

[JayBirdHawk]

These are the Hawks next 10 games. 5 at home. 5 on the road (4 teams with losing records).

What will the Hawks record be over the next 10?

 

 

[macdaddy]

I think we have a chance to go 8-2 but even 7-3 i'm happy with.  

[kg01]

20 minutes ago, macdaddy said:

I think we have a chance to go 8-2 but even 7-3 i'm happy with.  

11. and. oh.

[JeffS17]

6-4 feels likely, 5-5 would be disappointing.