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

[terrell]

14 hours ago, Sothron said:

I think he's crumbling under the pressure to be THE FRANCHISE guy for the Lakers. Things were easy when he was beast mode in New Orleans and no one put any pressure on him.

He's overrated from the standpoint of what most people think he is..............

[JeffS17]

7 minutes ago, terrell said:

He's overrated from the standpoint of what most people think he is..............

Yeah, he's a really good big and that's pretty much it.  His style and game kind of sucks for the modern NBA though.  He's like Embiid without the good post moves.  He shoots way too many shots outside of 15 feet and doesn't use his size (that he's worked hard on and put on muscle) to his advantage down low.  I think he was on a trajectory to become an all-time elite big but he's not the same after his injuries and mentally he doesn't seem to be there.  I agree with you 100% though it's more so that fans have not adjusted their expectations of who he is

[RedDawg#8]

My biggest knock against AD is that you don't get to be called a "dominant" player if you play down a position just to avoid contact.

AD would be one of the most talented Centers ever, and in the modern game he is a stretch 5, but he refuses to play C and only wants to be a PF. He did the same thing in Nola.

As far as being a champion, AD only won a ring because he played with Lebron. He has never carried a team to anything great. You see how bad the Lakers are when Lebron is out. So no, HE did not win a championship, he was on a championship winning team with the rest of the ring chasers. He was the 2nd fiddle, and he was able to shine because Lebron was out there with him.

 

[RedDawg#8]

7 hours ago, macdaddy said:

 

 

"How fast they were coming off screens"

"They were running 2-3 actions and Trae was coming off a screen roll throwing lobs" 

This has LP's fingerprints all over it. Hate him or not, at our best, his offensive system was a nightmare to defend WHEN we ran it properly.

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[terrell]

23 minutes ago, RedDawg#8 said:

My biggest knock against AD is that you don't get to be called a "dominant" player if you play down a position just to avoid contact.

AD would be one of the most talented Centers ever, and in the modern game he is a stretch 5, but he refuses to play C and only wants to be a PF. He did the same thing in Nola.

As far as being a champion, AD only won a ring because he played with Lebron. He has never carried a team to anything great. You see how bad the Lakers are when Lebron is out. So no, HE did not win a championship, he was on a championship winning team with the rest of the ring chasers. He was the 2nd fiddle, and he was able to shine because Lebron was out there with him.

 

A stretch 5 who cant shoot.  It just looks good on the highlights....19% from 3. 29% from mid range.

And then there's this..

 

1. Fractured left hand, January 13, 2013
2. Dislocated finger left hand, January 29, 2014
3. Sprained ankle, March 28, 2014
4. Back spasm, 9 April 2014
5. Chest contusion, December 13, 2014
6. Sprained left big toe, January 16, 2015
7. Groin strain, January 30, 2015
8. Sprained right shoulder, February 7, 2015
9. Sprained right shoulder, February 21, 2015
10. Sprained ankle, March 19, 2015
11. Hip strain, November 11, 2015
12. Shoulder pain, November 18, 2015
13. Back injury, January 8, 2016
14. Concussion, January 25, 2016
15. Sprained right big toe, 27 February 2016
16. Knee pain, left knee, 18 May 2016
17. Sprained ankle, 12 October 2016
18. Lower back pain, November 12, 2016
19. Quadriceps, 16 November 2016
20. Quadriceps, 18 November 2016
21. Contusion left leg, 17 December 2016
22. Bruised hip, 11 January 2017
23. Sprained left thumb, 17 January 2017
24. Right quadriceps impingement, 23 January 2017
25. Sickness, 17 October 2017
26. Inflammation left knee, 25 October 2017
27. Concussion, 18 November 2017
28. Groin strain, 1 December 2017
29. Groin pain, December 11, 2017
30. Sprained ankle, 8 January 2018
31. Sprained ankle, 7 March 2018
32. Elbow impingement, 27 October 2018
33. Sprained elbow, 1 November 2018
34. Elbow sprain, November 4, 2018
35. Sprained hip, 24 November 2018
36. Illness, 20 December 2018
37. Sickness, January 1, 2019
38. Sprained ankle, 12 January 2019
39. Dislocated index finger, 19 January 2019
40. Back spasm, 8 March 2019
41. Right shoulder pain, 13 November 2019
42. Sprained right ankle, 17 December 2019
43. Gluteal contusion, January 20, 2020
44. Right knee pain, March 1, 2020
45. Calf strain, December 27, 2020
46. Abductor strain, January 8, 2021
47. Quadriceps contusion, January 28, 2021
48. Achilles tendon tendonitis, 8 February 2021
49. Achilles tendonitis, 16 February 2021
50. Groin strain, May 30, 2021

Edited December 10, 2021 by terrell

[marco102]

Prayers up for OO.

 

[NBASupes]

Prayers to Big O dad. RIP!

[marco102]

The Hawks have a stretch of five winnable games coming up. 

Mon, Dec 13	vsHouston	7:30 PM		Tickets as low as $12
Wed, Dec 15	@Orlando	7:00 PM		Tickets as low as $10
Fri, Dec 17	vsDenver	7:30 PM		Tickets as low as $22
Sun, Dec 19	vsCleveland	7:30 PM		Tickets as low as $21
Wed, Dec 22	vsOrlando	7:30 PM	NBA TV	Tickets as low as $19

 

I'd like to see them, at minimum, go 4-1 during this stretch.  Denver and Cleveland obviously being the toughest opponents.  Cleveland will be on a back to back so the Hawks have a rest advantage there and I think Bogi may be returning around the Cleveland game if everything goes okay.

I know many are upset about the loss last night, but the Hawks are still in really good position to get a top seed whenever you look at the back-half of their schedule. 

Edited December 11, 2021 by marco102

[kg01]

2 hours ago, marco102 said:

The Hawks have a stretch of five winnable games coming up. 

Don't..... just don't, marco.  We haven't earned the right to look ahead.  We're more likely to go 0-5 than 5-0.

[marco102]

14 minutes ago, kg01 said:

Don't..... just don't, marco.  We haven't earned the right to look ahead.  We're more likely to go 0-5 than 5-0.

Yeah, top 3 in the lottery staring us in the face...lol

[kg01]

1 hour ago, marco102 said:

Yeah, top 3 in the lottery staring us in the face...lol

Now thats more like it.  So what's our theme gonna be?  Last year's 'Fade 4 Cade' had a nice ring to it. 

(For the record, if it's not clear, I was being a little extra and reverse-jinxy in my previous post.  Wait, does that negate the reverse-jinx?  Ah, we're screwed.)

[Spud2nique]

@kg01 out hooping and can’t miss.. 

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

[Dnice]

Rest in piece sir.

[kg01]

Man I dont envy what the Pels are going through.  Another setback with Zion's foot.  Just shut him down already.

[Dnice]

Just random ish from an Instagram page. 

 

https://www.instagram.com/bucketsaccess/p/CW_DZ15pQLZ/?utm_medium=copy_link

[terrell]

12 hours ago, marco102 said:

The Hawks have a stretch of five winnable games coming up. 

Mon, Dec 13	vsHouston	7:30 PM		Tickets as low as $12
Wed, Dec 15	@Orlando	7:00 PM		Tickets as low as $10
Fri, Dec 17	vsDenver	7:30 PM		Tickets as low as $22
Sun, Dec 19	vsCleveland	7:30 PM		Tickets as low as $21
Wed, Dec 22	vsOrlando	7:30 PM	NBA TV	Tickets as low as $19

 

I'd like to see them, at minimum, go 4-1 during this stretch.  Denver and Cleveland obviously being the toughest opponents.  Cleveland will be on a back to back so the Hawks have a rest advantage there and I think Bogi may be returning around the Cleveland game if everything goes okay.

I know many are upset about the loss last night, but the Hawks are still in really good position to get a top seed whenever you look at the back-half of their schedule. 

Houston just took Memphis down to the wire..Theyre playing well.....Hawks better not take them lightly.. Magic arent a pushover either..Cole Anthony has been ballin....And I cant see us beating Cleveland or Denver with the way we've been playing defense...But who knows with this team...

Edited December 12, 2021 by terrell

[marco102]

3 minutes ago, terrell said:

Houston just took Memphis down to the wire..Theyre playing well.....Hawks better not take them lightly.. Magic arent a pushover either..Cole Anthony has been ballin....And I cant see us beating Cleveland or Denver with the way we've been playing defense...But who knows with this team...

Well what's your prediction?   We can revisit these posts after. 

4-1 is the worst I see. You can come back and call me homer if you think we'll actually be worse than that.

[terrell]

11 minutes ago, marco102 said:

Well what's your prediction?   We can revisit these posts after. 

4-1 is the worst I see. You can come back and call me homer if you think we'll actually be worse than that.

Idk ...I predicted 45-48 wins before the season...So I'm sticking with that.. lol... You just dont know what Hawks team will show up on any giving night..They've been so inconsistent at everything....Especially defensively... I'll be shocked if we beat the Cavs though, even if if theyre on a back to back, because they play hard for 48 min...We stop after 3 quarters... smh. Maybe they're just hungrier than we are at this point...

Edited December 12, 2021 by terrell

[marco102]

9 minutes ago, terrell said:

Idk ...I predicted 45-48 wins before the season...So I'm sticking with that.. lol... You just dont know what Hawks team will show up on any giving night..They've been so inconsistent at everything....Especially defensively... I'll be shocked if we beat the Cavs though, even if if theyre on a back to back, because they play hard for 48 min...We stop after 3 quarters... smh. Maybe they're just hungrier than we are at this point...

Post something positive...lol

Maybe the negative energy you put out is what's causing these losses?