Official Playoff Game Thread: Hawks at heat -- GAME 5

[JeffS17]

8-0 run, instant timeout from Spo

[JayBirdHawk]

1 minute ago, Sothron said:

That three minute stretch was humiliating. What NBA team can't handle a simple full court press?

2 minutes 34 seconds to be exact.

[TheNorthCydeRises]

Trae . . . you gotta take that hit on the fast break.

No time for softness.  Just take the punishment and go to the line.

 

Lucklily, it didn't hurt us and Collins dunks to cap off an 8 - 0 run,

[Diesel]

1 minute ago, AtLaS said:

I'm the biggest Trae stan i know, but this is mental.  Sure, Miami has great defenders, but Trae is misplacing passes left and right, isn't driving even with 1 on 1 coverage, can't make an open shot, and just isn't reading the defense like he normally does.  

 

I'm hoping to find out this is an injury or something that we don't know about. 

Mental is when there's nobody there. 

There's somebody there....

[terrell]

1 minute ago, AtLaS said:

I'm the biggest Trae stan i know, but this is mental.  Sure, Miami has great defenders, but Trae is misplacing passes left and right, isn't driving even with 1 on 1 coverage, can't make an open shot, and just isn't reading the defense like he normally does.  

 

I'm hoping to find out this is an injury or something that we don't know about. 

Im sure we'll hear about an injury if we lose tonight.. We wont hear it if we win..

[SalvorMallow]

Just now, JeffS17 said:

8-0 run, instant timeout from Spo

Nate would have waited until it was 25-0

[MaceCase]

Trae is just going to have to suck it up that if he wants to score…he’s going to get some bruises and a few cuts but force that whistle.  They can’t swallow it forever. 

[Nash]

We really need Bogi to play 40mins in PO's. I hope he's ready for the next game if we pull the miracle somehow tonight 

[JeffS17]

1 minute ago, AtLaS said:

I'm the biggest Trae stan i know, but this is mental.  Sure, Miami has great defenders, but Trae is misplacing passes left and right, isn't driving even with 1 on 1 coverage, can't make an open shot, and just isn't reading the defense like he normally does.  

 

I'm hoping to find out this is an injury or something that we don't know about. 

I'm guessing injury that we don't want to reveal to Miami until the series is over.  Kev/Hunter came out very very aggressive looking for shots and trying to make plays from minute zero.  If he's not injured, this game is a bad look for him -- he doesn't even look invested.

[Diesel]

I think that we have become spoiled by the fact that Trae switches off on other teams big and generally has success scoring on them or using them in the PNR.

When he switches off on Miami's bigs, he get Bam.  With another good defender shading him. 

Bam is better than most big defenders because he's long and he can move. 

 

[Diesel]

Box the hell out JC!!!

[hylndr11]

Why is capella not inside

[TheNorthCydeRises]

Just ridiculous Collins.

No need for all of that.

[MaceCase]

The mic caught that “Trae Young don’t cry”

 

These guys need to do some soul searching this summer 

[terrell]

2 minutes ago, Diesel said:

Box the hell out JC!!!

WEAK

[Diesel]

Collins have no lift... let's get OO out there.

 

[Carmine]

Collins so soft

[JeffS17]

4 minutes ago, Diesel said:

I think that we have become spoiled by the fact that Trae switches off on other teams big and generally has success scoring on them or using them in the PNR.

When he switches off on Miami's bigs, he get Bam.  With another good defender shading him. 

Bam is better than most big defenders because he's long and he can move. 

 

Don't forget that Capela is so offensively limited he cannot take advantage of guys a foot shorter than him

[TheNorthCydeRises]

Hawks stopped them twice, but couldn't secure the defensive rebound.

3rd chance . . . and they finally end Miami's possession.

 

You have to match their intensity guys.

[hylndr11]

I'm not normally on coaching in the NBA but maybe Nate is trying to teach them a "lesson" ??