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

[sturt]

53 minutes ago, kg01 said:

I was shocked as well.  Actually, they called a few of them.  The tide may be a turnin' on those.

Maybe circumstantial evidence that Hawks HQ has made some behind the scenes noise?

[TheNorthCydeRises]

13 hours ago, Hawkmoor said:

Nope.  He could be used a a prime example of HOW you DO IT.  Phil Jackson is famous for telling Jordan that he was gonna install that triangle offense and that it would cut down on his scoring average as a result.  Jordan had a choice:  Continue to set scoring records or win NBA championships.  He chose the latter.  The triangle spaces the floor and keeps the entire offense alive.  You can run soo many looks off its its unbelievable.  Jordan got help from Pippen and the guards in that offense.  The center CAN be a dominate player in it if required.  Trae needs something like that.  It makes the game easier and he can really show his passing skills in a offense like that.  Its soo good that Jackson and Tex Winters took that offense to Los Angeles and won chips with Kobe and Shaq running the same offense that Jordan ran.

https://fadeawayworld.net/nba-media/phil-jackson-says-he-told-michael-jordan-to-reduce-his-number-of-shots-and-that-he-would-probably-not-win-another-scoring-title-in-order-to-implement-the-triangle-offense-this-was-not-going-to-be-an-easy-conversation

Phil Jackson Says He Told Michael Jordan To Reduce His Number Of Shots And That He Would Probably Not Win Another Scoring Title In Order To Implement The Triangle Offense: "This Was Not Going To Be An easy conversation."

 

 

• DIVIJ KULKARNI
• JUN 13, 2022

 

Except that he really didn't reduce his shots. 

He had a career high 27 shots per game in his 3rd season.  In the 7.25 years that Phil Jackson coached him, he averaged 23.4 shots per game.  In the 5 years prior to Jackson coaching him, he averaged 23.3 shots per game.

In the playoffs, Jordan averaged 25.1 shots per game.

Regular season

 

Playoffs

 

And he kept winning scoring titles.

[thecampster]

Trae Young theme song in 5, 4, 3, 2, ....

 

 

[Final_quest]

28 minutes ago, AHF said:

That makes a big difference for their offense.  So many plays where Horford and others are just escorting the defender away from the ball to open up a clean shot.  That **** is illegal.  Shut it down refs.

I also see a lot of swallowed whistles on drives to the hoop, and it's not just Trae.  

[Hawkmoor]

They right back to square one, lmao

[JayBirdHawk]

Who's gonna give the post game 'hype up the crowd speech' after we win Game 6.

 

[Gray Mule]

WOW!

ESPN will not concede the next game to Boston.  They give Atlanta a 24.3% chance to win the next one.  Remember, this is a home game and Murray is back after the one game suspension.  Can the Boston Celtics set enough moving screens to pull the next one out?  Stay tuned.

Meanwhile, the 76ers are home, resting and becoming rusty as they await their next opponent.  

GO ATL HAWKS!!

 

[Spud2nique]

2 hours ago, kg01 said:

Sir, I just burst out laughing in the client's conference room.  Now everybody's looking and wondering what I'm doing on my phone.  Thanks for that.  Geez. 

Instant classic. That was totally Trae I love how he takes stuff personally he reminds me of me  

[Spud2nique]

My future mother in law just mentioned the Hawks… are we worldwide news orrrrr….. I thought she only watched like CNN. 
 

ATLANTA SHOCKS THE WORLD -Steve Holman

Anyone know if Matt Damon and/or Mark Wahlberg cried last night or said “fck Trae Young” secretly? 

[Spud2nique]

19 hours ago, Spud2nique said:

HEWWWLLLL NAAAHHHH noooo!!! Keep it alive! WE WANT MORE! WE WANT MORE!

 

Whaaaat?  Get well Legend!

 

4… lol.. and I had big trouble. 
 

I’m jaded now as a human. Lol. Not that I wasn’t before..

 

@LongTimeFanfirst the shrinkage now the oop for this? @JayBirdHawk what did I do to him? 
 

 

NO HEWWWL NAAAHHH GET BACK HERE @lethalweapon3!!!  

Vegas has Celts -13

It was worse on 2K… Celts by double that! 

@LongTimeFan is it safe to come out today…?

no bull balls ..  …. Ahhhh good.

2k stats on Trae 33/17

Real stats on Trae 38/13

5 points and 4 dimes off not too bad.

 

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

[Diesel]

I watched the rest of the media shows..

Damn, you would think that:

• Trae is a cancer.
• We're trading him for Easter basket tinsel and a 2nd round pick. 
• We won by luck. 
• The Celtics gave us points in the 4th. 
• Trae is the worst player in the NBA
• We didn't win but Boston loss. 

F the media. 

We have to take this series.

 

[Spud2nique]

3 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

 

 

We got #1 and 6!!! Oops by JC up high it. LETS GOOOOOOOOOO!!!

[Spud2nique]

2 minutes ago, Diesel said:

I watched the rest of the media shows..

 

I don’t watch anymore I don’t care they never ride with us then why should I watch now I’m gonna be pissed either way, if they knock us or if they praise us cuz they never rode before. Outside noise from eggspurts are .

[Diesel]

Just now, Spud2nique said:

I don’t watch anymore I don’t care they never ride with us then why should I watch now I’m gonna be pissed either way, if they knock us or if they praise us cuz they never rode before. Outside noise from eggspurts are .

I watch hoping that somebody would fess up and eat crow. 

Somebody who said.. Boston with the Easy sweep would actually come on and say.. they were wrong about this Hawks team. 

Instead, the Narrative is already forming that Boston is having coaching issues. 

 

[Diesel]

Oh.... Let's also applaud the Mitten for that steal on Smart. 

Pure as snowfall. 

Good Job Trae!!!

 

[Hawkmoor]

33.5 percent

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

[JayBirdHawk]

4 minutes ago, Diesel said:

Oh.... Let's also applaud the Mitten for that steal on Smart. 

Pure as snowfall. 

Good Job Trae!!!

 

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[kg01]

32 minutes ago, Spud2nique said:

My future mother in law ....

Hmmmm ....