2024 Summer League Roster and Games.

[theheroatl]

18 minutes ago, JeffS17 said:

Team player.  He’ll def look better off the bench for us imo.  I liked a lot of what I saw tonight, mostly some of his offball movement.  Shooting % kind of irrelevant in summer league so not worried about that.  You can tell he just has a good feel for the game, will thrive in his minutes playing with Trae.  And playing with a cohesive defense

I see potential for him as a very high end role player on a championship team. Like MPJ

I think his ceiling is higher than MPJ. 
 

he can average 24-7-5 if he is efficient. That’s in Lauri and Siakam territory.

 

Its not that hard.. Franz Wagner was my closest comp for him coming in and Wagner is already a huge part of the Magic

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[JeffS17]

Just now, theheroatl said:

I think his ceiling is higher than MPJ. 
 

he can average 24-7-5 if he is efficient. That’s in Lauri and Siakam territory 

Yeah wasnt meaning to compare him to MPJ directly, just that he can be a high end role player.  Good 3rd option guy that makes his teammates better, takes over some nights depending on matchups, etc.  A lot of work to improve before that though

[theheroatl]

2 minutes ago, JeffS17 said:

Yeah wasnt meaning to compare him to MPJ directly, just that he can be a high end role player.  Good 3rd option guy that makes his teammates better, takes over some nights depending on matchups, etc.  A lot of work to improve before that though

I think he might become a high % 3p shooter like Durant but in Wagners body.

 

He has to bulk his frame mainly. 
 

He got some great looks at 3. He will become more efficient. Even Trae had a ton of looks in summer league (tons of misses). But it shows in the same way for Zacs future

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[theheroatl]

One thing I love the most is how his length is very valuable in team defense if he plays the 2. I noticed him swarming and helping a lot which is crucial for good defenses.

[bird_dirt]

11 hours ago, Dnice said:

About time for the "RZA"..

 

apologies if one of y'all had it earlier I did see it somewhere before. Lol

No apologies needed. I do it for the love of the game. 

[JayBirdHawk]

Next game, I would love to see Zacc initiating more of the offense.

[AHF]

I still watch these almost completely for entertainment only.  The competition is so bad and there is so little organization / scheme happening and the incentives make it so most guys are pressing to score and more lax on D that I don’t care much about the results as far as projecting anyone.  My biggest takeaway for that reason is that Gueye doesn’t look ready to fill minutes at the PF position when play starts.

In terms of Risacher at SG I’m skeptical given that Bogi and Daniels can eat every minute available and then some.  Risacher has to get minutes at SF unless the plan is for Daniels to play there and that is doubly the case if we dump Hunter.  We just don’t have many options there, imo.

[shakes]

Liked what I saw from Zach.  Liked what I saw from #7.   Mo was garbage.

 

 

Hawks should've traded Trae to SAS for their picks back and then drafted Shepherd #1 and been set at PG for the next decade.

[Peoriabird]

Zacch needs to polish his skills in college park this year

[AHF]

Just now, Peoriabird said:

Zacch needs to polish his skills in college park this year

We need him in Atlanta.  I don’t think he will spend much time in College Park, if any.

[Peoriabird]

Just now, AHF said:

We need him in Atlanta.  I don’t think he will spend much time in College Park, if any.

He can't help Atlanta right now

[ShayD]

8 minutes ago, shakes said:

Liked what I saw from Zach.  Liked what I saw from #7.   Mo was garbage.

 

 

Hawks should've traded Trae to SAS for their picks back and then drafted Shepherd #1 and been set at PG for the next decade.

You don't think they tried? Spurs weren't doing that

I think Trae is highly likely to re-sign though. I don't think teams want him that bad and only ATL might be willing to pay him as mich as he wants.

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[Packfill]

Just now, Peoriabird said:

He can't help Atlanta right now

Zach is easily a backup 3 for the Hawks this season. No one else on the roster to take those minutes right now. 

[Peoriabird]

1 minute ago, Packfill said:

Zach is easily a backup 3 for the Hawks this season. No one else on the roster to take those minutes right now. 

He isn't ready...His basketball skills are  limited

[AHF]

3 minutes ago, Peoriabird said:

He isn't ready...His basketball skills are  limited

Wait to judge until you see him playing against NBA competition with an actual scheme and better roster balance.  Summer league doesn’t mean much of anything good or bad.  

[bleachkit]

18 minutes ago, shakes said:

Liked what I saw from Zach.  Liked what I saw from #7.   Mo was garbage.

 

 

Hawks should've traded Trae to SAS for their picks back and then drafted Shepherd #1 and been set at PG for the next decade.

Shepard was the one I wanted. Hope we don't end up regretting passing on him. He was excellent last night. 

[mountainjim]

So saw video of Trae landing in Vegas(?) but did not see him at Hawks game last night?

What's up with that?

 

[Peoriabird]

26 minutes ago, AHF said:

Wait to judge until you see him playing against NBA competition with an actual scheme and better roster balance.  Summer league doesn’t mean much of anything good or bad.  

It's not a question of whether he played bad or good..He just doesn't have the skill yet. Shaking handles which his offense is limited to catch and shoot. No midrange, no post ups, Limited vision. The one drive he attempted in traffic when he tried a left handed lay up was Capela like. He needs time.

[bleachkit]

19 minutes ago, mountainjim said:

So saw video of Trae landing in Vegas(?) but did not see him at Hawks game last night?

What's up with that?

 

He's there to hit the casino and the clubs. Don't got time for Hawks. 

[kg01]

Bronnie >> Reed

Seriously though, I wouldn't be surprised if Bronnie ends up with a fake injury to spare them all the embarrassment of pitting him against real NBA players.

And don't start on the lebron hate.  He didn't invent nepotism.  He didn't even invent nepotism in the nba.