Bombs over Bog'Don! The Official 20-2021 Atlanta Hawks Thread #RIPCHAR #WeMove

[AVXL]

The more I think about it...the more I like our matchup against Philly...

The biggest thing in this series is for the Hawks to continue to take care of the ball. Limit Philly transition opportunities and we essentially take away Ben Simmons greatest asset...his ability to score and create in transition. If the Hawks do this, Simmons essentially self-checks himself on offense in half-court ball as he refuses to shoot.

If the Hawks are loose with the ball, that will open everything up for Philly allowing Simmons to become "Lebron-lite".

Who do you want on Simmons? I’m tempted to say DeAndre b/c I want that quickness and length to disrupt him in a more full court setting but in the half court probably John b/c we know he’s not a threat to shoot.

DeAndre vs Tobias in the half court is strength on strength

I’d put Bogi on Seth & Trae on Danny Green

Cap on Joel/Dwight

On the flip side it will be interesting to see how they guard Trae. To me that’s the matchup of the series. If they put Ben on Trae to harass him with length and shut down passing lanes, you’ll have mismatches for us (ie John in the post, Bogi on the wing). We could also play Trae off ball and let Bogi initiate the offense to get Trae freed up

 

[FreshFromATL]

Is that supposed to change something? It's a young team that isn't ready to compete for the East crown. That's my opinion. You can take it for what you will instead of whining that it doesn't fit your exact thoughts and opinions.

It's no different than any other breh on The Coli whose made a prediction for the playoffs. So quit whining.

That's fine to have your opinion, it's just the points you were trying to use to sell your opinion was trash AF

Everything you stated talking about the previous games this year are the EXACT same statements people that picked the Knicks to beat us made trying to point back to what happened during the regular season when it's CLEAR this isn't the same Hawks team now that we are healthy and our entire makeup has changed with Coach Nate at the helm.

You stated and I quote, "Philly washed a fully healthy Atlanta team at the end of April and all 3 times they played them this season."

That isn't facts and I corrected you

As far as how you feel the series will go, yes you have an opinion, which is fine. Don't just come in here throwing around lazy statements expecting not to get corrected

 

[FreshFromATL]

Who do you want on Simmons? I’m tempted to say DeAndre b/c I want that quickness and length to disrupt him in a more full court setting but in the half court probably John b/c we know he’s not a threat to shoot.

DeAndre vs Tobias in the half court is strength on strength

I’d put Bogi on Seth & Trae on Danny Green

Cap on Joel/Dwight

On the flip side it will be interesting to see how they guard Trae. To me that’s the matchup of the series. If they put Ben on Trae to harass him with length and shut down passing lanes, you’ll have mismatches for us (ie John in the post, Bogi on the wing). We could also play Trae off ball and let Bogi initiate the offense to get Trae freed up

I agree with everything.

 

[AVXL]

My reasoning is that young teams typically aren't ready to make that type of leap this early in their tenure. They are headed towards that way, but it won't happen this year. It takes time and experience. Doesn't make their season a failure if they lose to the Sixers as they are heading in the right direction and have the foundation to build upon. I will say the exact same thing in the Sixers-Hawks thread as I am saying it in here.

I've actually watched the games and have given them credit on multiple threads for how McMillan and Capela have changed their season. Just because I'm not in this thread doesn't mean that I haven't been paying attention to them.

Breg your just using cliched and tired sports narratives. Can you give specifics about our team and how it matches up vs Philly?

 

[FreshFromATL]

Game 1 Sunday at 1pm on ABC


The world wants to see Ice Trae

 

[FreshFromATL]

Steven A said on First Take that there's already a contract waiting on Nate McMillan from the Hawks once the season ends and He will be the Hawks coach for the foreseeable future.

Edit: Resign Solo also. Bruh can play the Udonis Haslem role for us.

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

Breg your just using cliched and tired sports narratives. Can you give specifics about our team and how it matches up vs Philly?

I'll do it in the Sixers-Philly playoff thread as I have for the Suns-Lakers and Utah-Memphis one

I actually thought this was the thread when I saw it in the forum hence me mentioning them being young and not ready plus my series prediction.

 

[I AM WARHOL]

Cam would really come in handy right now. His defense would be a godsend on the perimeter

 

[FreshFromATL]

 

[AVXL]

Game 1 Sunday at 1pm on ABC


The world wants to see Ice Trae

Probably gettin Mike Breen, SVG & Mark Jackson

No more Bally Sports telecasts but they will handle post games

 

[Steezy]

Probably gettin Mike Breen, SVG & Mark Jackson

No more Bally Sports telecasts but they will handle post games

ima miss Bob and nique

 

[AVXL]

ima miss Bob and nique

Yea I only listen to them. I love TNT’s coverage of the NBA except when it comes to the Hawks. Never seems fully informed or unbiased. ESPN/ABC is cool tho

 

[Sly Cookin]

How is a hobbled embiid going to guard trae off of screens? Drop coverage like the knicks? Trae pushing the tempo, can Jojo's knee handle that? I like our chances against this team

Put deandre on Tobias and We can let Ben Simmons guard himself

 

[AVXL]

How is a hobbled embiid going to guard trae off of screens? Drop coverage like the knicks? Trae pushing the tempo, can Jojo's knee handle that? I like our chances against this team

Put deandre on Tobias and We can let Ben Simmons guard himself

If Embiid is really not himself he’s getting put in the blender on high/low PnRs tryna guard Trae, make him defend the lob to Cap, attack him in the paint. Just like in football when a CB gets hurt and comes back in the game, you already know the opposing QB is throwing to his side to test him. Hawks need to exert maximum force on Embiid when we have the ball, wear him the fukk out

 

[#1 pick]

If Embiid is really not himself he’s getting put in the blender on high/low PnRs tryna guard Trae, make him defend the lob to Cap, attack him in the paint. Just like in football when a CB gets hurt and comes back in the game, you already know the opposing QB is throwing to his side to test him. Hawks need to exert maximum force on Embiid when we have the ball, wear him the fukk out

This is the one series I want to spam the PnR to the max