Official 2022-2023 Atlanta Hawks season thread

[Sly Cookin]

Steph Curry has came off the bench before because he wasn’t 100%. Why is Trae too good for that?

Idk why this is being compared to Steph situation.

Trae is rehabbing his shoulder for game time. A shoulder injury he has been playing thru since the Philly game btw.

You gon tell him to come off the bench or don't come to the arena?

Trae is the only player on the squad that battles through injury on this team.

With as much responsibility as he has on this team, I think he's earned the right to take care of his body in preparation for gametime

 

[FreshFromATL]

Idk why this is being compared to Steph situation.

Trae is rehabbing his shoulder for game time. A shoulder injury he has been playing thru since the Philly game btw.

You gon tell him to come off the bench or don't come to the arena?

Trae is the only player on the squad that battles through injury on this team.

With as much responsibility as he has on this team, I think he's earned the right to take care of his body in preparation for gametime

Reports say the squad has had multiple team meetings this year. The bolded is probably the cumulation from issues we don't even know about. Sounds like shyt has been bubbling for a while.

 

[Rekkapryde]

Trae has never been and never will be a leader on this team. I like Trae but he’s a gifted, elite yet selfish player. That has to rub off on his teammates and coaches. He’s had issues with JC, issues with Lloyd Pierce, he’s having issues with Nate. We all know Nate is going to go before Trae but this isn’t a good look for the organization

Nique should go hollar at him, I think he'll respect him more than anyone in the building.

 

[Rickdogg44]

Reports say the squad has had multiple team meetings this year. The bolded is probably the cumulation from issues we don't even know about. Sounds like shyt has been bubbling for a while.

we were a sprained ankle away just two seasons ago. Now all this

I need the 80s/90s back before social media. I'm sure squads beefed all the time. Since it's out in open now.... it magnifies reactions and emotions

 

[Sly Cookin]

Well Trae addressed the media this morning.

A lot of y'all need to come in here and apologize to him



Y'all turned on him over an article, asking for trades n shyt

 

[JerkPork]

 

[Sly Cookin]

Glad he didn't take the bait. This should stay in the locker room.

 

[deeman]

Stuff is going to get leaked that’s part of the game. When pierce got fired several players referred to as “sources” were shytting on him on his way out.

 

[Motife43]

Glad he didn't take the bait. This should stay in the locker room.

He could've just addressed it instead of that bullshyt response. It could've been: "We didn't agree on xyz, I didn't show up, but it's squashed"

Zach shot holes in his explanation when he mentioned JC was there in a boot.

 

[Sly Cookin]

He could've just addressed it instead of that bullshyt response. It could've been: "We didn't agree on xyz, I didn't show up, but it's squashed"

Zach shot holes in his explanation when he mentioned JC was there in a boot.

He said they had a disagreement. That's it.

Would I like to know the details? Sure. But I also understand if they choose to keep it private though.

Zach asked the question 5 times to get a reaction. Good on Trae, for not giving him more clicks with a juicy snippet

At the end of the day, Trae shouldn't have missed the game, but that's on Nate for even making that ultimatum.

 

[IIVI]

I’m not the biggest Trae fan, but I hate reporters like that.

Mind your business. Everything ain’t discrete/absolute answers where a lot of context is needed more times than not.

 

[FreshFromATL]

All a nikka wanted was a little ball movement and team basketball. Now here we are with all hell bout to break loose

I'm blaming this shyt on Nate, Trae, John, and Dre. They all got roles in this bullshyt.

• Nate still trying to run a 90's offense.
• Trae continuing to take dumbass shots less than 8 seconds into the shotclock without anyone else touching the ball (often leading to transition buckets for the opposing team). Freezing out teammates on multiple possessions, etc.
• John and Dre because them nikkas act like they better than what they really are (both want the ball but neither can dribble or really move well without the ball). It says a lot when you basically get John and Dre's production (and better) from a rookie, a sophomore, and and a two-way player (AJ, Jalen, and Culver).

Too many fukking egos.

 

[Sly Cookin]

All a nikka wanted was a little ball movement and team basketball. Now here we are with all hell bout to break loose

I'm blaming this shyt on Nate, Trae, John, and Dre. They all got roles in this bullshyt.

We will see tonight. That offense flowed beautifully vs Denver because Jalen Johnson and Jarrett Culver are not ball stoppers.

I want to see Trae out there without hunter and Collins. How does Culver get double digit rebounds in 1 start while hunter averages like 3 rebounds?

Nate ruined the offense when he implemented his shyt after our ECF run. The fact we shoot the least amount of 3s is enough of a reason to fire him IMO

 

[FreshFromATL]

 

[FreshFromATL]

Even bigger issue it sounds like is what player leaked this shyt to the media