Yall dudes have been playing well this season and I've given praise where it's due, but I'm going to enjoy these Hawks stans tears in the playoffs
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Pac's Resurrection: The Official 2014-15 Atlanta Hawks Season Thread
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Yall dudes on that homerism shyt. Even reality couldn't change yall minds. Do your thing.
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Yall dudes on that homerism shyt. Even reality couldn't change yall minds. Do your thing.
this nikka back-paddling since he got called outBack-paddling? I still see that yall dudes ain't replied to me in this thread http://www.thecoli.com/threads/atlanta-hawks-whooped-wizards-ass.283354/
I got YALL nikkas by the neck
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I want to dap this but u dont even rep a teamYall dudes have been playing well this season and I've given praise where it's due, but I'm going to enjoy these Hawks stans tears in the playoffs
guy got a southern rap album as his avatar but hates on the South's team
Zach Lowe throwing us more praise....calls Horford a superstar
http://grantland.com/the-triangle/al-horford-atlanta-hawks-superstar/
http://grantland.com/the-triangle/al-horford-atlanta-hawks-superstar/
Hawks Receive Praise on Offense, but What About the Defense?
Jeff Siegel — January 9, 2015
We’ve all heard about the award-winning offensive genius of Coach Bud and how Kyle Korver is lighting the world on fire with his shooting, but what about the other side of the court? The offense has been there all season for the Hawks, but the defense has taken a big leap forward in the past six weeks.
In their first 13 games, Atlanta had a defensive rating of 107.2, good for fifth-worst in the league. Since November 28, they’ve won 20 of their last 22 behind an NBA-best 96.1 defensive rating. The offense hasn’t changed; it’s actually scoring one fewer point per 100 possessions than it was in the beginning of the season. The improved defense has vaulted the Hawks from the dregs of mediocrity (a place all too familiar to Atlanta sports fans since, well, forever) to the top of the Eastern Conference and into the conversation as Finals contenders.
So how have things changed? What are the Hawks doing differently on defense?
In short, they’re doing a better job of protecting the rim and forcing opponents further away from the basket. Al Horford has taken his lumps in the media for not being able to protect the rim, but he’s allowing just 51.4% shooting inside of six feet during this 22-game run, over seven percentage points better than league average and ten percentage points better than what he was allowing in the first 13 games. Paul Millsap is still a below-average inside defender, but his opponents are shooting six percentage points worse during this run than they were during the early part of the season. Pero Antic has been a consistent rim defender all season, giving up 45.6% shooting at the rim, ranking him 21st amongst 135 players who see at least three shots at the rim per game. On the season, the Hawks are still giving up the third-worst field goal percentage at the rim in the league, but they’re slowly but surely getting better inside as Horford regains his health and the perimeter defenders work better together to force opponents into long jump shots.
To aid their below-average percentage at rim protection, the Hawks are moving teams further away from the rim, choosing to give up contested mid-range jumpers and 3-pointers over shots in the restricted area. Atlanta’s opponents have the longest average shot distance in the league (per Basketball-Reference), which allows their long perimeter defenders to force contested jumpers.
The main benefit of moving teams further away from the basket is that Hawks’ opponents aren’t getting to the free throw line for easy points. Atlanta commits the second-fewest fouls and gives up the third-fewest free throw attempts per game, which forces opponents to earn their points from the field and has the additional benefit of helping the Hawks turn great defense into easy offense on the other end.
These numbers get even better in crunch time, when the Hawks defense turns from above-average to downright scary. During this 22-game run, the Hawks have put up a ridiculously low 88.9 defensive rating in clutch situations (defined as a game in the last five minutes with one team leading by five points or less), a mark that would easily lead the league over the course of a full season. Opponents are shooting just 18.8% from three in these situations and 38.1% overall, both top-ten marks in clutch situations. Meanwhile, on the other side of the court, the Hawks are posting a 129.7 offensive rating in crunch time, bested only by Dallas, Golden State, and Portland. Whether or not the crunch time offense is an aid to their defense is debatable, but the numbers don’t lie; the Hawks are one of the two or three best teams in the league in the last five minutes.
The defense isn’t nearly as sexy as the offense, but it’s getting the job done in a big way over the last 22 games as Horford has regained his health and the players are buying into the coaching staff’s defensive system. If Atlanta truly wants to make a run to the Finals, they’ll need every bit of this top-ten defense to hang with the top teams in the Eastern Conference.
All stats are courtesy of NBA.com unless otherwise noted
Jeff Siegel — January 9, 2015
We’ve all heard about the award-winning offensive genius of Coach Bud and how Kyle Korver is lighting the world on fire with his shooting, but what about the other side of the court? The offense has been there all season for the Hawks, but the defense has taken a big leap forward in the past six weeks.
In their first 13 games, Atlanta had a defensive rating of 107.2, good for fifth-worst in the league. Since November 28, they’ve won 20 of their last 22 behind an NBA-best 96.1 defensive rating. The offense hasn’t changed; it’s actually scoring one fewer point per 100 possessions than it was in the beginning of the season. The improved defense has vaulted the Hawks from the dregs of mediocrity (a place all too familiar to Atlanta sports fans since, well, forever) to the top of the Eastern Conference and into the conversation as Finals contenders.
So how have things changed? What are the Hawks doing differently on defense?
In short, they’re doing a better job of protecting the rim and forcing opponents further away from the basket. Al Horford has taken his lumps in the media for not being able to protect the rim, but he’s allowing just 51.4% shooting inside of six feet during this 22-game run, over seven percentage points better than league average and ten percentage points better than what he was allowing in the first 13 games. Paul Millsap is still a below-average inside defender, but his opponents are shooting six percentage points worse during this run than they were during the early part of the season. Pero Antic has been a consistent rim defender all season, giving up 45.6% shooting at the rim, ranking him 21st amongst 135 players who see at least three shots at the rim per game. On the season, the Hawks are still giving up the third-worst field goal percentage at the rim in the league, but they’re slowly but surely getting better inside as Horford regains his health and the perimeter defenders work better together to force opponents into long jump shots.
To aid their below-average percentage at rim protection, the Hawks are moving teams further away from the rim, choosing to give up contested mid-range jumpers and 3-pointers over shots in the restricted area. Atlanta’s opponents have the longest average shot distance in the league (per Basketball-Reference), which allows their long perimeter defenders to force contested jumpers.
The main benefit of moving teams further away from the basket is that Hawks’ opponents aren’t getting to the free throw line for easy points. Atlanta commits the second-fewest fouls and gives up the third-fewest free throw attempts per game, which forces opponents to earn their points from the field and has the additional benefit of helping the Hawks turn great defense into easy offense on the other end.
These numbers get even better in crunch time, when the Hawks defense turns from above-average to downright scary. During this 22-game run, the Hawks have put up a ridiculously low 88.9 defensive rating in clutch situations (defined as a game in the last five minutes with one team leading by five points or less), a mark that would easily lead the league over the course of a full season. Opponents are shooting just 18.8% from three in these situations and 38.1% overall, both top-ten marks in clutch situations. Meanwhile, on the other side of the court, the Hawks are posting a 129.7 offensive rating in crunch time, bested only by Dallas, Golden State, and Portland. Whether or not the crunch time offense is an aid to their defense is debatable, but the numbers don’t lie; the Hawks are one of the two or three best teams in the league in the last five minutes.
The defense isn’t nearly as sexy as the offense, but it’s getting the job done in a big way over the last 22 games as Horford has regained his health and the players are buying into the coaching staff’s defensive system. If Atlanta truly wants to make a run to the Finals, they’ll need every bit of this top-ten defense to hang with the top teams in the Eastern Conference.
All stats are courtesy of NBA.com unless otherwise noted
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I'm starting to think we would actually be worse if we had one of those superstars that everybody stans with a few exceptions
People are surprised we're doing without an established "superstar"
When it's actually one of the main reasons for our success, nobody stops the ball or jacks up stupid shots because they feel entitled to
And, as others already pointed out, we have a ton of players who can give you star performances, you just don't know who it will be
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Hawks rest three starters vs. Sixers
6:16 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 | Filed in: Hawks
PHILADELPHIA — The Hawks will rest three-fifths of their starting lineup against the Sixers with Jeff Teague, DeMarre Carroll and Paul Millsap getting a rest Tuesday.
The Hawks began a four-road-games-in-five-nights stretch and coach Mike Budenholzer said the team is trying to be proactive regarding his players’ health.
“This is going to be a really, really difficult stretch for us so I’m just trying to prioritize our players’ health and have a long-term view of the season,” Budenholzer said.
Hawks head coach Mike Budenholzer, left, talks with guard Dennis Schroder (17) during a game in Detroit last week. Schroder will start at point guard Tuesday while Jeff Teague is rested. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
The Hawks (29-8) will start a lineup of Dennis Schroder, Kyle Korver, Thabo Sefolosha, Mike Muscala and Al Horford against the Sixers (7-29). It is the first caree start for Muscala.
Budenholzer wouldn’t reveal whether the Hawks will continue to rest players on the road trip. He was asked if it was better to rest players at the start of such a run of games rather than at the end.
“There are lots of different ways to approach it,” Budenholzer said. “That is our mindset to be aggressive or proactive instead of waiting for something to happen, whether there is an injury or fatigue, maybe we can get ahead.”
Carroll and Millsap are inactive and Teague will not play, according to the coach.
Budenholzer may be taking a page from his mentor in Gregg Popovich. The Spurs coach, who Budenholzer worked under for 19 years, has made a practice of resting players during the season to keep them fresh for the playoffs.
The Hawks have won eight straight and 22 of the past 24 games as they lead the Eastern Conference by four games.
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