After being at the game, shout out to
@OGBobbyJohnson, here are my five Hawk takes:
1. Dennis is pretty good but not great. He has the quickness, the feel for the game when getting solid screens, he can shoot on occasion but defensively, he's hit or miss on the ball and sometimes he gets tunnel vision but in person, he's really good. Not great though. He has heart and nothing gets to him on the court. Was aggressive when needing to be and really put the team on his back in the end of the 1st and 3rd.
2. Dwight. He might be the worst Basketball player on this team. Lazy off of the ball. Doesn't fight for rebounds and when he does, he starts swatting the ball away and he's slow as molasses, has no post moves, can't finish in a crowd, lacks BBIQ, doesn't have vision, doesn't dive off a screens hard, sets terrible screens, poor footwork, terrible body language, when he does dive, he doesn't have a feel for when it dive like Moose has and he refuses to raise his arms up to contest shots. Just the most frustrating player I've seen in a Hawks uniform in along time.
3. Bazemore just doesn't fit on this squad. If he is asked to simply take open threes, cut to the basket, play great off the ball defense and communicate on defense with solid man defense, he would be an excellent role player as a 5th and only 5th option on a team with a star or two on offense but when he's asked to be a ball handler, a decision maker, a PG, a slasher... man o man, he is truly horrendous at it. Bazemore fits today's NBA but he doesn't fit these Atlanta Hawks. I see why Bud likes him, in person, he is very impressive defensively especially in terms of decision making on defense where many of our players are lacking. Offensively, he's horrendous. He needs to stick to doing two to three things at most, he's not an all around player but sadly, this personnel does him no justice. I do think he has a future in this league as a starter. He's not as frustrating in person as he is on TV but he's damning nonetheless.
4. Millsap is an excellent player but #1 option, he is not. He does a lot well. Such an excellent player but he's not a #1 option, I wish we stop it but we lack alternatives. GM Bud is horrendous.
5. GM Bud is horrendous. Dwight is wash up garbage. He's not worth 10 mil per a season. Bazemore is worth his deal but not for these Hawks. He needs a role which Atlanta can't give him. Sap is not worth the max on this team but he's a max cat and rightfully so. GM BudCox needs to be fired.
this the Hawks basketball I know and love
fukkin pathetic
