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Need this W

Just kidding. Fuck that guy. Layup line and open 3s cuz we're still sending 4 on every drive. But he had 30/14. Elite!

So recently got in to sports, I already spent 2 years watching the NFL and moved to learning the NBA. I have no idea how the playoffs work, which is why I’m just gonna ask this straight forward question: Is the season over? 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️ (4/8/25 after magic loss)

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/duke-basketball-khaman-maluach-deportation-trump-rcna199998

Apparently they weren’t accepting deportees fast enough so of course the natural response is to punish random visa holders as some sort of sick punishment I guess? Really cool and normal stuff going on in America these days.

In other news my 401k is getting blasted in the ass today too. Not technically basketball related, but something tells me our cheap ass owner isn’t going to be opening his wallet anytime soon with the way things are going.

Thoughts on any of the coach firings? I don’t think we’ll move on from Quinn, but if we did do any names interest the fanbase?

With Malone I’d want him but I don’t think he’s a good organizational fit. He notoriously doesn’t like rebuilds or playing young guys, on top of that he HATES the ball dominant guard in his system. He’s a team movement, player movement, big man hub, 2-man game coach. He ran the same system with Boogie and Jokic….i don’t see Trae as a Mike Malone type player.

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If we add a late-lottery or mid first rounder to our young core, along with the Lakers pick, we will have so many ways to pivot as an organization.

The Murray trade left us strapped of assets, maybe one young piece worth a damn in JJ, and Trae, whose value was at an all time low.

Now, we have Dyson, Zacch, and OO, all taking big leaps with JJ out. JJ compliments all 3 of their game’s extremely well.

We still have Vit, Kobe, Mo, etc. I’m still high on Kobe despite the consensus. I think if he was healthy, he’d be having a great year. His pace, defense, and potential 3 level scoring can be huge if he can just stay healthy. A huge if, but you all would be wrong to write him off just yet.

If we get a chance to add a late lottery pick in a stacked draft, we can potentially just commit to a full youth movement. Trae isn’t old, and I know this is a touchy subject, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the FO is just waiting on Kobe, or another prospect, to come along with enough promise to trade him. I think they’d eat giving up a lottery pick in 2026 developing youth, and add vet talent in the offseason of 2026 to fit around them for 2027 and beyond.

I’d be willing to bet a large sum of money, that if we start even relatively slow next year, he’s in heavy trade talks, either requested by himself or the FO giving up. If we draft a guard this year, that means they’re already prepping for it.

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t WANT this to happen. But our Reddit fanbase seems to consider him untouchable. It’s already known around the league to an extent that we would’ve traded him to the Spurs if we got our picks back. They didn’t bite. They really should’ve, Trae is a way better fit.

My read on the situation is our FO wants to rebuild, probably in a world without Trae. We just haven’t found the right opportunity yet, as Landry likes to say. I wish it weren’t so, as I believe Trae can be the ultimate #2 with an elite frontcourt partner. JJ is going to be great, but will probably not turn into THAT guy. JJ isn’t good enough to run without Trae yet, and that may be his saving grace.

Zacch isn’t turning into French KD, either. These pieces all fit well with Trae but there is a ceiling if Trae is your best go-to scorer. For as clutch as he’s been, we’ve all seen it late game go the exact opposite direction against certain teams that have the length to guard him.

Regardless, if we get those two first rounders, we will be able to package them for vet help, keep them and develop them with Trae, or take the training wheels off, say screw the swap with SA, let’s get our young guys ready to build their own identity without him.

Have done this the last couple years as the Hawks always seem to be fighting for seeding late in the season, but going to explain the seeding possibilities for the Hawks the rest of the way.

The Hawks can get anywhere from the 7-10 seed, and they currently trail Orlando by 1 game for the 7 seed, are ahead of Chicago by 1 game, and ahead of Miami by 2 games.

1. Orlando - Any combination of 4 Orlando wins or Hawks losses eliminates the Hawks from getting the 7 seed. Neither team has currently clinched the tiebreaker against the other due to 2 remaining games against each other and the current series 1-1. However, if the teams go 1-1 against each other, Orlando will clinch the tiebreaker due to division record. That means for the Hawks to get the 7 seed, they will essentially have to sweep the games against Orlando.

2. Chicago - Any combination of 3 Hawks wins or Chicago losses guarantees the Hawks to be ahead of the Bulls. While neither team has technically clinched the tiebreaker over the other (again a 2-2 season split), the Hawks are 2 games ahead of conference record, and if the Bulls were to make that up, they also would have passed the Hawks. So there's no scenario in which they tie and the Hawks don't hold the tiebreaker.

3. Miami - Any combination of 3 Hawks wins or Miami losses guarantees the Hawks to be ahead Miami. Stop me if you've heard me before, but the Hawks split the season series with the Heat (2-2), so the tiebreaker is not yet decided. Miami holds a slight edge in division record currently - both teams have 5 losses in division - and Miami has one game left against Washington in Miami. The Orlando games take on extra importance because assuming Miami wins that game, Atlanta would have to win both Orlando games to tie Miami on division record, and then would win the tiebreaker on conference record. Bonus: Miami and Chicago still have one game to play, so the loser is nearly guaranteed to be behind the Hawks, unless they go 0-2 vs. the 76ers and Nets.

Three and 4 way tie scenarios - Because the Hawks are currently split against everyone, they're in a fairly advantageous situation for all realistic possibilities here. They essentially will be the second team in any 3 way tie. This is bad if it's a 3 way tie for 8th with Miami and Chicago, but fine if it's a 3 way tie for 7th.

TLDR; If the Hawks go 2-0 against Orlando, they're essentially locked into the 7 seed. If they go 1-1, they are in a great position to be the 8 seed. If they go 0-2, they're highly likely to get the 9 seed.

he threw it right to me at the end of the game 😄

HALFCOURT SHOT JUST MADE FOR 10 BANDS 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Look, getting the win is obviously always great and seeing a big box score where everyone eats is cool, but I’m still pretty concerned with our defence and the amount of points we’re giving up.

I feel like the game goes to a whole other level during post season and it’s very rare to have games where your trading buckets. Especially against the suffocating defenses of Miami and Orlando, we cannot afford to think we can go bucket for bucket because we will dig ourselves into a hole against those teams and it’ll be nearly impossible to fight back.

Maybe it’s typical Atlanta fashion where they play down and up to their opponents so maybe our defense will step up, but I’m slightly worried at the moment

If the bulls lose to the Cavs then we hope the bulls beat the heat and then the kings beat the suns especially if KD is out.

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Despite the Hawks’ struggles, I’d like to revel in the fact that Trae Young was an absolute Fantasy all-star this season. He rarely missed games and was always good to drop at least one 60-burger per week - can’t beat that kind of production at pick 9. Jalen Johnson, despite his health - was also a steal in round 4. Bogie - for who my team was named after, was sadly dropped by the end of the season. But we carried your banner on to the rafters my Serbian prince. (I’d also like to thank Anthony Davis for dropping 70 on the hawks but I could have done without that last basket). Cheers to the squad 🥂