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Congrats to The Atlanta Hawks for their 4-1 playoff series win against The Knicks..

BillyDawg1

Well done. It's on to The 76ers, a very tough matchup, but you never know. Trae Young became the first player to score as many as 30 pts in 3 games of a playoff series in Madison Square Garden, he took 100 shots from 100 ft out tonight in scoring 36 pts, but still a note worthy accomplishment.

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greshamdisco

The Hawks destroyed the team from New York. (That’s fun to say out loud.) If you have not followed the series, it was not close. The last two wins were blow outs.

BillyDawg1

https://forum.dawgnation.com/discussion/comment/522940#Comment_522940

The team is 30-12 since McMillan took over as HC. I don't think they'll beat The 76ers, but they have a shot.

AnotherDawg

https://forum.dawgnation.com/discussion/comment/522942#Comment_522942

Sixers star Joel Embiid is probably out for the series. Hawks win again, in five.

BillyDawg1

https://forum.dawgnation.com/discussion/comment/522943#Comment_522943

I didn't know that, I hope it's nothing serious, just serious enough to keep him out for the series.

AnotherDawg

https://forum.dawgnation.com/discussion/comment/522947#Comment_522947

Torn meniscus. Officially listed as day-to-day, but not expected to be available for at least two weeks (which would cover the whole series).

donmedeiros

Who'd a thunk all this ? Not me. Maybe coaching makes a difference in the NBA.

BillyDawg1

https://forum.dawgnation.com/discussion/comment/522952#Comment_522952

Too bad Kawhi Leonard is a west coast guy. If he could be signed this coming off season (UFA) I think the team could compete for a title next season. Something that would help right away is for Trae to stop chucking bricks from 35ft out.Talking about who would have thought, who would have thought Young's weakness would be 3 pt shooting ?

YaleDawg

https://forum.dawgnation.com/discussion/comment/522971#Comment_522971

He's not a terrible 3 point shooter. He's at league average, but he got talked up as the next Steph Curry so anything less is considered a disappointment. His game is making plays off penetration

donmedeiros

https://forum.dawgnation.com/discussion/comment/523000#Comment_523000

Nice job Yale. Expectations....they can bedevil us, Fortunately, he is good at the drive and dish and has been surrounded with some very good shooters. Maybe his 3 pt shooting will improve, although at this date....

BillyDawg1

https://forum.dawgnation.com/discussion/comment/523000#Comment_523000

If you watch games Trae chucks up far too many shots that are just prayers. I can literally see his eyes get wide before he throws up many of those 35ft heaves. If he is ever going to get his PER up to where it needs to be he's going to have to improve his form on 3 pt shots and stop aimlessly tossing them up from very low percentage range. He is working on his turnovers and fouls, but I don't see any evidence he's working to improve either his form or selection on jump shots.

Trae is a BAD 3 pt shooter because of the combination of hitting a low percentage and taking a lot of them. If he was taking 2 a game, no problem. To my point the top 5 players in most 3 pters made per game shoot 42.1%, 39.1%, 39.1%, 40.8% and 41.9%, Trae attempts a lot of 3s but he only hit on 34.3% of them this season. He has terrible form and he shoots from way outside the line for no apparent reason.

He either needs to get better at them or stop trying so many. If he doesn't work on this area of his game it will always limit his effectiveness as a player.

greshamdisco

I agree about Trae’s three-point shot selection. I’m not sure what’s the strategy behind 35-40ft shots.

BillyDawg1

https://forum.dawgnation.com/discussion/comment/523031#Comment_523031

This is one thing I was really good at. I was a better shooter at 35 than I was at 25 because I worked on it till my form was close to flawless. Trae has playground form and he takes low percentage shots when he has plenty of clock to work with. Either work professionally at getting better at 3s or stop taking them. He can be very effective without taking 3 pt attempts. It's the combination of taking a lot of them and not being good at it that lowers his effectiveness.

BarkingDawg

Lakers are out. Golden State is out. Who is left that has championship pedigree. No body. I like the Hawks chances. We better not blink and miss what is happening. They crushed the Nicks and showed plenty of room for improvement. Trey Young controls the tempo of each game and makes his teammates better. I like how he rewards a teammate with an assist after a blocked shot, screen or tough rebound. His shooting percentage is misleading because he makes the big shots and his misses put pressure on the opponent. Clint Capela is awesome in the paint consistently and Bogdonovich stretches the floor consistently. If Collins can step up consistently too then this will be fun. Tip of the cap to Nate McMillan for the transformation this team has undergone since he took over.

BillyDawg1

I don't think this Hawks team is ready to compete for a title. Brooklyn for one has the fire power to beat them. I'd love to be proved wrong though.

The move that could make them a front runner next season would be signing Kawhi Leonard who will be an unrestricted free agent. They might even be favored with a starting five of Young, Bogdanovic, Leonard, Hunter and Capela with Huerter being the 6th man.

donmedeiros

https://forum.dawgnation.com/discussion/comment/523082#Comment_523082

Agree. This version of the Hawks isn't ready for prime time just yet. Lots of nice pieces that fit together nicely. Need to keep improving though. I hope this post doesn't age well.