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Hawks Ongoing Season Comments Thread

CTDawg

Can't start much better than 1-0, right?

Trae Young looks spectacular. If Reddish develops into his potential, that draft-day trade to send Luka to Dallas will look better and better.

What happened to Jabari Parker? He looked like a man possessed out there last night. He averaged 20 ppg back in 2016; if the Hawks system can unlock his game, he could be a scary threat off the bench. His game is so weird; it seems like he plays a half-beat off of everybody else on the floor, but if it works it works.

John Collins might be the best value of the 2017 NBA Draft. If you had to re-rank right now, I think you would put Donovan Mitchell at #1 (taken #13), then Collins (#17) or Tatum (#3). Collins nearly averaged 20-10 last year in just 30 minutes per game, and it looks like he’s got room to grow.

De’Andre Hunter looked very good. 14 points in his debut, plus solid defense. He’s that 3-and-D wing that the Hawks were sorely missing. Bruno looked smooth. Vince Carter is immortal.

It’s one game, and there’s nothing I love more than overreacting to a small sample size, but I felt going into the season we could contend for a playoff spot. That would be a great accomplishment for this young team and regime. Can’t wait to see how it plays out!

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CTDawg

https://forum.dawgnation.com/discussion/comment/338201#Comment_338201

We aren’t in the business of trading away young talent right now

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MackDawg

https://forum.dawgnation.com/discussion/comment/338294#Comment_338294

Pablo, I know you aren't the most computer savvy poster out there but it should be obvious our boi WC is currently attending band camp. He'll return once he masters the trombone

GeorgiaGirl

https://forum.dawgnation.com/discussion/comment/337865#Comment_337865

Hop in. The caveat is we really don't know what this team is going to do but if you treat it correctly it can be a breath of fresh air from being mad/disappointed about a Falcons team deep in its regime failing so bad that it looks like it needs a major housecleaning (and I don't blame you as I've watched about 2 minutes of that game besides highlights, I have NFL Gameday Live on instead), and stressed about other sports ventures.

Right now, it's rooting on a team that can be very fun that's trying to learn how to win this year. They weren't a good team last year, but after an absolutely horrendous start, started to play decent ball and had some really fun games to watch later in the season (they were also mixed in with duds but the fun is what I remember). And from the first two games, it looks like a continuation of that/possible improvement.

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YaleDawg

https://forum.dawgnation.com/discussion/comment/338343#Comment_338343

Looking like a great "traede" so far.

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AnotherDawg

https://forum.dawgnation.com/discussion/comment/338356#Comment_338356

Is a traede like a throuple?

TMazz2009

Wait....WC is really old. Time is very valuable at this juncture. When does he get out on parole?

Count me in the crowd that was pretty angry about the trade last season. Then I started warming up to it as the season went on. Now I am borderline a fan of it. I just seem to expect the worst when dealing with professional sports teams in Georgia. Almost immuned to the disappointments at this point.

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donm

https://forum.dawgnation.com/discussion/comment/338613#Comment_338613

Are folks saying they favor having Trae over Luka? Really?

CTDawg

https://forum.dawgnation.com/discussion/comment/338657#Comment_338657

It's Trae and Reddish vs. Luka at this point. Luka is going to be a superstar from what it looks like, but Trae averaged 25-9 after the All-Star Break last year on 44% shooting, 32% from deep.

It's half a season, plus two games, but Ice Trae looks like the future in Atlanta. If Reddish develops into a consistent starter, I honestly think you can make the case that the Hawks won the trade.

CTDawg

Trae Young is something to behold. The pass he made in the first quarter was phenomenal, but the way he dribbled Aldridge into submission late in the game was crazy.

This team is really fun to watch. Deandre Hunter is doing way more on offense than I expected, Reddish was 3-3 from deep, and Jabari continues to just bully people off the bench.

Does Parsons give you anything when he comes back from injury? I can imagine him as a complementary bench shooter, but he’s just been so **** injury-prone over the last few years that you never know. If we’re hanging around the playoff picture when Collins comes back, I think we're capable of making a run.

BiggDawgg63

Looks like it gonna be another regular old Hawks team and a regular old Hawks season.