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The Atlanta Hawks Exceeding Expectations/ Mark Bradley Article/Bandwagon Time
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I read here because I went to UGA and love UGA football and the commenters here - my freshman year in Athens ended the SEC Championship drought and it was beautiful, but I follow the Hawks closer these days.
You know Bogi is hurt right? Is he 100% - nah. Is he gutting it out with his team? Yeah.
If you’re gonna kick him, please do it on the tailbone and not on either knee.
TIA
Bogdanovic is running , he's just not getting involved with the offense. I suppose it's possible to be able to run the floor and move laterally on defense while not being able to use the knee to get lift for jump shots though.
I can't think of a more unlikely NBA playoff run. Both the GM and HC deserve awards for this season. I believe Trae is raising his stock even higher.
Something worth noting. The Bucks had the 2nd best home record in The NBA this season, they only lost 7 home games all season (29-7) while they were 20-16 on the road. The Hawks went 25-11 at home, this was a big and potentially a series defining win. Also Trae joins Michael Jordan, Lebron James and Dirk Nowitski as the only players in NBA history to score 48 pts in a conference title game. Only Trae and Lebron did it before their 23rd birthday.
And Philly had the best home record, but the Hawks won there three times.
And Trae scored more point in his conference finals debut than anyone ever before.
Yea, they haven't said what the injury is beyond knee soreness. I know he fractured his kneecap earlier this year, and the team said it wasn't that. I'm not a doctor, but asked an ortho friend about it. He basically said if it is not scoped or MRI'd yet, they can't really say what the issue is. Without knowing we can only speculate whether it is something that is affecting lateral movement or vertical movement.
Either way, hope Bogi is relatively healthy and happy to see some Hawks chatter on here. Was at the ATL home games and 3-4 when they reopened Phillips and its been a fun ride.
Not sure about linking to other sites on here, but there is a great article about Bogdanovic on the ringer's website.
Thank goodness Huerter is playing very well at SG. Without him the season would be over. He is revealing that rare quality of being unfazed by playoff pressure and doubling down on focus. Collins is also playing better and better, he might be playing his way into a bigger contract during the offseason. I'm now leaning towards The Hawks trying to re-sign him. It's easy to forget JC is still a pup, he has room to grow and he's even contributing some good low post defense now.
You’re right They are Growing Up right before our eyes under pressure and in the spotlight together Trae and Huerter 22 Collins 23 and Okongwu 20
Hawks don’t win game 7 without big game from Huerter and don’t win game 1 without big Collins’/Capelas offensive rebounds late in the fourth qtr (and Huerter block of Holiday shot in final minutes) A team picking each other up when needed
Trae Young is the GOAT. Rise Up Atlanta and Go Hawks!
Max Collins. He's really good
Huerter had a steal on the defensive end, then threw a superb outlet pass that led to a layup in the 3rd quarter last night that I'd put up against any play I've seen in these playoffs.
His parents must have been telepathic to give him that name before he could rebound or walk and stuff.
Ahh I meant give John Collins a max deal
Still, cool name. I don't think Collins is a max player yet, maybe he'll be worth it by his 3rd contract. My guess is 15 million per or there about is what he'll get later this summer.
I think John the Baptist is one of the better nicknames in the league right now
I reckon. Another thing to consider when thinking about Collins next contract. Since Trae will be a restricted free agent next year and he'll without doubt be offered a Max, if Collins got one the team would have 50% of it's cap space tied up in just those 2 players. We also don't know if John has the drive to be great or if he's being motivated by a drive to get that big payday. I'll amend my last post and say between 12 and 15 million.