TPercy wrote:

WP76 wrote:My goodness, this series has been an absolute kick to the stomach.

It really has but in some ways it could be a blessing in disguise. Much has been said of how we are just 1 piece away but I'm seeing 2-3 spots in need of big upgrades.

We need serious upgrades at the point and in the paint or we'll be stuck in this purgatory forever. I'd keep Julius if we could get him at less than the max. I'd like to believe he has the motivation to prove to our fanbase he's not the epic choke artist he's shown in this series.

On an unrelated note, I watched a ton of Trae Young's collegiate games and I never thought his skill set would translate as well as it has at the NBA level.

WP76 wrote:

TPercy wrote:

WP76 wrote:My goodness, this series has been an absolute kick to the stomach.

It really has but in some ways it could be a blessing in disguise. Much has been said of how we are just 1 piece away but I'm seeing 2-3 spots in need of big upgrades.

We need serious upgrades at the point and in the paint or we'll be stuck in this purgatory forever. I'd keep Julius if we could get him at less than the max. I'd like to believe he has the motivation to prove to our fanbase he's not the epic choke artist he's shown in this series.

On an unrelated note, I watched a ton of Trae Young's collegiate games and I never thought his skill set would translate as well as it has at the NBA level.

Chandler wrote:Geez guys stop being a bunch of chicken littles. What’s with all of this end of the season stuff. Toughen up

Atlanta is and has been hitting on all cylinders and we’re not. We have to take A punch once in a while

We get it together a bit and they decline a bit and we go from there

How we respond next game will say a lot. About the character of the team

I hope thibs gives IQ some more time. He seems super patient w burks and bullock even when they’re not delivering but very quick hooks w IQ. We can use the offense

Biggest surprise to zme has been Atlanta’s D. Bogdon in particular he’s been guarding rose and randle being an irritant to both

I’m not giving up until the fat lady sings!!!

Except we took a punch in Game 3 and now are still knocked around in Games 4 and worse in 5. Hawks are better and they are hitting on all cylinders as they have a lot of weapons. The fact that we supposed to be a better defensive team and they are shutting us down is a concern. If this were the Bucks or Lakers and Giannis or Lebron was leading a defensive effort to stop Julius we would all understand. But Bogs, Gallinari and Collins are shutting down the entire inside of the 3 pt line... not including Capella who protects the rim. They are a better unit, offensively and (for this series) defensively.

We play a one man attack offense and they use Trae as focus but it's not comparable as we can't even stay near him most of the time. When Rose initiates we look much better and kick outs don't seem forced. I'd rather Randle sit at the 3 pt line and wait for kicks outs from Rose and others vs watching him slowly initiate the offense, pick up his dribble and desperately throw to whoever is available (while he's in the air) for a rushed three attempt. Maybe even try Randle at the 5 to start so he could pull Capella away from the rim? RJ is not a consistent spot up shooter so maybe this gives him some breathing room. Rose seems like the only guy for us that can play his game and pretty much get to wherever he needs to get to on the floor.

Chandler wrote:Geez guys stop being a bunch of chicken littles. What’s with all of this end of the season stuff. Toughen up

Atlanta is and has been hitting on all cylinders and we’re not. We have to take A punch once in a while

We get it together a bit and they decline a bit and we go from there

How we respond next game will say a lot. About the character of the team

I hope thibs gives IQ some more time. He seems super patient w burks and bullock even when they’re not delivering but very quick hooks w IQ. We can use the offense

Biggest surprise to zme has been Atlanta’s D. Bogdon in particular he’s been guarding rose and randle being an irritant to both

I’m not giving up until the fat lady sings!!!

Clean wrote:Besides starting Rose and Taj has Thibs made any other adjustments?

He has failed miserably in the playoffs. He needs to do better he needs to get Frank real minutes. I know Frank screwed his big opportunity but no reason not to give him another chance. Tibs has a foot out of the playoffs nothing to lose as of now.

Trae Young breaks down the defense and distributes very well. We need that player badly. Burks missed Toppin on a breakaway and IG missed him on a pick and roll. Those plays would have no made no difference to the outcome of the game but we do everything the hard away. Fall away 22 ft jumpers, no ball movement on offense whatever, slow tempo. Our style of play was exposed and you can say our shots weren't dropping like in the regular season, but we are not getting a lot of clean looks. Atlanta gets them all day.

MS wrote:This is where you put Frank and Knox in see if they can give you anything going forward.

Noel and Randle just looked unplayable out there.

Gallo can’t defend anyone, not sure why we haven’t been attacking him. Young never gets attacked. The Hawks have switched Randle onto Young a dozen times. Nate definitely winning this war. They have more talent, but Thibs needs to do something.

If an opposing coach sees your resorting to the end of the bench for help, you mind as well waive the white flag.

I hate payton, but benching him was stupid