I don't know how people (namely BTRowland) are so composed after this win. I was and am losing my shit. Wore my Trae jersey to the gym after the game, am still grinning ear to ear.
Zacc was great on defense but whatever Quinn was preaching to Deandre is doing wonders for his game on offense. He might have gone from a “not good” contract to “he is worth it.”
On the Hawks/Knicks Cross over show, Brad asked him....If the Daniels takes Brunson out of the game offensively... what will the Knicks do for offense? You could tell from the look on his face that he didn't really take that scenario seriously at all. But he answered the question to play along. But in his head, he was like lol😂😂 that will never happen. He said something to the fact that Towns will take over. Well, Daniels did exactly that. Towns couldn't take over, and the Knicks had no answers whatsoever. The Hawks turned off the water, the lights, heat, gas... everything. It got real 🧊 in the Garden real fast
Man i wanted to write this response to a knicks fan that said the knicks lost by not being able to shoot the ball. Dyson took their main guy out and their average guys played to their average. That simple
Hunter coming off the bench is working because he and Bogi become the primary scorers of the Bench and don't have to defer to anyone and just focus on scoring. And the 1st unit is clicking because Dyson and Riz don't always need to have the ball to be effective because they're getting their touches thru cutting and effectively playing off the ball and getting open shots. Plus their defense compliments Trae effectively. Also having 4 starters that can play make can be a hard match up.
I was such a Dre Stan when he entered the league. I really bought into the "Baby Kawhi" hype. Then he proved to really be baby kawhi with his knees. But man it feels so good to see him balling out on limited minutes now. Quinn really cracked the code
Like what I'm seeing, especially from Trae, so much so that Im very close to retiring the Iso-Trae moniker altogether. Whereas Ive been hyper critical of his play in the past, it seems hes maturing this year beyond the idiosyncrasies that seemed to lead to high turnovers and wasted offensive possessions. What is deemed sub-par stat lines for him are actually numbers that equate to winning basketball as a team. Less attempts, less scoring, MOVING OFF BALL equates to more involvement by others and more scoring from other players. Keep it up Tre, you are NOW leading the team, not in scoring but in winning. Seeing Dre play out of his mind off the bench tells me he is free in his mind to just be Dre. Before he felt the pressure to be THAT GUY, he couldn't produce consistently under the gun. Now he is looking like hes just enjoying basketball and theres no pressure, hes playing like a beast! He could be up for 6th man of the year if he can extrapolate this over the season. Love the depth and love the emergence of Jalen Johnson, THAT guy IS the allstar that is establishing himself as the center piece of this team. Keep going Hawks!
The phone will be ringing for HUNTER!!!!!!! at the deadline!!!!!!! BIG wings is what we have!!!!!!!!!!! Love that size and length!!!! on the perimeter!!!!!!
This team is really good and can be better if Zaccharie Risacher and Bufkin take another step. One caveat- they need to be 100% healthy. There is no piece that isn't critical.
I'm getting REALLY frustrated about not playing Kobe. He was playing so well. I like Krejci. But, I don't really think he's a point guard. We have to play Kobe more. He has such high potential and will never reach it if we don't change.
The double edged sword to this whole thing is Trae’s health. He’s missing some juice in his game. He doesn’t have the same burst going down hill. It seems to be effecting his shot and his finishing around the rim. But on the other hand it has turned him into more of a tactician. He’s picking his spots and facilitating which has allowed the guys around him to step up and play bigger roles which bodes well for us going forward. However, for us to really be competitive we need Trae to be this guy but still have the juice to be him when the offense is sputtering and in big moments.
I like Vit Krejci but I don't need to see him against the Bucks or really at all for the rest of this season until someone gets injured. I don't know what he does better than Kobe Bufkin. I think he's a worse defender, a worse dribbler, a worse passer, a worse shooter, a worse finisher. Sure he's bigger and maybe he's slightly more switchable and a better rebounder, but when you miss the easy put backs on the offensive boards you do get, I don't think the rebounding is all that important.
I hear you. They are both even though. They both have a small amount of time to make an impact on the floor and when Bufkin was in against Milwaukee, he got blocked at the rim 3 straight times. Got to make a better impression than that to steadily get those minutes. When we are healthy, our rotation shrinks and its going to be match up based until one or the other solidifies the role coaches want or need
@@MrSmoothbass Brook Lopez is the 2nd leading blocker in the league. It happens sometimes. Plus I think he got fouled pretty clearly on one of those, should've been 2 shots. I thought his (Bufkin's) defense was impressive in that game and previous games too. I just think I like him better than Vit in the event that Dyson dies on a screen and they have to switch onto Dame, and Vit is just a 0 in terms of shot creation off the dribble whereas Bufkin is somewhat capable of creating. At this point we're probably going to see Vit next game, so I'm willing to have my mind changed. Maybe he can play some good defense on AJ Green or something. But I don't think he's been very good in any of the games he's played lately and I'm not seeing growth.
@@anb8946 Out of all the success this team has been happening lately this is where your concerned about? Your acting like Bufkin has been good with the minutes he’s had, he really hasn’t. I haven’t even really noticed any flashes with him. Vit has had many games going back to last season where not only did he show flashes but he had actual good impactful games. Tell me one game where Bufkin has done that?
Braking News! Dyson’s younger bro Dash just signed his first Pro contact at the age of 16 with Melbourne United in the top league NBL. He will be on a “next star” program that is deigned specifically to get Aussie and young Ballers world wide to show their shit! They play as kids against big body pros that don’t hold back. It’s a near perfect fast tracked environment that feeds their confidence and rapid growth as a baller! Recent graduates include Lamello Ball, Alex Sarr, Josh Gidday and about five to six other prospects. And he as a six six frame at 16 he’s got every chance to add to his hight and frame. Interestingly he is already has a dog defense attitude on the D but is tracking to be a really, really good offensive PG. The folks in the know down Bendigo way say that he is an absolute gun. At 16? Remember that name! Dash Daniels! He could be in the real life movie of the Incredibles. 🤔
I don't mean to imply this was a flukey win, but the whistle the Knicks got in the 2nd half was pretty bad, especially for the home team. This game probably could've been a lot closer if it were called a little better. I'm not gonna beat us up over it, we endured years of getting a terrible whistle.
I noticed that too but the refs let them play. For once it was refreshing to see the game played a little physical. You can tell the players were waiting for whistles that they were accustomed to getting
@@MrSmoothbass Agreed. I think something changed in the refs minds after the challenge because they had to go over and watch Dyson play pristine defense in slow motion and realize they called a terrible terrible foul. Still, OG got smacked in the face by Dre right in front of a referee, Dyson tipped a ball that seemed likely to be over the cylinder, and I just think there were a few too many instances of the refs swallowing their whistles throughout that half. Knicks were definitely flustered more than the Hawks which is good for us, I don't like a team that is whistle-reliant or crying to the referees every possession.
I understand Dre coming off the bench to bolster the second unit has been working unbelievably well, but can we not get married to the idea that he should be playing 6-man minutes? He hasn't played more than 33 minutes a single time all season, usually hovers right around 28 minutes and is still putting up 20+ a game. It's a long season and I'm all for staying with what's working, but I would've hoped in a playoff-like game he could've broken into the 35 minute range.
He is in for the important minutes though. We have balance to where when our main guys are playing, he is showing nobody can stop him on the second unit. Thats a fantastic problem to have. Opens the floor up for the rest of the unit
Dre is a 6th man bc as a starter he's been terrible, off the bench like last year he was better and Hunter has history with his knees when he plays heavy minutes so it's better like that bc Dre can get any touches with the 2nd unit along with Bogi and Onyeka
@@joshllorens4514 @BrianDowning-x8v Both good points, I just would've thought in a high profile, very important game, we could've asked for 35 minutes. Makes me worried that they won't budge from 28 minutes in a potential playoff series.
Dyson just keep making game changing stops, he’s unreal
I may be biased, but I think we have the best media coverage on “locked on”. Appreciate it 💪🏿
Facts!! 💯
Dyson Daniels saved my life
Trae completely controlled the game in the 2nd half
I don't know how people (namely BTRowland) are so composed after this win. I was and am losing my shit. Wore my Trae jersey to the gym after the game, am still grinning ear to ear.
Zacc was great on defense but whatever Quinn was preaching to Deandre is doing wonders for his game on offense. He might have gone from a “not good” contract to “he is worth it.”
Facts. He has taken his game to a level to where he is even demonstrative in his heightened play. He is playing incredible right now
6th man of the year in the making.
@ I hope so. He deserves a lot for being the whipping boy for 3-4 years.
If he can stay healthy and keep ballin it goes to “what a deal” 😂
I was dead wrong about Hunter and I love that’s he’s proving me wrong
The hawks are fun again.
On the Hawks/Knicks Cross over show, Brad asked him....If the Daniels takes Brunson out of the game offensively... what will the Knicks do for offense?
You could tell from the look on his face that he didn't really take that scenario seriously at all. But he answered the question to play along. But in his head, he was like lol😂😂 that will never happen.
He said something to the fact that Towns will take over.
Well, Daniels did exactly that. Towns couldn't take over, and the Knicks had no answers whatsoever. The Hawks turned off the water, the lights, heat, gas... everything. It got real 🧊 in the Garden real fast
Didn't pick up on this but I'd 100% buy that it happened. Typical Knicks fans.
Man i wanted to write this response to a knicks fan that said the knicks lost by not being able to shoot the ball. Dyson took their main guy out and their average guys played to their average. That simple
Hunter coming off the bench is working because he and Bogi become the primary scorers of the Bench and don't have to defer to anyone and just focus on scoring. And the 1st unit is clicking because Dyson and Riz don't always need to have the ball to be effective because they're getting their touches thru cutting and effectively playing off the ball and getting open shots. Plus their defense compliments Trae effectively. Also having 4 starters that can play make can be a hard match up.
Hey y’all from Japan😂😂😂😂
Trae was masterful in the 3rd quarter
Scored and assisted on 23+pnts in the 3rd 🥶
Lets go Hawks!!
Feel good for the end of the bench guys like Garrison, Vit, Roddy, grabbing an extra $50k. Just don't burn it all in Vegas fellas 😉
*500k !!
Let’s enjoy the UA-cam algorithm for basketball videos, and dip into Locked on Knicks
Hawks are just playing good ‘team’ basketball. Good ball movement and solid D.
I was such a Dre Stan when he entered the league. I really bought into the "Baby Kawhi" hype. Then he proved to really be baby kawhi with his knees. But man it feels so good to see him balling out on limited minutes now. Quinn really cracked the code
Like what I'm seeing, especially from Trae, so much so that Im very close to retiring the Iso-Trae moniker altogether. Whereas Ive been hyper critical of his play in the past, it seems hes maturing this year beyond the idiosyncrasies that seemed to lead to high turnovers and wasted offensive possessions.
What is deemed sub-par stat lines for him are actually numbers that equate to winning basketball as a team. Less attempts, less scoring, MOVING OFF BALL equates to more involvement by others and more scoring from other players. Keep it up Tre, you are NOW leading the team, not in scoring but in winning.
Seeing Dre play out of his mind off the bench tells me he is free in his mind to just be Dre. Before he felt the pressure to be THAT GUY, he couldn't produce consistently under the gun. Now he is looking like hes just enjoying basketball and theres no pressure, hes playing like a beast! He could be up for 6th man of the year if he can extrapolate this over the season.
Love the depth and love the emergence of Jalen Johnson, THAT guy IS the allstar that is establishing himself as the center piece of this team. Keep going Hawks!
Happy Brad Season 🎉
I love this team man
The phone will be ringing for HUNTER!!!!!!! at the deadline!!!!!!! BIG wings is what we have!!!!!!!!!!! Love that size and length!!!! on the perimeter!!!!!!
Playing hard to get your less fortunate teammates a ~5% bonus builds team morale. Expect a better game on Saturday. Fingers crossed on Jalen.
This team is really good and can be better if Zaccharie Risacher and Bufkin take another step. One caveat- they need to be 100% healthy. There is no piece that isn't critical.
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Rayford so 🧊
I'm getting REALLY frustrated about not playing Kobe. He was playing so well. I like Krejci. But, I don't really think he's a point guard. We have to play Kobe more. He has such high potential and will never reach it if we don't change.
Brad: There might be 1 podcast before the next game.
We'll get 4.😂
Thanks for your work, Brad.👍🏻
lol it's probably going to be 1 because i have to travel
The double edged sword to this whole thing is Trae’s health. He’s missing some juice in his game. He doesn’t have the same burst going down hill. It seems to be effecting his shot and his finishing around the rim. But on the other hand it has turned him into more of a tactician. He’s picking his spots and facilitating which has allowed the guys around him to step up and play bigger roles which bodes well for us going forward. However, for us to really be competitive we need Trae to be this guy but still have the juice to be him when the offense is sputtering and in big moments.
What’s the views on dyson off-season will the hawks offer him big deal or use him as a trade piece
Won’t be a trade piece. He’s part of the core. We’ll see where extension talks go.
I like Vit Krejci but I don't need to see him against the Bucks or really at all for the rest of this season until someone gets injured. I don't know what he does better than Kobe Bufkin. I think he's a worse defender, a worse dribbler, a worse passer, a worse shooter, a worse finisher. Sure he's bigger and maybe he's slightly more switchable and a better rebounder, but when you miss the easy put backs on the offensive boards you do get, I don't think the rebounding is all that important.
I hear you. They are both even though. They both have a small amount of time to make an impact on the floor and when Bufkin was in against Milwaukee, he got blocked at the rim 3 straight times. Got to make a better impression than that to steadily get those minutes. When we are healthy, our rotation shrinks and its going to be match up based until one or the other solidifies the role coaches want or need
He shoots !!!
@@MrSmoothbass Brook Lopez is the 2nd leading blocker in the league. It happens sometimes. Plus I think he got fouled pretty clearly on one of those, should've been 2 shots. I thought his (Bufkin's) defense was impressive in that game and previous games too. I just think I like him better than Vit in the event that Dyson dies on a screen and they have to switch onto Dame, and Vit is just a 0 in terms of shot creation off the dribble whereas Bufkin is somewhat capable of creating.
At this point we're probably going to see Vit next game, so I'm willing to have my mind changed. Maybe he can play some good defense on AJ Green or something. But I don't think he's been very good in any of the games he's played lately and I'm not seeing growth.
@@anb8946 Out of all the success this team has been happening lately this is where your concerned about? Your acting like Bufkin has been good with the minutes he’s had, he really hasn’t. I haven’t even really noticed any flashes with him. Vit has had many games going back to last season where not only did he show flashes but he had actual good impactful games. Tell me one game where Bufkin has done that?
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What's going on with Kobe why isn't he getting minutes
They’ve just gone with Vit lately. Nothing beyond that
Braking News! Dyson’s younger bro Dash just signed his first Pro contact at the age of 16 with Melbourne United in the top league NBL. He will be on a “next star” program that is deigned specifically to get Aussie and young Ballers world wide to show their shit! They play as kids against big body pros that don’t hold back. It’s a near perfect fast tracked environment that feeds their confidence and rapid growth as a baller!
Recent graduates include Lamello Ball, Alex Sarr, Josh Gidday and about five to six other prospects. And he as a six six frame at 16 he’s got every chance to add to his hight and frame. Interestingly he is already has a dog defense attitude on the D but is tracking to be a really, really good offensive PG. The folks in the know down Bendigo way say that he is an absolute gun. At 16?
Remember that name! Dash Daniels! He could be in the real life movie of the Incredibles. 🤔
Atlanta Hawks bounce back since 2021 ECF they lost in game 6 or 7
I don't mean to imply this was a flukey win, but the whistle the Knicks got in the 2nd half was pretty bad, especially for the home team. This game probably could've been a lot closer if it were called a little better. I'm not gonna beat us up over it, we endured years of getting a terrible whistle.
I noticed that too but the refs let them play. For once it was refreshing to see the game played a little physical. You can tell the players were waiting for whistles that they were accustomed to getting
@@MrSmoothbass Agreed. I think something changed in the refs minds after the challenge because they had to go over and watch Dyson play pristine defense in slow motion and realize they called a terrible terrible foul.
Still, OG got smacked in the face by Dre right in front of a referee, Dyson tipped a ball that seemed likely to be over the cylinder, and I just think there were a few too many instances of the refs swallowing their whistles throughout that half.
Knicks were definitely flustered more than the Hawks which is good for us, I don't like a team that is whistle-reliant or crying to the referees every possession.
@@anb8946 stfu you pissing me off with all your comments in here. Are you a hawks fan or not? Stop making excuses for the Knicks they lost get over it
Why are bucks favored in next game?
They’ve got a better net rating this season and Middleton is back so market perception seems to be Milwaukee is the better team.
I understand Dre coming off the bench to bolster the second unit has been working unbelievably well, but can we not get married to the idea that he should be playing 6-man minutes? He hasn't played more than 33 minutes a single time all season, usually hovers right around 28 minutes and is still putting up 20+ a game. It's a long season and I'm all for staying with what's working, but I would've hoped in a playoff-like game he could've broken into the 35 minute range.
He is in for the important minutes though. We have balance to where when our main guys are playing, he is showing nobody can stop him on the second unit. Thats a fantastic problem to have. Opens the floor up for the rest of the unit
Save his knees
His knees can't handle playing 35 mpg. Also he exists to obliterate other teams' benches
Dre is a 6th man bc as a starter he's been terrible, off the bench like last year he was better and Hunter has history with his knees when he plays heavy minutes so it's better like that bc Dre can get any touches with the 2nd unit along with Bogi and Onyeka
@@joshllorens4514 @BrianDowning-x8v Both good points, I just would've thought in a high profile, very important game, we could've asked for 35 minutes. Makes me worried that they won't budge from 28 minutes in a potential playoff series.
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