RHODEY wrote:robillionaire wrote:RHODEY wrote:
Plus when those teams made their runs they were healthy. We are down 2 starters and 2 key bench guys....that alone says we have huge upside.
Right, this is not a team that is at the ceiling of their potential based on the injuries alone. I’m really not sure why the Hawks fell off the way they did though. You’d have thought they’d be a threat for years to come.
I think those Hawks were actually flukey. They caught teams slipping then because their offense was loaded relative to other teams .. But none of their guys have improved past that point while other teams in the east certainly did.\
Trae is tough to build around and their defense was/still is bad. Honestly they remind me of this year's Pacers. Great offensively , while catching undermanned or unprepared teams in the playoffs - making them seem better than they actually are.
Gotta say maybe some of the moves they made were bad too. Maybe signing Murray wasn’t a good fit for them. We gotta make sure whatever we do doesn’t mess up what we have going for us. Signing Kemba and Fournier nearly killed us after that season too but thankfully we recovered fast