12/22 - 7PM CST | G32: Atlanta Hawks at Oklahoma City Thunder

Post #21 » by **ThunderBolt** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 2:06 am

It’s nice to see us using Dre properly.

NaturalThunder · Post #22 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 2:06 am

We're 9/13 from three which, with this team, worries me in the second half. We obviously won't finish the game 18/24 from three; they're going to stop falling. Hopefully we don't keep jacking threes when the do stop falling, and attack the rim for easy paint points which are going to be there against a Hawks team with zero inside presence.

NaturalThunder · Post #23 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 2:11 am

I know we lost to them recently, but how does anyone fall behind by 26 in the second half to the Nets?

Again, their starting lineup is Dinwiddie-Crabbe-Carroll-RHJ-Zeller. That's an ugly looking starting lineup and they're currently beating the Wizards 84-58 with two minutes left in the 3rd quarter.

Meanwhile, Harden has another 30 point 1st half. Well on his way to finally getting that MVP. I'm just glad Russ got his first.

Post #24 » by **Dadouv47** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 2:12 am

Ironically I don't think Brian Davis remembers cupcake calling ''those cats'' when he gives this nickname to Huestis :lol:

Post #25 » by **Dadouv47** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 2:12 am

Adams so impressive this year. He's a beast.

Post #26 » by **slick_watts** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 2:15 am

is the abrines for belli trade still on the table? we run that off-screen play for abrines sometimes and when he's not late and actually gets a shot it seems like he misses 80% of the time. belli was late on the first one they ran and he drilled it anyway. i'd swap them in a nanosecond. we can't continue with 9 playable guys. abrines is knocking on the door of unplayable, and huestis is nearby (but at least huestis can defend-- sorta).

Post #27 » by **ThunderBolt** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 2:27 am

When is George going to start playing like an allstar? When he drives he seems to have no ability to elevate and ends up getting his shot blocked.

Post #28 » by **Dadouv47** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 2:31 am

Tonight we are moving the ball well but PG13 sucks indeed. Even his passing is bad

Post #29 » by **ThunderBolt** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 2:31 am

Typical third quarter garbage.

NaturalThunder · Post #30 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 2:32 am

Robes misses two FTs that could've put us up by 17, Ilyasova comes down and hits a ridiculous, heavily contested three, we miss on our next possession, Belinelli gets an old-fashioned 3P play, and just like that our lead is down to 9.

Thundershock88 · Post #31 » by **Thundershock88** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 2:33 am

Well, here we go.

NaturalThunder · Post #32 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 2:34 am

And then Belinelli hits a pull-up, contested three off a screen and it's a 6-point game.

Robes misses two FTs when we had a 15 point lead and the Hawks rattle off a super-quick 9-0 run. This is going to end up being a competitive game against a 7-24 team without their best player. I thought surely, against a team this awful without their best player, our usual second half pitifulness wouldn't get in the way of a blowout win.

I hate this team.

So much.

Funcrusher · Post #33 » by **Funcrusher** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 2:35 am

Need to involve George more in this quarter.

NaturalThunder · Post #34 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 2:36 am

That's the first time I've seen the "Thunder Bucket" challenge, but how does anyone ever not win that? You're pop-a-shotting balls that four of could fit through the rim four at a time three feet from the basket.

hardenASG13 · Post #35 » by **hardenASG13** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 2:36 am

Why do the starters stall so much offensively when they play 2 guys who can't create a shot, dribble a ball, and rarely set up others?

NaturalThunder · Post #36 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 2:37 am

PG comes down and fires a 17-foot pull-up jumper 5 seconds into the shot clock in the midst of a 9-0 run by our opponent.

There's the second half Thunder we've come to know and hate.

ozwizard8 · Post #37 » by **ozwizard8** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 2:40 am

Robertson give a life kiss to Hawks. 10 point run thanks to robinson.

Missed 2fts, Belinelli got hot thanks to his stupid and one. He also let Ilyasova's three( Melo was on belinelli's inbound.)

Robertson is not a great defender. He never disrupts the opposing player. His athleticisim and length bother them slighlty but thats it.
Washed up belinelli easily fools Robertson.

Thanks to him e killed offensive flow and on defense he let easy points. Now Hawks team has much more energy to defend. Game was almost over and now it'll take more energy to beat hawks.

Robertson is the real problem of this team!

Funcrusher · Post #38 » by **Funcrusher** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 2:42 am

hardenASG13 wrote:Why do the starters stall so much offensively when they play 2 guys who can't create a shot, dribble a ball, and rarely set up others?

We are wasting possessions simply by having players stall with the ball too much. It's very frustrating.

NaturalThunder · Post #39 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 2:43 am

Hack-a-Robes.

Good strategy. The guy couldn't make FTs if they were from 5-feet away instead of 15-feet.

NaturalThunder · Post #40 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 2:44 am

How are we going through our usual second half ineptitude against a 7-24 team without their best player?