Eastern Conference Finals: (3) Bucks vs. (5) Hawks, Part 2 | Tied 2-2

lambchop · Post #2241 » by **lambchop** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 10:47 am

Hawks have the best fans. That said, get well soon Giannis!

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Antinomy · Post #2242 » by **Antinomy** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 10:55 am

The way Giannis got hurt reminded me of those early Andrew Bynum injuries.

Childs · Post #2243 » by **Childs** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 10:59 am

Hopefully Middleton and Holiday step up, but I really don't trust Bud for creating a coherent offensive scheme now.

BudenFerry · Post #2244 » by **BudenFerry** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 11:12 am

HotRocks34 wrote:What a turn of events.

Guessing now Suns/Hawks Finals. Who would have imagined that at the start of the season?

Phoenix looking good for the title, IMO. I won't count out the Hawks, though, if Trae heals up.

Don't want to give up on the Hawks, but Giannis is so central to everything they do not sure the team can recover from that. And I don't think the Clips have the bodies/endurance to take 2 more games from the Suns.

I'm not overlooking the Bucks, but I don't see why everyone is crowning the Sun's in a Hawks/Suns matchup. The Suns have yet to beat a healthy team in these playoffs. I think folks are going to be surprised, yet again, if Trae, Bogie and Cam are all healthy in a Suns vs Hawks series.

Statlanta · Post #2245 » by **Statlanta** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 11:15 am

I go to sleep thinking it's not gonna be an eventful game then I wakeup to wiretap full of Injury updates lol. This season is terrible

BudenFerry · Post #2246 » by **BudenFerry** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 11:20 am

Spanish_Laker wrote:Micky Mouse title and asterisk for next champion (unless it is the Clippers). Superstars going down on every team except one, what a season.

Take your homer takes back to the Lakers board. You are just salty because LeBron is washed and can no longer carry a team.

BudenFerry · Post #2247 » by **BudenFerry** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 11:28 am

LBJKB24MJ23 wrote:Giannis injury changes a lot.

this series is a toss up now. probably give kudos to the Hawks supporting roster. don't think they have a problem scoring - which is something the Bucks will struggle with now, i believe. Hawks win this series now, imo

I don't think it's that easy. Lou Will played out of his mind tonight which means he will probably be ice cold for the rest of the series. I don't think the Trae-less Hawks will look near as good if Lou's shot isn't falling. (I hope I'm wrong though). We need Trae if we are going to advance.

BudenFerry · Post #2248 » by **BudenFerry** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 11:30 am

CraftylikeaFox wrote:Im definitely here for the Bucks fans vs. Hawks fans going at it. Two fan bases that historically haven’t supported their team now going hard in the paint at each other.

Shouldn't you be hanging around draft and lottery threads. Both teams have tons of diehard supporters.

Spanish_Laker · Post #2249 » by **Spanish_Laker** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 12:20 pm

BudenFerry wrote:
Spanish_Laker wrote:Micky Mouse title and asterisk for next champion (unless it is the Clippers). Superstars going down on every team except one, what a season.

Take your homer takes back to the Lakers board. You are just salty because LeBron is washed and can no longer carry a team.

Spotted the LeBron hater whose sorry ass team has been repeteadly wiped out by the King :lol:

flytimes11 · Post #2250 » by **flytimes11** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 12:27 pm

All of those Bucks in 5 predictions looking crazy. Realgm never gives teams credit, a blind man saw this was going more than 5 games after game 1. I love how this site makes an excuse for anything they don't think is supposed to happen. Hypotheticals and scenarios hold more weight on this site than actually winning lol. :lol:

Ill love to see the saltiness if the Hawks actually win a title.

NDaATL · Post #2251 » by **NDaATL** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 12:36 pm

I really hope Giannis is OK. Probably the most likeable star player in the league, and the league is so much better with him. I will be rooting for his quick and healthy return, hopefully this is just an ugly scare.

Chanel Bomber · Post #2252 » by **Chanel Bomber** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 12:39 pm

NDaATL wrote:I really hope Giannis is OK. Probably the most likeable star player in the league, and the league is so much better with him. I will be rooting for his quick and healthy return, hopefully this is just an ugly scare.

What are the expectations regarding Trae Young's return by the way?

Could he play in the Finals if the Hawks were to win this series?

BudenFerry · Post #2253 » by **BudenFerry** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 12:40 pm

Spanish_Laker wrote:
BudenFerry wrote:
Spanish_Laker wrote:Micky Mouse title and asterisk for next champion (unless it is the Clippers). Superstars going down on every team except one, what a season.

Take your homer takes back to the Lakers board. You are just salty because LeBron is washed and can no longer carry a team.

Spotted the LeBron hater whose sorry ass team has been repeteadly wiped out by the King

Stay salty on the sidelines. It's a new era and the Lake Show is set for a rebuild.

Tha Cynic · Post #2254 » by **Tha Cynic** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 12:42 pm

Ballerhogger wrote:Giannis out wow it he doesn’t play game 5 the hawks will win

...

And... People still don't learn. :lol:

chrismikayla · Post #2255 » by **chrismikayla** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 12:42 pm

BudenFerry wrote:
LBJKB24MJ23 wrote:Giannis injury changes a lot.

this series is a toss up now. probably give kudos to the Hawks supporting roster. don't think they have a problem scoring - which is something the Bucks will struggle with now, i believe. Hawks win this series now, imo

I don't think it's that easy. Lou Will played out of his mind tonight which means he will probably be ice cold for the rest of the series. I don't think the Trae-less Hawks will look near as good if Lou's shot isn't falling. (I hope I'm wrong though). We need Trae if we are going to advance.

But also if Cam and Dunn continue to get minutes the defense will be better also. So they won’t have to score as much hopefully. Oh and keep Solo off the floor LOL. But I think Nate realized starting him is not the best idea.

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Jordan45822 · Post #2256 » by **Jordan45822** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 1:09 pm

Bucks -5 favorites for game 5

Sothron · Post #2257 » by **Sothron** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 1:27 pm

I'm cautiously optimistic that Trae and Capela will be cleared to play in game five. I'm not sure about Giannis. I hope he's not seriously hurt.

hauntedcomputer · Post #2258 » by **hauntedcomputer** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 1:54 pm

Nuntius wrote:
This is why the games are played but, man, **** those injuries this year. They're devastating. Maybe this season should have never happened.

Trae and Giannis injuries had nothing to do with the scheduling of this season. Most of the SooperDooperStar injuries were the same way, just flukes. The fact is the game is played harder than ever with more movement and the most athletic big men in the world.

To me this just shows how exciting and compelling NBA basketball can be if they stop building around SooperDooperStar brands, but I know armchair America is just too lazy to look beyond the celebrity stuff. Nobody here predicted to the Hawks to do what they did, either in this game or the playoffs in general. It's refreshing.

kg01 · Post #2259 » by **kg01** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 2:13 pm

NDaATL wrote:I really hope Giannis is OK. Probably the most likeable star player in the league, and the league is so much better with him. I will be rooting for his quick and healthy return, hopefully this is just an ugly scare.

Agreed. Hope it just looked scary but he's ok to return.

Proud of the crowd's reaction, btw. All class.

Galloisdaman · Post #2260 » by **Galloisdaman** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 2:39 pm

I really enjoyed watching the Hawks move the ball last night. They all were looking to pass and help each other. That kept them energized on offense and defense.

Hawks, Bucks, Bawks, or Hucks?