tanking sucks.

[Jamaaliver]

As it stands, they are on pace to win 13 games. You could have the worst record, and legitimately land at spots 3-4 which would not be ideal.

You'd still come away with your future swingman.

Know that whether we win 13 games or 21 games, we're still likely to only have a 14% chance of getting a #1 pick after the season is done.

With that in mind, I'd definitely prefer to win at least 20 games and be modestly competitive the other 60+ games.



I'm with Robo_claw. The goal is to gain the #1 pick in the draft, not to simply lose every game.

[Spud2nique]

Play hard build chemistry and let the balls land where they may. Having said that we prolly get a top 3 pick no matter how hard we try.

[Jamaaliver]

This is some illustrious company to be alongside.

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Losing is part of the rebuild. But the huge, deflating losses I'll never be able to stomach.

Those are the games where fans and even refs/opposing players just want it to be over...

[macd-gm]

Well this isn't exactly tanking other than the front office tanked the team in the offseason. I think of tanking more as a team that could be winning games doing things to not win games. We just don't have the personnel to win many games. I think we're trying really hard to win.

[macd-gm]

If we get Zion it'll all be worth it.

[Spud2nique]

Well this isn't exactly tanking other than the front office tanked the team in the offseason. I think of tanking more as a team that could be winning games doing things to not win games. We just don't have the personnel to win many games. I think we're trying really hard to win.

Agreed! People keep saying we are tanking. We just don’t have the experience. 1/4 of our guys are rooks!

[Spud2nique]

If we get Zion it'll all be worth it.

I’ll be dreaming till we land one some day.

I have always wanted a consensus #1 in ATL. Never had it. It’s our turn.

[macd-gm]

Well this isn't exactly tanking other than the front office tanked the team in the offseason. I think of tanking more as a team that could be winning games doing things to not win games. We just don't have the personnel to win many games. I think we're trying really hard to win.

Agreed! People keep saying we are tanking. We just don’t have the experience. 1/4 of our guys are rooks!

By minutes played. 4 of the top 5 are 3rd year or less. Our 4 vets are all borderline starters on most teams in the league.

Trae - rookie
Prince - 3rd year
Baze - vet
Collins - 2nd year
Bembry - 3rd year
Dedmon - vet
Len - vet
Huerter - rookie
Lin - vet
Spellman - rookie

[pssshhhrrr87]

:D

For all you tank fans, all good things must end. Sooner or later this Hawk team will win again.
Maybe this week!!

Hopefully next year or two. This team needs more talent.

[benhillboy]

Yeah it does. It was masked last season due to a 7th ranked three point attack. This year a hair-brained model that has the team 4th in attempts but dead last in percentage smh.

[Jamaaliver]

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Thus far, it has, uh, not worked out well for Atlanta. This team is bad at every facet of the game: offensive rating (30th), defensive rating (23rd), 3-point offense (29th), 3-point defense (30th), and turnovers (30th), according to NBA.com.

That said, the process has produced some promising signs; as of Dec. 4, the Hawks rank sixth in passes per game, fourth in potential assists, and second in both “open” and “wide open” 3-point attempts. However, the team has failed to convert many of those good chances, placing 27th in open 3-point percentage and 29th in wide open percentage, per NBA.com.

Conversely, Golden State ranks 16th and second in those same categories. It doesn’t take much research to figure out why that’s the case; the Warriors have prodigious 3-point shooting talent. The Hawks do not — yet.

[F]or an Atlanta franchise that wants to shape its starting back court in the image of Curry and Thompson, they clearly showed that there’s still plenty of work to be done with them in their most recent matchup.

But as some of the stats show, this could bear some fruit if the Hawks play a little better on defense and start to make some of the open 3s that often clank off the rim for them. It probably won’t happen this year as the Hawks appear destined for the lottery again, but they have a small chance to make something that was so improbable the first time around happen again.

[Jamaaliver]

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