Game Thread: Hawks vs Raptors -- 2/7

[King Ken]

This kid has developed really nicely.

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There's a young forward in this draft with the potential to provide similar production/effectiveness on the court:

Sekou Doumboya boys and girls. Keep an eye out for him.

Siakam is 4 inches longer

[Jamaaliver]

There's a young forward in this draft with the potential to provide similar production/effectiveness on the court:

Sekou Doumboya boys and girls. Keep an eye out for him.

Siakam is 4 inches longer

NOTED.

But, Sekou just turned 18 and is still growing.

Literally.

[dms269]

Why is our rotation 13 players deep?

[jayu70]

Why is our rotation 13 players deep?

Is it usually, or just last night?
Starters - Trae, Kevin, Taurean, Collins, Ded.

Bench - Lin, Bembry, Baze and either Spellman or Len depending on matchups or foul trouble. If Spel is shooting great he'll get more playing time. When yeams play small, Len sits.
Vince may or may not play depending on matchups.

Justin Anderson and Jaylen Adams played when the game was decided last night.

So we typically use an 11-man rotation.

[Jamaaliver]

Hawks kick off homestand with uneven loss to Raptors

Things were great and then they weren’t...


In the second half, it all fell apart for the Hawks.

The Raptors dropped the zone and the Hawks went cold from three and both of those thing proved to be a deadly combination. In fact, the Hawks only hit three threes in the second half, shooting 3-of-15 from three.

“We got up a little more on the pick-and-roll but we just got locked in,” said Nurse of the second half defense. “We were so much better in transition, which slowed them down and I thought we did a heck of a job of just keeping the ball in front of us. We limited a lot of their paint touches and when they did kick it out we were right underneath.”

The Hawks’ three-point shooting should’ve always been expected to regress after shooting 13-of-17 from three to start this game. And the Raptors knew this too.

The Hawks scored just 32 of their 109 point in the paint and did not shoot the ball well at the rim.

Peachtree Hoops

[Jamaaliver]

I really like this guy.

Pascal Siakam is happy he didn’t get traded

A career-high 33 points, 14 rebounds, and four assists. Pascal Siakam was nothing short of spectacular. He was extremely efficient on the night, and with half the roster elsewhere, finally received the volume he is capable of.

Siakam has already broken his career high in multiple categories, multiple times this year. Add this one to the stack/ Considering his role, it might last for a while unless Toronto experiences an injury.

Raptors -- Fansided

Pascal Siakam was a huge reason why the shorthanded Raptors hung around in this one, scoring 20 first half points.

He was just a force driving towards the rim, no one had answer once Siakam got any sort of steam heading down the lane.

“Lots of energy and athleticism,” said John Collins of Siakam. “Real solid handle for a tall dude and he has the ability to get in the paint and finish. Tough guy to defend, especially at the four spot. He’s having a hell of a year.”

Siakam went 6-of-8 at the rim in the first half and his 20 points in the first half were huge for the Raptors.

Peachtree Hoops

[ATL Boy]

Was at the game. 2nd half was rough, Collins got outplayed. On to the next game. 6th man section is fun though!

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You were in the section tonight?

I was! First time.

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That great. I’m glad you had fun!