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Vincecarder wrote:Will the real Kevin Huerter please stand up......

Again, I'm not too worried about Kevin as I know he will bounce back but if he is laying a few more goose eggs maybe a game or 2 in the D-league where he can take enough shots to get back into some kind of flow might be necessary.

Jamaaliver wrote:

Vincecarder wrote:Will the real Kevin Huerter please stand up......

Again, I'm not too worried about Kevin as I know he will bounce back but if he is laying a few more goose eggs maybe a game or 2 in the D-league where he can take enough shots to get back into some kind of flow might be necessary.

It's been two weeks...a bit soon to start mentioning demotion to the minor leagues.

With that said, I don't think it's a coincidence Huerter was given last night off for 'rest'.

shakes0 wrote:

Jamaaliver wrote:

Vincecarder wrote:Will the real Kevin Huerter please stand up......

Again, I'm not too worried about Kevin as I know he will bounce back but if he is laying a few more goose eggs maybe a game or 2 in the D-league where he can take enough shots to get back into some kind of flow might be necessary.

It's been two weeks...a bit soon to start mentioning demotion to the minor leagues.

With that said, I don't think it's a coincidence Huerter was given last night off for 'rest'.

was he off for rest last night? They never said why during the telecast.

Did he get really tired making that one basket in his last two games?

shakes0 wrote:

Jamaaliver wrote:

Vincecarder wrote:Will the real Kevin Huerter please stand up......

Again, I'm not too worried about Kevin as I know he will bounce back but if he is laying a few more goose eggs maybe a game or 2 in the D-league where he can take enough shots to get back into some kind of flow might be necessary.

It's been two weeks...a bit soon to start mentioning demotion to the minor leagues.

With that said, I don't think it's a coincidence Huerter was given last night off for 'rest'.

was he off for rest last night? They never said why during the telecast.

Did he get really tired making that one basket in his last two games?

Jamaaliver wrote:Thoughts on this development?
Does it make Huerter more tradable?
Does it make Bogdan more likely to be moved or benched?
Any chance Hunter comes off the bench when he returns from injury?

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Kevin Huerter has made a strong case to continue starting



Kevin Huerter became a starter a few weeks into his rookie season and remained in that role throughout the two rebuilding seasons before the team signed Bogdan Bogdanovic in free agency ahead of the 2020 season. Huerter moved into a bench role, while Bogdanovic became the starting shooting guard and De’Andre Hunter the starting small forward.

The Hawks have a 34.8 net rating when Huerter is on the floor alongside Young, Capela, Collins and Bogdanovic. They’re scoring 129.8 points per 100 possessions — the highest scoring offense for five-man lineups — and allowing just 95 points per 100 possessions defensively — the third-best defensive group.

When Hunter eventually returns to play — which should be in January — the Hawks have to strongly consider bringing Hunter off the bench until he proves that he should be starting again. It’s clear that Huerter with the starting group works better than when he’s coming off the bench. There’s a large discrepancy in Huerter’s splits this season when he’s with the starters and when he’s coming off the bench. Part of that is because Huerter started so slowly this season, working his way into game shape coming off his offseason ankle procedure, but part of it also is because of his comfort playing with two guys in Young and Collins who he’s played with since the beginning of his career.

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“It’s a role I’ve been in since I’ve been in the league, for the most part,” Huerter said. “It’s one I’m comfortable in. I think starting games and getting a rhythm right away … kind of throughout my career, I feel like I’ve slowly worked my way into games. It was an adjustment coming off the bench. I’m sure there’s going to be an opportunity, whether it’s this year or the rest of my career, coming off the bench. It’s something I have to continue to work on — it’s having that energy right when I get in and being aggressive right when I get in. I have good chemistry with these guys — John, Trae, Clint now for a little bit. I think my chemistry with the first group is a little bit better. It’s something we’re still getting with the second group when I’m out there, but I’m just trying to win games.”

Before Hunter initially tore his meniscus last season, he was a monster on both ends of the floor. He did not look like the same player to start this campaign. The Hawks’ offense wasn’t as crisp as it is with Huerter in the starting lineup over Hunter. Atlanta’s offense tended to stagnate with Hunter, as he isn’t the passer nor outside shooter Huerter currently is. It’s much more free flowing now.

...what makes Huerter so important for the Hawks’ starters is doing all of the little things — making the extra pass, not settling for contested jumpers, being a willing defender — in order to impact the game meaningfully. The Hawks have so much talent on the wing, and having a decision like this one isn’t a bad problem to have. But Huerter has made his case that when Hunter is back fully healthy, it shouldn’t be a guarantee that he needs to go back with the second unit. He is an ideal connecting piece for this current starting group.

"From what I understand, they have talked to the Blazers about CJ McCollum," said Windhorst. "They have talked to the Kings about De'Aaron Fox. They have talked to the Rockets about Eric Gordon. They have talked to the Hawks about Kevin Huerter. Probably more that I don't know about. Obviously the offers for these players wouldn't be the same. But the Pelicans are buying."
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