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Jamaaliver wrote:
Jamaaliver wrote:If Trae finally avg 30ppg and Dejounte just matches his 20ppg avg from previous year, we should see 60 games where these two combine for 50+ points -- cementing their spot as best backcourt in the East.
D21 wrote:I would say maybe the best offensive backcourt in the East, but I don't see them being the best overall backcourt, I have yet to see Murray being able to defend on big SGs first.
And would prefer to see Trae playing like Nash, even if I have no problem to see him scoring more than 30pts when the game leads to that.
Jamaaliver wrote:D21 wrote:I would say maybe the best offensive backcourt in the East, but I don't see them being the best overall backcourt, I have yet to see Murray being able to defend on big SGs first.
And would prefer to see Trae playing like Nash, even if I have no problem to see him scoring more than 30pts when the game leads to that.
These rankings feel right to you?
Jamaaliver wrote:D21 wrote:I would say maybe the best offensive backcourt in the East, but I don't see them being the best overall backcourt, I have yet to see Murray being able to defend on big SGs first.
And would prefer to see Trae playing like Nash, even if I have no problem to see him scoring more than 30pts when the game leads to that.
These rankings feel right to you?
D21 wrote:I hope I will be wrong in the end and that this roster can succeed, but at this moment, I still think that the team would be better with guys like Hield and Turner instead of Murray and Capela
The AthleticNBA’s biggest early surprises in 2023-24
Atlanta Hawks
Dejounte Murray: The Hawks were one of the league’s best offensive teams in the first two weeks, despite Trae Young being off to a career-worst start shooting (33.6 percent). Murray is the biggest reason things are working. Entering Thursday, he was shooting 50 percent from the field and averaging a career-high 22.6 points and 6.1 assists per game. There are going to be lingering questions about how well the Young-Murray backcourt will develop long term, but the fact that Murray signed an extension and surprisingly bypassed expected free agency indicates how committed he is to making it work in Atlanta
Jamaaliver wrote:
Doc Rivers wrote:It has not worked. They are both small in size. Now, Murray will try to defend and he is very competitive, but he is still small at the end of the day and slight. Yeah... I don't see it working. I'm with you, I thought Q (Haws head coach Quin Snyder) would come in and change them and they have, they have been better on offense at times, but after that, they are not a deep team and you just don't see it on a night-to-night basis with them.
Trae at the end of a game... no one wants to be in a one-point game and you saw it last year against Boston, you don't want to be in a one-point game when that dude is on the floor with the ball because he is capable of making shots, but the defense from him is poor and you have to do both ends if you want to win in this league.
