Game Thread: Hawks at Spurs, 04/02/19

[peoriabird]

LP's not going to forget about his responsibilities as the coach just so Trae can try to brute force his way to ROY. Let Trae learn and whatever frustrations he has he can turn into motivation for next season.

And plus you don't win rookie of the year Building houses from downtown either. Trae still has too much hero ball in him.

[ATL Boy]

I completely agree with the decision to pull Trae. Get those bad habits of forced hero ball and launching out of rhythm 30-footers out of him.

We win this game if Collins and Prince play. The Spurs look like first round fodder no matter who they play in the playoffs. It's a good tank game to help solidify the 5th best odds on our part.

[personanongrata]

We were horrible down the stretch. Blew a nine point lead in the 4th quarter. Baze has arguably his best game of the year.

[Jamaaliver]

Read on Twitter

[graymule]

4 game spread in loss column now.
Guess we've nailed 5th.

[benhillboy]

4 game spread in loss column now.
Guess we've nailed 5th.

Seems like an optimal situation for CLP The Don and General Schlenk. Put a decent product on the floor (when fully healthy) yet still secure the young assets. I see enough parallel between Steph and Trae in their first seasons.

Both virtually played the whole season, teams won 28-30 games. That first month was so rough for Trae while Steph’s floor game and shooting was eye-popping off the bat. His usage was considerably lower than Trae’s because Don Nelson thought it smart to award 29.5 to Monta Ellis (OMG).

Schlenk is way ahead of that Warriors pace. Their entire roster was wiped clean around Steph. I’m 100% sure Kevin, John, and Bembry are part of his ideal roster. What he does at the 5 going forward will be most intriguing. Len definately trying to step up his tax bracket with over 60 threes and 100 dunks as a BU.

[peoriabird]

Len definately trying to step up his tax bracket with over 60 threes and 100 dunks as a BU.

I'm starting to warm up to Len...Starting to feel like he is a keeper.