2019 NBA Draft Prep Part 2

Radioblacktive1 · Post #301 » by **Radioblacktive1** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 2:31 am

hawks_fan25 wrote:If Bruno is there at 33, we gotta try to get it from BOS by taking on Baynes

Baynes has been traded to Phoenix

_s_t_u_r_t_ · Post #302 » by **_s_t_u_r_t_** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 2:32 am

hawks_fan25 wrote:If Bruno is there at 33, we gotta try to get it from BOS by taking on Baynes

Read on Twitter

hawks_fan25 · Post #303 » by **hawks_fan25** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 2:41 am

Oh, missed that. There are still some guys I liked in Bruno and Claxton out there. I hope we go after one of them.

CP War Hawks · Post #304 » by **CP War Hawks** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 2:56 am

Golly, we need to get back in the 2nd, value round galore.

gundysmullet · Post #305 » by **gundysmullet** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:01 am

Geaux_Hawks wrote:
gundysmullet wrote:Honest question: can someone name one thing that Cam Reddish does better than Cam Johnson? Yet one is a projected top 10 pick and the other is projected middle to end of the first round, yet the latter is superior at every skill set. Interesting how marketing and group think can gave such a heavy impact on life decisions

Gotta be a joke right?! Cam Johnson is a shooter, and a shooter only. He has no handle, very average defender at best, non existent as a creator passing or his own shot. The only thing Johnson is superior in, is the ability to shoot, and that's got a lot to do with Cam being very polished as he was a red shirt senior. If you want to bash Cam Reddish, maybe you should go back and look at Cam Johnson as a freshman as well. It took Johnson 5 years just to get to this level of play statistically, and he' still a one trick pony. I actually like Johnson too, but it's a slap in the face to compare the 2.

What was that?

Geaux_Hawks · Post #306 » by **Geaux_Hawks** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:03 am

gundysmullet wrote:
Geaux_Hawks wrote:
gundysmullet wrote:Honest question: can someone name one thing that Cam Reddish does better than Cam Johnson? Yet one is a projected top 10 pick and the other is projected middle to end of the first round, yet the latter is superior at every skill set. Interesting how marketing and group think can gave such a heavy impact on life decisions

Gotta be a joke right?! Cam Johnson is a shooter, and a shooter only. He has no handle, very average defender at best, non existent as a creator passing or his own shot. The only thing Johnson is superior in, is the ability to shoot, and that's got a lot to do with Cam being very polished as he was a red shirt senior. If you want to bash Cam Reddish, maybe you should go back and look at Cam Johnson as a freshman as well. It took Johnson 5 years just to get to this level of play statistically, and he' still a one trick pony. I actually like Johnson too, but it's a slap in the face to compare the 2.

What was that?

???

Radioblacktive1 · Post #307 » by **Radioblacktive1** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:09 am

gundysmullet wrote:
Geaux_Hawks wrote:
gundysmullet wrote:Honest question: can someone name one thing that Cam Reddish does better than Cam Johnson? Yet one is a projected top 10 pick and the other is projected middle to end of the first round, yet the latter is superior at every skill set. Interesting how marketing and group think can gave such a heavy impact on life decisions

Gotta be a joke right?! Cam Johnson is a shooter, and a shooter only. He has no handle, very average defender at best, non existent as a creator passing or his own shot. The only thing Johnson is superior in, is the ability to shoot, and that's got a lot to do with Cam being very polished as he was a red shirt senior. If you want to bash Cam Reddish, maybe you should go back and look at Cam Johnson as a freshman as well. It took Johnson 5 years just to get to this level of play statistically, and he' still a one trick pony. I actually like Johnson too, but it's a slap in the face to compare the 2.

What was that?

PHX’s front office is run by a half eaten bag of Doritos. Their picking of Cam Johnson is widely recognized as a reach especially when you add in his scary medical history and how he’s older than Devin Booker.

gundysmullet · Post #308 » by **gundysmullet** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:10 am

Geaux_Hawks wrote:
gundysmullet wrote:
Geaux_Hawks wrote:Gotta be a joke right?! Cam Johnson is a shooter, and a shooter only. He has no handle, very average defender at best, non existent as a creator passing or his own shot. The only thing Johnson is superior in, is the ability to shoot, and that's got a lot to do with Cam being very polished as he was a red shirt senior. If you want to bash Cam Reddish, maybe you should go back and look at Cam Johnson as a freshman as well. It took Johnson 5 years just to get to this level of play statistically, and he' still a one trick pony. I actually like Johnson too, but it's a slap in the face to compare the 2.

What was that?

???

They were drafted one pick a part so NBA personnel didn’t think there was nearly the gap in talent between the two of them than you did.

Geaux_Hawks · Post #309 » by **Geaux_Hawks** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:16 am

gundysmullet wrote:
Geaux_Hawks wrote:
gundysmullet wrote:What was that?

???

They were drafted one pick a part so NBA personnel didn’t think there was nearly the gap in talent between the two of them than you did.

Everyone and their mom said Phoenix reached. The Suns board is blown and many are upset we picked Reddish right in front of them. Hell, I live in Phoenix, and at the fans around here are pissed.

Phunkabilly · Post #310 » by **Phunkabilly** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:26 am

hawks_fan25 wrote:If Bruno is there at 33, we gotta try to get it from BOS by taking on Baynes

https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2019/06/bruno-fernando-traded-to-hawks-for-no-57-future-picks.html

Guess Schlenk was listening

Post #311 » by **ATL Boy** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:37 am

I wasn't in front of a laptop throughout the draft but I've never been this thrilled with a Hawks draft the night of. Schlenk has hit a grand slam thus far.

jayu70 · Post #312 » by **jayu70** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:39 am

Read on Twitter

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MaceCase · Post #313 » by **MaceCase** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 4:55 am

What a night.

lethalweapon3 · Post #314 » by **lethalweapon3** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 5:23 am

I totally misread when the Draft Party crowd at The Farm reacted WILDLY, and immediately, to the pick at #9.

"The gentrification in this town is getting out of control. All these happy Wizards fans crawling out the woodwork in our building is bad enough. But who knew these folks were such maniacal Gonzaga fans, too?"

Happiest Draft Party crowd I can remember, and for good reason. Very nice second-rounders, too.

Go Hawks!
~lw3

Radioblacktive1 · Post #315 » by **Radioblacktive1** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 6:33 am

Man all of our lineups sound amazing, but my favorite combination:
Trae
Huert
Reddish
Hunter
Collins

Lord bless whoever has to defend that for any amount of time.

We have so many valuable pieces. Coach Pierce should have a fun time trying different things once Baze is out of the way.

Spud2nique · Post #316 » by **Spud2nique** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 7:02 am

We did it again.

2018: A+ Trae Huerter Spellman
2019: A+ Hunter Cam Bruno

Add in the great Collins pick at 19 in 2017. Schlenk has been the best Hawks GM ever. Well as long as I’ve followed mid 80’s.

I can now truly say....I love our core

:rockon:

Years90Suns · Post #317 » by **Years90Suns** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 9:14 am

gundysmullet wrote:Honest question: can someone name one thing that Cam Reddish does better than Cam Johnson? Yet one is a projected top 10 pick and the other is projected middle to end of the first round, yet the latter is superior at every skill set. Interesting how marketing and group think can gave such a heavy impact on life decisions

I don't know whether he is better than Johnson or not, but I do agree that Reddish has a lot of hype. He is a shooter who can do other things, but he does not like contact at all. In current NBA, that is a huge problem...

atlantabbq99 · Post #318 » by **atlantabbq99** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 9:41 am

Last year I gave the Hawks an 'F' because the gap in talent between Ayton/Doncic and the rest of the players was too huge.

This year, I give the Hawks an '-A'. The gap in talent between Sekou Doumbouya and Hunter is not that much, but it is scary to think that Sekou will still grow to be 7feet.

I think that Reddish's weak mental game and poor work ethic will turn him into a bust, but if he just grows up and act like a professional he could be a poor man's Durant.

I'm amazed by getting Bruno!!! He is the 2nd best center in the draft. Everybody knows that Bruno has elite size, an above average jump shot, but Hawks fans will be surprised with Bruno's passing. He is no Jokic, but in 2-3years, he could be a 3-4 assist per game NBA center.

hawks_fan25 · Post #319 » by **hawks_fan25** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 9:44 am

Happy as a clam with this draft and how Schlenk just made it happen. TS is building us a winner!

Post #320 » by **Jamaaliver** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 11:35 am

Whoever invited Bol Bol to the green room at the draft should be fired.

While Bol drew focus early in the NBA draft for sporting a suit with a giant spiderweb emblazoned on it, the 7-foot-2 center became the most compelling prospect of the post-lottery picks, seemingly waiting forever in the green room to be selected.

Bol finally went with the No. 44 pick to the Nuggets (via the Heat), more than four hours after the draft begun.

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