Hawks are 17-24. What's happening?

Liver_Pooty · Post #161 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Sun Nov 21, 2021 5:21 am

Legit laughed at the "Hawks are 8-9 where are all the haters at now" post. Lol good job, I guess.

GSP · Post #162 » by **GSP** » Sun Nov 21, 2021 5:55 am

5-1 without Deandre Hunter.........They beat Philly and took it to Milwaukee before Trae got hurt too w/o him.......

chrismikayla · Post #163 » by **chrismikayla** » Sun Nov 21, 2021 6:20 am

GSP wrote:5-1 without Deandre Hunter.........They beat Philly and took it to Milwaukee before Trae got hurt too w/o him.......

I'm just guessing of course, but I don't think Dre was 100 percent healthy, he wasn't moving well out there. Also, it seems Huerter has thrived in a starting role the past six games.

Threezus · Post #164 » by **Threezus** » Sun Nov 21, 2021 7:48 am

Yeah Dre for sure wasn't healthy and it has been noticeable compared to early last season when he was our 2nd best player. Hopefully he can get back to what he was one day but you never know. With that said the biggest thing i have noticed is how well Capela is moving the last few games and how much a difference that makes for the Hawks. Alot of our defense is based around Cap and when he isn't healthy it hurts us big time. The healthier he gets the better our team looks overall.

CP War Hawks · Post #165 » by **CP War Hawks** » Sun Nov 21, 2021 10:40 am

If I'm a Hawks fan, I wouldn't acknowledge the attention seekers. If you know this team, it's all understood. They will go on a massive landslide of Ws all through the remainder of this calendar year I'd reckon...

Long as certain guys stay healthy. Nobody remembers the fast starts, only the strong finishes

MotownMadness · Post #166 » by **MotownMadness** » Sun Nov 21, 2021 10:59 am

CP War Hawks wrote:If I'm a Hawks fan, I wouldn't acknowledge the attention seekers. If you know this team, it's all understood. They will go on a massive landslide of Ws all through the remainder of this calendar year I'd reckon...

Long as certain guys stay healthy. Nobody remembers the fast starts, only the strong finishes

Right, I'm sure this type of crap happens every year with slow starts and hot takes (actually we know it does).

We're still not even a quarter through the season though. Gotta not forget that when overthinking some of these records and individual play.

Lalouie · Post #167 » by **Lalouie** » Sun Nov 21, 2021 11:13 am

atl is at that level where there's lots of movement

9 of the top10 teams in the east are all unexpectedly good or bad.
in fact it's safe to say that the only unaffected teams are still there at the bottom. but it's chaos everywhere else. there is no team specific explanation. this is macro sports at work.

the result of this chaos is, guess who's just above atl.......MILWAUKEE AND PHILLY. so for the immediate time being, those two are who atl has to jump ahead of

chrismikayla · Post #168 » by **chrismikayla** » Sun Nov 21, 2021 10:34 pm

Threezus wrote:Yeah Dre for sure wasn't healthy and it has been noticeable compared to early last season when he was our 2nd best player. Hopefully he can get back to what he was one day but you never know. With that said the biggest thing i have noticed is how well Capela is moving the last few games and how much a difference that makes for the Hawks. Alot of our defense is based around Cap and when he isn't healthy it hurts us big time. The healthier he gets the better our team looks overall.

Spot on about Clint moving better and looking like his own self. He's the anchor of the defense and it's great when he is fully in shape. I think he had to play his way into shape.

Sothron · Post #169 » by **Sothron** » Mon Nov 22, 2021 2:19 am

Capela is finally back to being Capela. It has been huge to have that anchor for our defense back. We aren't winning without him playing like a beast.

Chanel Bomber · Post #170 » by **Chanel Bomber** » Mon Nov 22, 2021 2:38 am

Hawks will be fine.

Injuries and ECF hangover affected their early season play.

They'll be a top 5 Eastern Conference team when the regular season is over.

Threezus · Post #171 » by **Threezus** » Mon Nov 22, 2021 3:08 am

chrismikayla wrote:
Threezus wrote:Yeah Dre for sure wasn't healthy and it has been noticeable compared to early last season when he was our 2nd best player. Hopefully he can get back to what he was one day but you never know. With that said the biggest thing i have noticed is how well Capela is moving the last few games and how much a difference that makes for the Hawks. Alot of our defense is based around Cap and when he isn't healthy it hurts us big time. The healthier he gets the better our team looks overall.

Spot on about Clint moving better and looking like his own self. He's the anchor of the defense and it's great when he is fully in shape. I think he had to play his way into shape.

Yeah anyone who has played sports before knows it takes a few weeks of playing to get to 100% game quality healthy where you trust it enough to do everything you usually do and for it not to be sore or swollen when getting back into shape.

JonFromVA · Post #172 » by **JonFromVA** » Mon Nov 22, 2021 3:29 am

The Hawks had a nice season last year ... it doesn't mean they've arrived. All the 20-win teams last year will be trying to take that same step ... well except the tankers.

Sothron · Post #173 » by **Sothron** » Tue Nov 23, 2021 2:50 am

Well would you look at that. Another win. 5 in a row. Hawks are now 9-9 and are gang busting people. All you haters and doomsayers look so brilliant now.

Buzzard · Post #174 » by **Buzzard** » Tue Nov 23, 2021 2:55 am

Sothron wrote:Well would you look at that. Another win. 5 in a row. Hawks are now 9-9 and are gang busting people. All you haters and doomsayers look so brilliant now.

The schedule is leveling out. A short two game road trip coming up: then close out the month with the Knicks at home on the 27th.

TheNewEra · Post #175 » by **TheNewEra** » Tue Nov 23, 2021 3:09 am

Glad the Hawks are back on track

Post #176 » by **Jamaaliver** » Tue Nov 23, 2021 3:10 am

Hawks should continue moving up the standings the next few weeks.

Read on Twitter

Buzzard · Post #177 » by **Buzzard** » Tue Nov 23, 2021 3:19 am

Jamaaliver wrote:Hawks should continue moving up the standings the next few weeks.

Read on Twitter

Some of those teams are pretty good sleepers.Houston, Orlando, maybe Memphis are the only bad teams.

iLLmatic860 · Post #178 » by **iLLmatic860** » Tue Nov 23, 2021 3:26 am

Buzzard wrote:
Jamaaliver wrote:Hawks should continue moving up the standings the next few weeks.

Read on Twitter

Some of those teams are pretty good sleepers.Houston, Orlando, maybe Memphis are the only bad teams.

Add NYK to the list of bad teams

Randle dont want any smoke with atl

Saint Lazarus · Post #179 » by **Saint Lazarus** » Tue Nov 23, 2021 3:28 am

Liver_Pooty wrote:Legit laughed at the "Hawks are 8-9 where are all the haters at now" post. Lol good job, I guess.

One of the funniest unironic posts in realgm history. Reminds me of the webcomic where the guy is splashing champagne and celebrating with a 3rd place on the podium

CP War Hawks · Post #180 » by **CP War Hawks** » Tue Nov 23, 2021 3:31 am

Buzzard wrote:
Jamaaliver wrote:Hawks should continue moving up the standings the next few weeks.

Read on Twitter

Some of those teams are pretty good sleepers.Houston, Orlando, maybe Memphis are the only bad teams.

Hawks should be favored in all except for Philly. I honestly expect them to go 8-2. They have figured out a rotational system that has them winning relatively comfortably during this streak