Brad Rowland (@BTRowland, DIME on UPROXX) hosts episode No. 1361 of the Locked on Hawks podcast. The show breaks down Friday’s game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Denver Nuggets, including a comically busy injury report, three starters sidelined, stellar play from Dejounte Murray and AJ Griffin, strong supporting efforts, Bogdan Bogdanovic’s return, and much more.
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Shocking win! We will take it. Hawks may be a better team without Trae and John Collins. Welcome back Bogi. Go Hawks
I do not know anymore
It looked like the young guys could play their game without Trae. It looks like the players didn’t know there roles
It was odd that Trae was not on the bench
Now that’s how you play basketball
Trade Collins to Utah for Kelly and Malik, I would trade hunter he's injury prone mainly because he has no body fat, he can't take the pounding
IMO, seeing how this roster played down so many pieces is an even greater indictment of Nate and his mismanagement of the roster with his rotations. We have a lot of talented pieces who can give us what we need in moments in some games . It is annoying how when we are mostly healthy you can predict who is coming in and when, including when something isn’t working and their needs to be an adjustment . everyone being out forced Nate to utilize his depth and be creative with who is on the floor and that creativity payed off. He has to be willing to go deeper into the bench some nights . He has to be willing to be more creative with his rotations when the game calls for some kind of adjustment. Also Nate has to start utilizing AJ more . He needs more minutes and more looks on offense. Especially when the offense is getting stagnant and we can’t knock down a shot
I think fans are so fickle lol….Listen…Trae Young is a top 5 PG in the League…he is also a top 5 scorer in the NBA.
You need guys that can score on your team. You also need guys like Murray who is more relateable and gets other involved more. Thats also why he was brought to the Hawks..because of what he just showed. Hes a pros pro..and you need that on Teams.
I think Coach is figuring out that he doesnt have to play the same guys the whole game. That this team is talented enough to keep Murray, Young, Capela avg mins at 35min a game and then Play all the other guys around 25min avg to keep everyone fresh so that they can keep their energy up and shoot with efficiency. A lot of times the heavy min Nate was playing guys were affecting the legs and their shots.
This just in people…The Return of Bogi cures a lot of issues the Hawks were having on the floor "Spacing" You already saw it this game. Murray had room to operate because Bogi and Griffin spaced the floor and the defense had to respect their shooting when they were in the game. The Hawks ran both guys of screens and pin downs at the same time. Bogi being back active give the Hawks 2 38% – 39% 3pt shooters on the wings again. Which will open up the lane more for pick and roll and driving.
So all of the this Offense is Horrible talk..is about to come to an end…Real Shooters has a tendancy to cure 3% woes.
I'm not saying there the same player or level but playing Lebron and Trae requires a certain sacrifice. Hawks only work well with proper personnel,system , and coaching surrounding trae.
j. culver is really taking advantage of the min he is playing. he played with alot of energy on both sides of the court
Bogi said we made him nervous 😂😂 we hype for you man! Let’s get it! 🫡
For the comments saying we don't need trae .. It's a good thing you aren't the gm. Your uneducated guess does not hold weight lol
AJ Griffin will get a max contract.
It seems like the team plays better when they don’t have Trae to rely on. So my question is, is Trae the problem or the team when he’s playing? The last game Trae played in, he had 14 assists out of 25 total. Last night, DJ had 8 of the teams 24. So why does the whole team move the ball more when he’s not there?