Game Day: Hawks (10-8) @ Suns (5-13), Wed 11/30/16

[Danimal]

suns sleep walking through the end of the half

[carey]

Booker and Bledsoe a combined 2-16?

[O_Gardino]

Tucker shooting the lights out again tonight.

Hey, NBA, isn't this guy good? You want him on your team, right?

[Cap]

Tucker shooting the lights out again tonight.

Hey, NBA, isn't this guy good? You want him on your team, right?

Don't forget Knight with his game high 21.

[carey]

Schroder has been ok this season. We're sure making him look good tonight.

[carey]

Gross. Booker was our best shooting guard and he was 5-13. This team needs to get rid of its dead weight badly.

[Wally_West]

Those hawks jerseys were ugly as fuck.

[Cap]

Those hawks jerseys were ugly as f***.

At least they have character, which is more than you can say for our drab ash gray.

[Nodack]

Fugly game.

[Shabazz]

Nice to get a win, but it's painful to watch the Suns' halfcourt offense. I'd attribute some of it to the fact that our PGs are not natural distributors, but it strikes me mostly as coaching. Honestly, it's one of the most boring, rudimentary, unimaginative offenses I've seen in a while. Either we see a high screen-roll with no off-ball movement or the weave play up top with some uninspired cuts off the ball or we get to watch Bled, Knight or Booker go Iso for 15 seconds while everyone else watches. 15 assists on 40 field goals today. That's horseshit.

I think we have a more talented team than the Lakers, but watch them play (shudder) and it's like (K)night and day. They play hard, move the ball around and manage to develop their youngsters at the same time. And they're doing it with notorious chuckers like Nick Young and Lou Williams.

On some level, I appreciate all of Watson's rah-rah stuff, but guys don't seem to be playing as hard for him this year, we don't have a coherent offense and our D is horrible. The "Krebs Circle of Love and Accountability" has got to turn into Xs-and-Os at some point, too. Watson's a very young coach and by his own admission has growing to do, but isn't this where Triano and Corbin were supposed to help?

At least Tucker played 30 minutes.

/rant

[Superbone]

Good point about Triano and Corbin. Watson needs some help on the x's and o's.

[O_Gardino]

Nice to get a win, but it's painful to watch the Suns' halfcourt offense. I'd attribute some of it to the fact that our PGs are not natural distributors, but it strikes me mostly as coaching. Honestly, it's one of the most boring, rudimentary, unimaginative offenses I've seen in a while. Either we see a high screen-roll with no off-ball movement or the weave play up top with some uninspired cuts off the ball or we get to watch Bled, Knight or Booker go Iso for 15 seconds while everyone else watches. 15 assists on 40 field goals today. That's horseshit.

I think we have a more talented team than the Lakers, but watch them play (shudder) and it's like (K)night and day. They play hard, move the ball around and manage to develop their youngsters at the same time. And they're doing it with notorious chuckers like Nick Young and Lou Williams.

On some level, I appreciate all of Watson's rah-rah stuff, but guys don't seem to be playing as hard for him this year, we don't have a coherent offense and our D is horrible. The "Krebs Circle of Love and Accountability" has got to turn into Xs-and-Os at some point, too. Watson's a very young coach and by his own admission has growing to do, but isn't this where Triano and Corbin were supposed to help?

At least Tucker played 30 minutes.

/rant

Good rant. I agree with the sentiment.

[Mori Chu]

I enjoyed Dwight Howard's turn at point guard.

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[Mori Chu]

I really hope B.Knight's 23-point game helps sucker some stupid team into trading us for him. Pleeeeease?

[LazarusLong]

I enjoyed Dwight Howard's turn at point guard.

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Superman 2.0 had six TOs, two more than Bledsoe and Knight combined.

His cape must've gotten in the way ...

[Superbone]

Howard had another one like that just as bad.

[In2ition]

I enjoyed Dwight Howard's turn at point guard.

[youtube][/youtube]

Superman 2.0 had six TOs, two more than Bledsoe and Knight combined.

His cape must've gotten in the way ...

That is the most amazing "STAT of the Night". It's almost too outlandish to believe.

[Mori Chu]

It's just funny that in a game they lost by 2 points, Howard clearly cost them more than that many. I'd be annoyed if I were his teammate (or a Hawks fan). I don't blame them for signing him, but they signed up for all of his stupidity and drama along with his skills.

[Mori Chu]

I was curious about how Howard is doing this year. Here are his stats for Atlanta:

14.5 PPG, 12.9 RPG, 1.6 BPG, 1.1 APG, 2.7 TO, .619 FG%, .482 FT%, 21.86 PER.

Overall not too bad on paper, given what they were probably expecting from him.

[sunshoopjunky]

Nice to get a win, but it's painful to watch the Suns' halfcourt offense. I'd attribute some of it to the fact that our PGs are not natural distributors, but it strikes me mostly as coaching. Honestly, it's one of the most boring, rudimentary, unimaginative offenses I've seen in a while. Either we see a high screen-roll with no off-ball movement or the weave play up top with some uninspired cuts off the ball or we get to watch Bled, Knight or Booker go Iso for 15 seconds while everyone else watches. 15 assists on 40 field goals today. That's horseshit.

I think we have a more talented team than the Lakers, but watch them play (shudder) and it's like (K)night and day. They play hard, move the ball around and manage to develop their youngsters at the same time. And they're doing it with notorious chuckers like Nick Young and Lou Williams.

On some level, I appreciate all of Watson's rah-rah stuff, but guys don't seem to be playing as hard for him this year, we don't have a coherent offense and our D is horrible. The "Krebs Circle of Love and Accountability" has got to turn into Xs-and-Os at some point, too. Watson's a very young coach and by his own admission has growing to do, but isn't this where Triano and Corbin were supposed to help?

At least Tucker played 30 minutes.

/rant

yup