BREAKING: Hawks in First Place in East

[hawkfan]

Discuss.
:applause:

[Bobcats2013]

My Seattle Hawks and the my Golden State Warriors are going to have a hell of a finals.

[KembaWalker]

Solid team. 2nd round exit

[atljonesbro]

Championship bound :applause:

[Fudge]

1st round exit...again.

[Richesly]

1st round exit...again.

So you're saying they'll lose against BOS/BKN in the first round? :facepalm

Bandwagon fans such as yourself are clueless.

[Smook A.]

BREAKING: I don't care (good for them, really)

[Richesly]

BREAKING: I don't care (good for them, really)

:cheers: :cheers:

[sirkeelma]

Solid team. 1st round exit
Fixed

[hawkfan]

Fixed

Salty.

[hawkfan]

The salty posters are like Hawks in first, doesn't matter.
But if the Cavs or Bulls were in first, then it would.

Typical.

[KembaWalker]

The salty posters are like Hawks in first, doesn't matter.
But if the Cavs or Bulls were in first, then it would.

Typical.

It doesn't matter because...

Solid team. 2nd round exit

[NustABut]

about time they have some success...

they've been treadmilling for what, 9 years?

[MMM]

9th seed when all is said and done


right

[DMV2]

The Pac is back!

[Crose]

3rd easiest schedule in the nba

not impressed

[Hotlantadude81]

3rd easiest schedule in the nba

not impressed

The gap in percentages is very small.

[Burgz V2]

Seahawks are in the west

wait...

[MMM]

3rd easiest schedule in the nba

not impressed

why do people always say ish like this???

if people have actually watched the games they should be impressed by what the hawks are doing. Not that it means they are contenders all of a sudden but the lack of respect they get is ridiculous. Hawks about a week ago went into texas and got some wins in impressive fashion. So all this weak schedule talk is overblown because they are making their ops look like nobody.

[Budadiiii]

Hawks come playoff time:

http://thoughtcatalog.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/5.gif

Can't knock the confidence though! Maybe some day they will be serious contenders.

[MiseryCityTexas]

BREAKING: I don't care (good for them, really)


Milsap was the player that the Rockets shoulda signed instead of Smith. Rockets had their chance to get him but passed on him.Milsap's shooting could have spaced the floor.

[Fudge]

So you're saying they'll lose against BOS/BKN in the first round? :facepalm

Bandwagon fans such as yourself are clueless.
I could see Brooklyn beating them. And do you honestly think Boston will hold onto a playoff spot? :oldlol: If Atlanta somehow gets Milwaukee or some other team in the first round, expect an upset, little boy.

Nobody's afraid of the Hawks. Mediocrity at its ****ing finest, baby.

[Milbuck]

You guys sure you'll hold on to that seed? Hate to bring it up again...but the Bucks are rocking a +12.5 differential vs the Hawks this year. You guys drop a couple spots to #3 and it's over for ATL in round 1, imo.

[hawksdogsbraves]

I don't really think we'll hold on to it, but damn it feels good :rockon:

The number one seed in the conference in January? Who saw this coming? :pimp:

[coin24]

Wow the east really is bad:lol

[StephHamann]

Budenholzer coach of the year :applause:

[Duderonomy]

The Pac is back! http://www.sports-logos-screensavers.com/user/Atlanta_Hawks2.jpg

[Duderonomy]

Atlanta hasn't been this hot since Sherman's March to the sea.

Too soon :confusedshrug:

[Nuff Said]

I don't really think we'll hold on to it, but damn it feels good :rockon:

The number one seed in the conference in January? Who saw this coming? :pimp:
Weren't they number one last year before horford went down and they basically lost every game after that aside from the Miami game late in the season?

[hawkfan]

Weren't they number one last year before horford went down and they basically lost every game after that aside from the Miami game late in the season?

We weren't number one.
But we did have a streak of losing 14 out of 15, and then 6 in a row.
We had not only Horford out, but we lost Millsap, Antic, Brand for many games. We had some games where Mike Scott, was playing center.
And we had two exceptions to add players, and management refused to do so.
And yet the Knicks still couldn't get past us and into the playoffs.

[hawkfan]

It doesn't matter because...

Solid team. 2nd round exit

Will Charlotte make the playoffs?
Good thing you let McBob go and signed Williams and Stephenson to those big contracts.

[beastee]

We weren't number one.
But we did have a streak of losing 14 out of 15, and then 6 in a row.
We had not only Horford out, but we lost Millsap, Antic, Brand for many games.
And that is why they will come back down to earth. No significant injuries yet and a softer schedule than most. They will lock up the third seed most likely, which for not having a single star is great. Really good coaching has gotten the absolute most out of this team and bud probably gets coach of the year.

[hawkfan]

And that is why they will come back down to earth. No significant injuries yet and a softer schedule than most. They will lock up the third seed most likely, which for not having a single star is great. Really good coaching has gotten the absolute most out of this team and bud probably gets coach of the year.

We definitely need another big.
That's why NY should release Amare Stoudemire and Andrea Bargnani, so we can sign them to minimum contracts.

[beastee]

We definitely need another big.
That's why NY should release Amare Stoudemire and Andrea Bargnani, so we can sign them to minimum contracts.
Yeah. They get a legit big and they can compete with the bulls for sure.

[Hotlantadude81]

And that is why they will come back down to earth. No significant injuries yet and a softer schedule than most. They will lock up the third seed most likely, which for not having a single star is great. Really good coaching has gotten the absolute most out of this team and bud probably gets coach of the year.

http://espn.go.com/nba/stats/rpi/_/sort/SOS

The problem is that the SOS between say 10th place and 28th is not that huge of a difference.

No, I wouldn't expect them to keep winning at this pace. But the SOS gets to be less of a factor as the season goes along.

The only good team that they've played poorly against was the first meeting they had with the Cavs. Otherwise, there is no evidence (yet) to suggest that they can't continue to play well against the top teams.

[hawkfan]

It is going to start to get harder, because teams will be focusing on the Hawks.
They'll spend more time on scouting reports, on game preparation.

[lpublic_enemyl]

more than 30 games in is pretty legit :cheers: hawks hopefully it will attract more ppl to the games

[BuffaloBill]

more than 30 games in is pretty legit :cheers: hawks hopefully it will attract more ppl to the games


It will, when they move to Seattle.

[Real14]

We are truly living in the last days

[Hotlantadude81]

It will, when they move to Seattle.

It's not going to happen and so you might as well stop pulling that stuff from out of nowhere.

[Hotlantadude81]

It is going to start to get harder, because teams will be focusing on the Hawks.
They'll spend more time on scouting reports, on game preparation.

I think the question is... Can the Hawks beat these teams the 2nd time around?

Most teams don't have the make up to shut the Hawks down.

The Hawks stretch the floor so that the guards can attack the paint. Most teams can't shut down the Hawks shooters and slowdown the Hawks guards. A team like Dallas is not built to stop the Hawks. Neither is Cleveland.

The Hawks struggle the most with young athletic teams that have depth. That means Toronto, Bucks and Orlando. Teams like that. Teams with shot blocking centers that can disrupt the Hawks guards attacking the basket. However, the Hawks can still beat those teams. They beat Houston and they beat the Clippers even though Jordan was everywhere against them.

But the truth is that the contenders aren't really built to stop the Hawks. That's why the Hawks have got the better of the best teams in the league so far. The Warriors are a possible exception.

[hawksdogsbraves]

Hotlantadude embracing this Hawks team :cheers:

[Hotlantadude81]

Hotlantadude embracing this Hawks team :cheers:

I'm not saying that they can't be beaten. But many teams don't have the players that hurt the Hawks the most. The thing that gives the Hawks the most trouble are rim protectors and guards that can get up in their face and just challenge their shots.

Teams like Toronto and Orlando have big men that can block some shots and they have guards that are young, athletic and they can get up in the faces of Korver, Teague and Dennis.

That's the evidence that is out there so far. Just watch the games against Toronto, Orlando and The Bucks. Also, the player that bothered the Hawks the most in the Clippers game was DeAndre Jordan.

The Hawks should be more worried about a team like the Bucks in the playoffs rather than someone like Miami or New Jersey.

[hawkfan]

Hotlantadude embracing this Hawks team :cheers:

Hell freezes over.

:pimp:

[hawkfan]

I'm not saying that they can't be beaten. But many teams don't have the players that hurt the Hawks the most. The thing that gives the Hawks the most trouble are rim protectors and guards that can get up in their face and just challenge their shots.

Teams like Toronto and Orlando have big men that can block some shots and they have guards that are young, athletic and they can get up in the faces of Korver, Teague and Dennis.

That's the evidence that is out there so far. Just watch the games against Toronto, Orlando and The Bucks. Also, the player that bothered the Hawks the most in the Clippers game was DeAndre Jordan.

The Hawks should be more worried about a team like the Bucks in the playoffs rather than someone like Miami or New Jersey.

We need two more bigs, like Amare Stoudemire and Andrea Bargnani.

[KyrieTheFuture]

Definition of pretender

[atljonesbro]

Definition of pretender
And what's does that makes Cavs? They are clearly a great deal worse than the hawks.

[hawkfan]

And what's does that makes Cavs? They are clearly a great deal worse than the hawks.

Salty.

[Derka]

Not gonna lie...aside from Chicago, its not the usual suspects in the hunt for the East. I kinda like it.

[Legends66NBA7]

Not gonna lie...aside from Chicago, its not the usual suspects in the hunt for the East. I kinda like it.

Any chance you think your C's make a playoff spot ? Brandan Wright on the move again ?

[hawkfan]

Hawks with a big win over a very good Portland team tonight.
Hawks continue to be no. 1 seed in East.

[MMM]

Definition of pretender

So who are the contenders because nobody is playing at the class of Toronto/Atlanta. Yea they are not typical contenders but they are the only teams that have played at a contending level so far. Cleveland, Chicago, Washington have displayed more flaws and continue to develop bad traits. Cleveland in particular have not been able to turn the switch on as of yet.

[hawkfan]

Hawks up by 1.5 games.
Wow.

[hawkfan]

Nice win over Clippers.

[ThemBombs]

So who are the contenders because nobody is playing at the class of Toronto/Atlanta. Yea they are not typical contenders but they are the only teams that have played at a contending level so far. Cleveland, Chicago, Washington have displayed more flaws and continue to develop bad traits. Cleveland in particular have not been able to turn the switch on as of yet.
um... what are you talking about?
the Bulls won 13 of their last 15, and that's with the entire team in tact. A lot of those wins were against very top notch teams too. Any losses beforehand were due to key players being missing, as evident by their hot streak now.

[hawkfan]

Hawks up by 4 in East.