OGT: Hawks (43-12) @ Bucks (31-23) 3:30PM ET

[Uncle Drew]

Looking forward to see the new look Bucks. The last time the Hawks were in the Bradley Center, they got beat by 30.

[Uncle Drew]

Khris Middleton is one of the most undervalued players in the league honestly. Hell, he might be the most.

[hawksdogsbraves]

Looking forward to see the new look Bucks. The last time the Hawks were in the Bradley Center, they got beat by 30.

False, we lost by 30 in Atlanta then beat the Bucks in the Bradley Center the following night.

Defense looks better so far, though we still can't hit an open shot. Milwaukee's offense is really struggling with Bayless running the show.

[Eric Cartman]

Carroll with the massive flop :lol

[Eric Cartman]

Giannis with the 3 quater court make but it won't count :(

[Milbuck]

Khris Middleton is one of the most undervalued players in the league honestly. Hell, he might be the most.
Yup. Been saying this for months, he is the best kept secret in the NBA. He's gonna be a Klay Thompson-lite. Elite shooter and great defender, a perfect 3rd option behind Jabari/Giannis.

[hawksdogsbraves]

Carroll with the massive flop :lol

Love the flops :applause:

[Uncle Drew]

False, we lost by 30 in Atlanta then beat the Bucks in the Bradley Center the following night.
Noticed that, yes. Mistake on my part. But the point is clear; these Bucks can be a nightmare for any team.

[Eric Cartman]

Great ball movement by the Hawks, what's new?

[hawksdogsbraves]

Noticed that, yes. Mistake on my part. But the point is clear; these Bucks can be a nightmare for any team.

For sure. Not having a real PG is killing their offense right now though.

[Eric Cartman]

No rim protection for the Bucks right now, Hawks pg's having a field day getting to the lane.

[hawksdogsbraves]

Wow Giannis is impressive

[Milbuck]

Giannis just had a filthy block on Schroder..
For sure. Not having a real PG is killing their offense right now though.
MCW and Jabari can't get back sooner.

[Eric Cartman]

Giannis with the eurostep :applause:

[Milbuck]

Bayless is pretty much a mini-Knight. We really, really need MCW to get healthy or Ennis to step up. Cannot replace one iso chucker for another.

[hawksdogsbraves]

I think the Bucks are going to miss Knight's floor spacing more than they think.

[Eric Cartman]

Bayless is pretty much a mini-Knight. We really, really need MCW to get healthy or Ennis to step up. Cannot replace one iso chucker for another.

Carrying them offensively with 13 points on 6-8, they do need another wing scorer, but I don't see why it's bad for him to shot if he's making them at such a high rate.

3 turnovers though not good.

[hawksdogsbraves]

Carrying them offensively with 13 points on 6-8, they do need another wing scorer, but I don't see why it's bad for him to shot if he's making them at such a high rate.

3 turnovers though not good.

He's making his jumpers, but he's not running the offense and that's leading to tons of TO's.

Don't really blame him, he's not really supposed to be the guy who can run the offense.

[Milbuck]

Carrying them offensively with 13 points on 6-8, they do need another wing scorer, but I don't see why it's bad for him to shot if he's making them at such a high rate.

3 turnovers though not good.
It's because we need someone to set up the offense. Knight was perfectly fine if we needed an iso scorer at PG, but we need a guy to make plays for others.

Which is why I can't wait for MCW to get back, he can play like an actual PG, and all he talked about in his interview was how much he wants to pass and find our guys, get away from shooting like he did in Philly.

[hawksdogsbraves]

It's because we need someone to set up the offense. Knight was perfectly fine if we needed an iso scorer at PG, but we need a guy to make plays for others.

Which is why I can't wait for MCW to get back, he can play like an actual PG, and all he talked about in his interview was how much he wants to pass and find our guys, get away from shooting like he did in Philly.

I don't think you give Knight enough credit. I agree that a guy like MCW will be a better fit as Jabari and Giannis develop and take on more of the scoring load, but Knight is a big reason, (maybe the biggest) for your success this season.

[Eric Cartman]

It's because we need someone to set up the offense. Knight was perfectly fine if we needed an iso scorer at PG, but we need a guy to make plays for others.

Which is why I can't wait for MCW to get back, he can play like an actual PG, and all he talked about in his interview was how much he wants to pass and find our guys, get away from shooting like he did in Philly.

Agreed, it's just a bunch of forwards (and bayless) trying to run the offense, not pretty.

[Milbuck]

I don't think you give Knight enough credit. I agree that a guy like MCW will be a better fit as Jabari and Giannis develop and take on more of the scoring load, but Knight is a big reason, (maybe the biggest) for your success this season.
He's been a contributor. But he's also limited the upside of this team. From around the time of the trade:

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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-LVILoCUAAWL04.jpg

There are definitely gonna be times where we'll miss Knight's shot creating ability. But honestly we had to make this trade if we wanted to reach that next level down the road. We need someone that looks for our guys and doesn't intentionally freeze people out for his own shot. There was a game before the break where Giannis was closing in on a triple double before halftime..and then Knight promptly freezes him out on 6 straight possessions to pretty much re-establish his dominance on the team. His scoring/shooting IS valuable, and at times we will miss it but all in all, we needed something else. And I think MCW under Kidd could develop into just that.

[hawksdogsbraves]

He's been a contributor. But he's also limited the upside of this team. From around the time of the trade:

http://nyloncalculus.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/01/Screen-Shot-2015-01-29-at-10.12.12-PM.png

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-LVILoCUAAWL04.jpg

There are definitely gonna be times where we'll miss Knight's shot creating ability. But honestly we had to make this trade if we wanted to reach that next level down the road. We need someone that looks for our guys and doesn't intentionally freeze people out for his own shot. There was a game before the break where Giannis was closing in on a triple double before halftime..and then Knight promptly freezes him out on 6 straight possessions to pretty much re-establish his dominance on the team. His scoring/shooting IS valuable, and at times we will miss it but all in all, we needed something else. And I think MCW under Kidd could develop into just that.

Yeah I agree it was the right move for the future. I just think the Bucks will take a step backwards this season for it, not that that's a concern of theirs. The playoffs are obviously just going to be an experience thing this season.

[Milbuck]

Jesus christ long 2 after long 2 after long 2.

[Milbuck]

We need to do this more. Push the tempo. Enough of these retarded long 2s.

[hawksdogsbraves]

Dear lord we look like shit

[Milbuck]

Holy shit!! It's a game again.

Hawks will still get this but at least it's not a blowout..

[hawksdogsbraves]

Lol are the refs even alive?

[Milbuck]

God damn Giannis is so long. Dude barely had to move for that rebound and putback.

[Milbuck]

Where is the foul??

[hawksdogsbraves]

This Bucks squeaky toy giveaway is the most annoying damned thing I've ever heard

[beastee]

Ever since Jeff Teague got his all star selection he has been very average.

[Milbuck]

Jesus Christ :facepalm

[hawksdogsbraves]

Ever since Jeff Teague got his all star selection he has been very average.

Yeah he's been mediocre lately.

These refs have been awful today. Shifting between periods of calling nothing and then calling absolutely everything.

[Milbuck]

Alright. Time to see what Tyler's got. Prepare your Ennis.

[Milbuck]

This crowd is hype!!!

[hawksdogsbraves]

This game has gone haywire

[Milbuck]

I just wanna see MCW-Middleton-Jabari-Giannis-Henson. One time. Can we please just skip to next year.

[Milbuck]

Get Giannis some rest. Gonna need him fresh in the 4th.

[hawksdogsbraves]

That was as bad a quarter as we've played this season. We're very lucky to still be winning this game.

[BuffaloBill]

I just wanna see MCW-Middleton-Jabari-Giannis-Henson. One time. Can we please just skip to next year.


Gonna be sick

[poido123]

Did people really think the Hawks were contenders this Year?


Bucks playing inspired ball. Giannis is a beast and kidd deserves a lot of credit for this team turnaround .

[BuffaloBill]

Did people really think the Hawks were contenders this Year?


Bucks playing inspired ball. Giannis is a beast and kidd deserves a lot of credit for this team turnaround .



Nobody besides Hawks fans

[Milbuck]

**** me. If Korver gets it going they're gonna pull away.

[hawksdogsbraves]

**** me. If Korver gets it going they're gonna pull away.

:cheers:

[Milbuck]

**** **** ****. Korver heating up, Giannis getting tired. Get him some rest my god.

[hawksdogsbraves]

Zaza pls :no:

[hawksdogsbraves]

Milbuck the prophet :bowdown:

[hawksdogsbraves]

This is a mess of a game. Our bench has been the difference.

[hawksdogsbraves]

The Hawks turn it on and the BuffaloBill's and Poido's of the world are dust in the wind :rolleyes:

[Eric Cartman]

The Hawks turn it on and the BuffaloBill's and Poido's of the world are dust in the wind :rolleyes:

That dude deserves a ban asap.

[atljonesbro]

The Hawks turn it on and the BuffaloBill's and Poido's of the world are dust in the wind :rolleyes:
This. Those guys pray nightly the Hawks won't win :oldlol: It kills them inside when it happens

[poido123]

That dude deserves a ban asap.


I have yet to see you post a thread or display any kind of knowledge of basketball in any form.


You are what is referred to as IRRELEVANT. No one will notice if you were gone because you provide nothing and have nothing to contribute.

what have you been doing since 2006...:facepalm

[Milbuck]

Zaza killed us. Plumlee needs to get a lot of his minutes. And Giannis sitting out most of the 4th...why couldn't we just rest him at the end of the 3rd and early 4th and have him fresh to close the game? My god the Hawks woke up but we also gave this away.

[navy]

That dude deserves a ban asap.
Mods deleted the motion to ban him thread. :facepalm

I wonder what the final tally was.

[poido123]

Mods deleted the motion to ban him thread. :facepalm

I wonder what the final tally was.

The only ones voting, were mainly the lebron followers who are on here 24/7.

an accurate vote could never be reached, since many of the guys who like me don't spend their whole lives on here and stick to the team forums..

still, I find it hilarious that you think I should be gone. I've been on this forum long enough to get away with more. You are still on your training wheels :oldlol:

2014 poster calling for my ban, the nerve :oldlol:

[Richesly]

I like Poido. He's a good poster. I just don't like it when he doesn't use any insight when he says the Bulls are way superior than the Hawks. I mean, I get he's a bulls fan, but you gotta be objective as well.

He also hates me for some reason.

[poido123]

I like Poido. He's a good poster. I just don't like it when he doesn't use any insight when he says the Bulls are way superior than the Hawks. I mean, I get he's a bulls fan, but you gotta be objective as well.

He also hates me for some reason.


I don't hate anyone, hate is a strong word.

I dislike out of place cockiness, but hey we are opposing fan bases, I could probably stomach a bulls fan being arrogant :oldlol:

We are not way superior to the Hawks. We have our work cut out, I don't underestimate them at all, even though I stir the fans up.

[navy]

I like Poido. He's a good poster. I just don't like it when he doesn't use any insight when he says the Bulls are way superior than the Hawks. I mean, I get he's a bulls fan, but you gotta be objective as well.

He also hates me for some reason.
Poido has a weird superiority complex in my opinion. Which is weird since this is an internet forum. It's also what makes him say incredibly biased and stupid things about teams/players and other posters even mods.

[Richesly]

I don't hate anyone, hate is a strong word.

I dislike out of place cockiness, but hey we are opposing fan bases, I could probably stomach a bulls fan being arrogant :oldlol:

We are not way superior to the Hawks. We have our work cut out, I don't underestimate them at all, even though I stir the fans up.

I only did that shit for a week. And man, can you blame me? I mean god damn, the Hawks surprised the world with what they are doing.

[Milbuck]

Y'all are obsessed with Poido. Seems like every thread he enters gets derailed by people clinging to his every word.

[poido123]

Poido has a weird superiority complex in my opinion. Which is weird since this is an internet forum. It's also what makes him say incredibly biased and stupid things about teams/players and other posters even mods.


I mean, we've had our run ins, what makes your observation here free from Bias? If you ask the bulls fans on here, they will tell you a different story.

I've been watching basketball for a long time. I think that counts for something, I understand the game pretty well.

I call out bullshit a lot. Mods or posters, I won't stand for it.

[poido123]

Y'all are obsessed with Poido. Seems like every thread he enters gets derailed by people clinging to his every word.


My apologies Milbuck. :(

My original comment was directed at bucks and Atlanta fans. Nearly every time, one of these lebron trolls come at me when I haven't initiated any conversation with them.

[Milbuck]

My apologies Milbuck. :(

My original comment was directed at bucks and Atlanta fans. Nearly every time, one of these lebron trolls come at me when I haven't initiated any conversation with them.
Nah it's not you, your first post was about the game. Just find your constant jimmy rustling pretty ****ing funny :oldlol: Keep doing you.

[poido123]

I only did that shit for a week. And man, can you blame me? I mean god damn, the Hawks surprised the world with what they are doing.


Lol, all good man.

Rent free in my head, I was bothered by it :oldlol:

[Eric Cartman]

Mods deleted the motion to ban him thread. :facepalm

I wonder what the final tally was.

Wonder if Graviton escaped unharmed as well, probably not with the shit he posted.

[poido123]

Wonder if Graviton escaped unharmed as well, probably not with the shit he posted.


Hawks vs bucks gamethread. Derailing.


RBA?


Seriously, you mutha fckers are hypocrites.

[lilteapot]

I mean, we've had our run ins, what makes your observation here free from Bias? If you ask the bulls fans on here, they will tell you a different story.

I've been watching basketball for a long time. I think that counts for something, I understand the game pretty well.

I call out bullshit a lot. Mods or posters, I won't stand for it.

Lol, dude, you know nothing about basketball. You have zero credibility when it comes to basketball. You can't even decide how long you've been a fan of the Bulls for, you constantly flip flop between opinions, and you're one of the biggest trolls/instigators on the board.

Nobody takes you seriously, either on this board or in real life. Get over yourself, for real.

[poido123]

Lol, dude, you know nothing about basketball. You have zero credibility when it comes to basketball. You can't even decide how long you've been a fan of the Bulls for, you constantly flip flop between opinions, and you're one of the biggest trolls/instigators on the board.

Nobody takes you seriously, either on this board or in real life. Get over yourself, for real.


In a tea pots head too :oldlol:

Blasphemy. Bulls fan longer than you have been pouring tea.

[Cocaine80s]

Lol, dude, you know nothing about basketball. You have zero credibility when it comes to basketball. You can't even decide how long you've been a fan of the Bulls for, you constantly flip flop between opinions, and you're one of the biggest trolls/instigators on the board.

Nobody takes you seriously, either on this board or in real life. Get over yourself, for real.
http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/527/247/7b7.gif

[lilteapot]

In a tea pots head too :oldlol:

Blasphemy. Bulls fan longer than you have been pouring tea.

Yeah, right. How long, then?

[Eric Cartman]

One thing is living "rent free" and another is sticking out like a sore thumb for being a moron.

[navy]

Wonder if Graviton escaped unharmed as well, probably not with the shit he posted.
He's safe.

[lilteapot]

One thing is living "rent free" and another is sticking out like a sore thumb for being a moron.

Oh, yeah. You can tell which user is a troll here by the use of "rent free"

[Eric Cartman]

He's safe.

http://www.nickadamsweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/white-kid-dance-club.gif

[hawksdogsbraves]

I mean I don't really have a problem with Poido, I'm just calling him out for coming in with a drive-by "Did people really think the Hawks were contenders this Year?" when the game is close and then backing off and playing the friendly, reasonable, neighborhood Bulls fan when we pull away.

[Hotlantadude81]

Nobody besides Hawks fans

Can you really blame them? I mean, December and Jan the team was playing crazy.

[poido123]

I mean I don't really have a problem with Poido, I'm just calling him out for coming in with a drive-by "Did people really think the Hawks were contenders this Year?" when the game is close and then backing off and playing the friendly, reasonable, neighborhood Bulls fan when we pull away.


I'm a chameleon. I can change opinion and shift gears at a moment's notice.


I don't like to be a boring poster. :cheers:


But seriously, there are 5 legit teams right now that can come out of the East.

Some of those teams are more dependant on favorable matchups than others(yes, my bulls have work cut out against the hawks). Favorably, I want to see Cavs, before I want to see Wizards or Hawks.

Wizards big men seem to have a mental edge over our bigs atm, and Hawks have elite ball movement which can nullify our ability to lock down on defense.

And then there is the Raptors. I think we can handle them, especially now that they still have a glowing weakness in their frontcourt depth. They should of done something at the deadline.

One thing is for sure, I'll root for you guys if you play the Cavs. We can agree on that.