Atlanta Hawks vs. Dallas Mavericks: Familiar script, poor offense, poor 3-point defense, and more

[@beechmountainman9711]

"Everybody is already tired of this, including me." 🤣😭 Some truth spitting from Dr. Rowland.

[@kittycat2983]

Brad, what is your honest opinion on Quin Snyder as a coach? If the team continues to stumble and lose games the same way over and over, that's not just a player issue but a coaching issue as well. His rotations are bad, his defensive inability to adjust is bad, and his misuse of players is bad. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result.

[@4ktkaram395]

We have lost like 4-5 games this exact way lmfao

[@anb8946]

Friday's game against the Cavs could be my last straw with QS. Wednesday is a tough spot, they've been a buzzsaw for everyone not named Boston and we'd be playing in their building. Friday we'll be at home with a chance to win the group for the IST despite how poorly this season has gone. If QS can't make the appropriate adjustments from Wednesday to make that game look competitive, I'd be ready to fire him now. If something else is going on and the players come out flat for one reason or another, I won't know what to think.

[@AndrewPolander]

Thanks to Quin...the WIZ have their ONLY 2 wins of the year!!! Doesn't play real 3 pt. shooters..GM and NANCE at all!!! He is soooooo OVERRATED!

[@boondockbwoy14]

Facts Nance missing out on the floor is a MAJOR contributor to our issues! 🤦🏽

[@mlchachere]

Great ANALYSIS BRAD!

[@harrislaurent429]

Bogi checked into the game and Dinshittie immediately called iso… that’s terrible

[@ivvv24]

i peeped that too man bogi is food on defense 😭😭

[@mas2913]

Brad, is it fair to say that the issues the Hawks are experiencing now are the same as the ones from last season? Is Coach Quinn under more pressure to turn things around very quickly? Let’s keep it real, the Hawks have no chance against the Cavs. Happy thanksgiving

[@anb8946]

We watched them beat a superior opponent (and worse matchup) without Trae on the road. I'm not expecting to win that one, but I do expect to see a competitive game on Friday.

[@HalseyHFW]

I count 4 front court players since 2000 drafted by the Hawks who have gone on to be positive needle movers for the Hawks so far: J Smith, Horford, Collins, JJ.

[@AndrewPolander]

Hey Brad...you said OO has been pretty bad!!!! What does it take for NANCE to get pt??? A different coach is the answer!!!

[@Carson256]

A contract. Quin only plays contract players smh he stubborn and plays NBA politics

[@boondockbwoy14]

SMH A recipe for disaster and definition of insanity

[@hairygoat3962]

Such an inexcusable loss, mavs on a back to back, no luka, klay, or Q grimes, we are fully healthy, and yet you give up every lead you have. I’ve watched all 82 games every season for 8 years and I genuinely can’t understand how our 3 point defense is this atrocious

[@AndrewPolander]

SEE QUIN SNYDER.............LOL....FIRE HIM.....!

[@ajevans1422]

That is kind of Okongwu’s calling card that he is the “offensive center” but Capela has smaller peaks and valleys where he has been the better defender.

[@charm1566]

Consistency is why I've always valued CC over OO. But they are also redundant in my eyes.

[@ajevans1422]

@ fair. Baring Okongwu flipping that switch. Atlanta is most likely going to use one of those first round picks on a center since Capela will be a free agent and they can’t pay big money to two “good centers.”

[@boondockbwoy14]

Okongwu is poop 💩 Coach quin has lost his marbles it's clear as day that Nance should be eating up Okongwu's mins

[@Thrashippie]

It just feels so repetitive it’s hard to be a fan lol at this point we need our number one pick to play like the number one pick

[@Dirty_Bird_xx]

We need our max level “superstar” to play like a max level player. Zacc is a 19 year old rookie drafted on potential, Trae is on year 7 and gets outplayed by Kuzma, Dinwiddie, Lemelo, that random Ellis from the Kings… inexcusable

[@ivvv24]

should've taken clingan man

[@dameronlampkin563]

​@ivvv24 what has he done?

[@Thrashippie]

@@Dirty_Bird_xx true but name a team with one superstar to win the won thing especially the superstar being the pg. if you switch Trae with Hali the pacer a better team

[@ivvv24]

@@dameronlampkin563 he has been very good on defense and is already a great rebounder and rim protector ! would help us a lot more than zacch rn

[@inpursuitofexcellence750]

Let’s get coach Quinn out of here and bring in someone with championship pedigree

[@SeedsForPurpose]

Why does coach Quin just let them collapse and not go to his bench and make adjustments. When the starter and rotational players go cold and check out like this?

[@HalseyHFW]

Risacher is really fitting right in with this team!

[@epikst3r154]

Yeah but Quin somehow puts Bogi in when we need defense in the 4th and Zacch didn't get any minutes, Spencer called iso everytime on Bogi knowing is an awful defender

[@boondockbwoy14]

Let's not even begin to talk about Nance and his MANY missing benefits out there on the court..at this point Okongwu should no way be getting more mins than him he totally deflates the offense with his passive demeanor and lack of shooting 🤦🏽

[@KevinJames-sd4qj]

It's been rinse and repeat for this team for years now. I thought Quinn would come in and make this team better defensively. As much as some hated Nate McMillian, this team hasn't played any semblance of defense since he was let go. So, the strategy of this team now and has been for recent years is to get into a playground high scoring game and hope you can out score the other team. (Which I guess is what the NBA has become really). And yes, Brad I know how you like to keep repeating how Trae is the best player on the team, but being the best scorer on the team doesn't make you the best player on the team. Being the best player overall calls for more. This team has no best players. Best players are consistent in the following areas: proven leaders, makes players want to play with them, get along with coaches, not bickering with refs but lead by example. Who on this team fits that description? Quinn is now looking like every recent Hawks coach before him, tired with no power and no answers. He and Trae can tell you what happened after a loss but neither has answers nor have shown they can make a team better. And yes, it's more than one person that contributes to a team becoming better but seeing that they both receive less criticism and derogatory comments and adjectives when they are bad, they should be responsible for making this team better. But hey, some hosts and management seem satisfied with mediocrity.

[@boondockbwoy14]

Honestly is it just me or does it seem like there's a dif offense being ran as of late? They got Trae out on the floor blending in for the most part having him be mainly just a facilitator and taking away his "ICE TRAE" offensive attack game..if they ain't hot and got their all-star getting buckets then the team will struggle plain and simple it's not rocket science. They gotta get that game back Trae will always be an elite facilitator either way ice 🥶 💯

[@Gunterforever]

Sours fan here, i want to thank u ahead of time🤭

[@MichaelHill-o8l]

Larry Nance Jr. needs to back up Jalen Johnson at the power forward position. forget that crap about Nance being a center. Nance is 6 foot 8 . At 31 years old he can spread the defense and give you 12 to 15 mins a game.

[@anb8946]

I really do think we can win on Friday, getting to see them and make adjustments is a really big advantage. It worked in our favor in Boston. I feel like this team is destined for a mini IST run, which will make their eventual disappointing season even more head-scratching. That said, if by some miracle we in the game on Wednesday, I think we're cooked, no way they'd let us get away with beating them twice in a week.

[@beckembrown7002]

Brad u still feeling confident on that regular season win total Over?

[@LockedOnHawks]

Would project a couple fewer wins than I did preseason. Probably would be around the median projection now.

[@epikst3r154]

We need an elite center. Brad i got a take maybe a surprising one but like we should trade for Claxton a 6"11-7ft C dynamic who elevates trae's game and everybody else bc of his spacing what do u think?

[@LockedOnHawks]

Wouldn’t describe Claxton as an elite center by any means. Good player and a reasonable target though.

[@jackdoohan1895]

Okongwu’s tip shots when he could just catch an offensive rebound are unwatchable. No reason to do this, and catching rebounds could lead to more catch and shoot open threes.

[@boondockbwoy14]

Facts it's nonsense to do that smh

[@boondockbwoy14]

Honestly is it just me or does it seem like there's a dif offense being ran as of late? They got Trae out on the floor blending in for the most part having him be mainly just a facilitator and taking away his "ICE TRAE" offensive attack game..if they ain't hot and got their all-star getting buckets then the team will struggle plain and simple it's not rocket science. They gotta get that game back Trae will always be an elite facilitator either way🥶 💯

[@AndrewPolander]

Hey Brad...looking this BAD would be ALOT more tolerable if we had our own pick this year in the upcoming loaded at the top NBA draft!!! The PROBLEM is we don't have our own pick!!! SPURS fans have to be watching the HAWKS now more closely than ever!!!! AND YES!!!! The WIzards ONLY 2 wins of the year so far are against the HAWKS>>>>> How does Quin..still have a job!!! Team lacks urgency and FIRE!!

[@SeedsForPurpose]

I forgot to mention i would keep larry Nance jr also he should be playing more, but Quin continues to not know how to use his bench or make adjustments. I could coach these guys better than him. How about having a plan for guys like Kyrie as you know he's going to go off he always does against us. They need to apply more press on defense swift and help each other more start trapping and stop just playing man to man depending on Dyson Daniels to stop everyone defensively. They are not good enough to play so much man to man defense. Lastly we need some dogs in here the highlights are cool, but we need more grit and grind type players.

[@Kelbonobo]

The Mavs and most of all Kyrie have had a sick bug going around the locker room so to lose to them like this is embarrassing. Especially after having the lead the entire game

[@camkillen3754]

QUINN is stunting Kobe bufkin growth as a player running Jalen with the bench he’s a point guard spotting up in the corner while Johnson runs the offense they tryna make him a 3And D player

[@Spencetenor]

As i have commented on videos many times in the past. If we want to succeed trae has to be BY FAR and away the worst defender on the team. Right now bogi takes that title. The defense collapses every time he checks in. I know hes a great offensive player. But his defense is literally one of the worst showings in the league right now.

[@boondockbwoy14]

Honestly is it just me or does it seem like there's a dif offense being ran as of late? They got Trae out on the floor blending in for the most part having him be mainly just a facilitator and taking away his "ICE TRAE" offensive attack game..if they ain't hot and their all-star aint getting buckets then the team will struggle plain and simple it's not rocket science. They gotta get that game back Trae will always be an elite facilitator either way he be icey with it 🥶 💯

[@Spencetenor]

@boondockbwoy14 I do think that they have changed some things. But I think that's Trae's health related. He's still very hurt honestly. So, they are playing him off ball more.

[@boondockbwoy14]

@@Spencetenor Is that right? So you feel him being hurt aint just a huge thing being thrown around as a rumor..? And if so then what is up with him anyway what's this injury they got him playin through and the probability of it having a greater toll on his health in the future if they dont' fully rest him?

[@Spencetenor]

@@boondockbwoy14 he's for sure hurt. I think because of these new league rules they can't keep him out. They literally got fined for sitting him in the Boston game today. It's messed up. And it is bad for long term health. But it's the league...

[@boondockbwoy14]

@@Spencetenor No way that's ridiculous did that truly happen? They fined the team for sitting an injured man? So what the rules are if your injured man is the superstar getting the bread he cannot get the rest he deserves or something? This is certainly aint right what's going on because Trae's career is being jeopordized

[@Carson256]

Clint, OO, Bogi, Hunter, Kobe, and Quin gotta go

[@boondockbwoy14]

Nah Bogi gotta stay boss, OO can leave even Clint can stay

[@boondockbwoy14]

Also Kobe can catch a flight ✈️

[@AndrewPolander]

FIRE QUIN>>>>>NO LUKA....NO KLAY.....NO PROBLEM....FEEL SORRY for GM and NANCE....2 excellent 3 point shooters that can't get any pt!!!!! PLEASE trade NANCE to my CAVS!!!!!!!

[@HalseyHFW]

It's not ok that the #1 pick is the 10th best player on a team. Enjoy the show but I wouldn't classify that as "ok".

[@LockedOnHawks]

The vast majority of rookies, particularly when they’re 19, are not positive contributors. That’s just the reality and one that I’ve been sharing for years across prospects. (Risacher might be 8th or 9th maybe)

[@Carson256]

Quin is 🗑️

[@stansherman3616]

Coach Quinn is awful, and weird !!

[@AndrewPolander]

NANCE is BETTER than OO!!!!!!!! FACT!!!!

[@boondockbwoy14]

Facts!! Seriously Quin has been living the definition of insanity doing the same thing over and over yet expecting dif results..OO should by no means be getting more mins than Nance his passiveness in the paint and lack of shooting is one thing that's clearly hurting the team 🤦🏽

[@AndrewPolander]

HAWKS need a MAJOR kick in the butt............FIRE QUIN!!!!!!!!!!! SO OVERRATED!!!!!!!!!

[@Zilis_]

hawk tuah

[@dameronlampkin563]

Brad can we please just go get deandre ayton he is available and would solve so many problem a scoring threat big with outside shooting currently shooting above 35% from 3 capela and onyeka not it

[@LockedOnHawks]

Ayton is not what the Hawks need at all. The Blazers can’t give him away on the contract he’s on and they’ve been better without him

[@dameronlampkin563]

@LockedOnHawks really? Clint and onyeka have been horrible I watch every game as well we play 4 on 5 on offense and defense some gotta give atleast with Ayton we could some inside outside scoring from him cause if onyeka shoot another 3 I'm going to lose it no big on our team is a threat on either side of ball

[@boondockbwoy14]

Indeed

[@AndrewPolander]

OMG...the HAWKS play the CAVS twice!!!!!! What do you think....going to happen...LOL!!!!!!

[@boondockbwoy14]

Lol😂🤔

[@JEXIVTP14]

Man if I was a hawks fan imma vommit man 2 of starters are out. LUKA KLAY DLIVE only play 11 minutes he’s sick AND our best bench player QG didn’t play😂 also Kyrie is sick too he was questionable coming into this game

[@sarcastic_something]

Why you here though? 🤔

[@Brownishcows10]

Just eating Ls. What Atlanta sports does better than anybody else. Poverty franchise through and through. Next two are guaranteed L’s as well.

[@lesliemonteiro6157]

I spent most of my night at work thinking about last night's loss to the Mavericks, which the team just melted down in the second half. I can't help but go back to Trae here. He struggled once again to elevate the Hawks when they needed him the most. I really have to wonder if Trae's playoff appearance with the Hawks was as good as it's going to get for him. He is a pedestrian player at best now.

[@KevinJames-sd4qj]

Be careful, that's Brad's man....

[@boondockbwoy14]

Honestly is it just me or does it seem like there's a dif offense being ran as of late? They got Trae out on the floor blending in for the most part having him be mainly just a facilitator and taking away his "ICE TRAE" offensive attack game..if they ain't hot their all-star getting buckets then the team will struggle plain and simple it's not rocket science. They gotta get that game back Trae will always be an elite facilitator either way ice 🥶 💯

[@lesliemonteiro6157]

@@boondockbwoy14 This offense has no identity whatsoever, and that's an indictment of Quin Snyder. I have no idea what he wants. He is trying to throw something out there and hope it sticks when it comes to the lineup and such.

[@tiffanyjackson4025]

Zacc needs to play in CP he's shooting 27% from the floor

[@epikst3r154]

Tbh it's not his shot selection, it's his ability to make it and it will take time for a rookie look at Trae he wasn't great at the beginning but the year after yeah

[@tiffanyjackson4025]

@epikst3r154 yeah he's a project we drafted at 1, he may never develop

[@tiffanyjackson4025]

@epikst3r154 gtfoh Trae has been 1 of the best PG since he entered the league 😂😄 no comparison

[@tiffanyjackson4025]

@epikst3r154 Trae averaged 19 points a game and 9 assist WTF are you talking about 😄😂😂😂😂

[@tiffanyjackson4025]

@epikst3r154 you ppl are delusional AF 😄😂 you'll say anything that pops in your mind you actually believe your own BS