The 60 Win Team that got SWEPT in the Playoffs

Story of the 2015 Atlanta Hawks, the "Spurs of the East."
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[@MDJiang]

Reply to this comment with one personal goal you have for 2018👇

[@ethanchang5449]

Be more efficient in work.

[@ijdwqjdoq]

MDJ Make it to my high school basketball team

[@MDJiang]

Same here man

[@MDJiang]

You got it man. Work hard and you'll make it

[@sankeerthkoshy8439]

Get 6 pack abs, get this girl at school, get a college scholarship blow up this year.

[@wolfgangsebastian8357]

This is nothing. There was a 67 win team that lost in the 1st round. Even worse, there was a 73 win team that blew a 3-1 lead in the Finals.

[@swadjo1149]

Wolfgang Sebastian who was the 67 win team?

[@berylharlime]

Swhdju is amazing dallas mavericks

[@kasimk4]

Wolfgang Sebastian stop lying.

[@GTheGenius]

kasimk4 it’s the truth. They got beat by the Golden State Warriors led by Baron Davis. Nobody gave them a chance & the Mavs were the favorite to win it all plus Dirk was MVP that season I think but none the less the GSW beat them.

[@andrewcanillo1232]

But the worst joke is lebron got sweep again this time hahahaha.... fucking 4-0...

[@MicahJudahIsrael]

Korver's shooting was amazing. To put it in perspective. He almost became the first 50-50-90 player in history.

[@thebeef8115]

Do you know who a man by the name of Larry Bird is?

[@MicahJudahIsrael]

Ammar Ahmad yes and Bird never shot 50-50-90, he shot 50-40-90.

[@knowitall3892]

Not even a top 10 Sg gtfoh I’ll take Pistol Pete

[@MicahJudahIsrael]

I never said he was top 10......

[@knowitall3892]

@@MicahJudahIsrael I know I did ! U said 50-50-90 like ppl really feared Kover c’mon dog don’t play. He a poor mans klay and might be better then JJ redick

[@sleightlyhandy889]

I never realised that all 5 got traded/left...

[@ijdwqjdoq]

2ManyTekkers or left

[@sleightlyhandy889]

The Red Twizzler thx fixing it ☺

[@famazplayz8123]

Horford and Millsap left via free agency

[@sleightlyhandy889]

FaMaZPlayz I fixed it

[@AnkleIsland]

Yep sadly

[@boatboystrackclub6528]

Don’t let this distract you from the fact that the Raptors were the one seed in the East

[@ronaldomendoza7578]

Avery Bradley’s Son And Celtics

[@ramonjosephesteves139]

Not yet. But they could.

[@2khoward77]

Avery Bradley’s Son Lowry the goat

[@goldensperm7182]

And about to get swept by the cavs

[@Matthew.Morcos]

raps in 4, I don't care who it is

[@Jay-dn2pg]

"In 20 years, most nba fans will forget that this team even existed" Nah bruh. I think most people forgot about this team right after they got swept.

[@bogar8450]

Kyle korver for threeeeeeeeee

[@flamezaporiginal2787]

Bang bang and they go into overtime!

[@nomcred]

that's the main thing i remember about that '15 team lol

[@anujaia78]

Prime Kyle was so awesome

[@nblade66]

Based on how his career has gone, we'll see Prime Kyle in a few more years lol

[@Gunn3rA1]

That1Fanboy He's still pretty darn good especially since his specialty is shooting which means athletic decline won't affect him much

[@HakeemRDaud]

Kyle Korver for threeeeeeeee

[@mrmacross]

Kyle Korver seems to play well in the regular season, but so-so in the playoffs. Those beautiful threes he makes in the regular season seem to clang off the rim come playoff time.

[@HennessyRose]

Kyle Korver is still goddamn ridiculous

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodsm4708]

The 2014-15 season proved that it’s a superstar driven league and soon after this, superstars started recruiting other superstars to create super teams. The era where a team like the 2004 Detroit Pistons or the 2014 Spurs can win an NBA Championship is over

[@TheTariqibnziyad]

Jeremy Hayes cough cough... 80s...cough cough Lakers and Celtics...

[@ryanavery3066]

Superteams have been going on since the early 80s with the 76ers

[@ryanavery3066]

MYJEEP GOSKEEERT wrong. Moses Malone left the rockets (who lost in the finals) to join the sizers (who won in the finals) and they went on to go 67-15 and dominate the playoffs

[@sids3508]

MYJEEP GOSKEEERT His tenure in which he lost against the 2014 Spurs?

[@panner11]

It's always been this way, teams like the the 2004 pistons and the 2014 spurs have always been outliers. And it's only been 3 seasons since the spurs won. Notice the 10year gap between the two teams as well. If by 2024, no non-superstar team wins, then you can say something.

[@hawxtv2574]

Will always be a hawks fan, but that team has a special place in my heart

[@Steven_Stanton_Music]

Grant McKee me too man. Me too.

[@user-dw3jo1hd8j]

And Lou Williams,Josh Smith and Joe Johnson team too :)

[@Videogamelover58]

Me too man. Sadly we are heading into another dark age :(

[@lilken21]

Born here. I’ll die here. I’m from here. I’ll always be a fan now matter how hard I am on them for being losers for decades lol

[@TheTrueKevo]

Same one day the Hawks will win a championship and ATL will be lit lol

[@yomammasboo713]

Atlanta must hate LeBron with a passion 😂

[@johnnykilroy3737]

Cuz Bron swept them 2 years in a row

[@TheTariqibnziyad]

Yo Mammas Boo dont be surprised if thy find that most of them are Cav bandwagons, like most Cav fans 😂

[@loganhiltibidal799]

Ibnziyad Tariq So are most Warriors fans😂

[@MarcusDailyMedia]

Not more than Toronto😂

[@beastvapes6325]

We do hate lebron

[@kingkocher]

This is a really cool and unique team! Thanks for sharing MDJ!

[@chiefbeef3343]

josh you shouldn't call anyone a dumbass with that grammar just sayin

[@reg-gie]

micah williams facts 💯

[@EJHayes-qo4qi]

@@reg-gie What did he say?

[@hoggybones]

The 73 win team that blew a 3-1 lead next

[@gigabytee]

Hoggybones that's two years ago now, stfu

[@wozhendeaa]

The league desperately helped

[@gigabytee]

john mcmanus foh, shits old, live in the present

[@I_love_traps_but_Im_not_gay]

2 year old joke, take this L

[@mikeruck2888]

Things that fall under the "first and last it has happened"...otherwise known as the "only time it ever happened", can never get old. Unfortunately someone else has to blow a 3-1 lead in the finals for that to go away.

[@sihyuanwu5492]

The one time I could be proud of being a Hawks fan

[@highlightzone-sportshighli3916]

50 Dollars lol me too

[@kenechi9083]

Same

[@landerhendrickx3522]

50 Dollars being a fan of a losing team shows you don’t need to build your selfesteem with outside factors. It is a sign of character

[@Heybuditsme]

FR I went to that game 5 vs the wizards and its pretty much the only time I remember being excited at a hawks game

[@tariqharold4058]

Hey at least your jerseys are cool...

[@jamesburgess2k]

The whole starting 5 was named the NBA "player" of the month. I went to those games, and everyone came to see either Korver or Jeff Teague. But we all knew they weren't a serious team, those all star picks were charity. It was just so weird to see a team with no star to play amazing basketball, with a spurs like ball movement with a new coach, the NBA had to give them credit some way.

[@Lhansmeyer33]

Had to have been really fun to watch!

[@nojay6195]

The most underrated channel on KZbin. You are definitely my favorite NBA youtuber. I don’t know why you don’t have 1 million subs

[@MDJiang]

Appreciate it

[@boatboystrackclub6528]

It’s cause he don’t clickbait

[@trvspvrk]

he doesn't have a million subs...

[@nojay6195]

That’s a typing error my bad

[@MeowMeoww725]

How to get a million subs 1.) Make an exaggeration claim (ex. Player X will break the NBA!) 2.) Back up those claims with bullshit back stories 3.) PROFIT!!!!!!!!!!!

[@stivensuciadi5542]

Kyle korver : the most underrated shooter in history

[@loganhiltibidal799]

Because no one gives a shit about a one trick pony

[@jordanbulls9795]

so true man so true

[@RobNuttz]

Stiven Suciadi he isnt underrated😂, hes just a shooter

[@Bballgamer7182954]

Stiven Suciadi How? Everyone knows he's a sniper but he can't do anything else. He ain't a star or nothing

[@imgod520]

Brandon Polo actually he was a star

[@joshuaboone5870]

With the amount of work in your videos, you deserve so many more subs! Love ur channel and insta keep up the amazing work

[@basedautist3761]

To be fair, injuries played a major role in the way the 2015 Hawks season ended. No I don’t think they had a real chance against the Cavs but losing Carol before the series started, Thabo right as the series started, and Korver thanks to a cheapshot from dirty Delly ruined any chance the Hawks had to make the series interesting. I’m from just outside of Atlanta so after the way that season ended coupled with the Falcons blowing it in the SB I was on suicide watch. Luckily now the Bulldogs have a chance to win for us but I’m sure they’ll do what all Georgia teams do in big moments...choke. Thanks for the great content as always MDJ! Edit: You heard it here first. Dawgs pulls a Falcons and choke it away. Being a fan of Georgia sports team really is a masochistic hobby

[@kys3264]

The God Damn Batman I think that even mentioning injuries is stupid as Cavs were missing two of their three all stars and Hawks had all of their 4 all stars healthy

[@GlenLehane]

Dirty Delly? All he did was dive for a loose ball. Why did Kyle just stand there? So, he makes Team USA 2014, he becomes an All Star, and suddenly he's too good to dive for a loose ball. Kyle just fucking stands there!!!!

[@HakeemRDaud]

yup, Korver's injury severely bother his 3pt shoot

[@basedautist3761]

I'm not saying the Hawks could have won the series, just that if they were healthy it would've been an interesting series given the Cavs were depleted.The Cavs had the best player since Jordan on their team so they didn't really need their next 2 best players to beat a team with 3 pretender allstars and one real one in Paul Millsap

[@Burnerguy842]

It hurts to be an Atlanta fan in sports

[@youngboyxaj6692]

Who remembers this like it’s yesterday

[@Steven_Stanton_Music]

B Fresh me

[@Shawn6751]

Definitely, it helped saved Basketball in Atlanta.

[@mattj.9285]

As a hawks fan, I'll never forget this team and always appreciate what they did

[@arationalknicksfan2192]

I miss Pero Antic / Why have the Hawks been getting more attention when we are having a terrible year than all of our consistent years?

[@aresgodofwar2336]

Hawks/Knicks Fan why they released pero antic

[@coreyminotaur4218]

Hawks/Knicks Fan weird huh... I guess people wanna see Atlanta being bad

[@razkable]

Hawks have had mediocre teams every year...Wilkins Willis rivers spud days to steve snith blaylock mutombo to s Joe Johnson josh smith mike bibby to Jamal Crawford jefd Teague Paul Milsap horford ..to korver Carroll ...just average teams

[@cameronjackson7888]

Hawks/Knicks Fan because your a bandwagon

[@ezebuckets1239]

Hawks/Knicks Fan pero was cancer to that team😬

[@Emuney12]

Man I remember this team. Poor playoff showing overall but injuries also ensured the sweep against the Cavs. I remember when people were calling for Delly's head when he caused Korver's ankle injury while hustling for a loose ball. They were definitely a great SEASON team tho. Especially during one month (i think it was January) where they went on a tear and ended up with the ENTIRE starting lineup become player of the month.

[@brahkiwi6315]

This is why you are my favorite basketball KZbinr I have been waiting for someone to do a video on this because I myself am a Hawks fan.

[@NealBones]

Been on an NBA binge in bed today and at 9 15 MDJ finally comes with the best NBA content on KZbin 👍💪

[@bogar8450]

They were on that crazy good win streak, and it came out of nowhere

[@robbishotz1567]

Now as of summer 2019, nobody on that hawks team is there anymore. Like if it’s still 2019

[@rohan_3128]

It's 2050 Hawks still struggling

[@clarknebres7913]

Make a video on the Mavs just blowing up their roster after immediately winning a championship and why couldn't they attract free agents/withhold rebuilding for so long

[@razkable]

Mavs have yet to win a playoff series since 2011 finals....also they really only lost barea Chandler stevenson and peja retired ...3 of those guys were replaceable ....Chandler was not...Ian mahinmi too but he was replaceable as he didbt do much outside of game 6 of the finals.....Corey brewer as well...they should of kept Tyson

[@mikeruck2888]

I think all three of those guys were definitely NOT replaceable. A championship team roster is much more sensitive than that.

[@ItsMinarmy]

He should make one on the 2013/14 Mavs who took the Spurs to seven games in Round 1 and were probably the second best team in the league, only to trade away key players the following season for Rajon Rondo which ultimately killed off what they had.

[@blackmanwhitesuit]

the story of the mavs. sometimes i think they are the comboys (but without the hayday). also barea is still there

[@razkable]

they didn't really blow it up i mean peja retired wasnt resigned cause he was old ...jj wanted too much money since he never got paid and that was his only chance to cash in being a 2nd round pick ..caron was washed up and a cancer on the court since they won without him..deshawn wanted to get paid and was overvalued since he was washed by 2012 so the mavs doged a bullet there since the hawks over reached for a career backup meant to play 18 minutes not even 24 at that point since he had no handling skills.. ...mahinmi had 1 good game and was paid like a true backup which he wasnt...corey brewer was nothing for their run so why pay him?... but the 2011 mavs did lose valuable training camp time to defend their title due to the lockout....chandler was a big loss for sure...should of kept that starting 5 together..the bench guys could easily be replaced but what terry kidd dirk marion chandler did couldnt...not sure why he was let go...5 all star quality players right there all who played over 14 years at a high level....thats the starting 5 you dream about...just like the 04 pistons...a great 5 man lineup...jj was a tough loss but even he could be replaced by as we saw by delonte west...that 2012 mavs team without chandler got to round 1...all they needed was a center...wright west odom were nice backups...they were just as talented just no chandler ...damn

[@H2Mass]

We all knew what was going to happen. That series was pretty dope and close for a sweep, but LeBron is too good.

[@H2Mass]

FoundedScarab Ayyy, have you seen my channel?

[@samsungphone7579]

i agree with you.they cannot find any antidote vs Lebron.

[@VisionaryProductionsSG]

Great vid, but no one thought theyd beat the cavs

[@Grim_reapercy]

Yooooooo

[@MrAtlfan21]

Even hawks fans

[@jayvon221]

visionary. Yea they did they do it every year firat it was the hawks then raptors then wizards and now boston ever year its someone new

[@markysng]

agreed. we all knew they wouldnt. they had no one to guard lebron. millsap is too slow demarre was too small

[@norubbergangraw8807]

jay pullum it was never the hawks nobody that new anything about basketball would have bet on them

[@lousanto1054]

The Tampa Bay Lightning in 2019 won 62 games and got swept out of the NHL Playoffs in the 1st round by Columbus.

[@ronaldomendoza7578]

Just watched about 10 of your videos, so much detail and research, earned a sub

[@LatisARG]

'14 Spurs have Duncan, Parker and Leonard. Also Ginobilli. So, the BIG 3 plus leonard. All stars. and duncan was a elite superstar also.

[@rickpenningdevries8083]

LatisARG they where all good, but way past their prime and none of them were top 10 players

[@baselinejordan1744]

LatisARG duncan was like 37 gtfoh

[@panner11]

That year, only parker was selected as an all star. And none of them were close to being a top 10 player that year.

[@sillymcwilly4866]

Wasn't that Leonards 2nd year in the league?

[@jamesburgess2k]

New fans don't know how cold Danny Green got in the playoffs as well. He was on fire in the finals every year from deep.

[@lolzize8208]

my atlanta hawks CHOKED in 2015. those were good times though.

[@TheTariqibnziyad]

KPlaysSome it was great to be a GS fan.

[@Steven_Stanton_Music]

Ibnziyad Tariq bandwagon

[@JimMiDaxX]

Those were the days.. great video

[@nojones5794]

Don’t forget about the injuries to Carol Thabo literally getting his leg broken by the police and delivadova hurting korver who still hasnt recovered and Jeff Teague had a hip injury the whole season

[@adityak1083]

CapthaClamper XL was just going to post this.. their season turned around completely after the thabo incident.. u could c that the chemistry of the team changed. The team that won all those games.. was not the team that entered the play-offs

[@Doeboy23]

Aditya K just like the pacers before they lost Danny granger. You can’t mess with these teams chemistry

[@mambaxking6153]

LMAO the cavs didn't even have kyrie, kevin love, and lebron was playing with a bent back!

[@mambaxking6153]

And yall still got swept.

[@jacobwilliams1223]

I mean, the Cavs had their second and third best players injured that series. Don't think an injury card is the best look to play here lol

[@ili-samiam-ili3515]

He said the 80-81 Celtics didn't have a bonafide Superstar. Larry Bird: Hold my beers.

[@colebaker___]

As a hawks fan, this hurts my heart. This team was so much fun to watch and they played probably the best team basketball in recent NBA history other than the Spurs. If Delly hadn’t hurt Horford then they might have had a legit shot at beating the Cavs

[@friscogiant4153]

No.

[@VincentVincent_89]

No dude. The cavs were missing 2 of their main guys yet they swept the hawks. You’re saying if the 15 point per game scored in AL didn’t get injured they would have beaten the cavs? Brother wake tf up.

[@joeleone1868]

Love this. Channel is very underrated. They r always interetsing

[@KCWwarrior]

Crazy I was legit thinking about this team the other day... great vid!

[@tbchannel2]

It is E X T R E M E L Y D I F F I C U L T

[@tygarv19]

Dellavadova injured al and Kyle korver in this series don’t forget

[@Alesedit]

Cavs only had lebron

[@theoneandonlyrustyshaklefo6256]

Excuses, excuses guys.

[@blackreign351]

October lol they got swept by a LeBron led cavs. Stop it

[@d4cataresonableprice738]

Lebron swept another 60 win team...

[@robertchen7819]

Nice stuff. You are legit the best youtuber who talks about nba.

[@tspots03]

Just found your channel and you make really good vids, I️ subbed and can’t wait for more

[@ken6543]

jazz 2021?

[@edmagararu9]

I like the humor, keep up the good work. One lesson to take away is also that once you're winning, and have talent like this Hawks team did, that's the time to trade for a superstar. So letting Carroll walk away was a good decision, but shud have traded for a Counsins or P. George like player, who was always in the trade rumor, maybe they cud have traded Millsap and Horford, or any package including two of their starters for any of them before they left team. I believe they're next step after this 60 win season was signing bazemore to a big contract, w/c was a bad decision. So yeah, trade for a superstar in the trade rumors once you start winning, that shouldn't hurt.

[@jamesburgess2k]

I think they shocked their own front office. Since then, they put too much trust in the coaching, and let go many of those key players,not realizing how important chemistry was to that team. And as someone who goes to hawks games, it obvious the hawks front office are content with just making the playoffs versus taking risk and trading/signing a superstar. They have (had) the 2nd longest active playoff streak in the NBA, 10 seasons straight. It sucks for hawks fans

[@Heybuditsme]

They got Dwight Howard!! >.< they have no idea how to acquire players. Howard was and still is a bust. Tons of natural talent but can't get there. Kwame Brown syndrome

[@edmagararu9]

oh yeah, i forgot about dwight.

[@skate_or_dylen2176]

That 06 Pistons team was so much fun to watch... Miss the NBA in the early 2000's!

[@whiplash6046]

Remember this '15 hawks squad mainly because this was the year the Dubs broke out, and theyre leading both conferences. Their 1st regular season matchup that year that the hawks won was highly anticipated

[@bzhou123]

They lost to the cavs because of delly injuring korver and delly getting horford ejected

[@pastamia9088]

And the 2015 cavs didn’t have kyrie and love in the playoffs vs the hawks. So you’re saying Korver’s injury is a big impact? How about Kyrie and Love out against the Hawks

[@dabx9668]

Delly is a fucking dumbass piece of shit. Good to see he is not starting in the bucks.

[@danielllll521]

I hated Delly back on the Cavs but no they lost because they didn't have anyone who could stop Lebron.

[@Steven_Stanton_Music]

Wolves bandwagon fan since 1998 Kyle Korver was arguably the most important player on that roster, dumbass

[@ahmedh4103]

Is anyones else's new year resolution to win a Championship

[@jakemott4556]

Jayson Tatum Yup youre on the team i want to win

[@nicholasciccone277]

Jayson Tatum Yes!!!! Let’s Go Celtics

[@demardechosen7910]

Jayson Tatum=G.O.A.T

[@ahmedh4103]

Uncle Drew Me and Kyrie= GOATs

[@kikiarochas9191]

Jayson Tatum GOAT!!!!

[@jcoop8]

I am a die hard hawks fan who went to the home season opener that year, and I will tell you some things you missed and important points that affected the Hawks tremendously in the playoffs and ultimately them being swept by the Cavs. First, Thabo Sefoloshas leg was broken by the New York City Police and was out for the season after a game against Brooklyn in an incident at a night club in February or March and that was a huge blow to the team as Demarre Carrols main reserve and second rotation guy and arguably our second or 3rd best defender who would guard the other teams best player every night when Carrol sat. Then Paul Millsap got injured and missed 10 or 15 games during the last stretch of the season (the Hawks were on pace to win 67 games before this happened and I think we split the games he was absent), Al Horford dislocated his finger affecting his shot in the Wizards series, and then lets not forget what happened during the Cavs series when Matthew Dellvavedova rolled onto Kyle Korvers ankles, taking him out for the rest of the series in Game 1 or 2. All of that made the end of this season sting hard for Hawks fans, and the last games of the Hawks Cavs series hard to watch. Especially so since the Cavs got stomped by the Warriors and they themselves hobbled into the Finals and had no chance, By all intents and purposes Hawks vs Warriors in the Finals would have been much more entertaining (had at least Korver not gone down) but there is also the argument that if Kyrie hadnt gone down too. The Hawks 19 game win streak happened in January, you could argue we peaked too early, and as you said there was no dignified super star on the 2014-2015 Hawks so when you take all the stuff I mentioned into consideration, the team was ultimately very fragile and lose a couple pieces and rotation guys (yep Sefolosha was a huge blow) much less losing starters to injury, its not hard to see why they got swept in the Eastern Conference Finals. Still though, that season was a hell of a ride and an excellent time in Atlanta. The Hawks made plenty of mistakes in the following seasons trading or not matching contracts to keep all our starters and core intact and signing Dwight Howard the season after that I have plenty of knowledge and opinion on, but thats whole other topic. Some other fun facts of that season, head Coach Mike Budenholzer was named Coach of the Year, and all 5 hawks starters were named player of the month for the Eastern Conference in January when we went 17-0, and no team had ever had a perfect January OR had all 5 starters be co-player of the month either. I wont get into all the franchise records that were broken that year but there were quite a few of those too!

[@joenarddalegarcia8270]

This was a great video. Good job

[@highlightzone-sportshighli3916]

I still love my hawks, even with all of the pain that comes from being a fan 😂.

[@Tsuny999]

The Atlanta Hawks went from best to worst real quick

[@jacknelson4610]

Tsuny agreed

[@GianniEndo]

Great video, keep up the great work!

[@MamboGimbobili]

Dude, great video as always. Keep it up man

[@sleightlyhandy889]

Great video! I have nothing intelligent to add to begin a conversation based on what you said. You kinda covered everything. So.... Great Video! And Happy new year!

[@KingCoopaJ]

Damn, RIP Hawks.

[@aidanknight9287]

I'm a HUGE Hawks fan so thanks for the vid

[@lancet878]

That piece of advice was spot on 😂😂😂 but a legit video bro. Keep it up 👍🏾

[@ps2gamer350]

I'm shooked

[@mitchwilliams8941]

I couldn't agree more about the LeBron declining thing

[@briaunbellows2251]

Yep because nobody went to the finals till he left

[@jacobbucu9276]

This team amazed me back then! I thought they would start a new dynasty of team basketball. It's also interesting seeing each of the starting 5's careers are now

[@thatguy-ws6ui]

Lol I love the ending. Good work man

[@nickzedaddy2689]

As a Hawks fan .... It's rough

[@bogar8450]

They really came out of nowhere, but they choked in the playoffs

[@keigorobinson2607]

Injuries derailed us

[@Doatello1991]

Keigo Robinson Yeah. It feels weird saying this, but Demarre Carroll was your best player in the ECF, and he got injured in game 1. With him out, you really had nobody to guard Lebron. Plus, Dellavedova injured Kyle Korver in game 2. And then Al Horford got ejected in game 3 for a scuffle with Delly.

[@Shawn6751]

@@Doatello1991 Yep, this team will never be forgotten in my book.

[@Big_Garf]

First video I've ever seen of yours, great stuff!

[@TheMegazxc]

Your video is great and very underrated. Keep it up

[@malva1124]

The bulls ended up being a bigger challenge for the cavs that year. They had a good chance.

[@famazplayz8123]

1981 Boston Celtics? They had a superstar in Larry Bird, he turned things around during his rookie season.

[@theronquishow5837]

Larry WAS ROTY, and was an impact player from the start, the Finals MVP in 1981 was Cedric Maxwell, and that was no accident.

[@theronquishow5837]

*but the Finals MVP

[@TRJ2241987]

Cedric had a great finals but Larry was the one who changed the culture from day one. Larry was a superstar right away, more so than Magic Johnson. We are talking 21/11/5 for Larry Bird in 80-81 and his style of play was already making veterans look foolish with the passes and fakes. Larry was 24 years old and Cedric was 25. Cedric winning the Finals MVP was similar to Andre Iguodala winning the NBA Finals MVP.

[@dannyscipio1777]

Richard Ronquillo magic was roty btw

[@nightdonutstudio]

I think we can say this at the moment playoff started in 2004 and 2014. chauncey billups and kawhai leonard became top 10 player in the league. And thanks to their improvement, they win the champion.

[@sockjockid]

Umm wow, why are all of your videos so high quality...thanks for being one of the best nba youtubers

[@MDJiang]

Thanks man🙏

[@marianopie3785]

I don't see much people talking about how LeBron James sweep a +60w team practically by himself. Another example of how ridiculously great he was and is. So thank you for reminding this to people

[@TheBaconBasket1]

Exactly, but let the idiotic haters with no knowledge of the history and didn't even watch the fucking games keep saying the "eAsT iS wEaK". They also forget K Love also missed Game 7 of the ECF in Boston in 2018 and lots of key games during the 1st round. Never in my life seen someone carry a team like LeBron in the playoffs.

[@GolfIsFun69]

Carrol was their leading scorer and went into the series against the Cavs injured. He averaged 4 points in the Cavs series. Avg 20 in the season. Kyle was injured. Horford got suspended a game too. Gg Thabo was hurt too. Smh

[@jahleelx9270]

Kyrie and love were hurt.

[@redtone_]

great video man!

[@renew1098]

You have to cover the 2012-2013 choke squad that was the Memphis Grizzlies. 56-26, top defensive team in the NBA, well rounded offense, and choked four games in the conference finals.

[@legendgamer3853]

And with Kent bazemore getting traded to Portland NO HAWKS PLAYER from the 2014-15 season are still in the roster

[@stevenwolf977]

Legend Gamer Jeff Teague got traded back to the Hawks in January even though he is not the Teague from 2014-15.

[@mohwe1007]

Reminds me of the raptors this season Excellent regular season And a LeBron choke in the playoffs

[@jacobn2824]

As a diehard Hawks fan and Atlanta native, this was the most fun season I've ever experienced. The whole city really believed in this team, they were special. They obviously didn't get a ring, but it was a good run.

[@TheKapei22]

You could mention the 20 win streak that Hawks had around January and the selection of their starting 5 as Player of the Month. I still remember how Cavaliers splashed these 3-pointers against Hawks. Even Kyrie and Love were injured, they had a lot of sharp shooters.

[@erikhansson2853]

Holy shit, Korver looks taller than Millsap and Horford.

[@brandonfigueroa892]

Wow the warriors could have played the hawks that's crazy

[@tygarv19]

This was such a fan season to watch as a hawks fan. Last good memories

[@Zlics]

Love ur vids

[@scalabrineplayoff3pt46curr7]

Difference with that hawks and 2014 spurs Spurs have a defender for LeBron..kawhi

[@Zxndoroth]

It's like the Beatles breaking up

[@Rios70]

Damn I remember this squad, life long laker fan , so as I’m watching the season I couldn’t believe they were handling the east like that, I mean come on the hawks! Much respect to this squad

[@buenvidanadz1969]

Great vid! I'd diagree on the 2014 spurs not having a superstar though, Kawhi was just really underrated but he was surely a top 10 player out there.

[@AR-il7gn]

Sad to be a Atlanta fan

[@Steven_Stanton_Music]

ANAS Rana then you’re not a real fan

[@rubberglovesandwich9889]

@@Steven_Stanton_Music I smell a gatekeeper.

[@Grim_reapercy]

They traded Korver for a coke damn shame

[@SteelersFan-hs5mu]

Yep I'm a wizards fan... Some tough playoff losses recents 2015 to the Hawks and a couple years later to the Celtics

[@liondixon1156]

yo bro i never comment on vids but ur content is the best outta all the nba ball pages

[@stephenbrice3515]

Lol the hawks and the nets in the playoffs

[@JustHUH]

120/0 like/dislike ratio??? Damn

[@MDJiang]

Smh don't jinx it now ppl are gonna dislike just to mess with me

[@JustHUH]

MDJ it was good while it lasted 😉

[@JustHUH]

MDJ loved the video btw! Keep doing what you do

[@Videogamelover58]

God this season still heart wrenches me. The season where the hawks were at the top, then they collapsed. I still have faith with them.

[@Videogamelover58]

WELP now I have a 10% of faith

[@rhinok-xg1zr]

Thank you for those good words for my hawks. I hope we can contend in 10 years

[@blonded0532]

Finally someone actually acknowledges the fact that the hawks exist 😂 I’m actually not very surprised that no one really cares about us, because we’re probably one of the worst teams in the league

[@bethanywart7020]

Mj 2005 we getting that 1st round pick though 👀

[@JabrenHarris98]

Yet they lost to the Cavs who only had LeBron to take them to the finals his first year back

[@jmcoote]

As a hawks fan, this video brings back memories.

[@mrShinglez]

it's crazy when you think about it I still remember this season