Coach Duckett
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Coach Duckett
@GetDucketts
Championing “progress” towards equality is reaffirming a commitment to inequality
Beigetreten Şubat 2014
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It happened!!
(The defense in particular was awesome)
Grant Shirley@Grant_Shirley4
Kuminga will eventually play well against a good team, right? ….. right?
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@Grant_Shirley4 I would have t’d him up and met him in the tunnel
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As a basketball fan I’m glad Hurley didn’t get a tech for what he did to the ref at the end of the game. Would’ve ruined the moment.
But at the same time.. how did he not get one 😭🤣
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Buyouts need to be paid for transfer portal acquisitions. Programs should be compensated for their development. Same as a transfer fee in Europe.
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@Grant_Shirley4 You’re right. But the problem for guys with those uncertainties is it rarely happens for them with the team that draft them
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Still not sure that I see Wagler as a high end lead guard at the next level without major leaps in his strength/speed/athleticism, but I do believe in him as an impactful secondary creator with size next to other playmakers and a solid defensive infrastructure
The fit with the Hawks is pretty appealing for that reason
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I got a solution: Why don’t we just make sure the worst teams get the best picks so they can get better!
All these solutions don’t address the problem. Teams like the Jazz/Nets continue to tank because they haven’t been rewarded with a true franchise changing talent
Shams Charania@ShamsCharania
The NBA presented three comprehensive anti-tanking concepts to its Board of Governors on Wednesday, with modifications expected to each before a formal vote in May, per ESPN sources. 1. 18 teams in draft lottery (seeds 7-15 in each conference) – flattened odds, with bottom 10 teams having an 8% chance, the remaining 20% odds distributed in decreasing order for 11 through 18, and and a lottery drawing for all 18 picks. 2) 22 teams in lottery using 2-year record (seeds 7-15, plus the four playoff first round exits in both conferences). Lottery teams would reach a minimum win total floor in each season, such as 25 wins. If a team falls short of the floor, it gets slotted to meet the floor. Top 4 drawn as part of lottery, as is currently. 3) 18 teams in a "5 by 5" lottery – bottom 5 teams have equal odds for the top pick, with lottery formed for picks 1-5. Bottom 5 teams have a floor at 10; those that fall out of top 5 get sorted in a separate drawing.
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I don’t care what he did against those Wizards JV squads, I’m good on Kuminga. If you want to pick up the option to utilize the large expiring fine, but you absolutely can’t extend him right now. He’s killing you whenever he’s out there.
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@BTRowland @PivotFade Gueye being worse than okongwu doesn’t make okongwu good enough
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Per @PivotFade...
The Hawks had a 75% defensive rebound rate (very good!) with Okongwu on the floor tonight.
That dropped to 16.7% (!!!) when he was off the floor.
Atlanta got exactly 1 defensive rebound in the 10 minutes with Gueye at center.
Brad Rowland@BTRowland
The Hawks suffer their 2nd loss in the last 16 games. Atlanta led by 16 early but couldn't hold that advantage and fall by a 109-102 final. Hawks only committed 4 TOV in the entire game, but shot 39% from the field. Rematch on Monday in Atlanta. @LockedOnHawks coming later.
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@GradybabyMunk He’s not a small center, he’s a slow forward with no handles
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It be some fans actually saying Okongwu isn’t the problem. He’s clearly the weakest link in the starting lineup. If you’re gonna be that small at center you at least have to be quicker than other centers. He’s just as slow as a 7’2 center
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@Grant_Shirley4 The losses aren’t on him, but watching him play gets very frustrating and with our roster/lineups, he has to play bigger/do more. He needs to have a bigger impact more often, and players can’t be as confident as they are attacking him
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There’s a segment of Hawks Twitter that no matter what happens in the game, after every loss, even when the team has won for a month straight, is like..
“Yeah OO just not gonna cut it”
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@HawksFanTV A game vs someone like queta is the perfect encapsulation. A guy who knows he’s not a star out competes him. He doesn’t suck but he’s doesn’t do enough well to have an average motor
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OO as the full time starter just not gonna cut it if we want to be serious. Yeah, he can shoot a couple 3s a game but when that’s not happening, there’s no other value he provides as it currently stands. Mightily regressed as a defender and paint finisher.
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I can’t imagine coaching a film session with okongwu. I’d sound like Danny Hurley
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@HawksFanTV He’s fucking food on defense and other bogs D-Bo him for rebounds consistently
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All 200 spurs fans are so mad the Hawks pick won’t convey to a high pick 😭
Enjoy a pick in the 20s ✌🏼
Spurs Culture@SpursCulture
I was told Hawks were better without Trae Young Hawks have now lost 4 games in a row
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The combine measurements and ultimate decisions teams make with regards to the guards in this draft will be fascinating
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@JordanPushedOff @Grant_Shirley4 It’s definitely better to get a top 4 pick. No question! And all the best teams feature multiple lottery players someone’s. But other than the Celtics and cavs the last 10 champs have been led by late lottery and later first rd picks
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@GetDucketts @Grant_Shirley4 And the Lakers traded Ingram and Lonzo to get AD.
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Chet is the only notable top 5 pick drafted by his team across 7 out of the last 8 NBA Champions
For the “teams can never win without drafting a top 5 pick” crowd
Sure it makes it easier, but it’s also just an excuse for incompetence.
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@Grant_Shirley4 Could the jazz have won 12 more games if they weren’t trying to lose?
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Have we actually seen a legit healthy 8-11 seed intentionally tank out of the play-in race?
Feels like that’s a non-issue that’s being brought up
Not sure that option 1 would make that any more appealing of a strategy than the current system given that the lottery would determine every pick 1-18 and there’s no floor
Sam Quinn@SamQuinnCBS
I’m not sure how options 1 and 3 curb tanking? They just move the incentive. Option 1 incentivizes teams to tank out of the play-in and into the bottom 10. Option 3 incentivizes tanking into bottom five. Would need more details to fully understand option 2 and the win floor.
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@SamQuinnCBS The jazz have loads of talent. They’ve spent 3 years actively trying not to win
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I don’t know if the Jazz would’ve tanked this year if they’d gotten Cooper Flagg. By making tanking less valuable the NBA incentivized the Jazz to do it longer.
The goal is to make bad teams better as quickly as possible not moralize over the reasons why they’re bad.
Benjamin Smith@Benjiman31
So true. If teams who don't have talent get talent then they'll stop being bottom dwellers sooner. Opening it up for more teams to qualify for the top pick potentially extends bottom dwelling behavior. It's terrible.
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@SIChrisMannix Draft success definitely impacts sustainable success, but winning the lottery, not so much
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I'm an abolish-the-lottery guy for one reason: The NBA needs to get the best players to the worst teams. Because for all the talk of other avenues (free agency, trades) the draft is the most realistic path to sustainable success.
Chris Mannix@SIChrisMannix
Addressing tanking by creating the most confusing lottery system in the history of sports is not the answer. The NBA has some work to do before any reforms come up for a vote in May.
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@SIChrisMannix Only 6 Of the 12 playoff seeds right now and 1 of the last 4 champions are significantly featuring a player they picked top 4 in the lottery, and 2 of the 8 teams in play-in position
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