Hawks Fire Lloyd Pierce

[NatiboyB]

He's averaging damn near 11 assists a game. How much more distribution do you need?

i more so just him playing more efficient and getting others involved earlier. Maybe playing a lot more pnr with Collins and capela and I’d like to see other players shoot more. Trae will still put up 20 and 10 damn near but others will be more involved.

 

[The God Poster]

I know that the Hawks had a better record than Chicago & Miami when we were somewhat healthy & they weren’t.

No reason New York & Charlotte should have a better record I agree..but I think Toronto has a better team. They’re only missing Kawhi & Ibaka from their title team a couple seasons back.

John Collins turned down a extension cause he thinks he’s a max player, but he isn’t playing like one. Randle in New York is balling his ass off & JC should be doing the same.

Trae is one of the best play makers and assist man in the league..they gotta knock down the shots but they haven’t been.

And Trae has regressed shooting wise

based off what he did last season I’ll give him more leeway cause he’s proven he can put up numbers.

Every young NBA player who played against Cam Reddish in AAU & College claim he’s the hardest they’ve ever had to guard and how much of a monster he is, but he’s only shown that a few times thus far in his career

I was a big Huerter fan but he can leave with Pierce

Thats the thing some of y’all Hawks fans aren’t coming to grips with . Yes he can put up numbers but they don’t feel impactful.

For as a great a shooter he is his impact should be bigger . I need him to do nothing but watch Curry off ball tapes this off-season .

Trae too small to try the “dominate the ball PG” at this level

 

[staticshock]

Thats the thing some of y’all Hawks fans aren’t coming to grips with . Yes he can put up numbers but they don’t feel impactful.

For as a great a shooter he is his impact should be bigger . I need him to do nothing but watch Curry off ball tapes this off-season .

Trae too small to try the “dominate the ball PG” at this level

and what you non Hawks fans don’t realize is he’s really the only player that can go out and get his.

if John Collins and Cam Reddish were playing to their hype level then Trae wouldn’t have had to average 30 last season and try to carry the load again this season

 

[trick]

Danny Ainge needs to go. All those accumulated assets and Anthony Davis goes to the Celtics main rival.

Brooklyn was dead in the water almost 10 years ago and now they have surpassed the Celtics.

I forget who said it, he's more interested in getting one over on his fellow executives than actually paying the price for a championship. He's lucky McHale gifted him Kevin Garnett back in the day.

 

[Flex Luger]

I forget who said it, he's more interested in getting one over on his fellow executives than actually paying the price for a championship. He's lucky McHale gifted him Kevin Garnett back in the day.

This. Dude ain’t trying to trade with anybody unless he’s bending the other team over.

 

[intruder]

and what you non Hawks fans don’t realize is he’s really the only player that can go out and get his.

if John Collins and Cam Reddish were playing to their hype level then Trae wouldn’t have had to average 30 last season and try to carry the load again this season

Breh chill. Many non-hawks fans see the talent on the team. ANy true basketball fan would.

I know i do because i live in ATL and every now and then i'll be channel surfing or at a bar and stumble upon a Hawks game. See my post above: https://www.thecoli.com/posts/41099942/

I'm a transplant (Miami Heat and Miami Dolphins fan) living in ATL and i sometimes pay attention to the Hawks even when Hawks fans didnt themselves didnt believe in the team (Millsap years, ask most Hawks fans in here what i told them when they signed Millsap and none of them had ever heard of dude and i was telling them he's a baller). I fukks with Hawks fans to siem degree.
I cant fukk with Falcons fans tho. Them fukkers be delusional.

I could see McMIllan turning this thing around if you give him time.

 

[42 Monks]

and what you non Hawks fans don’t realize is he’s really the only player that can go out and get his.

if John Collins and Cam Reddish were playing to their hype level then Trae wouldn’t have had to average 30 last season and try to carry the load again this season

nobody can get a shot? yal just run bullshyt offense

 

[Stone]

and what you non Hawks fans don’t realize is he’s really the only player that can go out and get his.

if John Collins and Cam Reddish were playing to their hype level then Trae wouldn’t have had to average 30 last season and try to carry the load again this season

Cam might be the one to benefit the most from this change. I don’t think he’s the guy that needs to be parked in the corner all game

 

[Stone]

He's averaging damn near 11 assists a game. How much more distribution do you need?

trae needs to be teed up for more easy shots. Once ATL gets a couple more guys that can be trusted to put the ball on the floor they should be able to do that. Most of our offense is him spoonfeeding bigs, but he has to be a threat off ball too whether it’s cutting or taking more catch and shoot 3s.

 

[Easy-E]

That team has too much talent for their record to be what it is.

Thought it was gonna happen at end of the season... but it’s not surprising

Time to bring in the young white coach with potential

 

[Rell Lauren]

Time to bring in the young white coach with potential

Kenny Atkinson

 

[desjardins]

damn dude was a long time Brett Brown assistant with the sixers. Was happy he got that Hawks gig

 

[Estarossa]

nobody can get a shot? yal just run bullshyt offense

Yes nikka...

Hunter and Bogdonavic the only other players who can get there own looks. Huerter always looks timid as fukk and Reddish is just all over the place. LP wasn’t coaching shyt. Maybe some of our other players can do something if some actual plays are called.

 

[feelosofer]

Lloyd Pierce seems like a real nice guy but he's not head coach material. The Hawks were seen by almost everyone as a team ready to get to the next level and it didn't. They Hawks play like an NBA 2k team with a 92 overall player and a bunch of guys who are 75s but try to run up and down the court taking fast break 3s and trying to draw fouls.

 

[Professor K.]

Thats the thing some of y’all Hawks fans aren’t coming to grips with . Yes he can put up numbers but they don’t feel impactful.

For as a great a shooter he is his impact should be bigger . I need him to do nothing but watch Curry off ball tapes this off-season .

Trae too small to try the “dominate the ball PG” at this level

that would only matter if we had a Draymond/Iggy-level secondary distributor on the court. We legit don't have another quality on-ball decision maker on the team right now. Trae HAS to have the ball in order for anything to happen on offense at this point because if anyone else has the ball for more than 3 seconds they selfdestruct.

Hopefully Nate can scheme up a decent overall offensive gameplan that takes some of that decision making out of the players' hands and let's them maximize their physical talent