Atlanta Hawks mailbag: Jonathan Kuminga arrival, Zaccharie Risacher check-in, rest of season, etc.
Brad Rowland hosts Episode 2169 of the Locked on Hawks podcast, digging into the mailbag during the All-Star break. Topics include the arrival of Jonathan Kuminga, the state of the Zaccharie Risacher discourse, Onyeka Okongwu as a piece for the future, the upcoming stretch run for the Atlanta Hawks, and more.
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God only knows what will happen in the rest of the season
If the hawks go 15 games over 500, does Quinn still get fired?
If JK can play to his potential then the Hawks are a playoff team and not a playin team
This is actually a very good fit for Kuminga in my opinion. Kuminga played very well with Butler (should fit really well with JJ in a similar way). The problem was playing with Butler and Draymond. 3 non shooters, so they all struggled with spacing. The hawks have a lot of shooting, and Kuminga with a good playmaker like JJ and spacing to attack and play in transition is a match made in heaven
holding the centrist opinion on everything doesn’t make u nuanced
great content, q still holding risacher back, kuminga could play mad and do some damage…overall, Q just not the guy. roster looking better, JJ did his think in the all star game, still see Q giving mccolum and kuminga too much PT to kill ZR confidence
Hawks Nation is gonna fall in love with this kid
Hey Brad…why not start CJ with Dyson in the backcourt and bring NAW off the bench???? I'm hoping big time that Quin really shrinks the line-up and doesn't go past 9 players….and I'm also hoping to get ..at least a little look at Gabe running the point and maybe just not playing Kispert..so that the FORWARD minutes are ONLY JJ.ZACCH, and Kuminga!
Let’s just be honest Zach sucks !! , and we know you getting paid from Atlanta Hawks to ease the pain, but us fans know that the kid just not that good it’s unfortunate that Atlanta picked him at number one. I wish we would’ve got castle and we just got this baby face puppy dog heart kid. He don’t have no dog in him., i’ll tell you what some players you just know they got it in them no matter how old or young he is. I don’t care if he’s 20 years old I can go to the park right now in a 16 year-old gonna wanna dunk on an NBA player right now some players just don’t got it and if you can’t be honest about that then why are you talking about it?
Not gonna lie. Risacher looks like he’s the biggest bust since Anthony Bennett
I think people are comparing him to others in his draft class. Is he even top 5 in his class? I just want him to be one of the better players in his class. Sarr was always the better pick, but he is playing horrible compared to a lot of other players in his class. If Kuminga shows up on the court, he might be coming off the bench.
Honestly I wanted Alex Sarr at 1 like many but Risacher just like Trae proved me wrong his rookie yr. I agree with everything Brad is saying about Zach except I do believe he is capable of being a star. Sadly just like we're seeing with or have seen let me say with Jonathan Kuminga, the coach has definitely been holding him back. There's no reason that Zach should be playing the same or less minutes than he played last year. Not getting at least 4 – 6 more minutes (28 – 30mins) at the least is hindering confidence, growth and etc. We've seen it with Cam Reddish (who Anthony Edwards and all of Cam's draft peers bragged on). I think Risacher will at least stay in the league but I'd hate for him to show us what I believe Jonathan Kuminga is going to show the Warriors and the rest of the NBA what happens once you allow young talent to make a few mistakes but overall show us what they truly are capable of. Jalen Johnson is even a good example once he actually started getting real playing time. If Nate Mc Millan spotted that a little sooner who knows where his career would've gone?
Point is truly unleash Risacher and we will see the star that he truly is! Sometimes system's, coach, playing time/pecking order can make or break a players career no matter how talented and skilled a player is. All of those effect confidence as well which becomes a direct reflection on the court.
yeah not looking good for young Risacher at the moment. but revisit this in 2 years when he wins MIP and becomes an all star . all he needs is the muscle
Kuminga has a delusional group of people in his ears…he is not a star but nobody told him yet…he expects space to grow his game regardless of winning but the hawks don't do that for risacher so it's gonna be an awkward end of season.
Great podcast Brad love all the different stories you covered