Atlanta Hawks: Home struggles continue with blowout loss to Miami Heat
Brad Rowland hosts Episode 2174 of the Locked on Hawks podcast, breaking down Friday’s game between the Atlanta Hawks and Miami Heat. Topics include a horrendous shooting performance inside the arc, poor overall offense, an ugly fourth quarter, continued struggles at State Farm Arena, and much more.
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11 Comments
Is this loss to blame on a bad matchup versus the Heat, Spoelstra having a better game plan vs Quinn, or just lack of preparation and sense of urgency in an Eastern Conference matchup at home?
I get that Dyson has elite defense but his offense makes him a reverse Trae
Zacch no show again.
Quin no show coaching again.
Go Hawks!
Moral won’t improve until Atlanta becomes a better team physically. I’m sick of being punked by these more physical teams. Get a real anchoring rim protector to compliment OO.
A shooting guard who can't shoot is a major problem.. Dyson has the yips.. He can't even make a free throw.. the guy has free throws clanking off the side of the rim.. Why are we married to starting and closing games with Dyson Daniels?! A CJ and NAW backcourt would provide the spacing that Jalen needs..I hate Quin's substitutions patterns they are predictable..same guys in at the same time it's never about feel and the moment..Dyson Daniels is a 25-27 minute overpaid energy guy shooting 17% from 3 and under 60 % from the line..starting him isn't feasible just use him as a Swiss army knife
Our new starting lineup need to be CJ,Naw,Kuminga,Jalen,Okungwu.. And we need desperately need a legit 7'0+ center who can rebound, block, shots and shoot..We basically need an available Porzingis type due to the length of these teams in the NBA right now.. Ware Killed us the second half..Brad you didn't like Reynaud he balling in Sac.. if the Hawks passed over him second round then that's dumb..
And another thing that the fans are being oblivious to is that NAW is a inefficient chucker.. 43% is too inefficient to be taking 18-20 shots a game he is more suited to be like a 3rd or 4th option..we need to take a serious look at Kuminga to see if he can be that true number 2 with Jalen.. starting Kuminga with Dyson probably wouldn't work but surrounding Jalen and Kuminga with shooters could be a serious problem..I'm looking forward to seeing him play
Brad, idk if it's new players or time for new coaches syndrome. This is unacceptable
And what are y'all expecting from Zach with 8 shots a game?! I'm not saying that he should get more volume but y'all looking for this 20 year old kid to score 25 a game when Jalen is the go to guy, NAW and CJ chucking, Okungwu got to get his..also have to find ways to manufacture scoring opportunities for Dyson.. Zach missed a layup, got a dunk blocked, missed a couple mid-range shots..the shot selection was better tonight than just standing behind the 3 point line not attacking.. He a 35% 3pt shooter he need to do more than shoot 3s..He a streaky shooter if you been watching him if he hits 1, he can hit 2 or 3 consecutively but he isn't getting the volume of shots to get him hot.. so he just need to be an attacking energy guy who plays defense because we don't need the 3 ball to be his primary weapon because he is average there.. but over 50 on shots inside the arc..
Back2backs in nba are tough. BUT, when you win the first one on th road and lose the second one at home, thats coaching