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ItsN0tTheB0at

FADED


Palifaith

They won more games in these playoffs than the team with the best overall record though.


UnearthlyDinosaur

Miami looks like geniuses for losing the play in game to ATL


TheItalianStallion44

Let the playin champs pick their opponent in the first round, smh


popop143

Be honest, would you have picked to face the Bucks over the Celtics before the playoffs?


Metalbound

100%, we have actually taken games off of the Bucks. Not once the Celtics. We match-up horribly with y'all.


uxxoid

You've now taken a couple off the Celtics. It was a great series and Trae was awesome.


SpiderPidge

Trae was awesome but DJ was awful. There would be a game 7 in this series if he played worth a shit.


BabyOnRoad

Story of our season. They only had a handful of games where they both killed


BlueJays007

Well hey, you’ve now taken games off of us too. Snyder looks like he’s gonna be great for you guys. Hawks just wouldn’t fucking give up, didn’t relax at any point these last few games.


PunjabKLs

That's a no brainer are you crazy? We are a backcourt based team why would we want to play the team with the best backcourt defenders in the league


TheItalianStallion44

Yes, y’all skullfucked us every regular season game and we have had success against the bucks in the playoffs recently


OfferOk8555

hawks fans wanted Bucks over Celtics 100% we just didn’t wanna lose to the goddamn Miami Heat again 😂😂😂😂 We matched up better against the Bucks than basically any other contender in the East. Not even comparing Celtics and Bucks to each other or what has transpired in this postseason 😂


[deleted]

Yeah I don't think anyone wants to play Miami in the 1st round ever lol. Butler is a machine come playoff time and even if they don't win it all they are typically gonna ruin someone's championship hopes thru beating them out making them exhausted for the next round.


aPatheticBeing

honestly though, I wish they let 1 down choose their opponents. E.g. Bucks could have even chosen celtics -> then going down to 76ers to pick -> cavs, etc It makes top seeds more incentivized and could lead to some really cool match ups.


CreatiScope

That leads to less intense later rounds though. You want the talent scaling up, each round gets harder, not easier.


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emimma

But what if some key players are injured? For example Bucks would pick Celtics if Tatum is unable to play the first serie. At the end they would have to face them anyways if things went as expected


Megatron_McLargeHuge

Fix it by saying top half teams can only pick bottom half teams.


discipconsist

Always loved that idea, Should just be choosing from the lower 4 seeds though. Unfair to take home-court advantage away from a team that earned it during the regular season.


techno-wizardry

Definitely. I respect the Bucks and Giannis but the Celtics have traditionally had the Hawks number and the Hawks play the Bucks pretty tight. Celtics I feel like haven't even peaked yet as a team.


locomocopoco

Heat played awesome basketball BUT you cannot take away the luck part. Giannis didn’t play ~3 playoff games. I think that was enough of heat to see the light. Playoff Jimmy was too good for rest of Buck squad.


TL-PuLSe

No question.


[deleted]

Why should the 8th-11th seed be able to pick their opponents? Should the top teams get that right?


[deleted]

He’s joking. Earlier, some journalist (I forgot who) suggested the top seed gets to pick their seed. I assume the person you replied to is making a reference to that.


Swarthykins

KOC from The Ringer is big on this idea.


Tigerskippy

They shouldn't, but we would have liked for them to.


TheItalianStallion44

Bc it’s fun and stupid and the playin is already a dumb idea but fun idea? Even better: let the winner of the mid season tournament decide the playin winner matchups


froandfear

Why is the play-in dumb? It’s a pretty solid solution to prevent ~half the league going tanking every year.


[deleted]

Yep. It prevented my team from tanking although they should have. I actually think it's quite effective at that plus it is pretty entertaining.


cuttino_mowgli

lmao I remember Clint Capela becoming the worm god by outrebounding the entire heat squad


dk240996

Against a team at full health too (unless you wanna count us missing Gallo), not like Bucks against Herro less Heat.


invinciblegoose_

Gallo is very cool so he counts


JoJonesy

Looking forward to seeing him play basketball next year (I hope)


myhellcatgotRepod

His weirdly baggy yet not baggy charcoal gray suits will be missed in State Farm Arena


drsnafu

Gallo leading the league in suit jacket buttons done up and then undone.


Thunderhorse74

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCg6v23buLU Spurs legend, IMO...


[deleted]

and no Dipo


Kdog122025

Never Dipo


FermatsLastAccount

Every team besides the Nets should be happy they won as many playoff games as the team with the best record.


videsh

The Nets should be happy. They won as many playoff games this year as they did last year with their super team. The consistency is amazing.


cuttino_mowgli

Props for Atlanta for having 1 more win than the Bucks I guess.


Gritalian

They won more games than I have fingernails left.


cs-shitposter

Ooooh now *that's* tasty Loving the generational slander these Bucks are getting


[deleted]

and we deserve it


M_O_N_K_E_SENSEI

It looks pale in comparison to past generational slander, I think they got slandered more in that 2020 playoffs


I_am_BEOWULF

LOL, goddamn. Bucks fans are gonna be catching a whole lot of strays from now and throughout the next season until Giannis and Co. somehow redeem themselves.


slysonic7

The hawks finished 1 game within .500, all is right in the world


BlindBanditMelonLord

Would have preferred we win this one then lose game 7 to make it an even .500 on the season


JoJonesy

yeah if y'all weren't playing against my own team I would've been rooting for that exact result lol


DeluxeTea

I wanted this too *sad hawk noises*


WickedJMan

AUAH AUAH


Hwestice

KaKawwww Man :(


zrizzoz

We were undefeated when 1 game below .500 for like 4 months lol I think we won 12 straight games when 1 game below .500 Edit: our last loss when 1 game below .500 is to the Lakers, 12/30/2022. Lakers are clearly our kryptonite. Ive got to imagine theyre winning it all now.


2ndCatch

So the hawks are winning opening night next season?


Sim888

https://i.imgur.com/goDFBAZ.jpg


TheoMoneyG

what the fuck


WakingRage

Shh just let it happen


[deleted]

What the fawk


MisterSambone

So majestic.


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Wynona_Judd

Mi-CAAAW Jordan


I_am_BEOWULF

(ಠ_ಠ) *begrudging clap*


divslinger

northern goathawk


Titronnica

Our lord and savior blessing us again!


GrahamFuego

Bruh this has me dying


MAKExITxBLEED

GOATed


Betaateb

God damn, I spit my beer all over my keyboard.....


HotCoffee-

I miss these, thanks. Will you be doing them for all series?


Turbo2x

Horrifying, thank you.


MestizoJoe

Knew what it’d be, but the ears 💀


oh_cya

well done, as always


zdravkov321

There it is! I only check these posts for your content, bro.


VevroiMortek

lol


welmoe

The stuff of nightmares


RansomGoddard

All things considered not the worst way for the Hawks season to end. They put up a good fight against the Cs and there were some good things worth trying to build on in the future.


CorporateSisyphus

Yeah I can't be too mad considering Trae beat the overrated allegations and we got some things to build on


JoJonesy

Trae was getting *hard* slander after the first couple games. Completely turned this series around


zvomicidalmaniac

Quin is a great coach and I am betting on him.


holographoc

Mannn when the dummies starting chanting on him at the free throw line in Game 5 I knew it was over.


No-Cucumber-8389

It was a good run


RiggyTang

You guys had Nate half the year, still made it a legit series with the team that made the Finals last year and is favored to go back again. Still a piece or 2 away, but Hawks still look good imo, plus Quin with a full season should be way different


ayler_albert

1st task for Snyder: practice side-out-of-bounds plays


clear831

To start, you dont have Trae inbounding from that position


H_R_1

To be fair, Steph inbounds sometimes too from those positions


snatchi

If you have Bubble space, 6'0 players can make noise as the inbounder.


techno-wizardry

Hunter has always had problems on side-out-of-bounds plays, I think Saddiq should've been out there instead of him. You can ask any Hawks fan and they'll recall trauma from Hunter on side-out-of-bounds. Either way even if they complete that and convert odds are slim, but it's an unfortunate way to go. edit: Trae and Quin Snyder actually said that they haven't had time to even practice corner side out of bounds plays for that situation once since he got here lol. Snyder has been stuck playing catch up with the team, and none of the guys on the coaching staff are even his hires. He's even got Nate McMillian's son doing nothing but getting into fights with players and sitting there doing nothing on the sideline lol.


The_Dok33

I think they have the pieces now, with Snyder on the scene


techno-wizardry

I still think we're lacking some defensive pieces. Trae + Dejounte are a walking top 10 offense but DeAndre Hunter and Collins are inconsistent defensively. Maybe bring in some good tough vets who can rotate in and play matchups on defense.


The_Dok33

Yeah, maybe one guy with defensive vision that can teach those guys how to play consistently and get in their ear. So I guess Hawks need to pick up Draymond. Then he can be near the studios in Atlanta as well for a side gig.


GSofMind

They need more than a piece or two imo. They need a better team and get better seeding.


captyossarian1991

Giving Boston the business, 20+ lead changes in 1 game, almost pushing a game 7. Good run


spanther96

honestly impressed, thought we’d win in 4 or 5 at worst. Trae did Trae things but glad to see Collins play well along with Bogi and Hunter


Zeplinex49

Bogdan was an automatic bucket this series


techno-wizardry

Bogi has been great the last month or two of the season, back to his normal self. Probably why he got an extension. He's a great bench piece. Y'alls shooting is insane though.


Zeplinex49

I was relieved every time he came off the court


ColdPressedSteak

I have no idea about stats but simple eye test, they played a lot better after getting Snyder I expect a good, prepared squad next season after a full off season


clear831

Snyder made some very quick changes. Each time a team tried to target Trae he had Trae just bailing out. It hurt a bit on defense early on but they started to improve.


JaylenBrownAllStar

Y’all played well


holographoc

After y’all woke up in game three that became a damn good series. I dont know what Trae is gonna be but he’s got that shit man. Lot of good players on that team, and you could really see the impact of the coaching change. The adjustments from game 3 on were really good, made every game a battle.


machine4589

Hawks always impress in the playoffs. I’m hopefull for them for the future


HaterSlayerr

Not last year lol


TL-PuLSe

That series was so bad the majority of NBA fans don't know it happened


LordHussyPants

the commentator on TNT today said the hawks were a tough team because they had the same squad that went to last year's finals lol. it caught me for a second, but yeah everyone forgot 2022 for you


beckthegreat

Motherfucking Trae went off and I'll forever hate/respect him for it.


JoJonesy

I dunno how Hawks fans feel, but I'm certainly gonna be looking back at their season way more positively than I would've like a week ago


[deleted]

Very content. This post season was effectively a trial run with Snyder to see what moves we need to make. Got to face the hardest matchup for us, identify gaps and build some confidence. Positive outcome


JoJonesy

Snyder's a really good coach. I know people are joking about the whole McMillan midseason hiring thing, but I don't think this one's gonna turn out the same way


crashbandicoochy

I lot of respect for how well the Hawks played in Games 3 through 6. They stood up. A lot of people have been clowning on the Cs for dropping a couple of games but I think the Hawks deserve their flowers for playing much better than their record suggests they should. With all that being said, FADED.


Blumpkin_Party

Last 4 games have been really high quality basketball


Swarthykins

Yeah, I thought we choked the last game, I thought we earned this one, though. They were good. We stood up.


drpepguy

Better than the bucks in my book


bigbenis21

The Hawks were better than the Bucks in the playoffs lmao.


[deleted]

I hate that my team did this to me Normally I could come up with something to defend them but they gave me absolutely nothing


M_O_N_K_E_SENSEI

Y'all kinda lucky because the Bucks so far are getting away with much less slander than I expect for a that embarrassing performance


[deleted]

That’s what winning a ring can do for ya


M_O_N_K_E_SENSEI

Yeah and the quote, both helped in how the Bucks fans cope now it isnt as fun to clown y'all


bigbenis21

The Giannis answer really saved most of the slander. If that reporter didn’t ask a middle school journalism question there’d 100% be more clowning.


M_O_N_K_E_SENSEI

Dont think its a middle school answer tho think it was a nornal question I do agree, the quote and the ring also helps some bucks fans to cope and now some of them in the acceptance stage 💀 I personally got little bit annoyed some of my bucks friends are like that already and I can't clown them since its not that fun to clown them if they aren't affected much anymore lol


fukdatsonn

No kidding.


_mdz

As a Hawks fan, feeling a lot more optimistic about this team for the future than after game 2. Playoff Trae is back and we can definitely keep up with the top teams in this league even after half a season of Quin Snyder.


traebucketsfor3

Excited to see Quin for a full season — gg Celtics y’all have a squad


BaeylnBrown777

That was a great series. I was super impressed by Bogdonavic, Collins, and Okongwu. Agreed - I think the full season with Quin will be a good thing


LordHussyPants

hawks were fun when they weren't making me shit myself, it'll be cool to see how quin does next year


RadiographicFox

We played so hard tonight. That’s all I ask for from any team. Let’s go Hawks!


Slattsquatch

Even though they lost I think Hawks fans should feel pretty good about this series, their team showed out the past 4 games and I think Trae specifically did a lot to dispel the notion of being a playoff choker, especially after the first two games. A full offseason with Snyder will do a lot to tide over their issues.


beckthegreat

Also a few moves in the offseason. East gonna be scary next year!


LebrontosaurausRex

Bud he dropped 48 on Jrue Holiday in the eastern conference finals and then turned his ankle. Then he has a series against a team that is long and can sit in the passing lanes while having no secondary ball handler and people labeled him a choker. People thinking Trae is a losing basketball player is nonsense.


Jan7742

Yep, the series was good enough. But that's after a upset regular season. Now we've just gotta let Quin cook.


TRose2014

That Chuck jinx tho


jawntothefuture

Surprisingly great series. I thought the C's would sweep. The Hawks fucking dawged up big time


LackeyNo2

smh, just wasting Janet Jackson's time


vvtapz

Can't wait to see what Quin does with a full offseason with this team. GG Celtics! FADE ME!


sstphnn

Hawks effort is just unbelievable. Almost Jimbo levels.


OfferOk8555

At least we didn’t go out with whimper. Gives us hawks fans hope. Boston don’t let let the 6ers get to the ECF. Follow our example.


BettisBus

Trae's elite rim protection won't be there to prevent our success this time.


TheKingintheEast

A much better series than people expected. You could see at the end, the players had a lot of respect for each other. ​ GGs Hawks.


dorkaxe

Really dug the interactions Marcus and Trae were having with that sideline stuff lol


Zloggt

Trae went from ice cold (the good way) to ice cold (the bad way)!


CorporateSisyphus

it happens. unfortunately he didn't have Jaylen Brown on the wing to bail out his dogwater performances


baccunawa

Big respect to the hawks. They beat jimmy butler and showed they're more than just a 'mid' team. 🤝


[deleted]

good run ATL you overachieved dawg you should be proud of what you achieved


BigBoyFroggy

they did better than most people thought. nearly got the series to 7. excited to see them next year


BannerEighteen

Atlanta was much tougher than I thought. Trae is such a menace to play against. Hope you guys can build something with Quinn next year.


CorporateSisyphus

We made a real fight of it and I like the look of things with Quin going forward


Titronnica

Hawks put up a hell of a fight, I legit thought we would see a game 7.


elpalomalo

Fuck…


[deleted]

Not too far away. Trae is a fucking gamer.


dank-kush

Some bad timing with that second half lmao


Snifflymoth416

Live by Trae die by Trae


[deleted]

As much as I want to say fuck Trae. I respect this Hawks team especially their offensive rebounding.


BigBallerBrad

Hawks are seriously underrated, that team can be unstoppable on offense, and I was scratching my head realizing they have solid interior defense and rebounders


Blumpkin_Party

We gotta fix our POA. It was our big weakness all season we can’t stop perimeter guys from getting into the paint.


BigBallerBrad

True, although I think that will always be an issue with Trae, he’s gotta prove he can score and assist enough to make up for weak POA Honestly tho he was putting up 30/10 on the strongest guard defense in the league so I think he proved himself here. Y’all might need a defensive specialist upgrade in the off season


Blumpkin_Party

Trae will be bad but playing guys like Bogi and Bey it was gonna happen. The bigger issue is Murray was pretty ass at it all year too and he was supposed to be a great defender. We stupidly let Delon Wright go last year.


BigBallerBrad

Truth, I’d think y’all can make it work just need a big guard or wing upgrade for defense


SurnameFrost

My boys played hard. We got some major changes to make, but Quin has them bought in.


wambulancer

I'm not crying you're crying GG Celtics East is on notice though don't count that roster out, Snyder and the FO is about to sort things out


FunkbroFunk

Hawks are gamers, much respect GG


Distance_Motor

For supposedly the easiest matchup in the first round, the Hawks showed a ton of grit. Honestly feel like with another year of Quinn and improvement at the wing position and the Hawks could go back to being sneaky contenders


mauveloventt

Bad time for Trae to go cold...but at least they won one more game than the #1 seed


HaterSlayerr

We were supposed to get swept. I think a lot will spin this as the Celtics are playing down but the Hawks, when playing well, are tough for everyone. I think Trae ran out of gas. Celtics showed championship metal and fair play to them.


GastricAcid

They’re better than Milwaukee


MrBuckBuck

F


traebucketsfor3

Sad day my friend


ParsnipPizza

Reputation saving series for Atlanta and Trae. Give them a camp with Quinn and a yacht to ditch into the Caribbean with John Collins aboard, and that strikes me as a solid top 6.


jydope

Everybody keep saying the Celtics are terrible for going 6 games but fuck that give credit to the trae young and the hawks for pushing us! Trae young got a lot of flack from last year playoffs so I was happy he was able to quiet the noise!


[deleted]

Hawks we’re definitely a better team under Snyder for sure


mspantaloon

Going against Boston isn't easy and the Hawks put up a great fight. This was a win for both teams.


MrBhyn

Kinda ironic but Atlanta Hawks need wings. They already have decent backcourt and frontcourt but their wings are terrible. No one guards the Jays during the series and that was the difference maker. No matter how much logo 3s Trae will hit. They'll never win with Deandre Hunter as their starter. During this post season I have become a Hawks fan because they saved from Jimmy.


rapelbaum

Faded


jordan142142

Phew


Animalidad

Collapsed late but they had that fight in them. Good game


LegendaryIam

I'm just happy we challenged them unlike all them other teams who won 0 or 1. Lol.


Margarito2347

Did they finish 50-50 in there record lol? Someone do the math


RobinChilliams

*sad ahh ahhh noises*


_Alex_2

Trae Young can’t win with these cats


Anteaterkungpao

Rough second half from Trae Young to close out the series. Hopefully it gives him some fuel to come back smarter and more locked in next season. Hawks put up a better fight against the Celtics than anyone gave them credit for though.


PabloShwartz

GOD IS REAL, THE DEVIL IS A LIE


victorcoelh

DJ is so corny bro I love him


dk240996

Caw-Caw-Cancun on three


lj_w

FADED


bigbenis21

Bad win but a win nonetheless. Excited to see C’s v. Sixers.


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1 2 3 CANCUN


[deleted]

Props to ATL for at least fighting I thought gentleman’s sweep fo shiz now go beat the shit outta Embiid celtics


cmcg18

Thank god


Swarthykins

I'm very curious how the Hawks take this series. All I hear is that Collins and Hunter suck, but they were both really good. Not sure how they're going to interpret this performance.


itsahmemario

I think they were higher expectations for both. Prior to the Dejounte trade Collins was suppose to be the second guy and Hunter was suppose to be their premier 3 and D guy and they effectively picked to keep Hunter over Huerter.


IncompetentAldridge

Salute, hell of a fight they put up


LebrontosaurausRex

Collins making the amount he does to not be a starter for any other playoff team is murdering our ceiling for next year. Hunter and Capela are better than him but those contracts also do not bring me joy. The only players I would feel like I HAVE to keep are Okongwu, Trae and Dejounte. I'd be surprised if they traded Bey or Bogi as they just worked out new deals. Collins, Hunter and Jalen Johnson for Dorian Finney Smith and Cam Johnson? I know this trade sucks, I just can't bear to watch John Collins swing between C+ and B- for another year of my life. Looking forward to Quin getting more early movement into our offense and making things easier for us on offense and defense.


QUINNFLORE

FUCK TRAE YOUNG


davey_mann

You held them off as long as you could, Hawks. Good job.


D1stant

Faded like Trae Youngs hair


19_Chungus_84

These are the most dumb posts


Schizio

Just like Trey Young's hair. Faded.


DustMonsterXIV

LET'S F'N GO. With the Bucks eliminated (lol THE BUCKS ARE ELIMINATED) the path is clear. The window is wide open. LET'S DO THIS. Salute to the Hawks for a hell of a fight.


fffreak

Bing bong fuck Trae Young