re: Alabama Basketball Recruiting and Offseason Talk

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we’ll be better than last year

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I might puke if I have to watch another performance like the UCF game last year. Really hoping Petty gets over his road jitters and Herb has been practicing his shooting

GAMEDAY! Sexton makes his Cavs debut in the Summer League tonight! The game will be 8 pm CT on NBATV. Levi Randolph also plays with the Pacers today at 2 CT on NBATV

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The Hawks really screwed themselves.

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Don't remind me. Been a Hawks fan and looking for a good reason to bail on them for 20 years. After that draft trade and Collin Sexton getting drafted, the switch may be imminent.

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Don't remind me. Been a Hawks fan and looking for a good reason to bail on them for 20 years. After that draft trade and Collin Sexton getting drafted, the switch may be imminent.

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Yeah, I have been a casual Hawks fan for years, but this latest draft has pretty much killed any of the tepid loyalty I still had to the franchise. I could be completely wrong, but I think Doncic and Sexton are going to be stars and Young is going to be a megabust.

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but this latest draft

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The Omari Spellman pick could be amazing if they get him off the Jenarcus Russell diet


Hawks have some 5 RD1 picks in the next 3 years I think though. Even if Trae Young is a bust, they've set themselves up for many more chances to hit gold


Plus they have a great cap situation which is a huge advantage

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Herbert can shoot. His assigned role was mostly defensive, sacrificing his offensive numbers for other scorers

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I love the Volkswagens talent ceiling, but this is a terrible take


Last season, the VW was a limited offensive option because he had a raw, unrefined skillsst and was a horrific shooter both spot up, FT + finishing



Herbie showed flashes of elite potential, but he has a long development road to get to that level next season

From yesterday

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Indiana 96, San Antonio 76. Levi Randolph – 14 minutes, 7 points (3-6 FG, 1-2 FT), 2 rebounds, 1 foul.

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Chicago 86, Cleveland 81. Collin Sexton – 29 minutes, 14 points (6-15 FG, 2-6 FT), 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 turnover, 4 fouls.

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Collin shot a couple of those free throws immediately after hitting his funny bone and losing feeling in his right (shooting) hand. He shot one with the numb hand and missed. Then shot the next one left handed and missed. His FTs usually aren’t bad

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horrific shooter

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Unconfident freshman shooter is a more appropriate label. Shooting was considered his greatest strength coming out of HS, and his form is very solid. Jones just needs confidence and that's what a lot of these NBA Draft analysts are expecting to see more of this year with these first round projections. If his shooting doesn't improve to 35+% on good volume, I don't see him as a first rounder even in this terrible upcoming draft class.

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Hawks have some 5 RD1 picks in the next 3 years I think though. Even if Trae Young is a bust, they've set themselves up for many more chances to hit gold

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Yea, except next years draft is looking like a few possible stars and a bunch of league average type players. And, with what we did this year, I have no doubt we'll continue down the Wal Mart Warriors path. Our best hope is the Mavs protected pick gets released to us in a few years when the high school kids are back in the draft.

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Plus they have a great cap situation which is a huge advantage

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The Hawks cycle into the great cap situation once every 5 years. Then, we remember that the Hawks haven't signed an elite level free agent since Dikembe. They've signed some under the radar guys that ended up being very good players (Joe Johnson, the entire Danny Ferry/Bud class), but the Hawks just don't sign elite players. Dudes don't want to live in the city they play in (see chicks, side). Jalen Rose forever nailed the Atlanta basketball free agent problem years ago.


As a Hawks fan I have finally come to accept that the best I can hope for is a fun team that plays hard and gives me some joy. I don't actually ever expect to be a team with a legitimate championship hope, because that's literally never going to happen. Hopefully Tre becomes a great passer and streaky good shooter, Pierce proves to be competent and we can build around that with some fun teams that gives the Celtics and Sixers fits over the next decade. However, I highly doubt it.

Yea, Herb was an incredibly raw offensive player last year who scored mainly based on instincts and skill at the rim. He was not a good shooter. At all. He could be, and I expect him to be better, but he wasn't last year.