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This is literally the way I think. Trae and Luka have pretty much done the same things. I don’t know why people the gap is so wide. For some reason Luka is celebrated while Trae is criticized when do they do the same thing.
I’ll never forget one year Matt Ryan had 35 touchdowns and 7INTs in 2018 and people were saying he’s garbage 🤣🤣🤣. Ryan was never bad here. People just didn’t like him. Simple.
Matt Ryan in the booth criticizing Ridder’s fundamentals, sort of symbolic that the grass isn’t always greener on the other side. A portion of this fanbase couldn’t wait to drive Ryan out of town for years for whatever stupid ass reason.
This is such a dumb question lol. Trae made it to the ECF last year. Luka makes it to the WCF and act like Trae has been a failure his entire time in Atlanta. It’s ridiculous
A star player traded for a star player. What a ridiculous narrative. No one was a bust. Both have conference finals appearances. Both have been All-Stars.
Falcons could go for the Trifecta
Black GM
Black HC
And potentially a Black QB.
In a city with a strong African American Fan base at the core of the team.
Morris is also the first African-American Head Coach in Atlanta Falcon’s franchise history.
Not counting the time he was the interim since that was temporary role.
Jaylen Brown has to leave the Celtics in FA .
Every game the man scores like 15 in the first and then his teammates never pass him the ball.
You can tell he's frustrated by it in interviews too.
He’s not necessarily wrong. Expect more transfers and 4 and 5 stars joining this team next year. Then you got Travis Hunter for another year and possibly Shedeur. People wanna play for Deion.
Matt Ryan has officially announced his retirement. The greatest quarterback in franchise history.
He’s was a first round pick in 2008
2016 MVP and a Super Bowl appearance.
He also has been active in the Atlanta communities.
He gave everything to city of Atlanta.
The Falcons have 3 picks tomorrow. They can still select a Corner, edge rusher and safety tomorrow by the end of the night. Some really good players on the board.
Danilo Gallinari (Gallo) Season in Review
When Gallo scored 20 or more points: Hawks record (8-1)
When Gallo made 4 three-pointers or more: Hawks record (7-2)
During the Eastern Conference Semis & Finals Gallinari shot 44% from deep.
Big week for Ridder. Other teams are basically calling him and the passing game out. He has to respond. If he can’t then Ridder may not be QB1 much longer.
Jimmie Ward on what he sees from the Falcons offense:
"They got wide receivers... if they use them. I don't think they're trying to pass the ball."
The Texans safety also had high praise for Bijan Robinson.
BREAKING.
The Atlanta Hawks will have the number 1 overall draft pick in this years NBA draft.
This is the first time in franchise history the team has won the lottery.
Hawks will have a big decision to make.
Dejounte Murray: I value playing the right way... When I know I'm playing defense but you've got a group of guys playing defense, its something you cant teach.. I love defense but it's a team thing. You can have one guy playing defense or two and the rest not and nothing happens
The free agency negotiation window opens up at 6pm ET. Koonin said the hawks will be in the news and WoJ Reported Fields indicated Atlanta still has moves to make. Buckle up Hawks fans.
Greg Swartz of Bleacher Report details the Jazz as a surprise landing spot for Murray ahead of the looming deadline, noting that a pairing next to Lauri Markkanen could help him return to his All-Star form
Falcons : Probably about to fire their HC potentially the GM and have a reset.
Hawks : potential about to sell at the trade deadline and have a soft reset.
2024 the year of change.
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Every NBA Analysis and insider I talk to say John Collins is a great player to have on a team. A core piece. Has really developed his game. They were talking in general on any team to. But for some reason half the Hawks fan base thinks he’s not good and wants him of the team bad
Trae Young is a name to monitor closely as a trade target for the Lakers, per
@ShamsCharania
on
@RunItBackFDTV
.
Los Angeles is eligible to trade up to three future first-round picks: 2024/25, 2029, 2031.
A deal for Young would likely be centered around Austin Reaves and picks.
REPORT: The Falcons requested to interview Raiders interim head coach Antonio Pierce for the head coaching job in Atlanta, per
@MikeGarafolo
.
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Pretty much Trae just wants to continue to let the front office know he doesn’t want to leave but needs them to put him in position to win. It’s just the matter of how will the front office respond.
Trae Young to
@AlisonWSB
: "Obviously I want to be here. I want to be here, but I want to win too... I want to be here. I want to win championships here... That's been me from the beginning."
You can’t say you want the falcons to be successful and then also hope Ridder fails. If you want this team to be good then support him. If you’re not sold on him then let him prove you right or wrong. weird seeing this negativity towards him when all he wants is prove himself
Joy Taylor and Taylor Rooks are partnering to create a new podcast, per
@Complex
“The podcast will be released every Wednesday and promises to feature a wide variety of ‘high-profile special guests.’”
(Via )
I'm told personnel around the league are discussing their awareness that some Owners have been told
#Lions
OC Ben Johnson's asking price is at least or around $15M/year for a head coach job, per source.
The craziest thing about these Trae Young trade hypotheticals. They always have us trading him for barely anything in return. Gobert got like five 1sts and players in return. Y’all saying Young can maybe get us regular two players and maybe a pick. Hawks would want a star package
After having terrible games protecting the QB. Ridder wasn’t sacked today. That also is big because the first 4 games the o-line didn’t play well at all. You gave Ridder protection and see what he did. Gotta build on that
Adding on to my many duties. I would like to announce I’m joining the
@BleavNetwork
to take the lead on Atlanta Hawks coverage. I’m excited and honored for the opportunity. I look forward to covering the Hawks. Podcast should be coming soon 🤫 I’ll keep everyone updated.
I’m taking my producer talents to Greenville, South Carolina and joining
@wyffnews4
. Excited for the next step in the journey. I’m also closer to home in Georgia so don’t be surprised if y’all see me around more. Look forward to the years to come.
Twice this season the Falcons have played a one win team. First the cardinals.
Now the panthers and have lost both of those games.
Thats extremely fireable to me.
After ILB Troy Andersen went down for the season, the Falcons struck gold in Nate Landman alongside Kaden Elliss.
Breaking down the inside linebacker core this season & what's next for 2024 ⤵️
One addendum to the Patriots/Falcons trade of last week: New England, believing the Bears and Falcons were in a similar category, and with third-round offers from both, gave OLB Matthew Judon his choice of being dealt to Atlanta or Chicago.
Judon, obviously, picked Atlanta.
Hawks sweep the Celtics this week.
Also the 3rd team in the NBA to beat Boston twice so far this season.
Two of the wildest games have happened in Atlanta between these two teams.
March madness happened at State Farm arena.
Obviously if the Falcons are still able to land Justin Simmons that would be a heck of a response of moves after the injuries they suffered last week. But we’ll see
Rival teams believe that Trae Young could become available this offseason, per
@JakeLFischer
“There are several front offices that listened to Atlanta’s pre-deadline chatter and came away from conversations with the Hawks of the belief Trae Young could become available for
Strong finishes will be important to coaches in the NFC South.
League sources tell
@DMRussini
that all the head coaches in the division are “being evaluated” by ownership, as much has changed this month.
More of what she's hearing ⤵️
There’s many things to fix. This team has flaws. Ridder still needs to get better. Pass rush too. But I think it’s a journey. The coaches are learning just as much as the players. The fact they are 2-0 with that could mean big things down the line.
I like the rooks.
You can see Risacher’s experience playing with pros with the way he plays. Once he just grows more and experience he’ll be a good player.
Nikola has potential and he plays aggressive. again just needs more coaching and development. I like him
ESPN Sources: USA Basketball is finalizing its 2024 Paris Olympics roster with Steph Curry, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Jayson Tatum, Joel Embiid, Devin Booker, Tyrese Haliburton, Anthony Edwards, Jrue Holiday, Bam Adebayo and Anthony Davis. Team may initially keep one open spot.
Something I noticed : arnold ebiketie played much more in the 2nd half: he was consistently in the backfield. I hope Nielsen realizes for this pass rush to improve he has to play more.
I’m a Sarr guy. I think he can impact the Hawks more in different ways and if he develops could be a monster with Jalen in the front court for years to come.
This class' top "unicorn" candidate is Alex Sarr, who led the NBL in block %, hit 22 3s, and had some enticing moments pushing off the glass, passing on the move and attacking slower opponents off the dribble.
ESPN best prospects at different traits:
This has been the most excruciating season I have personally ever watched, maybe some people have seen worse. But I’m absolutely flabbergasted, this offensive scheme and coaching is terrible. They are holding back all the talent. Just doing an absolute disservice to them.
Trae Young has been excellent. Got over the early season slump and has been playing some of the best basketball of his career. He’s been making winning plays with a winning effort.
The issue with the Hawks staying pat is people are clueless on what the direction of the team is. The roster has issues so if you wanna compete you’d think you’d try to fix them. If you want assets you’d try to get them. Like what is the goal of this year?
At the end of the day for years we’ve know what the national media thinks of the Hawks. Unless the Hawks are a top team they won’t respect them and even then they wouldn’t truly believe. Trae finishes 2nd in Fan voting and can’t even make the reserves? Questionable.