blkbigdog35 Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Atlanta Hawks ping-pong chronicles: March 6 By Sam Meredith@SamTheMan180 Mar 6, 2018, 9:00am EST Peachtree Hoops For the final stretch of games this season, Peachtree Hoops will be covering Atlanta’s daily changes in draft position along with keeping tabs on the teams that owe the Hawks 2018 draft picks. For the Atlanta Hawks, these last 18 games of the 2018 season are pivotal in the determination of 2018 NBA Draft positioning. Coming down the stretch and into the draft lottery, Peachtree Hoops will be doing a daily update breaking down Atlanta’s dwindling “tragic number” and also the status of the other two first round selections owed to the Hawks by Minnesota and Houston. Hawks Tragic Number The Hawks currently sport a 20-44 record, which is tied for the worst mark in the Eastern Conference with the Brooklyn Nets, as the team comes into play against the Toronto Raptors tonight. The Hawks “tragic number,” which is the number of games Atlanta would have to lose or that teams currently in the Eastern Conference Playoff picture would need to win to eliminate the Hawks from the Playoffs, is currently five. Atlanta has already been eliminated from being able to win the first or second seeds in the Eastern Conference Playoffs and could end up being eliminated from the third seed contention by the end of the night. Here are the three scenarios for that to happen: Scenario one: Atlanta would need to lose to the Raptors and Cleveland would have had to beat the Pistons last night. (They did) Scenario two: The Hawks losing to the Raptors and the Philadelphia 76ers winning against the Charlotte Hornets tonight. Scenario three: Atlanta would still need to lose to the Raptors along with the Heat beating the Phoenix Suns in last night’s game. (They did) Hawks upcoming schedule What is more is the fact that the Hawks have a really rough 10-game stretch ahead of them, with 7 of the next 10 teams Atlanta will face being teams currently in their respective conference’s playoff pictures. The Hawks currently have the fifth-hardest remaining schedule within the Eastern Conference with games still to come against the Warriors, Rockets, Bucks and Raptors. Minnesota and Houston picks The good news is that Atlanta still currently holds the second-most valuable array of draft selections according to tankathon.com’s composite draft score ratings. Only Phoenix currently sits ahead of Atlanta’s draft score of 123.94 with a score of 184.40, as the Suns and the Hawks are the only teams in the NBA currently in line to own three first round picks. Concerning the Hawks other two picks that are owed to Atlanta by Minnesota and Houston, things can get somewhat tricky. The Timberwolves pick is protected for selections 1-14 in the Draft and, with Jimmy Butler still on the mend, things could go sideways for Minnesota quickly. The pick would currently convey as the No. 21 selection in the Draft since the Timberwolves are still in the Western Conference Playoff picture, but with the T-Wolves holding the third most difficult remaining schedule in the entire league the Hawks are going to need a miracle ending for that pick to convey. Houston’s pick is a little more safe as it seems the Rockets are going to make the Playoffs rather easily. The even better news is that the pick is only protected for the top three selections in the draft, making the chances of it not conveying less than 1%. Houston’s “magic number” to clinch a playoff berth is just 3 and, after they clinch a playoff spot, the pick will be guaranteed to convey. Other teams at the bottom Regarding Atlanta’s own pick positioning, the figure above includes the status of those teams that currently surround Atlanta at the bottom of the standings. The worst team in the NBA continues to be Memphis, who lost yet again to the Spurs last night bringing their record to 18-45. Phoenix also lost their match-up last night against the Heat keeping their status in place as the second worst team. Orlando lost their game against the Jazz last night to move back behind Atlanta in the standings by percentage points. Dallas, with the third worst record, will host Denver on Tuesday and Brooklyn will travel to Oakland to face off against Golden State. Overall, the odds of Atlanta moving down in the NBA standings after play Tuesday evening will be minimal as most other teams at the bottom of the league also have tough match-ups. Stay tuned for tomorrow’s update of the Atlanta Hawks Ping-Pong Chronicles. Trae Young slips to Atlanta Hawks in recent NBA mock draft © 2018 Vox Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved Sports data © STATS 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGABOZ Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 terrible last night, point shaving in the 4th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkbigdog35 Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 5 hours ago, UGABOZ said: terrible last night, point shaving in the 4th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGABOZ Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 9 minutes ago, blkbigdog35 said: you do agree right that shat the hawks pulled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGABOZ Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 porter jr to play tomorrow vs dawgs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkbigdog35 Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 3 minutes ago, UGABOZ said: you do agree right that shat the hawks pulled Yeah man that was terrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGABOZ Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 3 minutes ago, blkbigdog35 said: Yeah man that was terrible lol now a 3 day wait till another one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkbigdog35 Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 1 minute ago, UGABOZ said: lol now a 3 day wait till another one Have to make it legit for 3 quarters so the tank job in the 4th won't be so obvious. Teams are going to have to compete a little especially since there has been alot of news on potential tanking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E. T. Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 I have to commend all of you guys for hanging in there to continue to watch and support the Hawks. I couldn't, but kudos to you....stay true! Hopefully a turning point will come soon enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGABOZ Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 4 hours ago, E. T. said: I have to commend all of you guys for hanging in there to continue to watch and support the Hawks. I couldn't, but kudos to you....stay true! Hopefully a turning point will come soon enough! maybe a win streak starts tonight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTrue7 Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 13 minutes ago, UGABOZ said: maybe a win streak starts tonight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGABOZ Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 1 hour ago, TheTrue7 said: YEP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGABOZ Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 We look like **** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGABOZ Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Moris is terrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkbigdog35 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Well with this effort tonight don't think they can be accused of tanking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGABOZ Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Man Taylor's ankle is F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGABOZ Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 terrible once again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayu70 Posted March 10, 2018 Author Share Posted March 10, 2018 20 hours ago, UGABOZ said: maybe a win streak starts tonight? What's the point in winning games with 16 games left and in a battle with 8 teams for the top pick? We need the best odds to secure a high a pick as possible - that's it. That's the focus the rest of the season. Hawks have had their share of missed opportunities relative to draft position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGABOZ Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 2 minutes ago, jayu70 said: What's the point in winning games with 16 games left and in a battle with 8 teams for the top pick? We need the best odds to secure a high a pick as possible - that's it. That's the focus the rest of the season. Hawks have had their share of missed opportunities relative to draft position. again who do you want for the hawks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayu70 Posted March 10, 2018 Author Share Posted March 10, 2018 9 minutes ago, UGABOZ said: again who do you want for the hawks Answered in other thread. I want the best odds to enable to Hawks to have their pick of the litter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGABOZ Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 7 minutes ago, jayu70 said: Answered in other thread. I want the best odds to enable to Hawks to have their pick of the litter. ok you dont watch college how about free agents? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayu70 Posted March 10, 2018 Author Share Posted March 10, 2018 49 minutes ago, UGABOZ said: ok you dont watch college how about free agents? We aren't getting the top end FAs, so that's out. The 2019 FA class has more players so I would wait and not splurge in this one. If Schlenk wants to be in the 2019 lottery, I think we sign short term deal vets. Of the RFAs only Jabari Parker intrigues me but his ACLs give me pause. Young FAs whose teams discard them like Mario Herzonya and Noel on value contracts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkbigdog35 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 I don't see us targeting any top FA's. I prefer the rebuild right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGABOZ Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 go hawks beat the bulls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayu70 Posted March 11, 2018 Author Share Posted March 11, 2018 23 minutes ago, UGABOZ said: go hawks beat the bulls I want a close game that we lose in the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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