ITM, Hawk continues to fly high

[CardiacAndre7]

impressed with his passing in the first half of this Nuggets game, Nuggets have been doing a good job of running him off the 3pt line and trying to take his space away but JH has been putting it on the floor and making the right reads

I love this kid, man. I’ve sincerely never rooted harder for a player. The league is currently so tailored to the type of game be plays.

Kid is gonna be insane.

 

[elmcityboy]

hawk got some shine on the bill simmons podcast the other day.

in terms of comps, bill had kerry kittles.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Joker with video game numbers against Pels last night.

26 pts
14 boards
18 assists

 

[EZPass]

Joker with video game numbers against Pels last night.

26 pts
14 boards
18 assists

 

[auror]

Joker with video game numbers against Pels last night.

26 pts
14 boards
18 assists

I was looking at Hawk's statline and I saw he had 4 assists, and I was like nice! Then I looked at the Pels starters and they ALL had a bunch of assists. A really good sharing of the ball in a win over a really good team, I was impressed. Then I looked and the Nuggets had even more assists as a team. But I was looking through and it didn't seem to add up compared to the Pels. Jokic had 10 and the rest of the team didn't have that many. Then I realized the 0 was really an 8 and it was an 18 and I made the Pikachu meme face in real life.

 

[ibleedhuskyblue]

I was looking at Hawk's statline and I saw he had 4 assists, and I was like nice! Then I looked at the Pels starters and they ALL had a bunch of assists. A really good sharing of the ball in a win over a really good team, I was impressed. Then I looked and the Nuggets had even more assists as a team. But I was looking through and it didn't seem to add up compared to the Pels. Jokic had 10 and the rest of the team didn't have that many. Then I realized the 0 was really an 8 and it was an 18 and I made the Pikachu meme face in real life.

The Pels are a really good offensive team when they share the ball.
But they have this habit of going long stretches of 1v1 taking nothing but tough contested long 2's. Very annoying.

 

[husky429]

The Pels are a really good offensive team when they share the ball.
But they have this habit of going long stretches of 1v1 taking nothing but tough contested long 2's. Very annoying.

I think this is because of Zion. He doesn't seem to have an interest in winning, and it leaks to the rest of the team. You can see when he starts with his BS, everyone else just starts playing like crap too.

Ingram can be questionable too, but it doesn't feel as bad.

 

[Waquoit]

... Nuggets have been doing a good job of running him off the 3pt line and trying to take his space away but JH has been putting it on the floor and making the right reads

So opponents are game planning for Hawk already. Respect!

 

[Edward Sargent]

I think this is because of Zion. He doesn't seem to have an interest in winning, and it leaks to the rest of the team. You can see when he starts with his BS, everyone else just starts playing like crap too.

Ingram can be questionable too, but it doesn't feel as bad.

I wonder if Zion will play tonight. He hasn't played back to back yet. He certainly isn't my pick to build your team around.

 

[superjohn]

Jokic with 26/16/18 in the loss. He's taking on more of the scoring burden without Murray and his shooting pecentages are a little down. Tough sleding and Denver will need more depth if they want to repeat. He's just a ridiculously amazing player.

 

[superjohn]

I think this is because of Zion. He doesn't seem to have an interest in winning, and it leaks to the rest of the team. You can see when he starts with his BS, everyone else just starts playing like crap too.

Ingram can be questionable too, but it doesn't feel as bad.

I loved this guy his freshman year at Duke, he's made himself really hard to root for so far in the NBA. I haven't written him off yet but he needs to change his attitude.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Jokic with 26/16/18 in the loss. He's taking on more of the scoring burden without Murray and his shooting pecentages are a little down. Tough sleding and Denver will need more depth if they want to repeat. He's just a ridiculously amazing player.

Guy is insane. Also De’aaron fox has turned it up a level from last year, which is incredible. Him and Haliburton have been amazing.

 

[Hunt for 7]

The Pelicans would be a much better team if Zion and Ingram had any idea how to pass.

 

[HailUConn]

Starting to goth against TWolves without Zion, and they are up in 4th Q, and Hawk has 11pts/3assts/1rb. Consider the fact that he is going to get better, he pretty much locks up this record. I am salivating over the prospect what he can do after one season play and offseason S&C in NBA:

 

[husky429]

Another nice game tonight. 15/2/4 on 50% shooting.

 

[LIuconn]

Team lost in the last 10 seconds. Tough way to go

 

[Deepster]

I loved this guy his freshman year at Duke, he's made himself really hard to root for so far in the NBA. I haven't written him off yet but he needs to change his attitude.

Write him off. All you liked was his dunks over undersized competition. He’s never done anything else on any level. He’s not a leader. He’s not a crunch time or clutch performer. He can’t stay healthy. All he does is dunk really well. Write him off. You’re being bamboozled.

 

[bfs3]

I wonder if Zion will play tonight. He hasn't played back to back yet. He certainly isn't my pick to build your team around.

I just went back to take a look at that draft class. There have only been 3 players selected to an all star game in the entire 2019 draft class. Zion who you could argue hasn’t really earned it over a season yet and Ja who is a coin flip away from being another Josh Gordon or another player who just couldn’t get out of his own way.

I wonder where you’d put him in that draft if not number one? Darius Garland is probably the only safe bet in a redraft for #1

 

[caw]

Starting to goth against TWolves without Zion, and they are up in 4th Q, and Hawk has 11pts/3assts/1rb. Consider the fact that he is going to get better, he pretty much locks up this record. I am salivating over the prospect what he can do after one season play and offseason S&C in NBA:

Note that it has taken him 13 games to get up 100 threes. He is 36/100 on the dot. That is an outrageous amount to get up as a rookie per game at 7.7 a game. Ray Allen (albeit in a different era) had exactly one season with a higher per game average taken from three at 7.8.

 

[caw]

Athletic: Jordan Hawkins from 11/17

 

[fatlucy]

With his warm-up complete, Hawkins and Pelicans executive Swin Cash took two courtside seats behind the basket for an impromptu study session. Together, they watched every shot Stephen Curry attempted during his pregame shooting routine.

Awesome!

 

[ibleedhuskyblue]

Athletic: Jordan Hawkins from 11/17

Rear Entry

 

[husky429]

Rear Entry

Only the best for the yard.

 

[drayenob]

Athletic: Jordan Hawkins from 11/17

Nice plug for Hurley and UConn:

That ensuing summer, Hawkins prepared for a different kind of responsibility. Those upperclassmen were moving on, and coach Dan Hurley insisted he would be essential to UConn’s success. That’s when Hawkins knew he needed to change his mentality. He started to mold himself into the fearless shooter that he’s become today.

“I feel like that second year of college really helped me. Other guys come into the league young. I had an extra year to mature and really be ‘that guy’ (at UConn),” he said. “It was on me to hit my shots. I knew that was what my team needed from me. If I didn’t make one, I had to make the next one or I lose. Having that extra year in college helped me develop that mindset.”

That development work led to a breakout sophomore season in which Hawkins finished second on the team in scoring (16.2 points) as the Huskies went from being unranked in the preseason to winning a national title.

 

[caw]

Nice plug for Hurley and UConn:

That ensuing summer, Hawkins prepared for a different kind of responsibility. Those upperclassmen were moving on, and coach Dan Hurley insisted he would be essential to UConn’s success. That’s when Hawkins knew he needed to change his mentality. He started to mold himself into the fearless shooter that he’s become today.

“I feel like that second year of college really helped me. Other guys come into the league young. I had an extra year to mature and really be ‘that guy’ (at UConn),” he said. “It was on me to hit my shots. I knew that was what my team needed from me. If I didn’t make one, I had to make the next one or I lose. Having that extra year in college helped me develop that mindset.”

That development work led to a breakout sophomore season in which Hawkins finished second on the team in scoring (16.2 points) as the Huskies went from being unranked in the preseason to winning a national title.

Not sure if anyone saw the end of the Pelicans/TWolves game. Ingram missed "that shot" at the buzzer and the Pels lost. Hawkins was the first person to run to put an arm around his shoulder. Dude knows about pressure on both sides.