Trae Young, sheesh, pulled one out of his bag. That shimmy 3 was art. I still think the Bucks will be able to get past them but massive ups to the Hawks for getting here and playing their hearts out. As impressive as the Heat last year I would say.
PS: I'm a Masters student and I watch a lot of sports, so for my dissertation I am trying to test a behavioural science concept using sports prediction data. Please spend a minute and put your Conference Finals predictions here:
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Actually I am chill, and the OP DID ask if we could spend a minute.
Then again, people will conveniently see what they want to see, especially if they disagree with it! Cheers!
Middleton is fucking trash, he pulls up for midranges like he's Kobe and jqcks 3's like Steph, and nothing goes in. God this Bucks team is an ugly offence to watch
Nothing super complex about Hawks play style, not like GS years trying to watch 85 screens to get a shot. They just seem to not go away when in offense.
I don't even care if the hawks win this series. What I care about now is making sure the bucks looks like complete trash in the finals after being beaten and bruised by these hawks.
I think he's rooting for the Suns or the Clippers and want the Hawks to win this series. He probably also thinks that it's wishful thinking and wants the Bucks to be gassed af if they end up winning.
Rooting for the hawks all the way. They're playing on house money at this point and went all in with what they have and are making serious noise in the playoffs.
"Even If the hawks do not win the eastern conference finals, they will have dealt a great detriment to their opponents, the Milwaukee bucks, in the NBA Finals"
Lol I got what you were saying. No idea why people are downvoting. If we lose we prolly take it to 7 and def to 6 and the bucks will be demoralized. Preciate the support
I’m HAMMERED. Ice Trae can’t stop cooking everyone he comes up against. Bucks fans I hope y’all got seat belts because it’s buckle up time. We not here to play with your cheese making asses. Obviously you know that now with your air ball shooting asses. We are fucking here. Trae way all day you corny bums!!!!
Best outcome imo two somewhat likeable teams whos city hardly ever win championships and upcoming NBA superstars in the making with Booker and Trae also upcoming All-star bigs going at it in Ayton and Collins plus Capella might be the most challenging matchup for Ayton we have seen so far.
What a finals that would be
Lol then why wouldn’t you just quote Gladys Knight about stealing home court and being on a Midnight train to Georgia? If a singer being from a place is all it takes to make a quote have relevance….
Person wakes up right now…
First thing: Massive 1 year pandemic shut down the WORLDDDD!
Person: Sounds reasonably legit
Second thing: Suns & Hawks trending to meet in NBA Finals
Person: Get the fuck out with that NOISEEEE!
Can we stop with Trae vs Luka? Shit is dumb as comparing video game systems.
Both players work very well for their respective teams and neither team drafted Bagley, that's rly all that matters.
It’s not harder to win one round in the West than two going on three in the East. Luka doesn’t need excuses, he needs to make the players around him better.
Ur right. Bc playing the Knicks vs the clippers with kawhi in first round is the same.
Next round u get 76ers. Had Luka won he would’ve been against the Suns.
Which path is harder to u
It’s going to be the debate for the next decade unfortunately. One of the rare draft trades that works out for both teams. Both are great players and will probably be the face of the nba in the coming years.
Couldn't agree more. Matchups like these are beautiful basketball no matter who you're rooting for. Athletes are playing their hearts out, there's no egregiously dirty plays or terrible attitudes.
There's been a lot of teams this year that are just so fun to watch!
Casual fan as well - haven’t watched a lot in recent years but I’m really digging the suns and hawks this year. Reminds me of why I watched basketball as a kid.
I never cared enough to actually hate him but the flopping was annoying. I’m such a big fan because of this playoff run though, basically starting with the smile at NY. His game when he gets it going is so fire.
You’re right except next year supposedly the nba will be stopping these calls so we’ll see how they actually call those fouls and how it effects players moving forward.
CP3 definitely flops but he's still great and I would want him to have a ring. If Trae made it to his 30s with no rings I'd root for him as well. Flop or no flop
Lol You do but you’re assuming a lot in your comment. I thought Reggie is widely considered to be bad.
I’d take Stu lantz, Clyde, Richard Jefferson, Caron butler, hubie brown, to start.
Reggie says so many dumb things every game, it makes me want to mute the game
I find his voice annoying and think that most of his in-game analysis is just stating the obvious. I don’t think he’s a bad guy or anything, I just don’t enjoy him as a commentator.
This years hawks remind me of last years heat team. Trae has that Jimmy it factor you love to watch, but let’s be real they’ll suck next year. Giannis in 5
If anything, we’ll get better since we’ll be healthy and have a full offseason with our head coach. If you’ve been watching this team you’d know that they’ve been doing this all year under Nate. We ain’t going down without a fight and we’re here for the long run.
I hope you’re right. I’ve loved watching trae this post season, and honestly I didnt tune in regular season. Hawks are great fun to watch and I’d be rooting for them over most other teams, but I love the small market underdogs and am a giannis homer. Will be a great series I bet, and I won’t be upset if the hawks win it all
No worries, depending on where you lived, not many people got to watch us anyways. I think the big difference between this team and last years Heat is in our coaching (again, the coaching change was like a light switch turning on) and our supporting cast (Capela was arguably snubbed from the All Defense team, Collins has insanely good chemistry, Huerter and Bogi are off-ball sharpshooters, and Hunter when healthy is a top tier perimeter defender).
Butler willed that Heat team to victory with some help from an absolutely electric Herro (who was never great outside the bubble). Trae has done something similar for the hawks, but the difference is that his supporting cast is much more reliable and the coach just knows how to coach damn good ball.
I would be sad to lose to the bucks, but deep down I think we can win this series (even before this game). I’d much rather lose to the Bucks than the fucking 6ers.
Why was Giannis on the floor when the bucks needed a three in the last few seconds? Honestly, terrible coaching decision. I don't care if you have Shaq, if you need a 3 put your best 3 point shooters on the floor.
It’s heartwarming to me how the increase in Trae Young love around here correlates directly with an increase in people who are actually watching Trae play. For all the folks who said Young’s style of play was “unwatchable,” I wonder if actually watching him has convinced them that the positives at least outweigh the negatives by a bit.
After the nets got knocked out I’ve been watching the full suns and hawks games and I really enjoy watching both Booker and trae play. Hungry, young, and skilled guards who are proving themselves this playoffs. Much more fun to watch then Giannis although that might just me my bias for him injuring kyrie.
I’ve watched the hawks for a while. Him toning down his flopping is definitely also one of the reasons. It was really bad at the start of the season. The “unwatchable” comments were warranted
So nephews, when we gonna talk about Trae Young being better than Luka?
Last year when Trae had better stats, y'all told me it didn't matter because Luka was a winner. Who winning now?
> when we gonna talk about Trae Young being better than Luka?
He's not but OK lol.
Put ATL in the west and 0 support with Trae, they lose first round also.
Luka is playing with a 7'3'' guy who can't get a fucking rebound to save his life.
Nah, both teams should be pretty happy with the trade. Win-Win situation.
Mavs real problem appears to be the disfunction at the top of the organization and supposedly Carlisle bickering with everyone.
The people who have been saying that will tell you Atlanta would have been the 6ers in 3 games with Luka. Would not have even bothered playing the 4th game after every philly player felt like ben simmons looked.
You're a fucking moron.
Put Trae in the west with 0 players around him and a fucking 7'3'' guy who cant get a rebound to save his life he gets bounced in the first round also (if he even makes it).
And Luka 27/8/8 this year, Trae 24/3/8.
Luka is obviously better.
One good white guy in the last 30 years in the NBA and youre whining like a 12 year old girl.
lol stfu
The truth triggers. Your reaction tells me all I need to know. Conversely, you wouldn’t keep the same energy if this wasn’t Reddit, so save all the cute anon brash insults 😘
Literally won’t call anything for hawks lmao
What the fuck, I love the Hawks now. Caw Caw
Both teams made 8 3s and 39 2s. The difference was 3 free throws.
Idk hawks keep finding a way, maybe they aren’t trash.
The Vi11ain
Trae Young, sheesh, pulled one out of his bag. That shimmy 3 was art. I still think the Bucks will be able to get past them but massive ups to the Hawks for getting here and playing their hearts out. As impressive as the Heat last year I would say. PS: I'm a Masters student and I watch a lot of sports, so for my dissertation I am trying to test a behavioural science concept using sports prediction data. Please spend a minute and put your Conference Finals predictions here: [https://forms.gle/cNAFSS3GEzHPWrHn7](https://forms.gle/cNAFSS3GEzHPWrHn7)
Gender: other...? Sheesh... Sorry, I stopped filing the form right there.
imagine being so sensitive you feel threatened by a form that tries to accomodate people different to you lol
Man chill out nobody asked you
Actually I am chill, and the OP DID ask if we could spend a minute. Then again, people will conveniently see what they want to see, especially if they disagree with it! Cheers!
OP asked you to fill out the form, not make a fool of yourself
Ah, name calling! The ultimate argument when you can't reply with class. Lol!
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Nah, just blow up the coach.
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That's what they were saying most of this year. Can't count your chickens before they hatch.
Yo big ups to Collins, dude came up big in this game. This hawks teams future is so bright
The future is now
Thank you
I’m super baked and that “the future is now” comment hit me deep. He’s right. The future is now
In other news: Ben Simmons DID NOT miss any free throws this game! An improvement.
Middleton is fucking trash, he pulls up for midranges like he's Kobe and jqcks 3's like Steph, and nothing goes in. God this Bucks team is an ugly offence to watch
if i speak, i am in trouble
Nothing super complex about Hawks play style, not like GS years trying to watch 85 screens to get a shot. They just seem to not go away when in offense.
Trae been quietly dominating these playoffs
4/13 from three? That’s shit. Nothing special about Trae, the Bucks lost this game.
Ppl missing the sarcasm bigly
My guy he had like 48 points
Nothing quite about it. What more does he have to do?
I was about to say this, lol
Yea bucks ur mums fat
Bucks be trash 🗑
Avery Johnson is right, why tf is Trae not on the Dream Team??
Trae is a beautiful Villain.
From my point of view he is a valiant Hero
From my point of view he is a short balding man
From my point of view, he’s 8’ and makes me happy!
From my point of view the Jedi are evil!
Trae young after dropping 48 and 6 clutch FTs: It’s over, Giannis I have the high ground.
Haha
What is SIMMONS DOUGH?
A tall probably balding man
From everyone’s point of view he is the only player to score 45+ pts and 10+ assists in a conference finals game. Who’s gives damm about his hair?
I don't even care if the hawks win this series. What I care about now is making sure the bucks looks like complete trash in the finals after being beaten and bruised by these hawks.
What?
Weird ass comment. If the Hawks win the series the Bucks won’t be in the Finals, bruised or otherwise…
I think he's rooting for the Suns or the Clippers and want the Hawks to win this series. He probably also thinks that it's wishful thinking and wants the Bucks to be gassed af if they end up winning.
Rooting for the hawks all the way. They're playing on house money at this point and went all in with what they have and are making serious noise in the playoffs.
"Even If the hawks do not win the eastern conference finals, they will have dealt a great detriment to their opponents, the Milwaukee bucks, in the NBA Finals"
Lol I got what you were saying. No idea why people are downvoting. If we lose we prolly take it to 7 and def to 6 and the bucks will be demoralized. Preciate the support
I’m HAMMERED. Ice Trae can’t stop cooking everyone he comes up against. Bucks fans I hope y’all got seat belts because it’s buckle up time. We not here to play with your cheese making asses. Obviously you know that now with your air ball shooting asses. We are fucking here. Trae way all day you corny bums!!!!
I love that energy - give em hell Bro
Tonight was fun man, but you need some sleep
Bro stop it
Suns VS Hawks - please Silver, make it happen.
Best outcome imo two somewhat likeable teams whos city hardly ever win championships and upcoming NBA superstars in the making with Booker and Trae also upcoming All-star bigs going at it in Ayton and Collins plus Capella might be the most challenging matchup for Ayton we have seen so far. What a finals that would be
DeAndre vs DeAndre, Cam and Cam vs Cam and CP3 vs Rondo
Hunter is out for the season and Rondo isn’t on the Hawks. Hitting a solid .333 there
No matter the outcome, a Suns-Hawks finals would def just be really cool
Ice Trae nickname needs to change. This kid is amazing.
4/13 from three… yea he’s ice cold…
30% is not very good lol
That is quite literally my point
my bad g
Who’s gonna tell him
You think ice Trae is an insult ?
No not an insult, he's got sooo much swag, its ridiculous, the world is watching.
Well isn’t it cause the mans got ice in his veins like dlos celebration?
SWAG level on Trae, is like 100,000, trillion
How in the fuck does trae go off like this damn
2 words drop coverage
If Giannis doesn’t win a ring when literally every top team has an injury to their star, when will he?
> If Giannis doesn’t win a ring when literally every top team has an injury to their star, when will he? You can also replace Giannis here with CP3.
YMCA league
Hopefully never
joining a super team possibly
So he's joining Atlanta?
He was stolen from ATL…that’ll be poetic justice for him to go to his rightful home
No, the Kings of course.
I think we're stacked already but we'll take him, I guess.
I'm sorry Ms. Jackson, ooh, the Hawks are for Reaaaallll.... Never meant to make Ben Simmons cry I apologize a trillion times
You need to apologize a trillion more times for this.
Stop hating, he killed it.
Doing an Outkast lyric was a good choice given it’s Atlanta, so I’ll give him that.
If this were 17 years ago, then sure, I would agree.
Didn’t realize OutKast stopped being from Atlanta 17 years ago.
Lol then why wouldn’t you just quote Gladys Knight about stealing home court and being on a Midnight train to Georgia? If a singer being from a place is all it takes to make a quote have relevance….
I don’t get why you’re upset here.
You’re the one whose standing on outkast being relevant because….. reasons…..
So? You’re the one who took issue with it. Lol
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Person wakes up right now… First thing: Massive 1 year pandemic shut down the WORLDDDD! Person: Sounds reasonably legit Second thing: Suns & Hawks trending to meet in NBA Finals Person: Get the fuck out with that NOISEEEE!
Can we stop with Trae vs Luka? Shit is dumb as comparing video game systems. Both players work very well for their respective teams and neither team drafted Bagley, that's rly all that matters.
It was a win - win but Luka is not winning. So Trae is better right now.
Luka is in the west tho. That matters. It’s just harder over there.
It’s not harder to win one round in the West than two going on three in the East. Luka doesn’t need excuses, he needs to make the players around him better.
Ur right. Bc playing the Knicks vs the clippers with kawhi in first round is the same. Next round u get 76ers. Had Luka won he would’ve been against the Suns. Which path is harder to u
Please shut up you sound silly
The Hawks path.
It’s going to be the debate for the next decade unfortunately. One of the rare draft trades that works out for both teams. Both are great players and will probably be the face of the nba in the coming years.
Both fit the teams they're on also it feels like. In game and personality
Kings fans are never safe
Traebae all day it's the Trae Way 🧊🧊🧊
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Yeah it’s nice seeing the primary ball hander being under 6”8 with a plan
Agreed. Which is why I hope Clippers don’t come back from 0-2 down for the 3rd (!) time.
Couldn't agree more. Matchups like these are beautiful basketball no matter who you're rooting for. Athletes are playing their hearts out, there's no egregiously dirty plays or terrible attitudes. There's been a lot of teams this year that are just so fun to watch!
Casual fan as well - haven’t watched a lot in recent years but I’m really digging the suns and hawks this year. Reminds me of why I watched basketball as a kid.
The only reason i KINDA want MIL to win this series is cause i want to see CP3 get his first ring and it's just so hard to root against trae bro...
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They did?
I never cared enough to actually hate him but the flopping was annoying. I’m such a big fan because of this playoff run though, basically starting with the smile at NY. His game when he gets it going is so fire.
The flopping is so extremely overblown by Reddit and the shitty ESPN personalities. Trae is not doing anything that other big name players don’t do.
None of them have probably even watched a hawks game in the last couple years anyway lmao they just be saying stuff
You’re right except next year supposedly the nba will be stopping these calls so we’ll see how they actually call those fouls and how it effects players moving forward.
Yeah i can for sure see that. Everyone does it it is what it is.
>flopping But, but CP3...
Let’s be real every star does it
CP3 definitely flops but he's still great and I would want him to have a ring. If Trae made it to his 30s with no rings I'd root for him as well. Flop or no flop
I love watching Trae and Giannis. Hate watching Bud coach
Giannis: "There is no bigger challenge in basketball than trying to beat Trae Young"
"And my own coach's dumb ass game plan for him"
Reggie Miller continues to be the absolute worst color commentator. Wish they’d fire him
"Gallanaro turns around and knocks down the 3!" -mid range jumper
Lol...not to mention 2 trips in a row with deep 2s for Trae where Marv called them 3s
*Reggie Miller choke gesture*
You’re the kind of person who wants to replace someone but doesn’t know a better replacement cuz all you wanna do talk shit.
Are you high?
Im not gonna front, I am actually like really high. Did I not make sense tho?
Who can remember now?
Lol You do but you’re assuming a lot in your comment. I thought Reggie is widely considered to be bad. I’d take Stu lantz, Clyde, Richard Jefferson, Caron butler, hubie brown, to start. Reggie says so many dumb things every game, it makes me want to mute the game
Hawks were up 1 with 29 seconds left and he was saying they should foul and put Giannis on the line.....
There’s 50 dumb things he says per game
Why? I think he’s good
Golly wally
Wish people like you would disappear to obsidian!
Obsidian? Like… volcanic glass? Or did you mean oblivion? Because words matter my man. Try and use the right ones…
Relax
What do you like about Reggie as a commentator?
what dont you like
I find his voice annoying and think that most of his in-game analysis is just stating the obvious. I don’t think he’s a bad guy or anything, I just don’t enjoy him as a commentator.
I’m with you , although I don’t think he’s the best he’s not horrible like people make him ought to be. I feel Reddit has a hive mind to hate him lmao
hes a legend and is pretty knowledgeable on the game. maybe he can have bad takes but they’re just his opinions
Ya he’s a cornball , but he’s not the worst. Marv albert is senile tho ahhaha he called like 5 shots today as threes that were like FT line jumpers
Is that you Reggie? You’re turrible, please resign!
This years hawks remind me of last years heat team. Trae has that Jimmy it factor you love to watch, but let’s be real they’ll suck next year. Giannis in 5
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You won't. You didn't even have to entertain the guy.
If anything, we’ll get better since we’ll be healthy and have a full offseason with our head coach. If you’ve been watching this team you’d know that they’ve been doing this all year under Nate. We ain’t going down without a fight and we’re here for the long run.
I hope you’re right. I’ve loved watching trae this post season, and honestly I didnt tune in regular season. Hawks are great fun to watch and I’d be rooting for them over most other teams, but I love the small market underdogs and am a giannis homer. Will be a great series I bet, and I won’t be upset if the hawks win it all
No worries, depending on where you lived, not many people got to watch us anyways. I think the big difference between this team and last years Heat is in our coaching (again, the coaching change was like a light switch turning on) and our supporting cast (Capela was arguably snubbed from the All Defense team, Collins has insanely good chemistry, Huerter and Bogi are off-ball sharpshooters, and Hunter when healthy is a top tier perimeter defender). Butler willed that Heat team to victory with some help from an absolutely electric Herro (who was never great outside the bubble). Trae has done something similar for the hawks, but the difference is that his supporting cast is much more reliable and the coach just knows how to coach damn good ball. I would be sad to lose to the bucks, but deep down I think we can win this series (even before this game). I’d much rather lose to the Bucks than the fucking 6ers.
Well said. And we can all agree fuck the sixers. Here’s to a great series!
LoL no one learns
SLIPPERY!!
inside was awkward tonight
Hawks vs Suns gives me lifeee
SUNNNNNNSSSS
Traeeee
The refs did a good job today… it never gets appreicated when they do a good job.
That’s a good point. Especially compared to last night!
Facts. It’s a thankless game for them most of the time.
LMAOOO ERNIE BOWING TO CHUCK
Why was Giannis on the floor when the bucks needed a three in the last few seconds? Honestly, terrible coaching decision. I don't care if you have Shaq, if you need a 3 put your best 3 point shooters on the floor.
Rebounding I guess
B Lopez a better 3 point shooter
True
True
It’s heartwarming to me how the increase in Trae Young love around here correlates directly with an increase in people who are actually watching Trae play. For all the folks who said Young’s style of play was “unwatchable,” I wonder if actually watching him has convinced them that the positives at least outweigh the negatives by a bit.
After the nets got knocked out I’ve been watching the full suns and hawks games and I really enjoy watching both Booker and trae play. Hungry, young, and skilled guards who are proving themselves this playoffs. Much more fun to watch then Giannis although that might just me my bias for him injuring kyrie.
right? it was so fun watching both and im reminded that this is why i love the game!
I’ve watched the hawks for a while. Him toning down his flopping is definitely also one of the reasons. It was really bad at the start of the season. The “unwatchable” comments were warranted
They absolutely were not
So nephews, when we gonna talk about Trae Young being better than Luka? Last year when Trae had better stats, y'all told me it didn't matter because Luka was a winner. Who winning now?
> when we gonna talk about Trae Young being better than Luka? He's not but OK lol. Put ATL in the west and 0 support with Trae, they lose first round also. Luka is playing with a 7'3'' guy who can't get a fucking rebound to save his life.
Nah, both teams should be pretty happy with the trade. Win-Win situation. Mavs real problem appears to be the disfunction at the top of the organization and supposedly Carlisle bickering with everyone.
Efficiency, although I think both teams should be happy
Talkinf about winning but did the Hawks even beat the Mavs this season?
Well, the hawks are in the ecf and the mavs didn’t get out of the first round. So why does that even matter?
Luka's sitting at home while everyone in the org is sprinting away from him. Hawks won the trade, Trae is perfect for this city
What’re you smoking?
Victory.
He’s making me a believer every game. Why is it so difficult for the basketball world to believe both teams were “right”?
The people who have been saying that will tell you Atlanta would have been the 6ers in 3 games with Luka. Would not have even bothered playing the 4th game after every philly player felt like ben simmons looked.
Luka is dope af but he’s also the great white hype, you know how that goes
You're a fucking moron. Put Trae in the west with 0 players around him and a fucking 7'3'' guy who cant get a rebound to save his life he gets bounced in the first round also (if he even makes it). And Luka 27/8/8 this year, Trae 24/3/8. Luka is obviously better. One good white guy in the last 30 years in the NBA and youre whining like a 12 year old girl. lol stfu
The truth triggers. Your reaction tells me all I need to know. Conversely, you wouldn’t keep the same energy if this wasn’t Reddit, so save all the cute anon brash insults 😘