Ran into him here at Emory Health Sports. I did the chant at him and dapped him up after he finished a session walking on an anti-gravity treadmill . I asked him how his foot was and he said “It’s getting there”

Knicks fan here, but saw this on my feed and thought it was pretty dope.

I tried to look up the Hawks' shooting coach and couldn't find one. If we really don't have a dedicated one, that feels like a gap, especially with Kyle Korver gone. Someone needs to fill that void.

Chris Matthews is one of the most in-demand shooting coaches around. As far as I can tell he's only worked as a private skills coach, never on a team staff, so this would be new territory for him. But he's said his goal is to help a team win a championship, and our roster has plenty for him to work on. Jalen Johnson is the engine of the offense, but his 3-point shot is still inconsistent, and even a small jump in efficiency would open up a lot. Dyson needs to rework his shot from scratch and he doesn’t seem to have the confidence to make shots. A rookie like Kingston is exactly the kind of player a dedicated shooting coach can shape early.

Houston just hired Chip Engelland, and Reed Sheppard and Jabari Smith Jr. both looked good from deep. Engelland has only been there since July and Sheppard was already an elite shooter, so I wouldn't hand him all the credit. But it shows how much value this role has.

Our draft situation next year is a little complicated (at least for me), so wanted to make a post elucidating it for everyone else.

For the 2027 draft, we are sending our own first round pick to San Antonio (last pick from Dejounte trade). We are receiving the worst of Pelicans and Bucks (top 4 protected) from Dyson/Dejounte trade. There is a small but notable risk that the Pelicans keep both picks. It would require them to both fall in top 4.

Under the old draft lottery, it would be all but guaranteed that Pelicans keep both picks, given how terrible both teams look. Under next year's 3-2-1 draft lottery, the odds change drastically. Unless both the Pelicans and Bucks fall in top 4, we'll have at least one first round pick. Next year's draft will have the new 3-2-1 draft lottery, which flattens odds amongst all non-playoff teams and specifically punishes bottom 3 record teams.

Here are the three non-playoff scenarios and odds we lose the pick

• Scenario 1: (~5.7% odds, 5 balls) 1 team is in the bottom 3, 1 team avoids it (but misses the play-in / 11th seed or lower)
• Scenario 2: (~3.9% odds, 4 balls): Both teams have bottom 3 record
• Scenario 3: (~8.4% odds, 6 balls) Both teams avoid the bottom 3 (and are below the play-in / 11th seed or lower)

Previously, I thought the most likely outcome is Scenario 3: both teams aren't horrible enough for bottom 3 but also not good enough to make the play-in. After yesterday's showing, where the Pelicans blew a 31 point lead, I suspect at least either Pels/Bucks will be in bottom 3 relegation zone, Scenario 1. Great for us.

Here are the five play-off scenarios and odds we lose the pick

• Scenario 1 (0% odds): One or both teams makes the playoffs
• Scenario 2 (3.8% odds, 4 balls): One team is bottom 3, other team loses in Play-In tournament as a 9/10 seed
• Scenario 3 (5.6% odds, 5 balls): One team is 11-13th seed, other team loses in Play-In tournament as a 9/10 seed
• Scenario 4 (2.1% odds, 3 balls): One team is bottom 3, other team loses in Play-In tournament as a 7/8 seed
• Scenario 5 (3.8% odds, 4 balls): One team is 11-13th seed, other team loses in Play-In tournament as a 7/8 seed

I doubt we'll see any of these 5 scenarios, but added for completeness. Anyways, this all to say: we have at least 91% odds at keeping the pick, no matter what happens

Worth playing around with tankathon simulator to get intuition: https://www.tankathon.com/.

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The Hawks tried to come back, but fall just short. They lose to the Rockets after a horrible shooting night. Here are the rest of my thoughts, let me know yours! Onto the next one!

https://youtu.be/U8IlPVPq7Xg?si=BkN9iZtCqIxjw7al

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Steven Adams and Fred VanVleet OUT Tonight against the Hawks...

Bucks and pelicans your services are needed!?

128-81 HAWKS.

Idk bro, this team just feels… different🥹

Great win last night, now let’s see if they can do it v a championship contender. Rockets looked good last night. Dream play earlier in the day at SF as well. Let’s go Hawks

We up in the southeast

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