I was there...
in 2001 when the Braves lost to the D-Backs.
in 2002 when ATL lost to the Giants.
in 2003 when ATL lost to Kerry Wood.
in 2004 when ATL got blasted by the Astros.
in 2010 for the Brooks Conrad disaster
in 2012 for the infield fly
I'm not going today.
Not to play the hits but...
The Hawks are 29-29.
The Hawks are 8th of 15 East teams.
The Hawks are 5-5 against the Southeast Division.
The Hawks have scored 6,766 points.
The Hawks have allowed 6,766 points.
Matt Ryan is the single most important player in the history of the Atlanta Falcons franchise.
What a way to end his run with a botched pursuit of a replacement and then a hurried move to beat the clock on a roster bonus.
The Hawks are 26-26.
The Hawks are 17-17 against the East.
The Hawks are 9-9 against the West.
The Hawks are 8th of 15 East teams.
The Hawks have scored 6,057 points.
The Hawks have allowed 6,057 points.
This tweet is from *today* when the quarterback of the Atlanta professional football team completed 83% of his passes, averaged 9.9 yards per attempt, generated 4 touchdown passes and threw 0 interceptions.
Only to have his defense allow 442 yards and 34 points.
The Braves are getting a standing ovation right now in between the first and second quarters at State Farm Arena.
It got louder when Freddie Freeman, Joc Pederson and AJ Minter appeared on the jumbotron.
Joc Pederson addressed the crowd.
Just in case, it is my duty to point out that the Braves could've (and should've) paid Freddie Freeman a year ago and letting him get into his walk year without a deal opened the door for potential shenanigans.
Reminder in advance of the NLCS since I’m already seeing “small market” nonsense:
Atlanta is the No. 7 market in the United States *and* the Braves have a massive regional/national fan base due to decades of TBS exposure and lack of MLB competition in surrounding states.
Every member of the Hawks is having a good day, but that is particularly true of Clint Capela.
He earned an extra $1 million for a contract incentive for making the Conference Finals.
I said it late in the season and again before this series, but it's worth saying again.
Losing in the NLDS is a disappointment.
In 2018, it was the “right” result. The Braves weren't as good as the Dodgers.
In 2019, they were the better team, with home-field, and blew it.
I had an epiphany.
Trae Young gets covered and discussed as if the 2021 playoffs never happened.
He averaged 29/9 while leading ATL to the ECF as the No. 1 option by the widest of margins.
And it’s just memory-holed to the point of comps to guys who haven’t ever done anything.
some personal news, as they say:
i will continue to cover the atlanta hawks and the
@lockedonhawks
podcast isn’t going anywhere
however....
after a wild ride, i am stepping down as editor of
@peachtreehoops
, w/
@zhood_
taking the reins
farewell here:
Trae Young is averaging 29.2 points and 8.6 assists per game.
Here is the full list of players in NBA history that have averaged 29+ points and 8+ assists:
Michael Jordan
LeBron James
Oscar Robertson
James Harden
Tiny Archibald
Russell Westbrook
That's it.
That's the list.
The Braves are (comfortably) leading MLB in bullpen ERA since their scorching run started on May 10.
3.12 ERA overall
Swarzak - 0.52
Webb - 0.86
Newcomb - 0.93
Blevins - 2.45
Jackson - 3.00
The Atlanta Hawks have clinched a playoff berth for the first time since the 2016-17 season.
And they did it by erasing a 13-point second half deficit.
“I have a clearer picture of what I am, where I want to be, what we’re trying to accomplish here. That’s part of the reason why I wanted to sign that extension,” Al Horford told
@YahooSports
I gotta be honest.
It is *super* weird that a lot of people outside of Atlanta are rooting for the Hawks to win the lottery.
It's also great, but it's still weird and I'm uncomfortable.
Plenty of discuss on The Jump at 3 PM ET today with unveiling of Christmas Day games, including, sources say: Trae Young and Atlanta Hawks returning to play the New York Knicks at MSG. Plus, battle of the East-West titans: The Brooklyn Nets vs. the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples.
Since the ESPN broadcast just cited that Matt Olson had Jeff Francoeur's mom as a teacher in 7th grade...
I also had Karen Francoeur as a teacher in 7th grade.
8 years is a long time.
My first episode came during a Summer League featuring DeAndre’ Bembry, Taurean Prince, Edy Tavares, and Isaia Cordinier.
It was also two weeks after the Hawks signed Dwight Howard.
How many players have the best game of their career in the biggest game of their career?
I ask because... Kevin Huerter did that last night.
It wasn't quite his career high (29) but, even if you remove the incredibly high stakes, Huerter's never played a better game.
Trae Young: "People may think that I have to feel like I'm the best player on the team or the first option, I'm not that way. I've never been that way. I'm just a guy that's trying to get everybody involved and win the game. I know when we win, everybody eats."
I am very aware that not all Braves fans are Atlanta Sports fans, but there is something extra sweet about winning it in the city that housed Atlanta’s worst sports moment.
(And the Olympic curse is no more)
Quin Snyder: "Let's go ahead and change the narrative right now. Trae Young taking a charge at the end of a game. It's a big-time play... Hell of a play by Trae."
The Hawks are on a 29-win pace after playing the 3rd-most difficult schedule in the NBA through 23 games.
John Collins has played in 5 games.
Kevin Huerter has played in 12 games.
And people are... panicking?
I truly don't understand why.
Trae Young made All-NBA for the 1st time in his career and he timed it well.
Young's 5-year max extension is now projected at $212.28 million, a jump of $35+ million from $176.9 million if he didn't make All-NBA this year.
$6.1 million more ($36.6m vs $30.5m) for 2022-23 alone.
Matt Ryan's passer rankings this season:
Comp. % - 3rd
Yards - 3rd
YPA - 8th
TD - 6th
QBR - 8th
QB Rating - 5th
and 26 QB's have more interceptions than he does (6)
(and, yet, people want to fire him into the sun)
Report from
@JaredSGreenberg
on TNT during the game indicated that members of the Hawks front office called Trae Young today and assured him "there is no merit to any sort of trade rumors at this point."
Can't overstate how impressive this win is for the Hawks without both Young and Capela.
Atlanta also gets the tiebreaker over the Heat in the process.
Massive performance from an undermanned group.
"Kevin Heurter, right now, he's playing like Klay, Steph. If you're not a basketball fan and locked in on the league, you gotta watch how Kevin Heurter is shooting this ball right now."
@KDTrey5
sees what they're doing in Sacramento. 👀
📺 New The ETCs:
a text i just received from a smart person in my life:
"you gotta win a strider gem against ranger suarez with one of the best offenses in baseball history"
yep, sounds right
A couple of Thanksgiving fun facts for Hawks fans:
-- Atlanta has the 2nd-longest active winning streak in the NBA
-- Atlanta now has the No. 4 offense in the NBA
BREAKING:
#RedSox
penalties:
*Loss of 2020 2nd-round pick.
*Ban of replay operator J.T. Watkins through 2020 playoffs and from doing same job in ‘21.
*Ban of Alex Cora through ‘20 playoffs, but only for conduct with
#Astros
.
Story with
@EvanDrellich
:
In one game...
Trae Young joined the top 5 in NBA history with his 77th game of at least 30 points and 10 assists
and
he tied magic johnson for No. 3 all-time with 154 straight games with 5+ assists
is that good?