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How does Willie justify dropping Hawk from the rotation?
Posted on 12/13/23 at 4:46 pm
Posted on 12/13/23 at 4:46 pm
Is Willie retarded? If you’re not gonna play Hawk why did you use a first round pick on him? We have arguably the best shooting rookie from this year’s draft and Willie makes him ride the bench. Dyson, Jose, and Naji should be the ones losing minutes, not Hawk.
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Posted on 12/13/23 at 4:48 pm to TheGhostOfBigLee
Because while he’s been shooting the ball well, he’s a net negative on the court. The only wing on the roster that is one
Posted on 12/13/23 at 4:50 pm to TheGhostOfBigLee
The world champion nuggets are including their rookie in the rotation and they’re one of the deepest teams in the league. Meanwhile, our rookie who’s one of the leagues best can’t find minutes on our team regardless of his plus/minus and so-so defense. This is where I feel like Willie gets too attached to “his” guys like Naji and/or Jose.
Posted on 12/13/23 at 4:50 pm to TheGhostOfBigLee
quote:Defense
How does Willie justify dropping Hawk from the rotation?
quote:He sees how awful the team has been when Hawkins plays, and we need wins.
Is Willie retarded? If you’re not gonna play Hawk why did you use a first round
quote:He's played a lot, more than most rookies.
you’re not gonna play Hawk why did you use a first round pick on him?
quote:Then he should practice hard learning defense so he can not a bigger liability than those guys.
Dyson, Jose, and Naji should be the ones losing minutes, not Hawk.
Posted on 12/13/23 at 4:50 pm to TheGhostOfBigLee
It would be nice if Hawkins is a big part of the rotation but if they continue to win games with Willie's preferred rotation, then it's hard to argue.
Posted on 12/13/23 at 6:06 pm to TheGhostOfBigLee
He can shoot the lights out from 3, which is far and away the most important skill set in today’s NBA. He’ll get plenty of minutes this year, and if his defense is just average next year, he’ll start leapfrogging Dyson Jose and Naji.
Posted on 12/13/23 at 6:07 pm to TheGhostOfBigLee
Willie is mid but it ain’t bc he doesn’t play Hawkins
Posted on 12/13/23 at 6:19 pm to TheGhostOfBigLee
How the hell does he justify Trey Murphy not starting with Zion out lol ? This is a joke of a coach
Posted on 12/13/23 at 6:25 pm to TheGhostOfBigLee
quote:
Is Willie retarded?
Yes
He is the second reason why this team will never reach full potential.
Posted on 12/13/23 at 6:39 pm to TheGhostOfBigLee
The kid has to learn to at least be active on defense even if he’s never going to be a Herb or Dyson or Naji.
Posted on 12/13/23 at 7:24 pm to TheGhostOfBigLee
quote:
Dyson, Jose, and Naji should be the ones losing minutes, not Hawk
quote:The 1st quarter is a pretty perfect representation of the answer.
How does Willie justify dropping Hawk from the rotation?
Posted on 12/13/23 at 11:35 pm to TheGhostOfBigLee
Hawkins needs to and also deserves to get some minutes based on his play and role in the future of this team.
With that being said, I don’t think he should get a lot of minutes at the moment. 7-10 min a game. However, as we all know, an 82 game season is a marathon. Hawk will get a lot of minutes for stretches, just like he did earlier while CJ, Naji, and Jose were out. Guys will be out again this year and he’ll play. He needs to take advantage of those spots and work his arse off in getting stronger in the meantime.
If he barely plays again this year (worst case scenario for him); based on the significant playing time he had already and opportunity to continue to play in spurts while building his body up, I think it would be a valuable rookie season.
With that being said, I don’t think he should get a lot of minutes at the moment. 7-10 min a game. However, as we all know, an 82 game season is a marathon. Hawk will get a lot of minutes for stretches, just like he did earlier while CJ, Naji, and Jose were out. Guys will be out again this year and he’ll play. He needs to take advantage of those spots and work his arse off in getting stronger in the meantime.
If he barely plays again this year (worst case scenario for him); based on the significant playing time he had already and opportunity to continue to play in spurts while building his body up, I think it would be a valuable rookie season.
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