Who might Collins be referencing here?
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“I’m sorry,” Collins said mid-answer after the Hawks blew a 19-point lead in a 132-126 loss to the Rockets on Monday night. “I’m at a loss for words, really. It’s frustrating.”
It wasn’t Houston doing one particular thing that helped it outscore the Hawks 44-25 in the fourth quarter of another late-game collapse, Collins said — the Hawks needed to guard. They needed to take smart shots. They needed to stop turning the ball over. But that’s beating a dead horse, he added, having said the same thing for weeks, and even dating to the first half of last season, as the Hawks struggled with the same issue of closing games and hang onto leads.
The manner in which the Hawks are losing amplifies the frustration even more.
“I would much rather lose a different way than for us to just … just keep giving the game away,” Collins said. “I feel like that’s what we’re doing. We’re not getting beat.”
Or here?
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Diagnosing the issues on offense, as Collins alluded to, the Hawks are often rushing shots in the fourth, going for home runs instead of making the defense work and wearing opponents out. Instead, they need to slow down, understand what the game scenario requires of them and execute it with some intentionality, to paraphrase Collins.
Essentially, making the right play at the right moment.
“It’s just really a matter of understanding the moment and valuing what the fourth quarter is, valuing that guys are playing harder, valuing the moment, the importance of the moment,” Collins said. “I feel like that’s where we’re not there yet completely, understanding what is needed in each moment. And I feel like it’s making it harder for us to execute down the stretch. We’ve got to be more aware. … Like I said, beating a dead horse.”
That decision-making hurts them on defense, and defensive issues are the main culprit. The Hawks have shown they can score (overall, they own the No. 2 offensive rating at 113.1) and set themselves up for success; now it’s a matter of finishing the job and not letting opponents make late runs.
All of that is an indictment on Trae Young. And it is his fellow teammate that happens to be indicting him.
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pittmike wrote:
Technically I was drunk (big surprise) and asked her if she liked a tongue up her ass.
Frank Coztansa wrote:
Again, your comprehension needs work.
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yea, I'm quite positive he is not talking about the guy who just went for 41 and 9 on 14/22 shooting and was one of 3 players with a positive +/-. Nice try dumbass.