The Hawks are primed for something HUGE...

Hawks fans if you would have told me the way that we shot the ball from three last year That we would have improved so much this offseason. I might have told you you were crazy But the hawks are primed To do something special something huge with this The atlanta hawks have the potential to really be one of the best teams In the nba when it comes to three-point shooting this coming season Seriously But welcome back to hawks digest. I am chris tiltmore got my hawks gear on take off your shoes leave on your socks And we're going to get into this video. I'm going to break it down on why I believe the atlanta hawks are primed to be One of the best three-point shooting teams in the nba primed for something huge But before I get into that guys, please let me do what I do Thank you to everyone who has subscribed to hawks digest again We are over 2500 subs and it is all because of you making this one of your first listens when you need that atlanta hawks content And you want to just you know, talk about the atlanta hawks or hear what's going on with them You come here and we appreciate you and for those who are not subscribed yet Go ahead and hit that subscribe button Give the atlanta hawks digest a try be a part of the atlanta hawks digest family And we thank you kindly All right, guys Now like I said, man, I feel like the atlanta hawks can really be one of the best Shooting teams from beyond the ark coming into this season again The way that we shot the ball last year 35 percent 35.8 From three which was the middle of the pack. It wasn't necessarily the end of the line But it was in the middle of the pack around 18 and with context the milwaukee books shot nearly 39 38.7 percent from the three-point line and they led the nba so you're not too far off But you're not close enough That was before the atlanta hawks made all the additions this offseason that they made. Yes. You lost george's niang Yes, you lost karis libero, you know, you did lose those guys. Yes, you lost terrence man as well But you gained three guys And if the atlanta hawks can stay healthy, I believe that not only will these three guys play dividends But the atlanta hawks as a team as a whole can be one of the best teams Let's get into this just a little bit more diving into it Starting with the unicorn christoph you know, he is one of the biggest question marks just simply because Health has been a question for him now christoph. Zingas. He gave an interview Um, actually a banger interview, honestly, too. If you haven't checked that out, please go check it out, man Just hear how christoph just really is presenting himself. He's articulate. He understands basketball He's a champion. He's ready to come in here and help the atlanta hawks win But christoph zingas man, he is like I said that unicorn he has the ability to make plays Shoot from beyond the arc as a center. He can pick and pop you can shoot from anywhere on the floor and with distance 7-2 with a 7-6 wingspan and of course He's now an atlanta hawk and you want him to come in stay healthy 42 games Yes, i've said it we've all said it, you know, it's over and over about his health That's his biggest question mark Because his ability, we know he has it again I'm already saying being able to pick and pop being able to shoot from long distance You want that at your center having that space and being able to be one of the best spacing teams out here The latin hawks have the ability 19 and 5 19.5 points with 41.2 percent That's what you're bringing into here and my thing is if you look at his last three years in total you'll take all you'll take any one of those years from christoph zingas because Against when he first his first year with the celtics 20 points his last year with the wizards 23.2 points Regardless shooting over 48 percent all three of those years Shooting at least 37.5 percent from three all three of those years So you'll want that you take that And as long as he can stay healthy because 57 games first year as a celtic 65 games last year as a wizard You'll take that You want him to stay healthy want him to be out there on the floor to give you his best that he can give you provide And that's again like christoph zingas being able to help space the floor This is one reason why I feel that the atlanta hawks can be able to go to the promised land Next guy I will talk about No nikhil alexander walker a guy that came from utah And when he was with utah This is the nikhil alexander walker that I would kind of want a piece of he kind of wanted more of when he was with utah he shot 35 threes he made 35 three issues. Excuse me out of 87 attempts which was 40 percent Then he got traded of course had to get acclimated I'm, not even gonna worry about his percentage for the rest of that season even though it was 36 I'm, not worried about that the 2324 season alexander walker shot 39 33 35 attempts 131 makes Now 24 25 season 38.1 percent 370 attempts. So the volume did go up He made 10 more threes with 141 So that's again 38.1 percent Regardless that right there all three of those years and even with the 36.1 Even if you want to throw that in that's still better than what the atlanta hawks was able to accumulate as a team Last season shooting 35 From three nearly 36 So you have this guy coming in as well and he's going to play both ends of the floor He's going to be he has that ability to play some point guard has the ability to be a secondary ball handler period You're going to bring this guy in he's going to be able to shoot He's going to be able to help playmate and be a pest on the defensive end as well Go along with the guy like dyson day So we have to get better defensively and I believe we've got better from the three right here. Wouldn't it kill alexander walker? So that's just another guy that you're bringing in to replace certain guys. Yes, like like I said Karestan bird, he's gone george's niang. He's gone Terrence man, he's gone. The only specialist really from three Really right then what was george's name karestan bird had his times terrence man was able to knock down some reason well, I believe These two guys that we just brought in with christophs And you know, nikki alexander walker can feel those shoes and then you're also adding the ultimate sniper For the last three years, which has been this guy Luke canard and some people it's crazy that some people are saying that luke canard had a down year from three Well, let me tell you something If 43 is a down year from three I'll take that down year for the rest of his career if he's in atlanta Because come on now, that's crazy. Just check this out from the 2022 23 nba season He played for the clippers and the grizzlies and of course he was traded For the clippers he shot 44.7 For the grizzlies 54 so that's 49.4 combined 23 24 season with memphis 45 Last season 43.3 Which was like in like I said considered a down year and i'll take that but regardless He's been able to maintain a high level of scoring A pot of scoring from behind the arc of that accuracy within the last Three seasons, that's that's that's crazy consistently being above 43 He even had a league average He even led with the league average. Like I said back when he was with the clippers in memphis So this guy's a career 43.8 percent three-point shooter And again, he is a now an atlanta hawk So you having these three guys coming in man? I don't see on paper as long as everyone is able to stay healthy Do their job because I understand that we had a lot of guys shooting 34 35 percent from three a lot of our stars a lot of our main guys and I get that But everyone can remain healthy. Everyone can buy in and play as a team. I believe these atlanta hawks again the milwaukee bucks Nearly 39 percent from three The hawks were at 35 I believe the hawks can make a significant jump and at least be one of the top 10 teams But i'm gonna go even higher they can be the best possibly the best team As long as they're knocking down shots, they have to knock down more open shots something that they did not do well last season They were more so better at contested shots than they were open shots So many times you would see trade get the ball to someone open And they would not knock down the three I believe things are going to change and the atlanta hawks are still prioritizing Three-point shooting as we did steal somebody From the orlando magic his name caleb houston And we're bringing him in and from his career. He's a 39.1 percent three-point shooter on 2.9 attempts, but still Had shot his career best last season on 2.8 attempts That being 40 and we're taking him from houston. They they don't want them. That's fine We'll try to use them because in houston's offense, excuse me, not houston. That's his last name in orlando's offense He had you know, I said not a lot of Roles, it means but at the same time When he did get the ball, he knocked down the three He didn't have a respectable role like that, but you have to respect him as a shooter And honestly if he is able to come in and give us some shooting Whether he's being the gary bird role or if luke canard is being the gary bird role regardless we need shooting and They did a little high High reward low risk type of a sign and bringing in caleb houston as well Into that Signing as well. So if you haven't checked that video out, please make sure you do And show off some love But i'm expecting him to shoot anywhere from about 37 to 38 percent depending on how much volume he gets So that's yet another piece that the atlanta hunts are bringing in Trying to get better from three so with all these Different pieces bringing in To break the other shoot and we're going to be shooting at a high volume anyway, because that's what queen wants to have that space So we're going to be shooting at a high clip. Anyway as far as I believe the atlanta hawks have the ability Have the potential And the firepower to be the best team in the nba when it comes to shooting from three Now atlanta hawks fans y'all, please. Let me know how y'all feel about that And uh, you know, so get that with me, but before I get ready to get out of here Quick little thing about the punk summer league, of course punks finish their summer league Finish with an l but at the end of the day, let's come on now We've had a lot of guys who did not play kobe buskin did not play lamont butler. Josh. Christopher Nicola elay uh, asan Jacob, they all was our coach's decision Kind of expected that because this is the last game we didn't have anything necessarily to play for anyway So it's time to give other guys opportunities to show what they have their last audition Possibly for maybe a college park skyhawk position or a position somewhere else in the league So you did have a lot of guys out there today and we were just outmatched outpowered By the boston selfies today 101 to 80 was the final score Atlanta hawks really didn't have any kind of control in this game They did have show some fight more so in the first half But ultimately boston was just uh, which is better in this game all the way around a couple guys I would do want to shout out nelly joseph being five for five perfect from the field A one of two from the foul line, but gave us 11 points I did have four turnovers, but gave me nine rebounds to assist two steals. So he had a pretty good game I want to talk about adam flagler who I feel like overall even though he was about 14 Overall, I feel like he's going to earn his way into somebody's roster Whether it be in the g league or something because he was decent now He really was and I said along with uh, dwight murray jr. Someone else who may even find his role but Colby johnson, I believe he really Helped his chances. I think he really Had a good game 14 points, you know six of 11 54 percent Two of two or four from three and I said 50 as well Gave me some rebounds too. Gave me about six gave me three steals gave him two assists I feel like that was probably colby's most complete game, but that's what happened He played 26 minutes So and I feel like he really um helped his case as far as trying to get on maybe again Or somewhere else because I mean we did for the college park skyhawks we did lose harris Uh, of course nicola. He's probably coming up. He must have been down there now Loudon is not there anymore. I believe we lost another guy as well So it may be a few spots that maybe one of these guys can sneak on the college park skyhawk Be a reserved type of a player guys who can shoot the ball and and move around those guys So like and that's goes for guys like he was steady steve today jack mcveigh two or five forty percent from the field and forty percent from three That's where he was making his bread and butter mostly and he gave you still eight points. He didn't give you anything else side of turnovers and fouls, but again, he was still steady also gave me two free throws so Um, that was pretty much what's going on overall, I feel like the hawks look great Uh minus this game. Like I said, you you had some guys who did not play and um in the beginning, honestly First half you can make an argument that the hawks were playing the best basketball that they possibly could Against that lineup and was able to kind of keep it competitive. But finally, uh, boston was able to step on the gas and move away So I don't hold that against the atlanta hawks still great summer league seeing a lot of continuity with these young With these young guys a lot of team ball a lot of help defense a lot of talking So I was happy and pleased to see exactly, you know, some what these guys did and ultimately Moving forward. It's all about to see what we're going to do Uh, we're going to be moving close to the training camp so guys just lock in with the atlanta hawks It's going to be a fun season. I believe just keep on keeping on and again Like I said, the atlanta hawks have the potential to be the one of the best three-point shooting teams in the league All we have to do is apply ourselves and until next time guys, please peace and blessings to you all Enjoy your week and i'll