The Upvote Factory

15 September 2025

• 38 days til tip-off

  Wife and I just purchased first home. While unpacking, I came across these I’d saved since I was a wee lad in the early 90s. Def gonna clean them up and frame for the new man cave. Figures some here would appreciate the old school submitted by /u/vegasblackhawk [link] [comments]

• FYI: For the first time in 8 years, our Atlanta Dream play their first playoff game. Tip-Off @ 3:00PM on ABC!!!

  We submitted by /u/ahend1999 [link] [comments]

• Bold Take : The Atlanta Hawks can be the 2nd seed.

  submitted by /u/RidaProps [link] [comments]

• Hawks Are ECF Finalists With A Healthy Porzingis!

  Statdefender broke down porzingis game beautifully. Hawks really not just adding one of the best post player in the league but that trae-porzingis p&r really gonna be unstoppable next season. How do you even cover these two snipers on a p&r. Switch = KP post up, Drop = KP pick n pop, blitz and you got dyson, risacher, jalen making cuts. Like I can’t wait to watch this play out on screen! submitted by /u/Wooden_Shift_2682 [link] [comments]

• Out of 10, how confident are you Jalen Johnson crosses the 20 PPG threshold this season?

  Just feel with the growth we have seen from OO offensively, with KP around as well and the growth we saw from Dyson and Zacc offensively, the increased shooting around Trae and JJ, that we're going to see the floor less squeezed and ultimately more single coverage opportunities, more spacing, and thus more opportunity for Jalen to cook offensively with more space to get downhill in the halfcourt.

  The way teams defended the Hawks last season, watched highlights/game tape last year...it's a completely different beast with Clint out of the picture and OO with his shooting growth+the gravity he possesses as a roll man, and especially so KP. Dyson continuing to grow as a shooter will be important but Zacc's improvement from 3, both in his confidence in letting it fire and the performance, is going to be big for Jalen. I really can't see how he doesn't average 20. He already got over 18 in an environment worse than this season will be.

  What do you all think?

  submitted by /u/RVALover4Life [link] [comments]
• Long ass rant

  Tracy Mcgrady. He is in the Hall of Fame.

  He is a career 19pts a game player. Also avgd 5 rebounds and 5 assists a game.

  He won MIP.

  He was an Allstar 7 times.

  He played for 15 seasons.

  5 of those seasons he avgd between 5pts-9pts a game. To be clear, he has 5 seasons where he didn't avgd dbl digits.

  10 seasons he avgd between 15pts-32pts a game.

  Tracy Mcgrady never won a championship.

  Tracy never made it to a conference Final.

  Tracy never made it out the first round.

  Tracy is in the HOF based on 10 seasons.

  Tracy has had the following teammates: Vince Carter Yao Ming Grant Hill Dwight Howard

  Orlando and Houston fans hate Tracy? Do they?

  So, compared to just 1 HOF player:

  Trae has never avgd less than 19pts a game. Has never avgd less than 8 assists a game. That was his rookie season.

  Trae "has" gotten past the 1st round. Trae "has" gotten to a conference Final.

  Trae has only played 7 years, his career is not over.

  Trae is a career 25 and 10 (9.8) player.

  In NBA history, here are the career 25 and 10 players: Bob Petit Elgin Baylor Wilt Malone Joel Of course these are players that have dbl dbls based on pts and rebounds.

  Only to other guards are close to avg a dbl dbl in pts and assists in NBA history

  Oscar Robinson 25 and 9.5 (played 14 seasons) James Harden 24 and 7(currently in his 16th season)

  Trae avgs 50 to 60 pts generated a game He was 1st in pts generated by assists He was 2nd to The Joker in total pts generated a game. Led the NBA in pts scored in the 4th qtr Current leader in playoff pts scored in the 4th qtr, in NBA history Top 10 in scoring this decade 2nd to Luka in pts scored since 2018 1st in assists this decade Leads the NBA in free throws made the last 7 years Has 3 game winning shots in the playoffs Trae is 26 and 9 in the playoffs Trae has two 29 and 10 series in the playoffs Trae has led the NBA the past 2 years in potential assists per game, 21 in 2024 and has been no less than 6th since 2018.

  But Trae is the problem??

  Instead of people saying, "Hawks should get Trae better players around him, some Allstars, maybe a HOF player, or some All NBA players, or All Defense or some 1st or 2nd team all defense, or better shooters and finishers",

  People instead say "Trae has had enough players around him. Trae doesn't help anybody. Teams score 119pts a game against Trae by himself".

  For the people that always say "people just talk about Trae, but it's a team sport", can you read? Do you have ears? Eyes?

  Because there are hundreds of posts and videos in this group from different people that name all players on the roster, for years.

  The problem is, too many rather ignore this. Too many people refuse to give any accountability to any player on the roster except for Trae and Trae alone.

  That is the only reason I started to game reviews, shot for shot, possession for possession to show people here is what actually happened in a game, not what you "say" happened in a game.

  You see Clint move out the way and allow a layup against OKC. You watch Garrison stand in the paint while his man is behind the 3 point line and of course his man hits the wide open shot You watch OO give up 35pts in a game Hawks lost by 2pts. You watch Dyson give up 3 threes in OT against the Heat You watch Hunter give up 25 pts in playoff games You watch Bogi give up 6 threes in a game You watch Gueye miss 4 threes in 12 minutes played in a game we lost by 2pts. You watch Clint give up 25pts, Bey give up 21pts and Jalen Johnson give up 18pts in the Luka 73pt game.

  But Trae is the only player blamed for all losses for the past 7 seasons, not given any credit for any wins, especially in the playoffs.

  Isn't that weird? Because there is game film proving there are other players in the floor other than Trae. That Trae should have to guard the PG, SG, SF, PF and C on the other team by himself. That Trae and Trae alone is responsible for stopping all players on the other team from scoring. Yet, Joker avgs a triple dbl against the Hawks, Trae's fault. Joel always kills us, Trae's fault. Zubac gets 18 and 18, Trae's fault. Trae plays center?

  Hawks beat Boston if someone slowed down either Tatum or Brown from both avg 29pts a game.

  If Hawks had better depth (and Kevin gave more than 9pts a game) in 2021 Hawks beat the Heat.

  Maybe if Hunter was healthy (and we got more than 11pts from Kevin) Hawks beat the Bucks despite Trae getting hurt by the ref.

  To not hold anybody else on the roster accountable for inconsistent or bad play but be gun ho in blaming Trae is not basketball.

  I used Tracy as just one example of how some people can view history.

  Think about it

  submitted by /u/Mysterious-Fix2896 [link] [comments]
• Hawks, Pistons, Magic- Who Breaks Out?

  I thought this was interesting coming across my YouTube algorithm. All three of Hawks, Pistons, Magic welcome back injured players (Johnson, Ivey, Suggs) and one host was pretty high on Atlanta, the other on Orlando. Where do the Hawks rank in that trio of team. submitted by /u/Front_Register_8912 [link] [comments]

• Hawks Sign Charles Bassey To Exhibit 10 Contract

  Really nice addition here for an athletic play finishing/shot blocking backup C in Charles Bassey. Likely to compete with N'Faly Dante for the 3rd C job in training camp. Like this addition a lot...he'd be a great depth piece to have off the bench in Atlanta, someone you can trust if his number gets called, and IMO fits the system well in Atlanta. What do you all think? submitted by /u/RVALover4Life [link] [comments]

• Jaylen Brown on possibly joining the Hawks in the future - “You never know”

  Not for it, personally, but it’s still the offseason

  submitted by /u/DiwikS [link] [comments]
• The Atlanta Hawks Projected 3rd Unit Heights

  PG: Vít Krejčí': 6’8

  SG: Nikola Đurišić: 6’8

  SF: Caleb Houstan: 6’8

  PF: Asa Newell: 6’10

  C: N’Faly Dante: 6’11

  submitted by /u/Quick-Clock7478 [link] [comments]