ATL and 29

Examining the NBA from the starting point of ATL. A Peachtree Hoops podcast.

[Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard]

There is a new @ATLand29 up now.

[Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard]

Big news after Philadelphia expressed some interest in him last week.

[ATL and 29 @ATLand29]

Offseason Poll:

Should we rename the podcast to ‘Real Seven Footer’?

[ATL and 29 @ATLand29]

@BTRowland @ImRyan better than sitting next to kevin?

[Glen Willis @willis_glen]

I’m going to @EthosHawks’s upcoming Space. Will you join too? https://t.co/5F2Yr3yYFg

[Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard]

One lottery note that I confirmed with NBA folks familiar with today's proceedings:

There won't be a "Pelicans envelope".

There will be a Hawks envelope and a Bucks envelope, and as a fan, no mental gymnastics are required. When you see the Hawks logo, that's the Hawks' pick.

[Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard]

Probability Hawks get top-4 pick is 40.2 percent.

Calculating Hawks chances of getting #2 pick is detailed.

Multiply each non-ATL, non-MIL team odds at #1 (column C) times conditional ATL odds at #2 (column D), then add.

[ATL and 29 @ATLand29]

@REGGIES_WORLD @LockedOnHawks That’s an overstatement.

[Locked On Hawks @LockedOnHawks]

Two-part podcast: State of the Hawks with @KLChouinard

#TrueToAtlanta

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[Chad H. Okinaka @HiloHIChadO]

It is going to be a fun off season @ATLand29 Excoted to see the draft lottery, draft, and free agency. Let’s go Onsi and the Hawks!!! @KLChouinard @Jonesy2x4 @willis_glen #Sharks 🏀👊🤙

[Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard]

There is a new @ATLand29 up now.

[Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard]

My question for Onsi Saleh yesterday on evaluating the team post-playoffs:

Q: "When you try to figure out what this team is and what it might be, and you have all the evidence from an 82-game season versus what happened in six games on an elevated stage, how do you weigh all the factors in trying to analyze and process what you have and what you need?"

Saleh: "I think it's because of such a short time, it's a little trickier, but there was a big enough sample there to understand the archetypes we need, the archetypes we have, and what our guys need to work on.

The regular season is just different from the playoffs. 
It's just a different game. It really is. Everybody sees the physicality. Everything is ... you're working in shorter spaces. You see scoring drop off pretty remarkably, so it's (about) figuring that stuff out.

But our guys, this is their first time going through it. 
And I thought they did a pretty good job of adapting, and then we hit some adversity during that (latter) part of the series, and it turned, but I think, again, that experience is going to help these guys work in their asses off this summer, and I'm just confident in them to get better."

[Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard]

Onsi Saleh, in response to @ZachKleinWSB asking about Quin Snyder:

“He has been an unbelievable partner in all of this, and it has been so nice, just having a partner who you're so aligned with. It makes it easy. I understand the types of players that work for him and understand the types of guys that make sense for us as an organization, and we always have healthy dialogue. We talk every day. He's unbelievable.”

[Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard]

Exit interviews for all 15 players are up on YouTube now:

https://t.co/Ah0lzvUbdN

[Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard]

Quin Snyder: “I thought their physicality was significant. And we made some mistakes. We had breakdowns. We didn't make shots. They did. It was a perfect storm.”

[ATL and 29 @ATLand29]

In every other season, you would have the option of listening to the local play-by-play broadcaster in the first round, but tonight, you'll only have that option if you're a Knicks fan.

[ESPN PR @ESPNPR]

Thursday, @ESPNNBA continues its coverage of '26 #NBA Playoffs with a doubleheader on ESPN

🏀 6p ET | NBA Tip-Off
🏀 7p ET | Knicks vs. Hawks
🏀 9:30p ET | Nuggets vs. Timberwolves
🏀 Postgame | Inside The NBA

[Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard]

Let's do a thread of plays from the first half last night.

[Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard]

Onsi Saleh finished in 2nd place.

[Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard]

Here is the action I mentioned often on last night’s @ATLand29.

[Tim @Tim_ATL]

On My Morning Drive Catching Up On @ATLand29 @LockedOnHawks and @HawksBeat . Absolutely Outstanding Work From @willis_glen, @KLChouinard, @BTRowland, E-Dub! Cant Wait For Another phenomenal Breakdown From @dlee4three As Well.