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Vol4ever wrote:I'm worried about Trae, especially on the defensive end.
Yungsta404 wrote:Vol4ever wrote:I'm worried about Trae, especially on the defensive end.
I'm very pessimistic about Trae also. Unless he makes some unprecedented improvements to end the year or next year im ready to write him off on becoming a "star". I didn't watch him in college but I never seen a supposedly high powered offensive pg brick so many open 3's.
Call me impatient w.e but I been burned severely by all of our prospects in the previous rebuild.
Bleacher ReportEvery NBA Team's Biggest Regret of 2018
Atlanta Hawks: Dealing Doncic
Look, we get it.
Atlanta Hawks general manager Travis Schlenk honed his front office craft with the Golden State Warriors. Through blurred, ultra-optimistic vision, you can see some Splash Brothers resemblance in Trae Young and Kevin Huerter.
The problem is Stephen Curry is a generational talent. Klay Thompson is a generational shooter. Expecting either Young or Huerter to approach that territory—let alone both to do so simultaneously—seems preposterously far-fetched.
And to think, by dealing away Luka Doncic, the Hawks parted with a potential superstar-in-the-making to chase this vision.
If the campaign closed today, Doncic would be only the 10th rookie—and first since Grant Hill—to average at least 18 points, six rebounds and four assists. Young, meanwhile, would be just the fourth freshman in the three-point era to average 14-plus shots a game with a sub-40 field-goal percentage.
Yikes.
Jamaaliver wrote:Still too early to call on Trav's gamble. But it can undoubtedly be questioned at this point.Bleacher ReportEvery NBA Team's Biggest Regret of 2018
Atlanta Hawks: Dealing Doncic
Look, we get it.
Atlanta Hawks general manager Travis Schlenk honed his front office craft with the Golden State Warriors. Through blurred, ultra-optimistic vision, you can see some Splash Brothers resemblance in Trae Young and Kevin Huerter.
The problem is Stephen Curry is a generational talent. Klay Thompson is a generational shooter. Expecting either Young or Huerter to approach that territory—let alone both to do so simultaneously—seems preposterously far-fetched.
And to think, by dealing away Luka Doncic, the Hawks parted with a potential superstar-in-the-making to chase this vision.
If the campaign closed today, Doncic would be only the 10th rookie—and first since Grant Hill—to average at least 18 points, six rebounds and four assists. Young, meanwhile, would be just the fourth freshman in the three-point era to average 14-plus shots a game with a sub-40 field-goal percentage.
Yikes.
Jamaaliver wrote:
Jamaaliver wrote:Wrong thread, man.
Luka's great. But our two assets we got in return still have a chance to be special.
Time will tell.
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atlantabbq99 wrote:...these are the same people who said Marvin, Sheldon, and Childress were great picks, so what do they know in the first place
atlantabbq99 wrote:All the people who weren’t upset about the Doncic trade are now just banking on the low first round pick from the mavs to become another Kawhi ,to save face, but these are the same people who said Marvin, Sheldon, and Childress were great picks, so what do they know in the first place
graymule wrote::lol:
Hawks GM traded Doncic for Trae AND next year's 1st round pick. Next year's pick is already a dud (useless)
and will never make it in the NBA.
Which dud will we pick? Or, should we simply give him away now?
good one Gramps! I can see ESPN making a mistake article on how we messed up even before we pick.Spud2nique wrote:graymule wrote::lol:
Hawks GM traded Doncic for Trae AND next year's 1st round pick. Next year's pick is already a dud (useless)
and will never make it in the NBA.
Which dud will we pick? Or, should we simply give him away now?
Spud2nique wrote:You guys have no patience and frankly it’s pissing me off.
jayu70 wrote:Spud2nique wrote:You guys have no patience and frankly it’s pissing me off.
My only impatience with Trae, at the moment, is his Shot Selection.
As for the actual trade - Ask me again after the 2019 draft - Trae will have COMPLETED his 1st year and we'll know where the Dallas pick ends up.
Trae Young came back in for the Hawks late in the second and did a good job of getting into the paint. One of the big stories of the second though was Young’s first three-point attempt in six quarters (which he missed). Young is definitely making a concerted effort to get in the lane and make plays first, scoring second which is a great mindset for him to be in as he continues to struggle with his shooting from beyond the arc.
graymule wrote::crazy:
Question: Who do the Hawks need now to be really, really good?
