Trae Young Injured (Updated)

Post #1 » by **Jamaaliver** » Wed Oct 30, 2019 11:51 am

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Post #2 » by **Jamaaliver** » Wed Oct 30, 2019 11:53 am

My guess -- Bembry gets the start, Charlie Brown gets activated, Reddish & Huerter get increased ball handling duties...and we lose a lot of games. :cry:

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Geaux_Hawks · Post #3 » by **Geaux_Hawks** » Wed Oct 30, 2019 12:02 pm

I think we see Cam getting a lot of P&R action. Needs to just work on tightening his handle.

Expect Bembry to be the starter until Evan's good to go. Evan may give us a boost until Trae gets back.

Post #4 » by **Jamaaliver** » Wed Oct 30, 2019 1:41 pm

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Huerter and Reddish seem most suited to take over the role of point guard [in Trae's absence]. Huerter is an underrated passer who can drive to rim and fire passes all over the court. His individual scoring is still a work-in-progress, but Huerter is coming along as a creator in pick-and-roll. Reddish shot the ball atrociously against the Heat last night (and for the entire season, really) but he showed he could find other players when his shot wasn’t falling. Reddish led the way in that category with six assists.

Reddish hasn’t been the brightest light on the offensive side of things, but he always seems to be in the right place at the right time on defense, particularly when he’s playing off the ball and can use his length and intelligence to play passing lanes and muck up opponents’ actions.

Atlanta’s identity thus far looks like a team that heavily relies on Young to get things going on the other end, which is clearly going to be tested while the star guard is sidelined. The bottom line is that the Hawks need more contribution offensively from guys like Bembry, Reddish, Hunter, and Huerter. Huerter is still on a minute’s restriction and will be the starter once he’s able to play a full game, which may change things, but it’s going to need to happen on a quicker timeline if the Hawks are to have much of a chance in their next several games without Young.

Young spoke after the game about his injury and brought up the fact that this was his first NBA injury and that he doesn’t know how the process goes.

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DirtybirdGA · Post #5 » by **DirtybirdGA** » Wed Oct 30, 2019 2:00 pm

I have doubts.

Geaux_Hawks · Post #6 » by **Geaux_Hawks** » Wed Oct 30, 2019 2:45 pm

DirtybirdGA wrote:I have doubts.

We're definitely not going anywhere without Trae the next 2 weeks.

Drygon · Post #7 » by **Drygon** » Wed Oct 30, 2019 4:52 pm

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Post #8 » by **Jamaaliver** » Wed Oct 30, 2019 4:53 pm

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shakes0 · Post #9 » by **shakes0** » Wed Oct 30, 2019 6:35 pm

That's great news! I was really worried about the MRI and possible ligament injury. Cancelling the MRI is a great sign and may even point to a quicker return than the projected 2 weeks.

Post #10 » by **Jamaaliver** » Mon Nov 4, 2019 6:06 pm

shakes0 wrote:any word yet on Trae's availability? Three home games in 4 days starting Tuesday.

shakes0 wrote:he looked good to go Thursday. At one point I saw Collins chastising him for getting out of his seat so much to cheer lead rather than resting the ankle. Gonna be tough for management to keep him off the court tomorrow.

It's looking good for tomorrow:

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jayu70 · Post #11 » by **jayu70** » Mon Nov 4, 2019 6:15 pm

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Post #12 » by **Jamaaliver** » Mon Nov 4, 2019 8:49 pm

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jayu70 · Post #13 » by **jayu70** » Mon Nov 4, 2019 9:28 pm

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jayu70 · Post #14 » by **jayu70** » Tue Nov 5, 2019 1:55 am

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Post #15 » by **HMFFL** » Tue Nov 5, 2019 3:21 am

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I read Young expects to return tomorrow. As long as he's 100% let the man play. Go Hawks!

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jayu70 · Post #16 » by **jayu70** » Tue Nov 5, 2019 1:28 pm

HMFFL wrote:
jayu70 wrote:

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I read Young expects to return tomorrow. As long as he's 100% let the man play. Go Hawks!

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Pierce said it'll depend on how the ankle feels/responds today after the long practice yesterday.