The Trae Young Dilemma
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The stats here match the eye test, the more Trae dribbles, the worst his shot attempt will be.
Dude works too hard for bad shots.
Dude works too hard for bad shots.
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If Trae can just become passable on defense. Just sub-par...he jumps to upper echelon of NBA players in value.
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His size really does limit him once he gets into the paint.
He's got to get that floater going again.
He's got to get that floater going again.
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So if Trae dribbles the ball too long, his shot attempt suffers. If he pulls up and shoots too quickly, his shot attempt suffers.
geesh.....
geesh.....
Jamaaliver wrote:The stats here match the eye test, the more Trae dribbles, the worst his shot attempt will be.
Dude works too hard for bad shots.
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Trae taking ill-advised, contested shots, missing...and not getting back on defense.
Multiple times.
In the first game of the season.
Multiple times.
In the first game of the season.
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The annual Hit Piece from Ben Botkin at CBS Sports:
CBS SportsTrae Young has been embarrassing, and the Hawks are off to a disastrous start
Young doesn't even fake effort on defense, and he's missed 27 shots in two games
When I made my Bold Predictions for the 2023-24 NBA season, it went against my better judgment to go glass-half-full on the Atlanta Hawks. Deep down, I don't believe in them as a serious team. I have made no secret of my Trae Young doubts over the years. Then I got even bolder and picked them to finish as a top-five seed in the Eastern Conference.
Suffice it to say, neither call is looking good so far.
The Hawks are 0-2 with losses to the bad Hornets and so-so Knicks, and Young is off to a disastrous start. The counting stats look OK: 23 points and nine assists in the opener, 18 and 12 on Friday. But don't be fooled. Young has looked awful with 27 missed shots, 11 turnovers and, as usual, some of the most disinterested defense imaginable.
Honestly, look at this effort:That is an absolute joke from a guy who tries to wear the face of a franchise player. As long as that is the example being set, the Hawks aren't going anywhere but back to the play-in. Embarrassing.Spoiler:
And that wasn't an isolated example. Young was a turnstile all night. He got cooked off the dribble, and he lazily lost track of shooters.At the end of the first half, Young chucked up a brick with five seconds still on the clock, and then, rather than run back on defense, stood bouncing on one leg, holding his errant follow through, as RJ Barrett raced past him for a buzzer-beating dunk on the other end.Spoiler:Again, this would be embarrassing effort even if Young were cooking offensively. But when he's dividing his time fairly evenly between throwing up bricks and throwing it to the other team? It's entirely unacceptable.Spoiler:It isn't helping matters that Young's backcourt mate, Dejounte Murray, is 11 for 31 to start the season, including 0 for 6 from 3. Snyder wants the Hawks firing more from deep than they did under McMillan; unfortunately they're at 28% as a team from deep so far.Spoiler:
If you want a silver lining, Jalen Johnson has been awesome. Other than that, this has been a horrific start for the Hawks, and specifically for Young, who at some point is going to need to answer the question as to whether he can lead a serious, contending team.
Come to think of it, maybe he already has answered that.
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Trae and DM in the first two games combined shot 3 for 20 from three.
Trae and DM are not going to go 15% from three for the whole year, Its more of a rust thing, i wouldn't freak out after 2 games.
Trae and DM are not going to go 15% from three for the whole year, Its more of a rust thing, i wouldn't freak out after 2 games.