Game Thread: Hawks @ Nets -- NY State of Mind

[King Ken]

I just don't like he is getting blamed for this game when he was a big part of why we were up going into the 4th quarter. He even is getting blamed for Kevin's gaffe which you can't tell unless you watch the full play from Kevin rebound onwards that Kevin **** that up too.

KK, in what world was that Kevin's gaffe??? Cam literally ran into the ball from behind while his teammate was dribbling up the court. Cam showed there that he somehow plays with his head down even when he doesn't have the ball! No excuse for running that close to the person dribbling up court. Yes, Kevin deviated his path and turned to the right a bit, but that's his right as the ball handler. The teammate coming up the court behind him needs to be conscious of that and give him a wide enough berth in case the ball handler decides to do just that.

Total bonehead play by Cam, one of the dumber plays I've seen on a basketball court this season, college or pro.

You better watch it again from Kevin rebound onwards. It was clearly on Kevin. I too though it was on Cam at first. Kevin was zigzagging with the ball. Cam already redirected once after his path changed the first time. Kevin decided to dribble to the right at the last split second and Cam ran into him at that point.

Complete gaffe by Huerter.

[Jamaaliver]

Trae Young drops 47 points, outscores all other Atlanta starters combined in another bad loss

Whatever buzz was starting to build around the Atlanta Hawks after Trae Young's brilliant second half of last season has quickly disappeared just a few months into this campaign. The one constant this season -- well, besides losing -- has been Young. Their second-year point guard has been a one-man show putting up ridiculous numbers, but it hasn't led to much success. That trend continued on Saturday night when Young went for 47 points, in the Hawks' 122-112 loss to the Brooklyn Nets.

Young had a rough night from behind the arc, going just 3 of 12, but shot 11 of 18 from two-point range to go 14 of 30 from the field overall, and an impressive 16-of-19 from the free throw line. He put up 18 of those points, and hit all three of his triples in the second quarter to help the Hawks build a double-digit lead going into halftime.

...it's getting tough to accurately assess his game with the lack of talent around him, although Collins' return should help a great deal.

As noted above, Young went 14 of 30 from the field for 47 points, while the four other starters -- Kevin Huerter, Cam Reddish, Deandre Hunter and Bruno Fernando -- combined for 28 points on 10 of 38 shooting. Sure, that's an especially bad night from the supporting cast, but it's a stark example of why Young is almost forced to do too much.

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[jayu70]

Trae Young drops 47 points, outscores all other Atlanta starters combined in another bad loss

Whatever buzz was starting to build around the Atlanta Hawks after Trae Young's brilliant second half of last season has quickly disappeared just a few months into this campaign. The one constant this season -- well, besides losing -- has been Young. Their second-year point guard has been a one-man show putting up ridiculous numbers, but it hasn't led to much success. That trend continued on Saturday night when Young went for 47 points, in the Hawks' 122-112 loss to the Brooklyn Nets.

Young had a rough night from behind the arc, going just 3 of 12, but shot 11 of 18 from two-point range to go 14 of 30 from the field overall, and an impressive 16-of-19 from the free throw line. He put up 18 of those points, and hit all three of his triples in the second quarter to help the Hawks build a double-digit lead going into halftime.

...it's getting tough to accurately assess his game with the lack of talent around him, although Collins' return should help a great deal.

As noted above, Young went 14 of 30 from the field for 47 points, while the four other starters -- Kevin Huerter, Cam Reddish, Deandre Hunter and Bruno Fernando -- combined for 28 points on 10 of 38 shooting. Sure, that's an especially bad night from the supporting cast, but it's a stark example of why Young is almost forced to do too much.

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Hopefully with JC back, the discrepancy between Trae and the starters is greatly minimized.

[Jamaaliver]

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