Trae Young - The Man, The Viper, and The Prosecution aka The MVP aka Ice Trae

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[Spud2nique]

1 minute ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Listen with sound.

 

 

talk  

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[ShooterSays]

Lol how?!

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On 9/7/2022 at 9:31 PM, ShooterSays said:

Lol how?!

Love what guys can do with their handles these days ... but it is traveling all day long. 

[AHF]

29 minutes ago, LongTimeFan said:

Love what guys can do with their handles these days ... but it is traveling all day long. 

They haven’t called traveling in 30 years, lol.

[kg01]

36 minutes ago, LongTimeFan said:

Love what guys can do with their handles these days ... but it is traveling all day long. 

True but ...

6 minutes ago, AHF said:

They haven’t called traveling in 30 years, lol.

... yeah, but I wish they would.  No need to give the greatest in the world a pass on the rules.  The trickle-down is a bad look with all these grade school kids straight travelin' all day long.

Eta. Do I get props for the multi-level reply or nah? 

Edited September 13, 2022 by kg01

[Spud2nique]

1 hour ago, LongTimeFan said:

Love what guys can do with their handles these days

They could back then too. The great pistol could whip a ball out his.. and twirl it in his…

Alas, it wasn’t all bullying part time plumbers  

1 hour ago, AHF said:

They haven’t called traveling in 30 years, lol.

They should

1 hour ago, kg01 said:

True but ...

... yeah, but I wish they would.  No need to give the greatest in the world a pass on the rules.  The trickle-down is a bad look with all these grade school kids straight travelin' all day long.

Eta. Do I get props for the multi-level reply or nah? 

Triple threat here!  

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ATLANTA — Nate McMillan knew something had to change. It became clear the Hawks floated into last season still a little hungover from their success from the season before. They sputtered for too long. They never really found a groove. They never really posed a threat to contenders in the Eastern Conference, never remotely approached the expectations they had set for themselves and ultimately looked like a meek and overmatched mess, ultimately drop-kicked out of the playoffs early by the Heat.

 

Maybe worst of all, the two most important members of the team — the head coach and the star point guard, Trae Young — didn’t talk nearly enough about what was going wrong. They didn’t necessarily agree or disagree because they didn’t communicate, at least not nearly enough. Bumping heads actually would’ve been progress.

“We didn’t argue — but if we do that, that would be OK,” McMillan said Friday. “Because the bottom line is we have to talk about things. We have to get a feel for what each other is thinking and what’s best for this team. I told Trae, ‘I need you to be more vocal. I need your voice. I need to know what you’re thinking how you feel about things.’ We both agreed we need to improve. We need to improve the connection between us.”

Something had to change. So in early June, even before the Hawks made their big offseason trade for All-Star guard Dejounte Murray, McMillan picked up his telephone and called Young.

“We need to have a conversation. Where are you?” McMillan said.

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They spent two days together at Young’s home. McMillan, the old point guard, the one who earned the nickname, “Sarge,” brought his shorts and sneakers. They spent hours on the court in Young’s home basketball gym, McMillan handling the ball and showing Young what he envisioned for him during the 2022-23 season. McMillan tried to show Young the benefit of playing without the ball, running off different sets, running off screens, playing catch-and-shoot, doing things to confuse and aggravate opposing defenses. They talked about what went wrong last season and in the playoffs and how they could change that, together.

 

Equally important, they talked about leadership and the need for both of them to be better.

“I got a lot out of it,” Young said. “We had a chance to spend some time with each other, learn more about each other. We talked about what we can get better at and playing without the ball. We got to learn a lot about each other.”

 

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[Spud2nique]

They got Trae at #14 but there was a debate between who should go there (Trae Ja or Dame) 2/4 guys immediately said Trae, the 2nd dude with a cap on and the furthest right.

Its live on BR but I don’t know what the heck it is  

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But like H20, Young can change states and remain the same player. Whether he takes the form of ice, water, or steam, Young is equally impactful without changing his core elements. 

 

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Trae at #9

 

 

[RedDawg#8]

1 hour ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Trae at #9

 

 

But but but Zion and Ja are who the kids want to see. They can dunk remember!

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