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

[JayBirdHawk]

2 years ago today, Trae makes his NBA debut in the Hawks home opener. Hawks trailed for most of this game then came alive mid 4th quarter for the win. State Farm Arena was rocking that night:

 

 

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[kg01]

Organization getting a lot of pub from using the arena for voting. Here's a bit on trae buying lunch for the counters:

.https://www.yahoo.com/sports/trae-young-lunch-election-workers-georgia-votes-hawks-state-farm-arena-005626616.html

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[marco102]

My thoughts exactly Zach. 

[NBASupes]

1 hour ago, marco102 said:

My thoughts exactly Zach. 

Please queue John Hollinger post on the Hawks

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[RedDawg#8]

https://throughthelens.com/packet/2/episodes?episodeId=16
 

The kid's got spunk lol

[JayBirdHawk]

 

Good Stuff!!!

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But when Young was in California, he had an idea. What if the eight players who were returning to the Hawks could get around the restrictive practice facility rules and spend a week in California playing and working out together? He texted his teammates and asked if everyone could get together for one week, and in early November, Clint Capela, John Collins, Kevin Huerter, Cam Reddish, De’Andre Hunter, Bruno Fernando and Brandon Goodwin flew to Los Angeles....

“It was important for me to do this because it’s another way to add chemistry,” Young said. “The L.A. runs and the pickup that happens out there is so good, ..... and I thought it would be good to have the team out there so we could be on the same team and go up against these guys and get some work in that way. 

...... the Hawks showed up as a unit ready to take on anyone. During four of the five days they spent in California, they played pickup games on the same team against players such as Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden.

Those pickup games are different because most of the time, players aren’t running sets. They might be strictly working on a few particulars in “game settings” and going 100 percent isn’t the standard.

Except for Reddish. He felt like he had something to prove after starting his rookie year in brutal fashion. 

“He didn’t go into it wide-eyed and looked at them as superstars,” Huerter said. “He went into it with the mindset of wanting to lock (Durant) up. That rubbed off on all of us. He really set the tone in those first few games that he was taking it seriously, and we weren’t gonna just run up and down and make it terrible basketball.”

Huerter said that of the players who were there, Reddish stood out because of his ability to guard Durant and stay with him because of his length and athleticism.

The main thing Reddish left California with, he said, was confidence. His post-All-Star break performance wasn’t a fluke and wasn’t just a small stretch of games. He feels like he’s ready to show that once the regular season begins next week.

“It’s pickup, so it’s a little different, obviously, but I was just able to play my game,” Reddish said. “I just proved that I could do everything. I could score everywhere on the court whenever I want to, and I can defend at a high level. I proved that out there.

Reddish wasn’t the only player who left California feeling confident and energized. According to the other Hawks players working out, they had a winning record among the five teams that played that week, which is encouraging for an organization that is looking to make the playoffs this season.

“We came out of there confident,” Huerter said. “We have the bodies to compete with these guys. We have the talent to compete with them. We went out there and proved it..... Pickup is a lot different than games so you can’t take too much from it, 

It was also the first time Capela’s teammates had a chance to see him go against other players, ......Capela said the trip was important because he got a feel for how everyone played against NBA competition instead of just among each other.

 

[RedDawg#8]

5 hours ago, JayBirdHawk said:

 

Good Stuff!!!

 

Not gone lie, I finally gave in and got a subscription. Im so happy that I did. 

[RedDawg#8]

We need to unleash Cam. Let him eat.

[marco102]

In my effort to spread a little Christmas and Holiday Joy!

2020-21 SEASON STA

MIN	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT	FT%	REB	AST	BLK	STL	PF	TO	PTS
26	10-12	83.3	5-6	83.3	12-14	85.7	6	7	0	0	1	4	37

PER

59.18

1st

 

I know it's one game, but that PER is ridiculous. I'm trying to control my giddiness. That was an MVP performance last night.

[NBASupes]

Trae had an insane 52.1% points per touch rate. He had 77 touches and 7 assists so that meant the value of his touches were beyond elite last night. 

https://www.nba.com/stats/players/touches/?sort=PTS_PER_TOUCH&dir=1&Season=2020-21&SeasonType=Regular Season&TeamID=1610612737

[JayBirdHawk]

Oh Chris (Kirschner)   A dig at these 2 in his latrst article:

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Perhaps Bill Simmons and Ryen Russillo will change their opinions of Young’s game. Eh. OK, that’s probably too far.

 

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[NBASupes]

1 hour ago, JayBirdHawk said:

 

 

His ability to create for others  at an elite rate without turning the ball over has a lot to do with opening up the game or he would just be Trey Burke if the threes aren't falling. 

Edited December 27, 2020 by NBASupes

[kg01]

7 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

His ability to create for others  at an elite rate without turning the ball over has a lot to do with opening up the game or he would just be Trey Burke if the threes aren't falling. 

Basically.

And what kind of idiot sees Trae and thinks Trey Burke anyways? 

[HawkingAwesome]

On 12/18/2020 at 7:46 PM, JayBirdHawk said:

 

Good Stuff!!!

 

holy smokes this is some good reporting

[JayBirdHawk]

I love Trae's hops on the alley-oops but this one is poetry in motion.