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

[RedDawg#8]

6 hours ago, HawkingAwesome said:

i've never understood the media dislike of atlanta all the articles read bitter and salty, having to give atlanta credit for anything to them is eating a lemon sprinkled with citric acid.

Its such a cop out.

Just pick against Atlanta and more than likely you will be right. If we happen to do well, move the goalpost until you are right.

Rinse and repeat.

[JayBirdHawk]

14 minutes ago, kg01 said:

The keeps commercial was the best part of that vid.

I was like wth....and the whole towel and hairblower, lol.

[benhillboy]

@AHF you’re a Ref Head like me.  I’m so anxious to see what Trae’s similarity score matches will be (it starts after 3 seasons right?). Who do you think will be closest to his career arc at guard with his wildly unique combo of offensive counting stats, defensive metrics, and poor team record/ win shares?  I’m thinking there will be players from the 70’s I’ve never heard of.  All the starting scoring guards of the late 90’s seemed to “drive” winning at around a .500 clip.  Trae’s usage combined with his win shares is gonna bring back some wacky names, none probably above a 88% likeness.  Like @bleachkit stated in another thread guards like Trae wouldn’t have dreamed of playing 30+ minutes 25 years ago (Bobby Jackson, Nick Van, Mahmoud types). 

[Bonkers]

6 minutes ago, benhillboy said:

@AHF you’re a Ref Head like me.  I’m so anxious to see what Trae’s similarity score matches will be (it starts after 3 seasons right?). Who do you think will be closest to his career arc at guard with his wildly unique combo of offensive counting stats, defensive metrics, and poor team record/ win shares?  

Damon Stoudamire lol

[bleachkit]

8 minutes ago, Bonkers said:

Damon Stoudamire lol

Damon's first three years were his best, then it was downhill after that.

[benhillboy]

10 minutes ago, Bonkers said:

Damon Stoudamire lol

Good call, their win shares through 3 are similar but the rating difference isn’t quite close (Damon -3, Trae -6). Damon also kills Trae in the steals and assist to turn department.  I didn’t realize Toronto was that bad in his first three years though damn.

[Bonkers]

Just now, bleachkit said:

Damon's first three years were his best, then it was downhill after that.

Trae better hope his recent play is just an anomaly becuz Damon is his NBA comparison to me right now

Mighty Mouse 2.0???

[Bonkers]

7 minutes ago, benhillboy said:

Good call, their win shares through 3 are similar but the rating difference isn’t quite close (Damon -3, Trae -6). Damon also kills Trae in the steals and assist to turn department.  I didn’t realize Toronto was that bad in his first three years though damn.

U also gotta remember in Damon's rookie season the NBA pace was like 91.8 and in Trae's rookie season the NBA pace was 100 so Trae's stats are inflated

 

But I will say Damon played A LOT of mins. 40mpg as a rookie, I mean damn

Edited January 16, 2021 by Bonkers

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

[marco102]

Last 5 games 33pts, 5.2 rebounds, 8.8 assists on 46% from the field and 44.7% from three. 4.6 turnovers which needs to improve, Those are MVP number. He, needs to string along a few more to get his overall percentages up for the season.

Edited January 27, 2021 by marco102

[QuantumZebra]

On 12/29/2020 at 4:36 PM, NBASupes said:

Kg01, cut that shit out.

Cut what out?

[NBASupes]

57 minutes ago, QuantumZebra said:

Cut what out?

Using Donkey Kong to describe Okongwu. His name has a religious meaning, don't disrespect it please. 

[EazyRoc]

13 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

Using Donkey Kong to describe Okongwu. His name has a religious meaning, don't disrespect it please. 

What is the meaning ? I didn’t know that...

[kg01]

3 hours ago, NBASupes said:

Using Donkey Kong to describe Okongwu. His name has a religious meaning, don't disrespect it please. 

How about simply stating that then?

We all have enough respect for each other to learn from one another.  Telling someone to "cut that sh*t out" doesn't do anything but antagonize and leaves folks wondering what TF you're talking about.

[JayBirdHawk]

Baby Steps. Just need maintained consistency and effort.

Quote

A few youngsters are also getting the benefit of the doubt with early 2020-21 returns. Had this topic been explored before the start of the season, Collin Sexton and Trae Young likely would've been prime candidates. Both seem to be making positive strides, though. Their teams' defenses are better with them on the floor. Young is actually holding opponents below their expected field-goal percentage. And they both look more aware on defense.

Trae is not on the list.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2928418-exposing-the-nbas-worst-defenders  

[EazyRoc]

12 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Baby Steps. Just need maintained consistency and effort.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2928418-exposing-the-nbas-worst-defenders

TRAE ?!?!!?!!!! 

[JayBirdHawk]

1 minute ago, EazyRoc said:

TRAE ?!?!!?!!!! 

he isn't on the list

[EazyRoc]

1 minute ago, JayBirdHawk said:

he isn't on the list

I meant he’s holding his matchup below FG%. This ain’t passing the eye test but I’ll take it lol

[JayBirdHawk]

3 minutes ago, EazyRoc said:

I meant he’s holding his matchup below FG%. This ain’t passing the eye test but I’ll take it lol

All these metrics isn't my cup of tea, but if we believed these same metrics last year said he was the worst, who am I to question them when they say opposite..

I'll believe what my lying eyes tell me though - that he will still struggle with size but his effort has been better. Consistency needs improvement.