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

[Spud2nique]

YES!

These other dudes that he's killing, they got a lot more in terms of God's gifts than Trae does," Merritt says. 

[Spud2nique]

He’s getting that Kobe this weekend. Great read @AUhawksfan I’M UP!!!! 

 

Trae was shut out of last year's All-Star Game, held in Atlanta. Ray insists that Trae isn't going into this year's All-Star Game with an agenda. "He's past the point of wanting to prove people wrong," Ray says. "It's more about going out there and making his close family members proud and proving the fans who voted for him, proving them right."

[kg01]

39 minutes ago, AUhawksfan said:

Front page baby!

https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/32912328/trae-young-next-big-shot

I just wanna know where I can get that coat from.  That's col'. (see what I did there?)

[AUhawksfan]

41 minutes ago, Spud2nique said:

This part is even about me!!!! (And kg and Soth)…

 

"There's three grown men with basketballs ... they're 40-something, and they're asking Trae to sign autographs and stuff like that," Merritt recalls. 

Is that me, you, and @kg01?

 

 

[Spud2nique]

28 minutes ago, AUhawksfan said:

Is that me, you, and @kg01?

 

 

Me and you asked for autographs.. kg asked for “stuff like that”… 

 

[kg01]

21 minutes ago, Spud2nique said:

Me and you asked for autographs.. kg asked for “stuff like that”… 

 

Tell me, what's wrong with asking for a pint of a guy's blood?  You tell me how you clone a guy without his DNA.

[marco102]

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SO, FINALLY, CONSIDER the possible futures Trae Young's moment suggests.

Trae is very much a developing player, with a team that's growing up with him. McMillan, keen to emphasize all the ways in which Trae is learning and growing, won't even talk about what kind of leader Trae is. He considers the answer TBD. "You can't force people to be leaders," McMillan says. "I don't think you can force that on a guy. I think he has to develop that and that's something that he's working on. Again, the expectations change, it changed from last year to this year. We'll see what that becomes, but I think it's too early in his career to say what that is."

This is no secret; Trae's teammates will tell you. "Trae blends in in a locker room," says veteran Hawks guard and three-time Sixth Man of the Year Lou Williams. "I think he's still trying to find his way, as far as being a leader. ... He has tremendous respect for the older guys. ... He just shows a lot of respect, he don't really demand much. He don't really ask for much. He kind of follows our lead. And so, in his maturation, that'll be his next step is to kind of command that respect from guys and run a locker room how he likes it to run. Because that'll translate out on the floor."

Trae's high school and college coaches say, at those levels, his on-court brilliance preempted the skill of leading a locker room with his voice, of managing personalities. Trae himself will tell you it's an area of growth.

"Being that younger kid playing with older guys, I was never the loudest in the room," Trae says. "I was always just the good player, and everybody would just follow my lead. But now as I'm getting older, a point guard in the league has got to be able to be vocal."

Then McMillan turns to one of his favorite metaphors.

"At that point guard position, you could be a cloud or you could be sunshine. And sunshine is a player that your teammates, they just light up when they play with you, because they know that it's going to be fun," McMillan says.

Think of Trae Young's moment as light, then -- and the Garden a dichroic crystal. Think of the moment as a property of light -- its ability to be dispersed into its component colors.

"Steve Nash was sunshine, Magic Johnson's sunshine and Steph Curry is sunshine," McMillan continues.

Trae Young is ...?

"I think he has a special talent that we haven't really seen at that position, his ability to score, as well as facilitate," McMillan says. "I think he can be sunshine."

https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/32912328/trae-young-next-big-shot

The article does discuss Trae and his leadership. I know the lockerroom has been a big discussion lately.  

I guess this is what @Sothron was meaning that we need Solo back.  He was that veteran voice in the locker room.  That's not Trae and Trae tries to let his on court performance motivate the team.  This may be why he brought up his numbers? 

This is also significant because an ATL Hawk is on the cover of ESPN.  There's also no mention of that guy in Dallas or the trade.

Edited February 18, 2022 by marco102

[Sothron]

24 minutes ago, marco102 said:

https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/32912328/trae-young-next-big-shot

The article does discuss Trae and his leadership. I know the lockerroom has been a big discussion lately.  

I guess this is what @Sothron was meaning that we need Solo back.  He was that veteran voice in the locker room.  That's not Trae and Trae tries to let his on court performance motivate the team.  This may be why he brought up his numbers? 

This is also significant because an ATL Hawk is on the cover of ESPN.  There's also no mention of that guy in Dallas or the trade.

Trae is not a vocal leader and I don't know if he will be. He's still young, we often forget how young he is, so there's a chance he can do it. I also have to add that there's a guy named Tim Duncan that wasn't a vocal leader and leaned on older players (David Robinson, Avery Johnson) and he turned out just fine and won a few championships along the way. Joe Johnson was a quiet leader and he had six All Stars on this team.

It honestly doesn't bother me or make me think less of Trae if he's not the loudest voice in a locker room. His main concern needs to be on the defensive end. A veteran voice like Lou or Solo can be brought in if needed. Capela is trying that now. Collins is a vocal leader. People should not sweat it that Trae isn't trying to be Kobe in the locker room. 

[bird_dirt]

2 hours ago, Spud2nique said:

I love this too, I agree Mr. V

d*ck Vitale tweeted he was the best college guard since Isiah Thomas in 1981. 

Twitter didn't even exist in 1981.

[Sothron]

28 minutes ago, bird_dirt said:

Twitter didn't even exist in 1981.

legit made my  LOL at home. good one.

[Gray Mule]

I heard a rumor.  Have no idea if it's true or not.  When the two captains were choosing players for their team, neither one chose Trae.  He just went to the last team with an open spot.

That sounds like me in my prime.  He's the only one left.  "You take him."  "No, you can have him."

[Spud2nique]

1 hour ago, bird_dirt said:

Twitter didn't even exist in 1981.

[Spud2nique]

1 hour ago, Gray Mule said:

I heard a rumor.  Have no idea if it's true or not.  When the two captains were choosing players for their team, neither one chose Trae.  He just went to the last team with an open spot.

That sounds like me in my prime.  He's the only one left.  "You take him."  "No, you can have him."

Same. People slept, by the end of games I knew I garnered a bit of respect when I heard SHOOOOOTTTTTEEEERRR!!!

Trae is used to it, nothing new which is why he’s perfect for our franchise, neither gets no respect. #roddanger

[Spud2nique]

3 hours ago, kg01 said:

Tell me, what's wrong with asking for a pint of a guy's blood?  You tell me how you clone a guy without his DNA.

[Spud2nique]

Nice!

 

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[Gray Mule]

16 hours ago, Spud2nique said:

Male, champion race horse, at stud.

[Spud2nique]

1 hour ago, Gray Mule said:

at stud.

 that’s awesome.

[TheNorthCydeRises]

Put up a good showing in this 3 point contest, Trae.

 

Show out!

[TheNorthCydeRises]

Trae almost choked . . but he survives and advances to Round 2.

[hawkman]

Trae can take this. He just needs to slow down a bit. He's rushing his shot.