Trae Young - 2020 All-Star Starter

[NBASupes]

My goodness, I really want to win next year. 

Trae

Cam

Hunter

Harrell

Capela

 

Let's get 70 wins!!!!

[mrhonline]

So, it turns out that the only person playing hero ball is Nick Nurse.

With so many weapons, why'd he run his best guys into the ground?

 

[KB21]

3 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

It's on right now

Cool.  Still not watching.

[RedDawg#8]

2 minutes ago, bleachkit said:

He didn't help his cause with those ugly turnovers. 

He was no worse then the missed layups, dunks, bad passes and turnovers by the rest of his teammates.

Kemba literally dribbled the ball out of bounds without even being touched. That was in crunch time. Traes turnovers didn’t cost his team

[MaceCase]

Why so many people mentioned Butler being in to close out?  He doesn't give a damn about the All Star game, he just likes to show up, sign a few memorabilia, get maybe one drop of sweat going and collect his game check.

[bleachkit]

3 minutes ago, RedDawg#8 said:

He was no worse then the missed layups, dunks, bad passes and turnovers by the rest of his teammates.

Kemba literally dribbled the ball out of bounds without even being touched. That was in crunch time. Traes turnovers didn’t cost his team

I don't get having both Kemba and Lowery on the floor. Lowery was taking charges, so I give him credit there. Kemba had cooled off though, should of put Jimmy in. 

1 minute ago, MaceCase said:

Why so many people mentioned Butler being in to close out?  He doesn't give a damn about the All Star game, he just likes to show up, sign a few memorabilia, get maybe one drop of sweat going and collect his game check.

This year guys were playing hard.

[KB21]

12 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

My goodness, I really want to win next year. 

Trae

Cam

Hunter

Harrell

Capela

 

Let's get 70 wins!!!!

That team isn’t winning 40 games, much less 70 games.

[MaceCase]

3 minutes ago, bleachkit said:

 

This year guys were playing hard.

That's good for them.  Doesn't mean a damn to Jimmy though. 

[TheNorthCydeRises]

14 minutes ago, mrhonline said:

So, it turns out that the only person playing hero ball is Nick Nurse.

With so many weapons, why'd he run his best guys into the ground?

 

I think he wanted to prove to Giannis that his 2 best players would be a good fit with him.  I hope Giannis sees that what he really needs, is a PG with great vision.  Not one who can draw a charge every now and then, and shoot bricks in crunch time.

[warcore]

18 minutes ago, mrhonline said:

So, it turns out that the only person playing hero ball is Nick Nurse.

With so many weapons, why'd he run his best guys into the ground?

 

Yeah. That jackass lost it for team Giannis by playing Lowry twice as much as Trae. 

Jackass.

[RedDawg#8]

Trae did his thing overall,I’m happy with his production in 15 mins. I’m proud of Giannis for taking control in the 2nd quarter and playing like captain. His team responded very well after his lead.

I was let down overall by guys who I’ve become accustomed to balling out in these games. 
 I was let down that in the 4th neither coach decided to sub. Forget votes or agendas. The game just got plain sloppy as guys were clearly gassed. I kept thinking to myself that someone was going to get hurt out there as it was turning in to fouling and grabbing more than actual defense.
 The coaches clearly decided their 4th quarter lineups ahead of time as it did not match the flow of the game at all.

Team Lebron has the better team and won.

Team Giannis played with a lot of heart and deserved to win, but their coach didn’t trust the guys that got them the lead in the first place down the stretch. 

On to the Next. It will be a long time before we see another Hawk on all three nights of ASW. 
 

Thank you Trae for giving us a weekend to remember 

Edited February 17, 2020 by RedDawg#8

[bleachkit]

1 minute ago, TheNorthCydeRises said:

I think he wanted to prove to Giannis that his 2 best players would be a good fit with him.  I hope Giannis sees that what he really needs, is a PG with great vision.  Not one who can draw a charge every now and then, and shoot bricks in crunch time.

Giannis is not going to Toronto. His family is tired of the cold weather in Wisconsin, Toronto is even colder.

[RedDawg#8]

Giannis is not going anywhere. He is not built like these other superstars.

Kenny caught a great point during pregame. Giannis said he picked his team the way he did because he wanted to play against and beat the best, not just play alongside them. He wanted to be surrounded by underdogs with something to prove and who would play hard.

Giannis is not going to join or create a super team. He is not going to skip town to team up with another guy to make his life easier.

He is more like Dame Lillard. He wants to win the old fashioned way. He wants to earn it and build it the right way.

He ain’t coming to Atlanta or anywhere else no matter how much money you throw at him. Matter of fact, I bet he stays with Milwaukee AND takes less money just to help them keep other players. That’s more likely to happen than him leaving. 

 

 

[Buzzard]

5 minutes ago, RedDawg#8 said:

Giannis is not going anywhere. He is not built like these other superstars.

Kenny caught a great point during pregame. Giannis said he picked his team the way he did because he wanted to play against and beat the best, not just play alongside them. He wanted to be surrounded by underdogs with something to prove and who would play hard.

Giannis is not going to join or create a super team. He is not going to skip town to team up with another guy to make his life easier.

He is more like Dame Lillard. He wants to win the old fashioned way. He wants to earn it and build it the right way.

He ain’t coming to Atlanta or anywhere else no matter how much money you throw at him. Matter of fact, I bet he stays with Milwaukee AND takes less money just to help them keep other players. That’s more likely to happen than him leaving. 

 

 

I think that last line is a possibility. But its going to be a while before the Bucks get anywhere near under the cap; which is why they were willing to let Brogdon move on in the 1st place.

Edited February 17, 2020 by Buzzard

[bleachkit]

2 minutes ago, RedDawg#8 said:

Giannis is not going anywhere. He is not built like these other superstars.

Kenny caught a great point during pregame. Giannis said he picked his team the way he did because he wanted to play against and beat the best, not just play alongside them. He wanted to be surrounded by underdogs with something to prove and who would play hard.

Giannis is not going to join or create a super team. He is not going to skip town to team up with another guy to make his life easier.

He is more like Dame Lillard. He wants to win the old fashioned way. He wants to earn it and build it the right way.

He ain’t coming to Atlanta or anywhere else no matter how much money you throw at him. Matter of fact, I bet he stays with Milwaukee AND takes less money just to help them keep other players. That’s more likely to happen than him leaving. 

 

 

That's how it's looking. It's been reported his family does not like the weather there. But as far as basketball goes, he has a good situation with a smart coach and strong supporting cast. But I dont think he will sign an extension before free agency 2021. He has all the leverage as it is, no point giving that up.

[NBASupes]

33 minutes ago, KB21 said:

That team isn’t winning 40 games, much less 70 games.

Stop it slime. In the WAR, that's more wins per starter than what any team in the NBA right now outside of Milwaukee. Cam has been a +2 WAR since Dec. Hunter will figure it out next year. 

 

@Buzzard, why are you laughing at this, he would think even worse if I listed Collins. You are an anti-fan too like KB I see. 

Edited February 17, 2020 by NBASupes

[Plainview1981]

I have issues with Trae, but he should be playing over Walker... Who has been in the league forever and has done nothing.

[kg01]

37 minutes ago, TheNorthCydeRises said:

I think he wanted to prove to Giannis that his 2 best players would be a good fit with him.  I hope Giannis sees that what he really needs, is a PG with great vision.  Not one who can draw a charge every now and then, and shoot bricks in crunch time.

Lowry also has multiple years history of sh*ttin bricks (literally) in playoff crunch time too.  Folks act like Kawhi and van vleet weren't saving his fatt bacon last postseason.  Dude is anticlutch. 

[KB21]

7 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

Stop it slime. In the WAR, that's more wins per starter than what any team in the NBA right now outside of Milwaukee. Cam has been a +2 WAR since Dec. Hunter will figure it out next year. 

 

@Buzzard, why are you laughing at this, he would think even worse if I listed Collins. You are an anti-fan too like KB I see. 

How do you figure this?  The projected war for that line up is 15.8 WAR per RAPTOR WAR projections.

[NBASupes]

1 minute ago, KB21 said:

How do you figure this?  The projected war for that line up is 15.8 WAR per RAPTOR WAR projections.

Trae - 6.1

Capela - 3.8

Harrell - 5.1 

Cam - -.8 rookie

Hunter -1 rookie 

13.2 WAR for starters right now based on my starters. 

Cam and Hunter WARs means nothing to be frank. These guys can jump an entire 8 to 10 points as Soph in the right situation which this is clearly. Like Trae, Cam is on a massive upswing from DEC onwards. 

See Duncan Robinson for example. 

Compared to other projected starters in the East: 

76ers - 18.1 WAR

Bucks - 26.3 WAR

Bulls - 10.1 WAR

Cavs - 0 WAR (Garland really hurt them, they should start Nance over Love)

Celtics - 21.4 WAR

Heat - 18.5 WAR

Hornets - 3.8 WAR

Knicks - 1.5 WAR

Magic - 9.8 WAR

Nets - ??? 

Pacers - 10.3 WAR* without Dipo. 

Pistons - 7.7 WAR

Raptors - 17.1 WAR

Wizards - 7.4 WAR plus John Wall

Our new starting unit would be worth a 13.2 WAR. 6th in the EAST. Considering that Cam and Hunter could likely be extreme positives next year, I think Boston is in reach.