Trae the VILLAIN?

[thecampster]

Interesting read. I'm not sure how much the writer understands that 1/2 of NBA fans watch Trae play and whisper quietly "Dang I wish he was on our squad!" .

 

But a good read, enjoy.  https://www.yahoo.com/sports/trae-young-could-be-a-knicks-killer-and-the-villain-the-nba-needs-041650044.html

Nothing like national exposure for the squad.

Double post...delete please

 

[HawkingAwesome]

IT GOT REAL QUIET

 

NEXT ONE

[Diesel]

2 minutes ago, thecampster said:

Interesting read. I'm not sure how much the writer understands that 1/2 of NBA fans watch Trae play and whisper quietly "Dang I wish he was on our squad!" .

 

But a good read, enjoy.  https://www.yahoo.com/sports/trae-young-could-be-a-knicks-killer-and-the-villain-the-nba-needs-041650044.html

Nothing like national exposure for the squad.

Double post...delete please

 

Well, NY fans have always been a privelaged group.   They believe that everytime they are in the lottery that they are supposed to win it.   They believe that everytime they are in the playoffs, they are supposed to win.   They believe that everytime they have a guy who puts up good numbers, he has to be a league elite.  And they believe that all other teams are beneath them.   They actually think that there's some mystic to madison square garden. 

Well, when Trae put up the symbol for "It's quiet as ---- in here!!!" he became the new villain who stops the privelaged fans of NY from getting what they want. 

 

[dalamchops]

8 minutes ago, Diesel said:

Well, NY fans have always been a privelaged group.   They believe that everytime they are in the lottery that they are supposed to win it.   They believe that everytime they are in the playoffs, they are supposed to win.   They believe that everytime they have a guy who puts up good numbers, he has to be a league elite.  And they believe that all other teams are beneath them.   They actually think that there's some mystic to madison square garden. 

Well, when Trae put up the symbol for "It's quiet as ---- in here!!!" he became the new villain who stops the privelaged fans of NY from getting what they want. 

 

they also thought they were getting KD 

[macdaddy]

15 minutes ago, Diesel said:

They believe that everytime they have a guy who puts up good numbers, he has to be a league elite.

This is so true.  

[HawkingAwesome]

https://briefly.co/anchor/New_York_Knicks/story/trae-young-kept-trolling-knicks-fans-well-after-playoff-heroics?twitterHighlight=true&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=autotweet&utm_content=unhighlighted&utm_campaign=New_York_Knicks

[macdaddy]

Glad Nate is there to remind them all that they haven't done crap yet.  Got to keep working.

[RedDawg#8]

The writer is right. And it's not just because of the Knicks or last night.

It's because since day zero, not even day 1. Before Trae even put a Hawks hat on his head, they decided that he had to fail. The moment we traded for Trae (and ironically stole him from the Knicks who wanted him to fall to them)   every single talking head rushed to tell us what he can't do and why he can't succeed in this league.

He has proven them wrong over and over and over. And they cannot admit that they were wrong so they move the goalposts further. They intentionally elevate Luka prematurely so as to keep him in a separate tier from Trae to "prove" their point. 

They have gone out of their way since Trae got in the league to tear this young man down. So no, hearing F You chants wasnt a big deal. That's basically what the league and media has been saying to him anyways by snubbing him and overlooking his historic career to date.

If he is to be a villian, it's not because of Knicks fans, its because the league and their media failed to prop the kid up the way he deserved to be. So now, he has to kill all of you one by one.

The league did this. The Knicks are just the first on the hit list. But the writer is right, and it's time for Trae to embrace the fact that he will never be the hero of this NBA story. So, he needs lean in to that. The best way to do so is win. Beat them on the court over and over until they say your MF name with some damn respect

Every great hero needs a great villian. If Trae can grab a couple of rings as the most hated player in the game then so be it. Their fault, not his.

[HawkingAwesome]

3 minutes ago, macdaddy said:

Glad Nate is there to remind them all that they haven't done crap yet.  Got to keep working.

trae said it right after the game in the tunnel. NEXT ONE

[hawkzlova123]

31 minutes ago, HawkingAwesome said:

IT GOT REAL QUIET

 

NEXT ONE

When he said next one I had mj vibes im sry no joke

Edited May 24, 2021 by hawkzlova123

[JayBirdHawk]

5 minutes ago, RedDawg#8 said:

The moment we traded for Trae (and ironically stole him from the Knicks who wanted him to fall to them)   every single talking head rushed to tell us what he can't do and why he can't succeed in this league.

Who can forget this from Bill Simmons:  "5 worse trades on the CENTURY"

[HawkingAwesome]

 

this is iconic type stuff

[AHF]

He is the hero the Hawks fans need.  He is the villain Knick fans deserve.  

[RedDawg#8]

2 minutes ago, HawkingAwesome said:

trae said it right after the game in the tunnel. NEXT ONE

We won game 1, but in all real-ness, the series starts for real now.

They poked the bear, and the bear poked back. But now, everyone is awake. The energy for game 2 is going to be even crazier. Randle is going to bounce back. Thibs is going to trap the ball even harder. Besides the close out game, game 2 is about to be the hardest fought of this entire series. There will be blood, there will be injury. Im not using hyperbole either.  It's about to be like that for real.

Our guys did their job to snatch game 1. It was not easy. It's going to be twice as hard to win the next one. They have to understand that. 

[HawkingAwesome]

Just now, RedDawg#8 said:

We won game 1, but in all real-ness, the series starts for real now.

They poked the bear, and the bear poked back. But now, everyone is awake. The energy for game 2 is going to be even crazier. Randle is going to bounce back. Thibs is going to trap the ball even harder. Besides the close out game, game 2 is about to be the hardest fought of this entire series. There will be blood, there will be injury. Im not using hyperbole either.  It's about to be like that for real.

Our guys did their job to snatch game 1. It was not easy. It's going to be twice as hard to win the next one. They have to understand that. 

capella is ready, trae is ready, only one i have concerns for is JC

[RedDawg#8]

1 minute ago, HawkingAwesome said:

capella is ready, trae is ready, only one i have concerns for is JC

I agree. JC has the game, but falling down and losing your shoe in big moments. Man get it together kid lol

 

[frosgrim]

Thanks for posting the link. it is a very good read.  I do like the "villain" role for Trae as I think he'll thrive in it. He seems to relish the idea of a being a giant killer. And, if Trae is the villain then the whole team is the villain- esp. to NYC.  We seem to have the cast of characters who could embrace this identity.  Capella, Gallo, Bogi and especially Lou could all embrace the idea they are the team that crashes the NYC party and the league's "dream" match-up of Philly v. NY in round 2.  The younger guys will follow along. Collins seems to have a personality that could slide into the villain role.  Hunter and Kevin, while young, I can also see developing that edge of "villainy" to hound and pester teams the whole time they are on the court. 

What I would love to see is Trae becoming the next NY killer to go along with Chipper, who destroyed the Mets, year after year.

But, what just occurred to me is that I think Tibs wants the Knicks to be that league-wide villain role. How ironic if the Hawks can take that from them as well as the series.  Only time will tell, but it will be good to watch. 

[HawkingAwesome]

1 minute ago, RedDawg#8 said:

I agree. JC has the game, but falling down and losing your shoe in big moments. Man get it together kid lol

 

i mean i get the shoe thing it happens, i don't know i just see him as kind of soft.

[hawkzlova123]

The villains are actually the media, msg, fans, knicks its literally a huge beast vs. Trae 

More like trae vs goliath

He just needs to be on his shot and keep on giving the 🗡

Edited May 24, 2021 by hawkzlova123

[HawkingAwesome]

1 minute ago, hawkzlova123 said:

The villains are actually the media, msg, fans, knicks its literally a huge beast vs. Trae 

More like trae vs goliath

He just needs to be on his shot and keep on giving the 🗡

well he makes quite the David