Trae the VILLAIN?

[TheNorthCydeRises]

4 hours ago, RedDawg#8 said:

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.

 

Post of the year.  This was beautiful.

 

[EazyRoc]

4 hours ago, HawkingAwesome said:

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

“They can only talk. They can’t guard me.” 
 

This took me out

[HawkingAwesome]

 

[GameTime]

 

[marco102]

Lol Trae is doing the impossible...living rent free in New York City.

 I love Trae being the anti-hero.

Edited May 26, 2021 by marco102

[macdaddy]

14 minutes ago, marco102 said:

Lol Trae is doing the impossible...living rent free in New York City.

 I love Trae being the anti-hero.

And people still want to claim that NY fans are educated sports fans.   

[REHawksFan]

Posted this in the Tears thread but it fits better here.  

 

Marcus Thompson II 3h ago 14 

Trae Young didn’t get his nickname by accident. He’s Ice Trae for a reason.

Because he’s cooler than a polar bear’s toenails. Oh hell, there he go again, talking that …

The Atlanta Hawks star might be listed at 6-foot-1 and 180 pounds, but he for sure has Big Boi energy.

Sunday, when he teardropped a dagger in New York’s heart in Game 1 and turned the diehards in Madison Square Garden into church mice, a new kind of star was born. Trae Young the villain. The timing is perfect, too, with the revitalization of the Knicks.

And, in hindsight, this makes so much sense. He is an ideal antagonist. He’s wired to wear the black hat — only figuratively, though, because why cover his trademark fro.

Young was so built for this. The pressure of performing, the heart to take on odds, the ability to produce, the thick skin and sharp tongue — all the things needed to make a good basketball villain, he’s got them. It doesn’t mean he won’t have bad games, or that he doesn’t have flaws to exploit, or that his team will prevail.

It does mean you better not let him beat you. Oh, you better not. Because he’s the opponent who will make you despise him if he wins.

Clearly, New York mayor Bill de Blasio didn’t recognize what was being born on the floor of The Garden. He watched Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau sub in Frank Ntilikina to serve as some kind of Trae Young stopper in the final seconds. He watched a renowned shooter pass on the chance for the hero jumper and instead thwarted Thibodeau’s strategy, driving right around Ntilikina.

In Atlanta terms, Young chose to bend corners like he was a curve, he struck a nerve, and now you ’bout to see this southern playa serve. Floater. Ballgame.

 

And Young strutted on the iconic hardwood like he deserved. Under the same roof where Michael Jordan stood over Patrick Ewing and Xavier McDaniel screaming. In the same arena where Reggie Miller taunted Spike Lee with the choke sign. On the same court where Kobe Bryant drove baseline, double-clutched a reverse dunk with Latrell Sprewell all over him, and soaked up the adulation from the road crowd.

At the Mecca of Basketball. That’s where Trae Young told the crowd to shut up.

How fun is this? This level of competitive banter is old school. And it’s here because Young is perfectly fine not playing it safe. It takes a certain amount of audacity and confidence to put yourself on the hook like this. To be willing to play with the stakes of potential ridicule if you fail. Those guys are a different breed, and Young isn’t scared at all. He invites it.

This guy keeps screenshots of tweets throwing shade at him in his phone as emergency fodder when he needs extra motivation. He doesn’t need an ounce of enmity to point at the spot on the floor when he drills one from deep, flexing his range. Or to punctuate highlights with his signature shiver, a reminder that Ice Trae is in the building. The guy is cold.

And de Blasio decided to further inflame this guy? Young’s father, Rayford, was just as surprised.

 

The Knicks have to win this series now.

It’s a common mistake, actually. Many have sized up Young and dismissed him. He isn’t bear-sized, so it’s not inherent to know poking is a bad idea.

But all of his basketball life, Young has been rebutting slights, discrediting stereotypes and hushing crowds. Imagine how many courts he walked on and they tried him because of his slight build. Imagine how many players felt like they had some kind of power over him because they could overpower him. Imagine how much he’s heard the Steph Curry comparisons, or how the Hawks blew it by choosing him over Luka Doncic.

Young is here, on this stage, because he rejects those premises. His drive is fueled by his insatiable appetite for making a mockery of his haters. Like many villains, his cold-bloodedness is born of a grudge. He hears the crowd taunts — whether at Madison Square Garden, or Oklahoma, or Norman North High School — and doesn’t bother acting like they don’t matter. He instead prefers to fill the stands with regret.

And remember, he doesn’t just want any old apology. He wants one as loud as the disrespect was.

Wednesday night, he’ll be back in the Garden for Game 2. Knicks fans will assuredly have more smoke for him. So will the Knicks. Dominique Wilkins suggested to The Athletic’s Jeff Schultz that it’s best for the Knicks to play some Al Green or Luther Vandross to calm Young down.

But that’s not playoff basketball. And it’s too late anyway. Young, all too willingly, responded to the ire from the crowd and made himself the enemy of the Knicks faithful. So he’s going to have to try and shut them up again. He knows that, for sure.

Something about how comfortable he looked in his first playoff game, on hallowed ground, makes you think he’s game for more back and forth. He felt too familiar with the moment for a guy who’d never been in it. He certainly won’t be ducking. Which means we all could be in for a treat. The Knicks vs. the Hawks. Ice Trae vs. Madison Square Garden. The modern game with a throwback edge.

A bonafide, qualified NBA villain might be growing up right before our eyes. We can only hope Young leans in.

 

https://theathletic.com/2613038/2021/05/26/thompson-trae-young-the-perfect-villain-on-the-perfect-stage/

[RedDawg#8]

Yo.... they really hate this kid lol

 

 

[REHawksFan]

4 minutes ago, RedDawg#8 said:

Yo.... they really hate this kid lol

 

 

Living RENT FREE in all their heads.  The absolutely amazing thing to me is all this has happened AFTER ONE GAME.  I mean, really??  I could see it after a series or something.  But good grief.  You'd think these idiots had never seen a playoff SERIES before.  The insecurity is hilarious.  

[macdaddy]

Yeah.  None of them even know why they hate him.  They are stupid fans.

[macdaddy]

Just realized we may hear that shit in atlanta.   it could get ugly at the farm.  i hope Hawks fans turn up because honestly i swore off ever attending a knicks game in atlanta years ago.   

[Spud2nique]

Always wanted a superhero but let’s face it. The NBA hates us, I’m fine with the role of villain for Trae. If you won’t let us in, we will just bust down doors .

 

Trae the villain, it has a nice ring to it.

[Spud2nique]

@kg01 May I spend the day at your house via my wife’s request? I’m apparently already annoying her by saying “SUPERVILLAIN MODE... ACTIVATED...”  

[JeffS17]

2 hours ago, macdaddy said:

Just realized we may hear that shit in atlanta.   it could get ugly at the farm.  i hope Hawks fans turn up because honestly i swore off ever attending a knicks game in atlanta years ago.   

I'll be there this weekend, cannot wait!!

[macdaddy]

34 minutes ago, JeffS17 said:

I'll be there this weekend, cannot wait!!

Be careful.  Glad you're going.   

[HawkingAwesome]

 

did trae bonk him on purpose?  he might be a villian

[warcore]

3 hours ago, RedDawg#8 said:

Yo.... they really hate this kid lol

 

 

Trae has already screenshot that to remind him to never force a trade to the Nix. 

[warcore]

40 minutes ago, macdaddy said:

Be careful.  Glad you're going.   

Don't tell @JeffS17 to be careful! Bring the ruckus to the Knicks fans! Let em know -- this is a new era and the Farm is for Hawks fans from here on!

[JeffS17]

6 minutes ago, HawkingAwesome said:

 

did trae bonk him on purpose?  he might be a villian

Every time I see that video posted I have to watch it.  That was so funny to me real time I was in my living room almost crying laughing at Bogi

[JayBirdHawk]