kg01 Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 19 minutes ago, Diesel said: They used to say that Trae is not among the elites because he doesn't play defense. What will they say now?? "His elbow's too pointy. Not elite!" - They 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Popular Post JayBirdHawk Posted March 9, 2023 Premium Member Popular Post Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 53 minutes ago, Diesel said: They used to say that Trae is not among the elites because he doesn't play defense. What will they say now?? It's been a week and a half. Let's see if he can keep it up! He's still turning the ball over He's gotta stop hero-balling I can go on....... 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBASupes Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 26 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said: It's been a week and a half. Let's see if he can keep it up! He's still turning the ball over He's gotta stop hero-balling I can go on....... Honestly, I agree. It's only been since Quin been here. We aren't hiding him anymore. It's been nice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member BangHolman Posted March 9, 2023 Premium Member Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Diesel said: They used to say that Trae is not among the elites because he doesn't play defense. What will they say now?? We already hear it. Too short, immature, no leadership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBASupes Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 16 minutes ago, BangHolman said: We already hear it. Too short, immature, no leadership. All of this sounds like wack chatter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedDawg#8 Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 They should just say that they don’t like the kid and move on. Enough BS excuses 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleachkit Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 4 minutes ago, RedDawg#8 said: They should just say that they don’t like the kid and move on. Enough BS excuses Some criticisms against Trae are fair and quite frankly undeniable. Those being, shooting ineffictiency, high turnovers and poor defense. That being said, some criticisms are probably way overblown, such as the character assassinations asserting he is bad leader, etc. I think making you're 6ft 165 lbs point guard the number one option is a lot to ask, especially in the playoffs where defenses have more leeway. Hopefully we get a star wing or big at some point, and Trae can settle in as a really good number 2. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Atlantaholic Posted March 9, 2023 Premium Member Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 100%. Trae is about to overtake Dejaunte in defensive Raptor... that's wild. IMO the Dejounta Trae experiment was a flop. We need a legit 2 way guard next to Trae, Mikal Bridges / Cam Johnson would have been fantastic trade targets but alas they are probably pretty untouchable now. Dejaunte is a PG and his defense at the 2 is sub-par, plus he isn't a consistent enough shooter from the outside to be an optimal pairing next to Trae. If we had kept Huerter and not mae the DJM trade I'd wager we'd be around the same record, maybe 1 or 2 losses more at the most. If we had kept both Huerter and Delon Wright, we might even be a better team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBASupes Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 16 minutes ago, Atlantaholic said: 100%. Trae is about to overtake Dejaunte in defensive Raptor... that's wild. IMO the Dejounta Trae experiment was a flop. We need a legit 2 way guard next to Trae, Mikal Bridges / Cam Johnson would have been fantastic trade targets but alas they are probably pretty untouchable now. Dejaunte is a PG and his defense at the 2 is sub-par, plus he isn't a consistent enough shooter from the outside to be an optimal pairing next to Trae. If we had kept Huerter and not mae the DJM trade I'd wager we'd be around the same record, maybe 1 or 2 losses more at the most. If we had kept both Huerter and Delon Wright, we might even be a better team. They don't have anywhere near the same level of responsibility on defense even with Quin and with Nate, we were hiding him at the expense of others. Let's look at Trae's RAPTOR as a singular win but understand the others far more difficult roles are being penalized. 16 minutes ago, Atlantaholic said: 100%. Trae is about to overtake Dejaunte in defensive Raptor... that's wild. IMO the Dejounta Trae experiment was a flop. We need a legit 2 way guard next to Trae, Mikal Bridges / Cam Johnson would have been fantastic trade targets but alas they are probably pretty untouchable now. Dejaunte is a PG and his defense at the 2 is sub-par, plus he isn't a consistent enough shooter from the outside to be an optimal pairing next to Trae. If we had kept Huerter and not mae the DJM trade I'd wager we'd be around the same record, maybe 1 or 2 losses more at the most. If we had kept both Huerter and Delon Wright, we might even be a better team. They don't have anywhere near the same level of responsibility on defense even with Quin and with Nate, we were hiding him at the expense of others. Let's look at Trae's RAPTOR as a singular win but understand the others far more difficult roles are being penalized. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member BangHolman Posted March 9, 2023 Premium Member Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 48 minutes ago, NBASupes said: All of this sounds like wack chatter. 100, but it's what they'll use next to discredit him. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Popular Post JayBirdHawk Posted March 9, 2023 Premium Member Popular Post Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 ...and these aren't gamble type steals. Keep it up Trae! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kg01 Posted March 9, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 18 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said: ...and these aren't gamble type steals. Keep it up Trae! "Well everybody knows steals don't mean nothin." - folks that say he doesn't pay attention, at all, on defense 2 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud2nique Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 6 hours ago, kg01 said: Well everybody knows steals don't mean nothin." - If Trae is doin it it’s easy but if Jalen Bunsen burner is doing it in NY then omg stop the press EXTRA EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT!!! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtLaS Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 If this is the new Trae and he plays with this effort on D for the rest of his career, he will get back into that top 10 discussion and the Hawks will start winning serious games. His respect will come. Just don't revert back to low effort. Defense is the key to winning in the NBA with very few exceptions. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warcore Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 22 hours ago, kg01 said: "Well everybody knows steals don't mean nothin." - folks that say he doesn't pay attention, at all, on defense as soon as I saw bird posted that I said "Oh I can't wait to see KG's response" Nice. I'll bet they have no idea cuz they wouldn't dare click this thread. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud2nique Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 32 minutes ago, warcore said: I'll bet they have no idea cuz they wouldn't dare click this thread. Speaking of threads , I miss many of them and catch them months later and think dang, good stuff! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Premium Member Diesel Posted March 18, 2023 Premium Member Report Share Posted March 18, 2023 21 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said: During this play, Spoiler I heard Trae say... NO, NO, NO!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Diesel Posted March 18, 2023 Premium Member Report Share Posted March 18, 2023 Tre is 33 in the league in both Steals and Steals per game. So much for WOAT. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud2nique Posted March 18, 2023 Report Share Posted March 18, 2023 36 minutes ago, Diesel said: During this play, Hide contents I heard Trae say... NO, NO, NO!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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