so basically, Trae is bad defensively, and Trae is bad at picking the right shots. or Trae is just feeling the tension from all the trade rumours being floated around.
He supposedly is a star in this league and he's reached a point of not being able to even score consistently against Sam Hauser. I mean, Sam really works hard on defense but he's Boston's worst perimeter defender.
He has to get over his own ego or he's never gonna recover from this. Don't forget he's still an extremely talented offensive player, he's just not playing smart team basketball and needs to listen to Snyder more.
It's possible that Tray's team mate think those. But I think they will avoid to vote him. Cause it will stir a drama if some insider that see the vote details, rats Tray's team mate and reveals info to the media.
@@WindMills_ man if i was his teammate i would straight up tell him to his face. his ego is killing the team and somebody needs to knock him down a peg to help the team. he's not nearly as good as he thinks he is and as long as he refuses to accept that he'll never win anything. he's like westbrook except worse and russ never won shit either, with much better teams.
one thing is that ur franchise is committed to him as a star to build around. I do not seeing the team get far if thats the case since he also had locker room problems with teammates and even the old coach that he got fired (that his teammates actually supported instead of trae)
I understand your disappointment for sure, but the Celtics have been the best team in the league this season minus a few inconsistent stretches. They’ve beaten the hell out of Milwaukee twice and almost won again without 4 of their starters. Hawks can’t hang with the Celtics and neither can most every other team this season
Celtics would sweep like 25 out of 29 other teams in the league. It’s not embarrassing unless you get blownout for the entire series, or never lead at all. Bro put some fight at least 💪
So you have a microscopic, unathletic, poor shooting, defensive liability, turnover machine dominating the ball as your PG? Definitely gonna win games with that guy.
Great breakdown! I rarely watch Hawks games, so I was just astounded after watching game 1. His shot selection, turnovers, lack of movement offball, defense and body language made me nearly change the channel after the first half. I couln't believe he played this way, especially the deep threes considering his percentages
Something interesting with this is how similar some of the on ball coverages the Cs deploy on Trae are pretty similar to Steph last year, and the patience, consistency, and control from Steph is just miles ahead from Trae when facing the same defense.
@@harrislaurent429 Trae has never shot above league average efficiency, or percentage for a single season in his career. Trae was literally the LEAST efficient player on the Hawks this year to average more than 5 minutes per game. Steph had never shot below average efficiency, or percentages. Much less have the worst efficiency on his own damn team. Trae is great at the line, and he clearly CAN shoot. But there is no excuse for having his usage rate, while having the worst efficiency in his own team. That is worse than bad, it's fucking terrible, and exemplifies what a clown ass franchise Atlanta is.
@@xavierb9061 blazers havent done better with dame either. Clearly that means trae is just as good as dame, maybe better since he's in the playoffs this year. 😂
EVERY team tries to go at Hauser and it makes little sense. He's not the greatest defender, but he's held his own most of the year. Gets offenses out of their entire flow trying to target him. Not to mention help defenders like Rob that are available whenever someone does break him down.
Bro, you’re out of your mind lol. This is the Celtics we’re talking about. A team full of solid defenders. Who else would you want to size up against that damn team? Lmfao.
@@duanedoldrum7570 Sure, if you're just gonna iso, he's probably the best target. But clearly just trying to get Hauser switched onto the ball handler and then attacking him hasn't worked great. That seems like it'd be best served for maybe a late shot clock situation where you need something to happen, but instead it seems like a core piece of their offensive gameplan.
Not many weak links on the C's D so Hauser must seem like a ray of sunshine for opponents. He has held up okay to this point and is certainly not the liability he was a year ago. Still, it's difficult to understand exactly why he's playing in this series - through two games (26 minutes), Hauser has taken exactly three shots, made one, and scored a grand total of three points. If Hauser isn't shooting then...? The C's have far superior defenders on the bench who can give three points on offense.
@@RobotBoy76 That is true, but I think that since Hauser is known as a shooter, he brings some gravity on offense even though he does not shoot much. The celtics don't really have someone else for this position (Grant Williams can't play the 3), and Hauser only plays a few minutes anyway.
Both are bums who will never be best players on championship teams. LUKA is at home watching playoffs. Only difference is LUKA is 6’7 and way stronger which allows him to get away with more and score more in paint
I mean he is really. They are different players but in the end it's the same basic problem. Ball dominant player wasting possessions with turnovers, bad decisions, and bad shots that might as well be turnovers.
And only 24 and it's his first season with a legit running mate and he had a coaching change and that coach was forced to keep the old garbage coaching Staff around for the remainder of the year.
Coach Nick . . . Trae ALWAYS comes out of the game at the 6 - 7 minute mark under Quin. When Nate was the coach, it was Dejounte coming out that point, but Quin changed it up. Trae comes out at that mark, but comes right back in at the 3 minute mark in the 1st, and plays until around the 8 minute mark in the 2nd. That is a set rotation by Quin. And Trae always sits at the end of the bench. He's been doing that for years.
@@bballbreakdown Kind of surprised you didn't cover the fact about how much he wasn't playing in the 3rd quarter, and how the Hawks almost always do better without him in. Everything else you touched on, though, was spot on.
The problem with Trae is kinda similar to Luka's. Both need to improve their shot profile especially by decreasing their step back three attempts. Both don't have really threatening defense. Luka just drives more and can utilize the post up. These two really need to chill with the stepback threes and learn to play off-ball.
@Jean-Patrice Paluku Lebron is top 10 on his team for effective field goal percentage and true shooting percentage. His decision making alone still makes him the best option to have the ball in his hand on the Lakers. Lebron isn't the best player in the league anymore, or even top 5, but he is definitely a lot fucking better than Trae Young. Peak Trae Young is worse than old ass Lebron. Trae Young has the lowest percentages on his own team, I don't think any other first option all star in the NBA is in the category of worst shooting percentages. The only way that would happen is if Westbrook became the first option on some trash team next year.
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@@Gnofg Trae and Atlanta are in great shape going forward. A new real coach to evaluate and figure out what they gotta do. These are great experience so they know what it takes to beat great teams like Boston and become one themselves. Trae is only 24 years old. Curry won his 1st title at age 27, Jordan won his 1st title at age 28. Trae is right on schedule. Already been to a Conference Final at age 22.
@@TheBestWorstGambler Steph is a must better shooter and 3 inches taller. 3 inches is a lot in bball. MJ is the goat and a physical specimen. He is not in their league.
@@Gnofg There are things that Trae does that Steph does not do. You are a prisoner of the moment. At this age Trae is actually better than Steph was at the same age as a overall player. At one point people thought Steph would not last in the NBA. Too slow, not athletic enough, fragile frame. So you gotta let this stuff play out.
Trae has been taking bad shots his entire career. I don't think he's going the way of Simmons, but he's clearly never going to be a first option on a contender. If he can't get better off the ball, I don't even know if he can be a starter...
Coach this is a great breakdown and everything is on point. However if I can state my opinion, I think you used to put in a bit more work into the video editing part of your work. When you pause the video mid action I think my connection is bad and the video is stuttering. Some zooming, drawing or anything will be a perfect solution. When you pause the video and say that (for example) Young can pass to this guy in the corner ( I don't know his name perhaps) you can circle him or zoom in on him to show how open he is. Some minor things like this would make this video so much easier to watch and follow. Also where is the iconic music .. I think we all miss it in the background ;( Great breakdown none the less :)
You used to talk about the knicks all the time 2 years ago. Now not at all. It's the main reason I subbed 2 years ago. I hope you can sprinkle in a little knicks love during these playoffs, esp after the good season they had
Trae needs to be humble,listen to his coach he's got a good coach he should keep in mind to be able to last in the league players must accept he needs help to be a better player.
Trae Young's grandfather passed away today (RIP🙏) so perhaps he had other stuff on his mind during that game? However, doesn't take away from the fact that Celtics are a bad matchup for him
I've been following Murray since his last high school days and with the Spurs . When he entered the league he was raw asf his handles was elite and great athleticism but that's about it . Pop made the jewel that he is today and the defensive power house . His only downfall is his fucking oversized EGO but he is a profesional basketball player in contrast to Trae whom is a Rec league player that made it in the NBA .
I feel like tyrese maxey turned into Trae on the most recent game against the celtics, He was driving up the court with no other 76'er in sight and either driving the paint or pulling up for three in which he would miss almost every shot. he was taking impractical shots instead of waiting for someone who can drive the paint better like Harden Tobias or Embiid. as you said "He takes shots that the coaches go, no no no... *makes it* yes yes yes".
Nobody commenting on the music-less version of this breakdown. Thought it gave a rather somber tone to your disappointment with Trae. Generally I think music is over used, so I found it refreshing, and made it easier to focus on the coaching points you made.
The difference was he had a team of shooters around him. He was allowed to play his iso and PnR game, draw 2 defenders, and pass to a guy who can actually hit a 3. Right now the hawks have one reliable 3 point shooter on the roster.
I’ve been saying this about Trae Young since last season..why does he keep shooting these 3 pointers so far?! 🤦🏾♂️ Steph Curry is the greatest shooter and he’s not doing that..I don’t understand and I’m glad you’re mentioning it Coach
Trae doesn't have a turnover problem. His TO rate for his usage is average. Team-mates are not sick of him and he is not getting traded. This is a bad video which is surprising because I really enjoy your videos. Will there be a video about how well he played in games 3-5? Probably not
I would HATE HATE HATE to play with a dude like this.... there's a couple youngsters who try doing all this crap at the park in pickup games and when we undoubtedly lose after poor shooting, chemistry, and defense... it is super satisfying to get to play on the opposite team in the following game and play Kevin Garnett level defense on these dudes and watch them squirm for fake fouls when they have no game or IQ
Coach Nick I am a Hawks fan and I'm really surprised that you would say he got benched. If you know the Atlanta Hawks you would know that Trae Young always sits at the end of the bench. The problem with the Atlanta Hawks is the Boston Celtics are still able to key in on Trae. And a gentleman his height and weight cannot be keyed on,so the rest of the team is going to have to step their game up which will allow him to have more open looks.
Trae can become one of the best offensive creators in the league. It sucks that he is plagued by inconsistent decision making. That's why his shooting percentages have taken a hit. He was nailing a lot of these deep 3's early in his career because no one really expected them. Now he is forcing things when they used to be natural. Makes for very frustrating viewing. If he would just drive on a lot of these 3's instead of bailing out the defense constantly, the Hawks wouldn't have such a problem offensively. Like you are doing the defense and the other team a favor by making it to where they don't have to really work. I am sure many teams would rather have Trae shoot a contested or even an open 3 12 seconds into the shot clock and then corral the rebound than deal with defending a drive. His floater is so good as well, but he just doesn't go to it often enough. Trae needs to improve his fundamental BBIQ a lot over the summer while putting on at least 5 to 10 lbs of more muscle. Dude has the ability, he just needs to get back to basics and refine them because right now he is fundamentally lacking.
Trae Young is literally just Jordan Poole. Like, you look at their shooting numbers, look at the effective production, they're basically the same guy. Jordan Poole isn't bad, but if he's your best player, you're probably not gonna play so great. But Trae takes shots like he's Steph, and he's simply not. He's not in his stratosphere. In fact, Jordan Poole might be better cause at least he does ANYTHING off ball. Trae literally just stands there when he doesn't have the ball.
@@shawtynoikilpeople3905 LeBron, Tyrese Haliburton, Luka Doncic, Jokic, and Chris Paul beg to differ. Assist numbers don't equate good passing. Remember when Westbrook used to crank his stats?
He needs to work on taking better shots, possibly shooting more midrange shots, work on finishing with his off hand, his floaters, and develop some muscle to be able to take contact on drives. Watch some Steve Nash and Tony Parker film to understand how to attack out of the pick n roll and when to set up teammates versus when to look for his own shot. He has the talent to improve his game. Defensively I don't think there's much he can do other than hopefully find a way to get stronger. In my humble opinion
Great breakdown chief, but trae is not the only problem with this Atlanta team, it seems most of his teammates didn't take shot more consistently either.
He brings this up in the video. As a PG your job is to move the ball to get the best shot OR score yourself. You can't dribble the ball for 10-15 seconds then just toss the ball to a teammate and expect them to consistently make the shot.
@@SlimBone1105 I know trae has also problem with decision making, but most of his teammates like JC, Bey, JJ when the ball passed to them and even if they are wide open, they can't shoot the ball consistently. Good for Snyder to reduced trae's minutes into the game.
Hawks don't need another guard. Having multiple ball dominate guard on the same team NEVER WIN IN THE PLAYOFFS! Just go look at every team thats chosen to go guard heavy. I wouldn't mind a pure shooting guard or small forward with Murray but the Hawks need to replace Collins & Hunter. Hawks screwed up letting Huerter go because he's the type of guard you need with a ball dominate point guard like Young or Murray. Go watch the Portland Trailblazer when they decided to load up on ball dominate guards. The model is Golden State where you had a Curry with a great shooting guard that didn't need 25 shots & an athletic forward. You can get away without having a dominate center nowadays but you have to have good forwards. Clint Capela is actually out of place on this team because hes to slow & cant get back. Hawks better trade Young because they got to much money tied up in him. If you go back and watch the 2020 run the Hawks relied on Gallinari & Huerter more than people realize. Sure Young had some high scoring games but several of those games where won by the others.
@@wandameadows5736 it doesn't seem like a very good strategy to copy golden state. It's not replicable. "Well you see, all we have to do, is get the first and second best shooters on our team at the same time, on rookie deals so we can afford good supporting cast, and get an insane defensive guy in the 2nd round, also on a rookie deal! Its so simple!"
@@wandameadows5736 So do you think Garland and Mitchell on Cleveland will have that issue? I feel like they could be an exception because Garland is pass first and Mitchell takes it to another level in the playoffs, along with Evan Mobley's generational defense.
Trae needs to be removed as a first option, and someone needs to beat shot selection into him with a club. He's still a volume shooter, but he literally had the worst eFG% on his team this year. I was really hoping Snyder was going to put an end to this clown ass shit.
Automatic like. Trae is very talented, but his shot making does not support his decision making. He's so good at passing and drawing fouls but he undermines those skills with absolutely terrible defense (bad even considering his physical limitations), how he generally does nothing off the ball, and the terrible shots he takes. He's often been compared to curry early in his career (he's definitely not anywhere near curry) but what makes curry so good is that he is constantly a threat to score whether or not he has the ball. Curry cuts, screens, and relocates until he finds a crack in the defense. With how small young is in the NBA, and without supreme athleticism, he has to find a way to be devastatingly efficient on offense with his movement and decision making.
Hawks need to to Trade Young & keep Murray. Unfortunately my team the Hawks & the Sports Media around here refuse to admit Young is the problem. The Media around here claims Trae Young just needs better players & that its not his fault that he's a terrible leader, leads the league in turnovers & cant play defense cause he's to small. To top it of the Hawks were really stupid & traded for another ball dominate guard when the Hawks really need forwards. I don't see anything getting better because the Ownership is hell bent on making it work with Trae Young. Thank God for the Atlanta Braves.
no the hawks werent stupid in trading for murray. they were stupid in thinking that trae could change. there has never been a successful team who relied on a single volume scorer. harden couldnt, luka cant, hell wilt couldnt. trae young could be so much more. steve nash and trae have similar talents even similar size and nash miles aheah of him. he could take pages out of stephs book and jus move off ball. u cant build around a player like that. as a mavs fan i wish luka would understand that too but hey🤷🏽♂️. u cant rely on a single player to generate offense in a half court set. trae seems to think otherwise
truth. bogdon is a straight up better shooter than trae. if anyone should be trying crazy 3s from deep it should be bogdon, not trae. but of course trae would never accept that cuz he'd never accept that anyone is better than him at anything or that he's just plain not as good as he thinks he is.
Simple; if Snyder is going to be the coach long term Trae Young is getting traded in the offseason. Murray fits Snyder far better and Snyder is a defense first guy and he isn't going to wanna run another undersized backcourt like he had in Utah, and thats what he has here. Not to mention neither Murray or Trae are good off ball, so something needs to change there.
I've said multiple times that Trae young is the nba version of Kyler murray both are undersized overpaid player who does flashy play here n there but come playoffs time when opponents are locked in their play regress considerably
Why does everytime I watch the Celtics get featured in this page its always about how the other team is doing everything wrong and not because are doing good
i think bottomline here is that the celtics guards are living rent-free in Trae's head. He double pumps even if he doesn't need to because D.white has blocked his shot so many times now. He throws away passes because he's not focused worrying when the next smart steal is coming. Throw in the timelord at the rim and that's going to push him into taking 3's more than driving. and i bet it's not enticing when after a turnover/missed shot, the celtics force him to play defense by posting up marcus smart or have D.white run around a bunch of picks.
Hunting Sam Hauser on defense is a trap. Sam Hauser ranks 1st in defensive rating in the league. Sure, he may get cooked in some plays, but the Celtic's help defense is always there.
so basically, Trae is bad defensively, and Trae is bad at picking the right shots. or Trae is just feeling the tension from all the trade rumours being floated around.
Made up trade rumors. The Hawks sold out 95% of their games this year. A .500 team at that. Trae isn't going anywhere next season.
Trae sucks
He supposedly is a star in this league and he's reached a point of not being able to even score consistently against Sam Hauser. I mean, Sam really works hard on defense but he's Boston's worst perimeter defender.
Let’s jump into conclusion. Trae is bad
Trae is floating some of those rumors tbf.
Another great breakdown. White and Brogdon were such great pickups for the Celtics, and they've really bothered the hawks guards.
🙏🏀🙏
Brogdon was an immediate upgrade. Pair him with Smart and the other teams Guards will ALWAYS be on the move
Trae young is averaging 29 and 10
DM is averaging 25, 6 and 7
He has to get over his own ego or he's never gonna recover from this. Don't forget he's still an extremely talented offensive player, he's just not playing smart team basketball and needs to listen to Snyder more.
How is he talented if he shoots 39% and 30% and averages 4 turnovers?
This is exactly it. It's not just bad shot choice - that's definitely true, but it's intentional because he's trying to play hero ball.
Not talented at all. All ego though I get that bro. Old looking Stephen Curry wannabe
@@fullmetal1766because he also averaged close to 30 and 10
Inefficient 30&10. A lot of other guys if given the keys to the franchise and that many attempts can get 30!
There’s a reason his peers voted him as most overrated lmao
I wouldn’t be surprised if his own teammates were the ones who voted him lmao
It's possible that Tray's team mate think those. But I think they will avoid to vote him.
Cause it will stir a drama if some insider that see the vote details, rats Tray's team mate and reveals info to the media.
@@WindMills_Are the votes not anonymous?
It was 8 players lol. Probably just the entire knicks roster
@@WindMills_ man if i was his teammate i would straight up tell him to his face. his ego is killing the team and somebody needs to knock him down a peg to help the team. he's not nearly as good as he thinks he is and as long as he refuses to accept that he'll never win anything. he's like westbrook except worse and russ never won shit either, with much better teams.
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it sucks being a hawks fan right now. I wish trae could see this video to improve or else this series is going to be a sweep for the celtics
Im with ya :/ its been tough trae has made the team better overall and he’s clearly rattled. We got no options either…
Even if trey plays great the hawks still lose in 4 or 5. But it would be nice to see him play great to set the tone for next year.
one thing is that ur franchise is committed to him as a star to build around. I do not seeing the team get far if thats the case since he also had locker room problems with teammates and even the old coach that he got fired (that his teammates actually supported instead of trae)
I understand your disappointment for sure, but the Celtics have been the best team in the league this season minus a few inconsistent stretches. They’ve beaten the hell out of Milwaukee twice and almost won again without 4 of their starters. Hawks can’t hang with the Celtics and neither can most every other team this season
Celtics would sweep like 25 out of 29 other teams in the league. It’s not embarrassing unless you get blownout for the entire series, or never lead at all. Bro put some fight at least 💪
So you have a microscopic, unathletic, poor shooting, defensive liability, turnover machine dominating the ball as your PG? Definitely gonna win games with that guy.
he should learn from Tony Parker how to play as a small unathletic guy
@@coops1992 parker could do whatever he wanted in the paint , he was much stronger
That was exactly how Westbrook was in OKC 😅. Only he passed less
@@travisstrickland7270 westbrook was unathletic? u must be kidding
Gone as far as luka
I really like the way this video was made without any of the music, just really great commentary. I’d love to see more videos like this one.
Me 2
Needs to go train with Steve Nash for a whole summer
Tony Parker. An undersized guard who was great at the rim with floaters and creative finishes. Trey also needs to hit that weight room.
Nash or Mark price.
@@juliansearcie1758 mark price would be nice
Great breakdown! I rarely watch Hawks games, so I was just astounded after watching game 1. His shot selection, turnovers, lack of movement offball, defense and body language made me nearly change the channel after the first half. I couln't believe he played this way, especially the deep threes considering his percentages
Maybe watch more Hawks games...
Something interesting with this is how similar some of the on ball coverages the Cs deploy on Trae are pretty similar to Steph last year, and the patience, consistency, and control from Steph is just miles ahead from Trae when facing the same defense.
That's because Steph is actually a good shooter.
Trae shoots below average percentages from everywhere but the FT line.
@@mitchtherevolutionTrae is a good shooter, but he is not anywhere near Steph when it comes to patience and shot selection
@@harrislaurent429
Trae has never shot above league average efficiency, or percentage for a single season in his career.
Trae was literally the LEAST efficient player on the Hawks this year to average more than 5 minutes per game.
Steph had never shot below average efficiency, or percentages. Much less have the worst efficiency on his own damn team.
Trae is great at the line, and he clearly CAN shoot. But there is no excuse for having his usage rate, while having the worst efficiency in his own team.
That is worse than bad, it's fucking terrible, and exemplifies what a clown ass franchise Atlanta is.
Trae is a coach killer. This is why the Hawks want to trade him. He's so immature AND not a winner
Mavzs traded him and havent done better with Luka
snyder will outlast trae. hes a proven coach
@@xavierb9061 blazers havent done better with dame either. Clearly that means trae is just as good as dame, maybe better since he's in the playoffs this year. 😂
@@xavierb9061 they have. mavs have actually fnished a year with luka above .500 and have bebaten good teams in the playoffs. the hawks havent
@@joshuaanderson4090 dame not any better..much more likeable..thats what clouding judgement
EVERY team tries to go at Hauser and it makes little sense. He's not the greatest defender, but he's held his own most of the year. Gets offenses out of their entire flow trying to target him. Not to mention help defenders like Rob that are available whenever someone does break him down.
Bro, you’re out of your mind lol. This is the Celtics we’re talking about. A team full of solid defenders. Who else would you want to size up against that damn team? Lmfao.
@@duanedoldrum7570 Sure, if you're just gonna iso, he's probably the best target. But clearly just trying to get Hauser switched onto the ball handler and then attacking him hasn't worked great. That seems like it'd be best served for maybe a late shot clock situation where you need something to happen, but instead it seems like a core piece of their offensive gameplan.
Not many weak links on the C's D so Hauser must seem like a ray of sunshine for opponents. He has held up okay to this point and is certainly not the liability he was a year ago. Still, it's difficult to understand exactly why he's playing in this series - through two games (26 minutes), Hauser has taken exactly three shots, made one, and scored a grand total of three points. If Hauser isn't shooting then...? The C's have far superior defenders on the bench who can give three points on offense.
@@RobotBoy76 That is true, but I think that since Hauser is known as a shooter, he brings some gravity on offense even though he does not shoot much. The celtics don't really have someone else for this position (Grant Williams can't play the 3), and Hauser only plays a few minutes anyway.
That's the Number 1 player on defensive rating this year, Sam Hauser
Can’t believe there are still Trae vs Luka debates still existing. Sheesh.
on their standards , they both ass this season
Nah those don't exist, Luka is far and beyond Young. Who even argues that anyway? Lol.
Yeah maybe years ago lol
Trae has gone as far as Luka in playoffs
Both are bums who will never be best players on championship teams. LUKA is at home watching playoffs. Only difference is LUKA is 6’7 and way stronger which allows him to get away with more and score more in paint
Bad shot selection, turnovers killing the team. You'd think he's talking about Westbrook
I mean he is really. They are different players but in the end it's the same basic problem. Ball dominant player wasting possessions with turnovers, bad decisions, and bad shots that might as well be turnovers.
@@joshuaanderson4090
Westbrook had a much higher peak, and isn't a complete ghost on defense.
Overall Russ is a better player than Trae.
at least trae can shoot
@@Netsfan24
Trae shoots below league average percentages from 2 and 3, he's only good at the line.
Man Trae out here proving a lot of doubters wrong, he's still got issues but he's no doubt special.
And only 24 and it's his first season with a legit running mate and he had a coaching change and that coach was forced to keep the old garbage coaching Staff around for the remainder of the year.
Coach Nick . . . Trae ALWAYS comes out of the game at the 6 - 7 minute mark under Quin. When Nate was the coach, it was Dejounte coming out that point, but Quin changed it up. Trae comes out at that mark, but comes right back in at the 3 minute mark in the 1st, and plays until around the 8 minute mark in the 2nd. That is a set rotation by Quin. And Trae always sits at the end of the bench. He's been doing that for years.
Thank you for saying this but knowing him he only follows the prime teams.
I actually went and checked and this was the 5th fastest sub in the Snyder era. It was definitely a minute or two ahead of normal as far as I can tell
Yeah i was about to comment that too he usually leaves at the 6th minute mark in the 1st quarter.
So he's just playing poorly for no special reason 🤔
@@bballbreakdown Kind of surprised you didn't cover the fact about how much he wasn't playing in the 3rd quarter, and how the Hawks almost always do better without him in.
Everything else you touched on, though, was spot on.
Wow this releasing of content has been amazing this playoffs as always. Thanks Coach
The problem with Trae is kinda similar to Luka's. Both need to improve their shot profile especially by decreasing their step back three attempts. Both don't have really threatening defense. Luka just drives more and can utilize the post up. These two really need to chill with the stepback threes and learn to play off-ball.
Luka has an above average effective field goal percentage.
Trae Young literally has the lowest eFG% on the Hawks...
A lot of these guys probably will never learn how to play off the ball
@Jean-Patrice Paluku
Lebron is top 10 on his team for effective field goal percentage and true shooting percentage. His decision making alone still makes him the best option to have the ball in his hand on the Lakers.
Lebron isn't the best player in the league anymore, or even top 5, but he is definitely a lot fucking better than Trae Young.
Peak Trae Young is worse than old ass Lebron.
Trae Young has the lowest percentages on his own team, I don't think any other first option all star in the NBA is in the category of worst shooting percentages.
The only way that would happen is if Westbrook became the first option on some trash team next year.
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all that to lose at home
1-13 in the second half. He has been inconsistent all year. The clock hit 12 at the carriage became a pumpkin.
@@Gnofg Trae and Atlanta are in great shape going forward. A new real coach to evaluate and figure out what they gotta do. These are great experience so they know what it takes to beat great teams like Boston and become one themselves. Trae is only 24 years old. Curry won his 1st title at age 27, Jordan won his 1st title at age 28. Trae is right on schedule. Already been to a Conference Final at age 22.
@@TheBestWorstGambler Steph is a must better shooter and 3 inches taller. 3 inches is a lot in bball. MJ is the goat and a physical specimen. He is not in their league.
@@Gnofg There are things that Trae does that Steph does not do. You are a prisoner of the moment. At this age Trae is actually better than Steph was at the same age as a overall player. At one point people thought Steph would not last in the NBA. Too slow, not athletic enough, fragile frame. So you gotta let this stuff play out.
No problem here 🥶
Congrats to Hauser for beating the weak defender allegations
Trae is trying to pull a Ben Simmons, but instead of not attempting any 4th quarters shots Trae is just taking bad ones 😂
Trae has been taking bad shots his entire career.
I don't think he's going the way of Simmons, but he's clearly never going to be a first option on a contender.
If he can't get better off the ball, I don't even know if he can be a starter...
Yeah idk how Trae could possibly beat the Celtics
Always a big fan of your breakdowns. Are you live streaming during the games today?
Thx!! Tomorrow we’ll do a live show and then a watch party I think
Ima need to follow more teams bruh outside the front runners. Quin made adjustments since mid March but yeah.
I've been saying this for years. Glad you put this on a platform lol
Coach this is a great breakdown and everything is on point. However if I can state my opinion, I think you used to put in a bit more work into the video editing part of your work. When you pause the video mid action I think my connection is bad and the video is stuttering. Some zooming, drawing or anything will be a perfect solution. When you pause the video and say that (for example) Young can pass to this guy in the corner ( I don't know his name perhaps) you can circle him or zoom in on him to show how open he is. Some minor things like this would make this video so much easier to watch and follow. Also where is the iconic music .. I think we all miss it in the background ;(
Great breakdown none the less :)
You used to talk about the knicks all the time 2 years ago. Now not at all. It's the main reason I subbed 2 years ago. I hope you can sprinkle in a little knicks love during these playoffs, esp after the good season they had
loved this breakdown
Great job as usual👍 Atlanta just doesn’t have enough to compete with this Boston
your definition of "bails them out" is different from what I normally hear
Those trade rumors haunting him 😂
Great video but it wasn’t tied at the end of the 1st quarter, you cut out Brogdon’s buzzer beater!
Trae needs to be humble,listen to his coach he's got a good coach he should keep in mind to be able to last in the league players must accept he needs help to be a better player.
Hawks won't get far without Ben Simmons
Next level, nice
We already have JJ, who is basically a better Ben Simmons at this point 😆
@@TheBLACKSTARmovement I mean without Benny boy on the opposing team...
When there's no background music, you know it's serious.
Noti gang 🙌🏽
Biggest problem of Trae - EGO.
Its a problem with luka too but only matters if they cant win
Trae Young's grandfather passed away today (RIP🙏) so perhaps he had other stuff on his mind during that game?
However, doesn't take away from the fact that Celtics are a bad matchup for him
Glad people understand it’s a trae young problem and not a dejounte Murray problem
I've been following Murray since his last high school days and with the Spurs . When he entered the league he was raw asf his handles was elite and great athleticism but that's about it . Pop made the jewel that he is today and the defensive power house . His only downfall is his fucking oversized EGO but he is a profesional basketball player in contrast to Trae whom is a Rec league player that made it in the NBA .
Dejounte scored 29 and Trae scored 24. Our starting PF and C had a combined point total of 9.
@@finisher3x it’s crazy because I feel like if they just had a big who could shoot it would change the dynamic
I feel like tyrese maxey turned into Trae on the most recent game against the celtics, He was driving up the court with no other 76'er in sight and either driving the paint or pulling up for three in which he would miss almost every shot. he was taking impractical shots instead of waiting for someone who can drive the paint better like Harden Tobias or Embiid. as you said "He takes shots that the coaches go, no no no... *makes it* yes yes yes".
Nobody commenting on the music-less version of this breakdown. Thought it gave a rather somber tone to your disappointment with Trae. Generally I think music is over used, so I found it refreshing, and made it easier to focus on the coaching points you made.
4:46 "... and it's a tie game at the end of the quarter..."
hahaha
Hi coach nice work. Can you please make a video regarding my Boi D-Whites performance so far in the playoffs? Thank you
I've always said Trae Young's high volume shooting is going to get him in trouble. He plays more of a high volume two guard at the point.
So question what does he do differently or what did he change in his game from when the hawks went to the ECF to now ?
The difference was he had a team of shooters around him. He was allowed to play his iso and PnR game, draw 2 defenders, and pass to a guy who can actually hit a 3. Right now the hawks have one reliable 3 point shooter on the roster.
He was playing against a team starting Ben Simmons. 😂
@@shawtynoikilpeople3905 trae's ego has gotten even more out of control and he's jacking up more stupid 3s than ever.
@@joshuaanderson4090 the runner in defensive player of the year voting that season
@@shawtynoikilpeople3905 he also doesn't seem to have the same confidence/cockiness that he had last year idk why.
Wow! And Coach did'nt even go over his horrendous defense.
😂 well his strong suit is offensive. If that is stinking why even bother. No need to kick the young guy while he's down.
This aged like milk
Trae tries too hard to be Curry. Be Trae.
He can never be Steph .
That one game where he scored like 13 straight for the Hawks was crazy tho
4:45 wrong The Celtics were up by 3 at the end of the first.
what is up with these replays they're glitchy af
I’ve been saying this about Trae Young since last season..why does he keep shooting these 3 pointers so far?! 🤦🏾♂️ Steph Curry is the greatest shooter and he’s not doing that..I don’t understand and I’m glad you’re mentioning it Coach
It's 3 points from 23 feet. The idea of basketball is to get as close to the basket as possible.
The issue is the Atlanta is overmatched
Trae doesn't have a turnover problem. His TO rate for his usage is average. Team-mates are not sick of him and he is not getting traded. This is a bad video which is surprising because I really enjoy your videos. Will there be a video about how well he played in games 3-5? Probably not
I would HATE HATE HATE to play with a dude like this.... there's a couple youngsters who try doing all this crap at the park in pickup games and when we undoubtedly lose after poor shooting, chemistry, and defense... it is super satisfying to get to play on the opposite team in the following game and play Kevin Garnett level defense on these dudes and watch them squirm for fake fouls when they have no game or IQ
You sound like a tough guy
I bet my life you can’t shoot
@@irriirri6244 not from 3. Bigs arent supposed to shoot 3s, that's lightskin and soft. But 19 footers and in the paint is money. Come through
@@kirandarai8534 not as tough as a guy who listens to Bublé and Sam Smith. Oof
Damn, hating on kids is just sad lmao. What a miserable life
“… his old friend Hauser” 😆
Trae Young has just been struggling recently. Cant deny his talent got his team their FIRST ECF win in DECADES by dropping 48/11/7
Hey man I love your videos and I’m wondering if I could make you a thumbnail, script, etc for a shout out. If not that’s fine keep up the good work
This did not age well :D
White and smart are a really good defender
Coach Nick I am a Hawks fan and I'm really surprised that you would say he got benched. If you know the Atlanta Hawks you would know that Trae Young always sits at the end of the bench. The problem with the Atlanta Hawks is the Boston Celtics are still able to key in on Trae. And a gentleman his height and weight cannot be keyed on,so the rest of the team is going to have to step their game up which will allow him to have more open looks.
Reminds me a lot of Harden in his younger days where he just looks shellshocked come playoff time
This comment aged like milk
Of course Howser can hold his own.
Dude was a full fledged doctor at like 14.
Show some respect Coach Nick.
🤣🤣😂
@@aoshishinamori2037 glad someone got that old reference.
@@Ejohns1004 Ha ha ha. the sitcom aired in our country in the early 90s if I correctly remember.
@@Ejohns1004 of course I did. But I'm also old.
Trae can become one of the best offensive creators in the league. It sucks that he is plagued by inconsistent decision making. That's why his shooting percentages have taken a hit. He was nailing a lot of these deep 3's early in his career because no one really expected them. Now he is forcing things when they used to be natural. Makes for very frustrating viewing. If he would just drive on a lot of these 3's instead of bailing out the defense constantly, the Hawks wouldn't have such a problem offensively. Like you are doing the defense and the other team a favor by making it to where they don't have to really work. I am sure many teams would rather have Trae shoot a contested or even an open 3 12 seconds into the shot clock and then corral the rebound than deal with defending a drive. His floater is so good as well, but he just doesn't go to it often enough.
Trae needs to improve his fundamental BBIQ a lot over the summer while putting on at least 5 to 10 lbs of more muscle. Dude has the ability, he just needs to get back to basics and refine them because right now he is fundamentally lacking.
Why is there no backsound?
No music. No sponsors
Um….
23% is my 3p percentage too, I suppose I got good chances to play with the Hawks as well
If you can get 23% against the best defensive players in the world you might have a chance. :)
Trae Young is literally just Jordan Poole. Like, you look at their shooting numbers, look at the effective production, they're basically the same guy. Jordan Poole isn't bad, but if he's your best player, you're probably not gonna play so great. But Trae takes shots like he's Steph, and he's simply not. He's not in his stratosphere. In fact, Jordan Poole might be better cause at least he does ANYTHING off ball. Trae literally just stands there when he doesn't have the ball.
poole is worse
He's the best passer in the NBA
@@shawtynoikilpeople3905 LeBron, Tyrese Haliburton, Luka Doncic, Jokic, and Chris Paul beg to differ. Assist numbers don't equate good passing. Remember when Westbrook used to crank his stats?
what happened to the music
He needs to work on taking better shots, possibly shooting more midrange shots, work on finishing with his off hand, his floaters, and develop some muscle to be able to take contact on drives. Watch some Steve Nash and Tony Parker film to understand how to attack out of the pick n roll and when to set up teammates versus when to look for his own shot. He has the talent to improve his game. Defensively I don't think there's much he can do other than hopefully find a way to get stronger. In my humble opinion
Trae is gonna blow up and make all these shots
agree with those quick unorganic jump to the defender just to sell a foul that was not there. Disgusting when players to this.
Trae is turning into Russel Westbrooke without the effort in defence
trae young though he can do what steph doing haha
He don't have the gravity lol
@@jdapaul1351 that’s the key
If teams defend Trae the way they do Curry(double teams from half-court) he'll be hopelessly out of depth with his play style.
Great breakdown chief, but trae is not the only problem with this Atlanta team, it seems most of his teammates didn't take shot more consistently either.
He brings this up in the video. As a PG your job is to move the ball to get the best shot OR score yourself. You can't dribble the ball for 10-15 seconds then just toss the ball to a teammate and expect them to consistently make the shot.
@@SlimBone1105 I know trae has also problem with decision making, but most of his teammates like JC, Bey, JJ when the ball passed to them and even if they are wide open, they can't shoot the ball consistently. Good for Snyder to reduced trae's minutes into the game.
They should trade him asap
W vid
I've been trying to say: A Zach Lavine for Trae Young trade would be great for both sides
how does this help the hawks at all
Hawks don't need another guard. Having multiple ball dominate guard on the same team NEVER WIN IN THE PLAYOFFS! Just go look at every team thats chosen to go guard heavy. I wouldn't mind a pure shooting guard or small forward with Murray but the Hawks need to replace Collins & Hunter. Hawks screwed up letting Huerter go because he's the type of guard you need with a ball dominate point guard like Young or Murray. Go watch the Portland Trailblazer when they decided to load up on ball dominate guards. The model is Golden State where you had a Curry with a great shooting guard that didn't need 25 shots & an athletic forward. You can get away without having a dominate center nowadays but you have to have good forwards. Clint Capela is actually out of place on this team because hes to slow & cant get back. Hawks better trade Young because they got to much money tied up in him. If you go back and watch the 2020 run the Hawks relied on Gallinari & Huerter more than people realize. Sure Young had some high scoring games but several of those games where won by the others.
@@wandameadows5736 it doesn't seem like a very good strategy to copy golden state. It's not replicable. "Well you see, all we have to do, is get the first and second best shooters on our team at the same time, on rookie deals so we can afford good supporting cast, and get an insane defensive guy in the 2nd round, also on a rookie deal! Its so simple!"
@@wandameadows5736 So do you think Garland and Mitchell on Cleveland will have that issue? I feel like they could be an exception because Garland is pass first and Mitchell takes it to another level in the playoffs, along with Evan Mobley's generational defense.
ehm NO THANKS
Good lord he got some work but to do offseason
If Trae decides to go downhill more much like IT in boston he’ll unlock more of his game and elevate his teammates.
They play so much better with Murray as the only point guard out there. It’s only a matter of time
Trae needs to be removed as a first option, and someone needs to beat shot selection into him with a club.
He's still a volume shooter, but he literally had the worst eFG% on his team this year.
I was really hoping Snyder was going to put an end to this clown ass shit.
no music in the video and stammering? I'm a fan of your videos coach and this is uncharacteristic, did you lose your editor? :P
Stammering? What?
I love you coach, but the editing and stoppage makes me go anxious that my connection is breaking down.
This aged like bad milk
It's not that he can't make those shots, it's when he decides to try them.
Automatic like. Trae is very talented, but his shot making does not support his decision making. He's so good at passing and drawing fouls but he undermines those skills with absolutely terrible defense (bad even considering his physical limitations), how he generally does nothing off the ball, and the terrible shots he takes. He's often been compared to curry early in his career (he's definitely not anywhere near curry) but what makes curry so good is that he is constantly a threat to score whether or not he has the ball. Curry cuts, screens, and relocates until he finds a crack in the defense. With how small young is in the NBA, and without supreme athleticism, he has to find a way to be devastatingly efficient on offense with his movement and decision making.
Hawks need to to Trade Young & keep Murray. Unfortunately my team the Hawks & the Sports Media around here refuse to admit Young is the problem. The Media around here claims Trae Young just needs better players & that its not his fault that he's a terrible leader, leads the league in turnovers & cant play defense cause he's to small. To top it of the Hawks were really stupid & traded for another ball dominate guard when the Hawks really need forwards. I don't see anything getting better because the Ownership is hell bent on making it work with Trae Young. Thank God for the Atlanta Braves.
no the hawks werent stupid in trading for murray. they were stupid in thinking that trae could change. there has never been a successful team who relied on a single volume scorer. harden couldnt, luka cant, hell wilt couldnt. trae young could be so much more. steve nash and trae have similar talents even similar size and nash miles aheah of him. he could take pages out of stephs book and jus move off ball. u cant build around a player like that. as a mavs fan i wish luka would understand that too but hey🤷🏽♂️. u cant rely on a single player to generate offense in a half court set. trae seems to think otherwise
@@kenchu4590 bro hes 24
the person that really suffers from Trae's decisions is Bogdon. Bogdon is desperate for the ball , team rarely looks for him
truth. bogdon is a straight up better shooter than trae. if anyone should be trying crazy 3s from deep it should be bogdon, not trae. but of course trae would never accept that cuz he'd never accept that anyone is better than him at anything or that he's just plain not as good as he thinks he is.
Simple; if Snyder is going to be the coach long term Trae Young is getting traded in the offseason. Murray fits Snyder far better and Snyder is a defense first guy and he isn't going to wanna run another undersized backcourt like he had in Utah, and thats what he has here. Not to mention neither Murray or Trae are good off ball, so something needs to change there.
I've said multiple times that Trae young is the nba version of Kyler murray both are undersized overpaid player who does flashy play here n there but come playoffs time when opponents are locked in their play regress considerably
Trae is pulling a Ben Simmons.
Why does everytime I watch the Celtics get featured in this page its always about how the other team is doing everything wrong and not because are doing good
Everyone suddenly realizing that defense matters and taking half court shots is terrible basketball is kinda funny to me.
i think bottomline here is that the celtics guards are living rent-free in Trae's head. He double pumps even if he doesn't need to because D.white has blocked his shot so many times now. He throws away passes because he's not focused worrying when the next smart steal is coming. Throw in the timelord at the rim and that's going to push him into taking 3's more than driving. and i bet it's not enticing when after a turnover/missed shot, the celtics force him to play defense by posting up marcus smart or have D.white run around a bunch of picks.
Amazing how you’re quick to make a video on him when he’s struggling but go silent when he cooked the Celtics the next 3 games. Just pathetic
Hunting Sam Hauser on defense is a trap. Sam Hauser ranks 1st in defensive rating in the league. Sure, he may get cooked in some plays, but the Celtic's help defense is always there.
It ain't Nate's fault then.
We need background music lol
He should be thinking layups floaters and alleys but he’s think deep threes