The Truth About Trae Young's Struggles 

you gonna update the video now that trae been balling this season or only make videos when he's struggling?

While it's not American football or rugby, scoring at the rim inevitably comes with contact, bumps, and potentially, pain or injuries. Trae's size is a disadvantage, but other players his size do just fine. I think his issue is the aversion to getting hit; it's like he panics at the sight of an incoming defender and flings up a poor shot or pass.

Gotten addicted to basketball in the 80s with Larry I don't have the slightest bit of compassion for him. First come the basics, then you get to shine. It doesn't work the other way around. He's living proof of that.

It's funny everyone brings up the lack of Hawks playoff success since 2021, but he's made it every year and they've been competitive against highly seeded teams. Luka didn't even make the playoffs last year and he basically gets a free pass. I'm not trying to hate on Luka, just pointing out the double standard a lot of folks have mostly because they dislike Trae.

Trae needs to get stronger and work harder on his on ball defense. Simple as that.

Didn't you already once mentioned that Trae was a victim of his own success in a video talking about the dilemma of young superstars today? I guess it did carry over into this season so far, huh.

His career started in a league where the foul-baiting was at an all-time high, and he benefited enormously from that. With the rule changes veering towards less foul-baiting and more physical contact, we knew Trae was going to be one of the most affected players. He is an inmensely talented player and a legit all-star, but his game (and the Hawks in general) needs serious adjustments if he pretends to lead the Hawks to title contention.

He should go through the same weight and strength training Steph went through. He gets knocked around too often.

I feel like trae just needs to invest in the weight room a little bit more so his body can absorb the contact and it won’t be as bad

this is what happened when players got used to initiating contact then pulling themselves away like they were shot to fish fouls and and-1. they couldn't make a shot or a play while absorbing real contact.

I refuse to believe that trae young is 6'1" 😒

Trae needs to hit the weight room honestly, he looks the same as his rookie season.

Congrats on reaching 500K totally deserved 🎉

Some Hawks buddies tell me that problem with the team is... 1. Trae isn't a volume shooter, he needs to cut down on shot attempts to be efficient. 2. Players aren't smart players or not buying in with HC quinn bc they're worse than before record wise. 3. They're a small team. They want to play OO but he's small for a center (who says is actually a PF) and is a reason why Clint is not gone yet. 4. Defense is worse than before. 5. Quinn is forcing them to play a style they're not good at, taking many 3s which they're not a good shooting team.

He's a high volume shooter with a lot of defensive liability. You live by the three you die by the three is still the same old saying. He's better off taking a set back as a second or third option on a team. The league figured him out.

He take a lot of shots that are only intended to draw a foul. He doesn't really try to make em, just get the free throws. When he takes 5 or 6 of those a game and doesn't get the call, that's 5 misses right there.

Trae last 3 games: 36 ppg 9 apg on 52/56 splits Hope he keeps it up

His sophomore season was incredible he almost averaged 30 points, his playoffs debuts a year after were incredible too. But if feels like he stagnated since

Trae needs to bulk up and work on finishing through contact. I think he'll be fine once he does that or needs to lean into his finesse game refine his skills and jumper.

I think what really did the damage to his scoring ability is his knack for foul hunting. Now the refs don't blow the whistle like fentanyl on Portland, his scoring took a dip. It's really a good thing the NBA has done over the years. We can really see who the really skilled players are and those who is just above average and okay.

One thing that should be noted is that Andy Hoops is a Knicks fan, so that may explain the Trae hate

Dude has no vertical.I've seen WNBA players with better hops.

As a hawks fan this is pretty much it for trae if he and the team don't take a leap its blowing up time

Wrong time to post this video because last 2 games he has averaged around 41, 5, 10, 49/47/90

At this point can we even say he’s struggling? This is just who he is. He’s an undersized inconsistent shot chucker that has good (not great) court vision that plays terrible defense. The thing about inconsistency is this - one day he may be amazing, the next terrible. It’s the definition of inconsistency. Don’t get your hopes up

Thumbnail is kind of “scary”. Makes it seem like he died on the court lol

I don't respect Trae's team making the ECF in 2021. That came after the bubble and produced a shortened off season. Every team that competed in the Bubble playoffs got whooped in the 2021 playoffs. EXAMPLE: Lakers & Heat both played in the Bubble finals and *Both got bounced out the first round in the next playoffs. Trae benefited from sucking in the Bubble. FACTS

Hes the only offensive threat on the team and he's undersized compared to his peers. And he still has to try to guard said peers who give the best defenders in the NBA nightmares. He has a modern NBA game with "Old-school" PG's body. It's only so much he can do

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Trae probably would benefit from being the second option to a more physical scorer. He can get hot and certainly seems to have clutch mentality but I don't think he's cut out to be "the" guy on an elite contender.

The Brookline nets game really sums up Trae Young. The guy started the game 5/5 from Three which was incredible but then started forcing horrible shots and finished 8/16 from Three and 12/31 in total with late game misses and bad free throws. He’s so inconsistent

Trae Young's shot selection to me has always been his biggest problem. Curry would never take the type of shots Trae Young is taking unless he was on fire. I really hope he gets his shooting together ASAP because my fantasy team desperately needs him to be.

He’s been first total in assists for 3 years now and 2 for total pts which is crazy

Trae off ball movement is borderline trash because he wont commit to it. Without offball movement defense wont respect him, and he wont get clear lane to the rim. The thing that makes steph OP is his extraordinary cutting ability after he pass, he will take 2-3 cut to find defensive gap. I think steph 0-5 ft fg% is high because of his high cutting volume. It exhaust, disrupt, and create a late arrival contest.

Good video. Trae is one of my favorite players but he definitely needs to be better. Hopefully he returns to form because this video came out after he's seemed to get back on track to some degree, his last two games were his best of the season so far. I honestly don't think Trae will ever be a good defender, but he can definitely improve and absolutely needs to improve when it comes to his shot selection/decision making. I can safely say that his poor efficiency is a result of his poor decision making when it comes to shooting the ball. He takes way too many bad shots, and insanely difficult shots. We know you can hit a three from the logo, it doesn't mean you should. We know you can hit some insane floater over a guy who's twice your size, it doesn't mean you should attempt it. He'll often just throw up some horrible shot up at the basket when he's driving, hoping for a foul. And like you mention, he gets knocked off balance easily because he's so small so his touch seems horrendous around the basket sometimes. He almost doesn't seem to have the ability to identify when the optimal time is to put a shot up. I feel like other players will look at the defense and think "is this a situation where I can get a good shot?", Trae just goes without thought. It's just so evident, I watch other guards you mentioned like SGA, Mitchell, Curry, etc. and they don't have this issue. I just hope he can improve because I've always defended him, and I still will defend him because, like you mentioned, people don't realize his impact, some people just look at his efficiency and dismiss him entirely but they don't actually watch the Hawks. Lots of players have flaws, but they'll always emphasize Trae's. The first thing brought up is his flaws, while for other players, it's their strengths. He's disrespected... but he absolutely does need to be better.

If he had a play making point guard like he did with Rondo he could be a catch and shoot player which would make his life so much easier

Please make a video about the Magic! I’m a Magic fan and they have won 6 games in a row.

As a hawks fan I noticed trae size holds him back. When teams hone in defensively he struggles alot. It’s hard being that size and being super elite

Nice.

Trae has had really good defense this year, he deserves props

im looking for a new orlando magic video :)

As a Sixers fan, even when the Hawks won game 7 against the Sixers, he still had a horrific stat line of 20 points, 10 assists of 5-23. So I don't care if he won that series. He still has trouble hitting shots that he would normally make

been saying for years that this dude gets bodybagged in the 90s and he's struggling in this pattycake no-touch charmin soft rules

his gravity and great passing will always make him a valuable player, but his inconsistency with scoring makes me wonder if he's good enough to be the first option on a playoff team. He led the hawks to the ECF a few years ago, but he hasn't improved much from the player he was then and the team continues to be stagnant and middle-of-the-road. The DeJounte trade hasn't been as game-changing as we thought it would be, they need something else

Never been a Trae Young fan but 28 and 11 on decent efficiency. Thats superstar right there.

very nice video but i feel like the defense part was a little off considering while yes he’s not a good defender he’s not the reason why the hawks defense is bottom tier this season . he’s actually been one of the better defenders on the team despite his size

Trae literally hottest player in the nba. Another know nothing bad take streamer.

If he can put on 15-20 pounds and get just a little better on defense it would make a huge difference in his game

Trae is the GOAT

Sometimes overtraining of something causes the opposite effect, can be one of the answers.

Trae is having his worst year, yet he's 15th in PPG and 2nd in APG. Haters gonna hate😅

Looks like Trae really has to carry this Atlanta Hawks team with Kevin Huerter and John Collins gone now honestly

Trae has struggled immensely so far this year. His inconsistency this year has been hurting the hawks. There are times when the defense will converge on him in the paint and he’ll throw up a wild off balance floater. Or do too much with the ball.

Years go by and Atlanta are made ridiculous for having traded Luka for this boy

This is andys niche

Trae is a no2 guy honestly speaking

Wish they would just get rid of him His decision making on the court really just makes you shake your head.

Last 5 games Trae avg 29 and 11 on 41-41-88% shooting

Swag culture is clearly destroying American basketball. Trae Young's first priority is always trying to convince people that he is the only tough player in the court. This is so lame and childish

Make a trade for Dillion Brooks and embrace the "villain" persona. Trae @ Knicks is a beast. Just make the whole league hate the Hawks 😂🤣

The one part of his game I feel like young needs to implement is running around off the ball. Majority of the time he just stands at the 3 point line waiting for someone to pass it back to him. That either leads to a far three point shot or a contested one leading to horrible shot attempts. He even has another highly skilled pg playing next to him who can handle the ball himself but isn’t the shooter he is. It’s unfortunate since this team tries its best to play around him but that’s the main issue. If you stop him you stop the team more or less.

Trae has been a top 3 scorer and assister over the past 5 seasons. No one talks about that.

only reason why his stock is so high for all of this time is that people see next comming of Steph Curry in him. If there was no Steph he would just be a bench warmer

Trae is simply not as good as people wanted to believe. He never shot well and still chugs a lot of shots, he can't defend and he benefited a lot from faults they don't call anymore. He can pass the ball, but that's not enough when you can't defend and you have terrible percentages.

Can you talk about the grizzlies struggle

Trae is in that tier of players who are good, but you will never be legitimate contenders if he’s the best player on the team.

He's getting the harden treament from the refs now, harden use to manipulate the game so much on offense he dosent get the same foul calls anymore same thing with trae so far this season.

Comparing a 6'0 170ibs guards finishing to a 6'6 190 and 6'3 215 super athletic guards is crazy

Sad to see his career going this path and him being this criticized for how talented he

Can’t wait for Trae to prove all of you wrong. Hawks in fo

The change rule in foul baiting affected him

He's not a SuperStar player, just ave player.

Imagine being his teammate, esp one noticing himself getting better but appearing meh because of Trey's "leadership" and lack of success You'd hate that little man, wouldn't you?

1:34 that is a a pretty insane efficiency

he's having a gravity like steph but off-ball movement like russ

"The next coming of Jesus" too much bro lmao

Trae has to carry the team since they got rid of Kevin Huerter and John Collins

Crazy to think but Trae had peaked already, in his early 20s.

the problem is that, even tho top 2 ORTG, Trae needs to step up when it comes to playoff(we all know that playoff is diff than regular season) and for defense (idk im rarely see stat, only look for live score,etc) but Trae needs to learn how to steals or intercept or deflect the ball. I mean i cant argue about getting switch or getting post up from bigger man but surely reading enemy ball movement and steal the ball it might be helpful for not for himself and for his team as well

If allen iverson was the 1.0, trae is not the iverson 2.0.. he is the iverson 0.5 😊

Doing lay ups against 7 footers is hard! Trae is a foul searching player. On break he stops so a defender will run into him. Eats at free throw line.

his cliff was always going to be dramatic, just came quicker than expected

He would be Michael Adams if he played in that generation…so many games where it’s to the wire and if not for his chucking they would have a lead…total product of the time

The Hawks would probably be able to build a title contender if Trae Young became more like Chris Paul. There’s not a high ceiling for a team that builds around a player like Young is now. Just look at the Sixers all those years with Allen Iverson.

As a hawks fan I gotta say he's not doing that bad. if we had better bigs things would be better.

mIce Trae 🐁

Not a superstar just a glazed role player who’s also Inefficient

Look like he don’t feel like playing tonight either 😢 I got him for 18+ tonight.

I never liked Trae as a player he just didn't have IT to me

D-DRIP. are we serious fellas

Haircut is his biggest struggle.

He does this every few years

If the hawks didn’t trade luka draft night, they would’ve have been championship contenders rn. They done a better job building a team around Trae then what the mavshave done with luka.

Trade trae and get a reliable point guard who isnt afraid of contact and can finish through it at the rim

I guess dude needs three coaches to be fired to finally be successful😂? Dollar General Curry

Put Trae Young on Miami Heat and they will win the Championship he's that good

Make jalen the franchise player

It's simple they don't respect the Hawks except Trae you put another all star in their and it might change, PG for Hunter Capela and Murray 1st might work

I hope he doesn’t have to finish his career like Kemba Walker-smaller scoring guards who are relatively poor on defense.

i can beat trae one on one, blindfolded.