01-09-2021, 05:09 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-09-2021, 05:11 PM by SleepingHero.)
(01-09-2021, 04:11 PM)burekemde Wrote: We need good teammates when we have some losses, and deal with issues better than what Collins did.
I really think you're blowing a single incident wildly out of proportion. Yes Collins told Young he wants to be featured more. What's wrong with that? Collins feels he can do more on this team. He told Young that him launching the ball early in the shotclock and how they don't run offensive sets leaves him feeling like he's on the outside looking in.
Its okay for a player to want to be more involved on offense. That falls on the coach for managing touches and how the offense operates. One can be like Steph Curry, whose usage% has been in the high 30s for the last 6 years, and no one dare says he doesn't get people involved. Or one can be like Harden, where its 1 player holding the ball and the rest are statues filled with iso possessions.
Young is trending towards Harden. Collins doesn't like that. Can we blame him? Especially because Collins is a really really good player and to not use him would be a mistake. It's akin to the 7SOL Suns not using Amare or Marion because Nash wanted to shoot more 40ft threes.
(01-09-2021, 04:11 PM)burekemde Wrote: Collins should have spoken to the coach and instead of hurting the franchise, asked for a trade without making a big thing about it.
Also I'm really shocked that you think this entire blowup is on Collins, not Trae. Collins asked his star PG, you know the one who runs the offense and has the ball the most out of everyone, if he can run more offensive sets for him. Trae in response decides to straight up quit on his team, and voice his displeasure about the coach. The leaks obviously came from someone within the roster. We don't know who leaked it, but given that Collins has just reiterated that Trae is his brother, and that the story includes a conversation with Capela and Trae that only Capela would know, I can assume Collins ISNT the leaker. Further, KOC from the Ringer said that this isn't the first time there have been rumblings from players in ATL that say they do not like to play with Trae. I wonder why that is?
Who is worse, the person bringing up the problems, even though there are better ways to bring it up? Or the person who refuses to fix the problems?
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