(01-09-2021, 06:04 PM)MFFL Wrote: From the Athletic article
"Some Hawks have agreed with Collins’ stance and believe when he’s featured more, the team plays much better. After Collins spoke up in the team’s film session, the message from the coaching staff was that the Hawks have to do a better job of making opposing teams work on defense because of the offensive weapons they now have, and settling on bad looks early in the shot clock is not a recipe for success."
So teammates are on the side of Collins and so is the coaching staff. I'm not sure why Collins is a bad teammate
This happens in locker rooms. It doesn't seem like Collins was criticizing Young, he was criticizing his decisions
Of course his teammates agree with him. Because as I mentioned its a valid point Collins makes. Its the way the point was made that was wrong. You go to the coach privately, and deal with it like this. You dont throw Trae Young under the bus in front of everyone and make divisions, and destroy his confidence like this. Keep in mind, there are several players that do not agree with this. Such as Young and several others. This way you create distractions and divisions in a team in a "camp Collins" and "camp Trae". This is horrible way to approach things.
Collins needed instead to go to the coach directly. If the coach agrees with his idea, the coach adjusts the strategy and tactics and talks to Trae Young directly. Trae Young gets the message like this much better, and adapts his play. The result? A happy Collins and Young that gets the message better.
In any proper working environment, this is how it works, and should work the best way. Regardless whether its sports or elsewhere.
Saying this in a meeting with all staff and players etc. This is basically the same like going public with this. Of course it leaks. And it did. The result? Team divided. Some supporting Collins. Another camp supporting Young.
Collins acted to damage Young. If he wanted to solve the issue, he would have gone to the coach directly.