07-04-2021, 10:01 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-04-2021, 10:07 PM by HoosierDaddyKid.)
(07-04-2021, 02:18 PM)burekemde Wrote: Luka is just a far far far better and more consistent player. Trae has off games often, i think in the latest 4 games, he had like 2 or 3 really bad games combined with 1 grwat game. Luka plays great essentially every game.
In addition, Lukas defense is a lot better.
There is no question in my mind, Hawks win the championship this year, if they had Luka instead of Trae.
Hawks have a much better roster than Dallas when you look outside Luka and Trae, and its not even close.
What Luka achieved against Clippers with a heealthy Kawhi is nothing short of impressive.
In the games where Trae came off, Hawks performed great and arguably even better. In the minutes Luka was off, the Mavs were horrible. Blewing 20 pt leads regularly.
Hawks made a terrible decision here, but have been impressive building the roster on all other decisions they made.
Until we get to end of the career stage for these players, first then we will know. Until then, its just personal opinions. But I do not exaggarate my own opinion, I am convinced that Hawks would win the title this season if they had Luka instead of Trae. Its a very valid and likely point. Luka has outperformed Trae in most statistics and eye ball tests. If that is the difference between the title, and not, yes, this could very well become one of the biggest mistakes in their franchise history.
So who you think wins a title first, Luka or Trae ? I don't get the comparisons between them just because they were traded for each other. They're games are similar but Luka is much bigger and stronger, so he has that over him obviously. But Trae is much faster. Luka is a better rebounder, again his size. Passing is a push, Luka may be a better shooter, but both take bad shots. Trae is really small, but he plays tough and knows how to draw fouls. I think most observers didn't expect Trae to be as good as he is. So there is a shock factor in play here. Trae Young is a star so some have a hard time accepting that. That trade isn't all that one-sided now. Especially since the Mavs threw in Cam Reddish.