The NBA can count on a new generation of stars, but some of them are far from unanimous. A coaching legend notably took down an Eastern Conference star recently, not holding back his punches. It stings !
Atlanta is in the Top 6 of its conference (14-13), while Trae Young averages 27 points and almost 10 assists. Everything should therefore go well, on paper… but in reality, it’s more complicated than that. Indeed, the sometimes very (too) provocative behavior of the leader plays tricks on him, he who suffered a nasty return of karma against the Knicks recently. Not only that, but there is now also talk of tensions between him and his franchise.
In this case, the superstar would have a complicated relationship with his coach Nate McMillan, and this is not trivial since Ice Trae was known to have the same problem with Lloyd Pierce, his previous tactician. According to George Karl, the problem would therefore clearly lie with the player… Overall, the Hall of Famer coach is hardly a fan of the person concerned and during his appearance on the radio SiriusXMhe simply atomized it:
Trae Young atomized by former coach George Karl
“Tired of guys who cause the hell, and a day later they’re the victim”
????@CoachKarl22 gives his thoughts on the Trae Young siituation pic.twitter.com/pk4Ng85QPI
— SiriusXM NBA Radio (@SiriusXMNBA) December 10, 2022
I’m sick of Trae Young. I’m sick of him. I don’t know what’s going on behind the scenes, I have no idea, but I’m tired of guys who mess things up, and the next day play the victim. This is not the case. Trae Young is a hell of a basketball player, a very good basketball player. But he is not yet a superstar. He’s not an All-Star Special yet.
He is not yet a player who has proven himself to be a winner. And you have to give him all those things before he ever gets them? Give him the luxury that goes with it? I don’t agree with that. I do not believe it at all. I don’t believe it, sorry. Nate is a strong-willed coach, and there aren’t many of those around these days. There are things on which he does not want to give in. I admire him for that and I think we need more of that these days.
Difficult to make more clear on the part of the NBA finalist coach in 1996, who is however used to exuberant players since he notably had Gary Payton under his orders. Except that The Glove tended to follow his instructions, which doesn’t seem to be the case for the Hawks franchise player with McMillan. To see now if the tensions will eventually subside in Georgia, or if we must seriously start to question the elf.
George Karl was not known to appreciate players who could mess up a locker room, just remember his disastrous relationship with DeMarcus Cousins at the Kings. No wonder then that he hardly relishes the latest rumors about Trae Young…
