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“The regular season is much more boring than the playoffs!”: Trae Young talks about finding motivation to play, after Hawks fall 116-98 to the Jazz

Raahib Singh
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"The regular season is much more boring than the playoffs!": Trae Young talks about finding motivation to play, after Hawks fall 116-98 to the Jazz

Hawks’ star Trae Young opens up about the team’s rough start, admits they need to find the motivation to play the regular season

The Atlanta Hawks haven’t had the start to the season that they would have hoped for. They’re 4-5 to start the season. After a strong 3-1 start to the season, they have lost the last four of the five games they’ve played. Trae Young has been performing at the level that’s expected, but his numbers have still dropped from the previous season.

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In the 9 games so far, Young is averaging 22.4 points, 9.2 assists, while shooting at just 25.5% from the deep. While Young has still not dropped his numbers too much, the others haven’t lived up to their expectations. John Collins is averaging just 14.9 points per game. De’Andre Hunter, Clint Capela, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Danilo Gallinari, and Kevin Huerter are not matching their level of expectations.

Trae Young feels the Hawks need to pretend like it’s the playoffs, make things interesting

The Hawks have been lacking intensity and the mindset as of late. They have performed in a rather lackluster fashion, and it clearly showed in the loss against Jazz tonight. After the game, Trae Young kept it pretty real. He talked about the performances, and said,

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Young also added and said,

“We have to figure out who’s going to sacrifice for this team to win. It’s all about winning at the end of the day. If you win, everyone eats.”

The Hawks fans would hope that the team figures out how they are going to get back to their winning ways. Maybe coach McMillan’s idea of shaking up the rotations works out. We’ll have to wait and watch.

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Raahib Singh

Raahib Singh

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Raahib Singh is an NBA Journalist and Content Strategist at The SportsRush. A Computer Science Engineer by qualification, Raahib's passion for sports drew him towards TSR. He started playing basketball at 14 and has been following the NBA since 2013. His entry into the basketball world perfectly coincided with Stephen Curry putting the league on notice. Having followed the league for a long time, he decided to use his knowledge to become a sportswriter with The SportsRush in 2020. Raahib loves to put up some shots in his spare time, watch Cricket, Formula 1, and/or read a nice thriller.

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