Atlanta Hawks guard Trajan now appears to have the opposite mentality to the killer.
On Thursday, the Hawks were beaten by a Utah Jazz team missing Donovan Mitchell. They fell to 12th in the East.
Young then spoke about the difficulty of the start of the season.
I think people are learning this," he said. "We are no longer hunters. It's the regular season. I'm not going to lie, it's a lot more boring than the playoffs. You have to find the motivation to play like the playoffs do. ”
For young players playing in the playoffs for the first time, the comments were very bad for Young.
If that's their mindset, Young and the Hawks are doomed to fail. It's one thing to be LeBron James, 36, have four rings and have been to the Finals eight times in a row in the past. The same is true if you're Stephen Curry, 33, or even Giannis Antetokounmpo, 26, and you've won the championship and/or MVP awards. But for a 23-year-old who has only played in the divisional finals once, Young's comments also look particularly bad when you consider that the Hawks were a lotto team before last season.
The former All-Star-named Young got his first taste of the playoffs last season and seems absolutely immersed in it. Perhaps all the glitz and glamour came to his mind prematurely.