Knicks focusing on shutting down Hawks star Trae Young
NY Post
Coaches always will tell you that winning a playoff series never is about stopping one opposing player, but Tom Thibodeau and the Knicks certainly are devising a game plan they hope will combat explosive point guard Trae Young during their first-round playoff series against the Hawks.
The Knicks actually had decent success against the emerging Atlanta star in winning all three games during the regular season, holding him to 36.2 percent shooting and just 3-for-14 (21.4 percent) from 3-point land. “Just try to limit [him]. He draws a lot of fouls. You have to limit those. That’s going to be it. Just try to make it tough on him without fouling,” Knicks guard RJ Barrett said Thursday when asked about Young. “Definitely, that’s what this week is for: watching film, studying, every day, learning all of their plays, all of that.”
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