Atlanta Hawks: 3 keys to the revenge game against the Charlotte Hornets

Atlanta Hawks key No. 2) Help get Trae Young open

The first way to get Young open is to start hitting the 3-ball as a team. Due to the 3-ball not dropping, Young did not have many driving lanes open up for him during the last game. When Young got the ball, the Hornets made sure he was not in a position to score.

This is where the Hawks need to work as a team to help their young superstar get past the double and triple teams that opponents can throw at him. The Hornets had a body on Young pretty much when he got the ball and then were easily able to step into the driving lanes, thanks to the zone.

To get him open it all starts with Capela. The big man needs to set screens so that Young can get some space in the offensive half of the floor. The rest of the team needs to look at how they can help at this time, be it through setting a secondary screen or spreading the floor.

The rest of this equation is constant movement, cutting through the lane and moving around the 3-point arc. There was one play where Young was credited with a turnover in the last game where he was not able to inbound the ball. He had four players on the court barely moving so he overbalanced onto the court. Off-ball movement is key to this game.