re: Trae Young nutmegs—lets get the MSB on record

It's no more disrespectful than a stiff arm or an ankle breaking juke in football. Don't like it, play better defense. The hard foul after is a bitch move. As a long time striker, I can appreciate the nutmeg.

His little celebration that he likes to add often is kind of a bitch move as well.

Ariza was assessed a flagrant. I don’t really consider it a bitch move to trade a flagrant for your pride and to prevent an easy look.

All of those transactions are above board, IMO. Trae helping himself to some nuts, Ariza giving him a grown-man shoulder right back, and Trae taking it in stride and shooting his FTs with no fuss.

Whining about it afterwards? Sure, bitch move. But if you’ve got the foul to give, it’s probably worth it sometimes.

Keep doing it if you want but be prepared to take a foul. I think Ariza played it perfectly.

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I don’t really see it as any more disrespectful than a crossover

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I would rather be victim of a nutmeg than a crossover. You can shrug off the nutmeg as a gimmick type move.

The nutmeg is a thing of beauty. I play pick up and make nutmeg passes all the time. Grew up playing baseball so I can deliver passes side arm which makes nutmeg passing pretty easy. Not quite quick enough to do the nutmeg dribble. It’s really not a hard move to do if you just wait for the defender to give you an opening. The way Trae has incorporated it into his game is brilliant. It’s as smooth as any professional’s in soccer I’ve seen.