Atlanta Hawks General Manager Travis Schlenk after Hawks 136-131 loss to Portland spoils Trae Young’s 56 point career night: "There's no sense of urgency to make a stop, there's no sense of accountability that 'I'm going to stop my guy.' It's just not there... it doesn't bother them.”

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Hawks GM Travis Schlenk has some fascinating comments indicating disappointment and frustration regarding the team’s apparent lack of pride on the defensive end of the floor.

Trae Young’s career night (56/4/14, 7/12 3PM) was spoiled by an Atlanta loss in which the team scored only 14 points in the collective 10 minutes Trae was off the floor. Atlanta did what they have done all season, blowing a fourth quarter lead and collapsing in the final frames.

GM Travis Schlenk spoke with 92.9 The Game this morning, voicing his concerns with the current roster: "It's a hard pill to swallow when your team isn't playing as well as you think it should. Maybe I should lower my expectations for this team."

"It's the same thing every game. Ultimately, this all falls on me. So, we need to take a long look at this and see if this group is the group we saw last year in the second half of the season or if this is the group this year."

"There's no sense of urgency to make a stop, there's no sense of accountability that 'I'm going to stop my guy.' It's just not there... it doesn't bother them. I hope it's a switch we can flip but I don't know at this point."

"It's just frustrating because we've seen this group have success. And, to see the group not make the necessary effort plays to win an NBA game, it's just become frustrating."

Schlenk adds that the trade deadline might be active for Atlanta, noting: "We have a few weeks before the trade deadline here, and this is what I need to figure out. It's my responsibility to put a product on the floor that can win, and right now I'm not sure I have done that,"