FarBeyondDriven wrote:FarBeyondDriven wrote:bigboi wrote:
You’re flat out wrong lmao. Tatum’s job was never to be a facilitator. I watch quite a bit of Celtics basketball. Flagg isn’t a better prospect than Tatum either lmao. Tatum’s offensive game was way more advanced. These lies need to stop. Once again, the way yall describe Flagg, he sounds like a worse version of Ben Simmons. Simmons did everything that Flagg does just better and that isn’t a number 1 pick
it's you who is flat out wrong. the offense literally runs through Tatum and has for years. Everyone plays off him which is why they shoot so many threes because he commands double teams and it leaves shooters wide open. That's literally his job. PnR to get a switch if necessary, break down his man to get his shot and if help comes over dish to wide open shooter. He's obviously not a point guard but he facilitates for others which is why his assists have hovered around 5 per game for the past several seasons.
Here's what I'm talking about. If this isn't facilitating I don't know what it means then
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you don't seem to remember college Tatum and are embellishing current Tatum. He doesn't attack the basket. His "bag" consists of mid-range dancing and step back jumpers. The reason he's a good scorer is because his release is so high and he creates enough separation with his feints, jab steps and step backs. But he wasn't doing much of that in college. College isn't conducive to wings having the space to operate that way which is why Melo being able to do it was so damn impressive. Flagg might not have all that wiggle but he, unlike Tatum, can attack the rim and he has a pull up mid-range jumper which oddly enough isn't something Tatum ever did. Based on his athleticism, size, advanced playmaking at his age and defense, Flagg is a better prospect than Tatum. But he has a lot of work to do if he wants to become as good of a pro as him.
Preach; there is so much Tatum revisionism on these boards. A mid-range loving wing without, but with hopes of developing, a 3 point shot, bad shot diet, average atheleticism, and budding mediocre playmaking skills was Tatum pre-draft.
Tatum developed all these things in the league - I think his bigger fans should remeber the 'Tatum is still 19 meme' for how young (and underdeveloped) he was. Except Cooper is even younger than Tatum.
Anyone trying to argue Tatum was better than Cooper in college is not arguing with good faith or is simply resembling the word delusional.
Quick, tell me who leads the Celtics in assists this season. Who finished 2nd in assists the past two seasons? I'll give you a hint, it's the facilitator that the offense goes through i.e. Tatum. The assists Jrue and White get for the most part are swinging the ball around to an open shooter off Tatum and Brown's action. Do you even watch the Celtics??!
