Is Jayson Tatum on his way to being viewed as the best player in the NBA?

hugepatsfan · Post #41 » by **hugepatsfan** » Sun May 15, 2022 11:49 pm

No, other guys are simply better. But I think he's firmly establishing himself as someone in the tier of players who are capable of being the best player on a championship contender. And fortunately for him, he's one of the lucky players in that tier who has the supporting pieces around him.

dhsilv2 · Post #42 » by **dhsilv2** » Sun May 15, 2022 11:59 pm

3toheadmelo wrote:Giannis is still the best player in the league but I think Tatum is a top 5 player right now.

I disagree a bit on both statements, but this is SOOOOOOOOOOOO much more reasonable and is just a flat out reasonable take vs OP!

ky_23 · Post #43 » by **ky_23** » Mon May 16, 2022 12:00 am

It's all about his consistency on offense in terms of mentality. It was just several months ago we were talking about how passive Tatum is on offense and just settling on his jumpers too much instead of using his size to attack the paint. We saw the same thing in a few games even in this series. Especially game 4 where Horford played his career game to hold on to series. The Tatum we saw the last 2 games is based top 10 and serious top 5 candidate. His defense is on his side to strengthen his claim for top 5 but when you being compared to guys like Lebron, KD, Curry, Giannis, Embiid, Jokic, Luka etc. you have to do really extra stuffs on offense to catch up like he did in games 6&7

dhsilv2 · Post #44 » by **dhsilv2** » Mon May 16, 2022 12:01 am

Kobe187 wrote:Is he even the clear cut best player on the Celtics? Brown and Horford have a heck of a case. He plays on a great team with a lot of great players.

Yes, he is. His combination of scoring AND defense make him a guy who will get under valued. But yeah he's awesome and a clear top 10 guy. I'd have him about 7 without thinking too hard. And he's got a HELL of a team of great guys around him!

Ursusamericanus · Post #45 » by **Ursusamericanus** » Mon May 16, 2022 12:01 am

He's 2-3 years away from that IMO.

hugepatsfan · Post #46 » by **hugepatsfan** » Mon May 16, 2022 12:03 am

ky_23 wrote:It's all about his consistency on offense in terms of mentality. It was just several months ago we were talking about how passive Tatum is on offense and just settling on his jumpers too much instead of using his size to attack the paint. We saw the same thing in a few games even in this series. Especially game 4 where Horford played his career game to hold on to series. The Tatum we saw the last 2 games is based top 10 and serious top 5 candidate. His defense is on his side to strengthen his claim for top 5 but when you being compared to guys like Lebron, KD, Curry, Giannis, Embiid, Jokic, Luka etc. you have to do really extra stuffs on offense to catch up like he did in games 6&7

This is very fair criticism. Tatum isn't held down in player rankings as much for what he isn't capable of as much as he's held by the lack of consistency he does what he is capable of.

johanliebert · Post #47 » by **johanliebert** » Mon May 16, 2022 12:03 am

Quit a turnaround this board used to say Siakam a better lol.

johanliebert · Post #48 » by **johanliebert** » Mon May 16, 2022 12:04 am

Kobe187 wrote:Is he even the clear cut best player on the Celtics? Brown and Horford have a heck of a case. He plays on a great team with a lot of great players.

Horford? Lol

AussieRules · Post #49 » by **AussieRules** » Mon May 16, 2022 12:08 am

johanliebert wrote:Quit a turnaround this board used to say Siakam a better lol.

This board* is euphemism for Rap fans, they think Siakam is better than anyone not named Lebron

TheSuzerain · Post #50 » by **TheSuzerain** » Mon May 16, 2022 12:08 am

He's approaching superstar status.

I like that his passing/playmaking has developed.

Still think he's a bit overly reliant on difficult shots, buts it's very impressive when he's hitting.

CodeBreaker · Post #51 » by **CodeBreaker** » Mon May 16, 2022 12:10 am

Too inconsistent

70sFan · Post #52 » by **70sFan** » Mon May 16, 2022 6:29 am

SecondTake wrote:
70sFan wrote:How can you ask this question after a series in which Giannis outplayed him?
Didn't Tatum just beat Giannis?

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No?

GSP · Post #53 » by **GSP** » Mon May 16, 2022 6:43 am

johanliebert wrote:Quit a turnaround this board used to say Siakam a better lol.

Wasnt the debate Jaylen and Siakam? Then Jaylen shut his **** down in playoffs

Were ppl actually debating Jayson with him :crazy:

username_taken · Post #54 » by **username_taken** » Mon May 16, 2022 6:56 am

Down3223 wrote:No: He's still mainly a low-ball IQ chucking type trying to show off his "bag" of moves

Hey man, thanks for joining us from your time machine with takes from 2017. There was a global pandemic that happened starting in 2020 just so you’re aware.

Ill News · Post #55 » by **Ill News** » Mon May 16, 2022 7:39 am

ken6199 wrote:
Joerezz7 wrote:He just beat KD and Giannis, the two debatable best players in the NBA. He overcame the odds in both of those series. I think if he continues and the Celtics win the Finals he will be viewed as the best player in the NBA. Yea he doesn’t have any MVP awards yet but he could get the OTHER MVP award that some of the leagues other superstars don’t have if Celtics win the title.

Did they play horse? Why people keep doing this crap? Do you work for Skip?

Well, Tatum did severely outplay KD throughout the series, and he was also his primary defender. But a lot of other Celtics chipped in on D.

DroseReturnChi · Post #56 » by **DroseReturnChi** » Mon May 16, 2022 7:41 am

Joerezz7 wrote:He just beat KD and Giannis, the two debatable best players in the NBA.

means nothing celtics were favored. if he repeats against fully stacked nets and bucks i will give him credit.

Oscar9992 · Post #57 » by **Oscar9992** » Mon May 16, 2022 8:32 am

CobraCommander wrote:Yes....he has beaten KD and Kyrie and Giannis so far...no one else in the playoffs has beaten the preseason favorites and the reining champs....

The reason Giannis is great is because he has been the last man standing....Tatum on that road right now

Nah. Celtics beat Middletonless Bucks. And it took them 7 Games! Healthy Heat can beat them in ECF.

robbie84 · Post #58 » by **robbie84** » Mon May 16, 2022 8:38 am

I love JT, and I'm a diehard Celtics fan, but Luka Doncic is going to be the best player in the world for a looonnnnggg time.

pontius · Post #59 » by **pontius** » Mon May 16, 2022 8:38 am

He just beat KD and Giannis

Giannis literally outplayed him and was the best player in the series. It was a solid showing for Tatum and a great team effort from the Celtics, but let's not get carried away. If Middleton was healthy, there's a good chance that the Bucks could've ended it in 6.

Dangit · Post #60 » by **Dangit** » Mon May 16, 2022 10:29 am

johanliebert wrote:
Kobe187 wrote:Is he even the clear cut best player on the Celtics? Brown and Horford have a heck of a case. He plays on a great team with a lot of great players.

Horford? Lol

LoL
Brown can hardly dribble a basketball and has the bbiq of a rock ....
Clear divide between Tatum and Brown
Brown is looked at much better then he is because his politics .