Post-Game Notes: BOS 134, NYK 138 (OT, 0-1)

[ParticleMan]

Rough loss, but it's only 1 game. I do think it's going to take a bit for guys to adapt to Ime's system. It's similar to Brad's but different enough that guys were getting lost. Ime didn't have a great night coaching but the team definitely shared the ball more. Ime will improve to, we saw how much Brad improved over the first few years before he kinda checked out. I'm expecting us to hit our stride after about half the season. Still like this team if we continue to share the ball, just have to be more consistent on D. Horford will help a lot, even more so than on offense, Rob blocks shots but isn't a leader.

Congrats to the Knicks but they didn't really seem improved. Their defense with Fournier and Kemba has gone from among the league's best to below average. Without Horford and with Tatum missing (for him) gimmies all night they still need overtime at home. Fournier will have a few great nights like last night but he will be giving up baseline dunks to guys like Grant Williams every night. Kemba looks utterly cooked.

[return2glory]

Grant made some Big 3s but for crying out loud, he was unplayable on defense. RW shut down Randle except for one play. This Loss is all on freakin Tatum, but I already see RED Flags if IME plays so many Non shooters in crunch time. Schroder playing crunch time is so DUMB, sorry Schroder fans. the all will be in Tatum's and brown's hands, Basically negating what Schroder does well. any of PP-Romeo or Nesmith need to be given those open looks Schroder will get if he keeps playing late in games.

Agree on the non shooters. Tatum couldn't buy a basket and playing Smart and Schroder together in crunch time was scary bad.
Our best shooter was Fournier. Now it's probably Pritchard but I don't expect him to shoot well until that mask comes off.

I don't trust Nesmith as a shooter yet. For a guy who is known for shooting he missed some shots really bad. That's not a sign of a good shooter. I'm hoping he becomes a good shooter because this team could use that.

His shots missed long, because he tends to get to hyped, but once he calms down, he has already proven himself quite a bit. Just looking back at last year's stretch and playoffs prove once he relaxes he will be fine. Our best player Tatum couldn't buy a 3, yet no one is saying he can't shoot. PP, mask or not the same. Romeo was shooting well that game. Any of the 3 should have been in late yesterday. and I would have trusted them more than DS..

I'm not talking about one game. I'm talking about his short NBA career. Sometimes, he misses open 3s where he isn't close to making it.

[Hal14]

Agree on the non shooters. Tatum couldn't buy a basket and playing Smart and Schroder together in crunch time was scary bad.
Our best shooter was Fournier. Now it's probably Pritchard but I don't expect him to shoot well until that mask comes off.

I don't trust Nesmith as a shooter yet. For a guy who is known for shooting he missed some shots really bad. That's not a sign of a good shooter. I'm hoping he becomes a good shooter because this team could use that.

His shots missed long, because he tends to get to hyped, but once he calms down, he has already proven himself quite a bit. Just looking back at last year's stretch and playoffs prove once he relaxes he will be fine. Our best player Tatum couldn't buy a 3, yet no one is saying he can't shoot. PP, mask or not the same. Romeo was shooting well that game. Any of the 3 should have been in late yesterday. and I would have trusted them more than DS..

I'm not talking about one game. I'm talking about his short NBA career. Sometimes, he misses open 3s where he isn't close to making it.

I'd actually be very curious (I know i can just look it up on nba.com but i'm busy doing other stuff) about Nesmith's shooting splits home vs away, especially since all-star break of last year, and including last night's game. It seems like he overall has shot the ball much better in Boston than he has on the road..

He's still only 21. He is still a work in progress. I think Brad last year and Ime so far this year are doing the right thing - give him playing time because he's good, talented and can shoot but be careful playing him too much (especially during crunch time) until he shows he can consistently deliver in those pressure-filled moments.

That's why I think Schroder was out there at crunch time - Ime felt like having a veteran who is proven, battle tested and has already played in hostile environments filled with pressure and delivered in those moments many teams already in their career - he chose to play that player over the shooter..

[Red2]

Justin Termini just absolutely buried Tatum on NBA radio. He listed all of the games the past couple of years where Tatum shot horribly. Last night was not an isolated game where Tatum can’t make a shot. There have been a bunch of them. I think Tatum needs to take a hard look in the mirror and decide that the next time his shot isnt falling he meeds to drive to the hoop

[Hal14]

Justin Termini just absolutely buried Tatum on NBA radio. He listed all of the games the past couple of years where Tatum shot horribly. Last night was not an isolated game where Tatum can’t make a shot. There have been a bunch of them. I think Tatum needs to take a hard look in the mirror and decide that the next time his shot isnt falling he meeds to drive to the hoop

no idea who the hell Justin Termini is but I have trust in Ime that him (along with Aaron Miles who they brought on specifically to coach Tatum) will work with Tatum and they'll make the necessary adjustments.

[CelticPride44]

So he’s basing it off of one game? Instead of an entire prior season sample size?

Of course it was recency bias lol

Pretty ironic how I said the same thing last year vs. the Knicks.........You can leave you apology at the door.....I'll collect it later!!!

It wasn’t close to true last year, and it’s still not. But have fun with the hot take, the entire league, other coaches, and all basketball writers would disagree.

What a weird attempt at a victory lap.

It's just funny how I can have an opinion that says that I feel Brown is more versatile player than Tatum and you are the first person to want to negatively rip it apart. Yes, my post was after last night's game........which you were quick to point out but then I show you a post from last year saying the same thing and you still find a way to deflect. I've visited this board since 2002 and sure I might not have as many posts as you or be a forum moderator but I can watch the game and make a objective comment. My view that I think Brown is more versatile than Tatum has been brought up by other members as well.......so it's not some random thought that I just typed off a good game by Brown.

Tatum is the 1st face of the franchise and Brown is the 2nd. Last year, Brown made a strong case as to why he could be the 1st face of the franchise. Brown has a strong work ethic and I truly feel he will have career year numbers in his stat line.

This is a good debate to have......we have two really good players and hopefully they can push each other to get better.

In closing, I will tell you the things that I think make Brown better than Tatum.......things that don't necessarily show up in the stat line.
- I think he a better on the ball defender
- He's a better transition player
- I think he has better hustle
- He didn't come into the league as a shooter, but he has steadily improved this aspect of his game

Not looking to argue but would love for you to share what thing you think make Tatum better than Brown.

Thanks.

[Feed Your Head]

Pretty ironic how I said the same thing last year vs. the Knicks.........You can leave you apology at the door.....I'll collect it later!!!

It wasn’t close to true last year, and it’s still not. But have fun with the hot take, the entire league, other coaches, and all basketball writers would disagree.

What a weird attempt at a victory lap.

It's just funny how I can have an opinion that says that I feel Brown is more versatile player than Tatum and you are the first person to want to negatively rip it apart. Yes, my post was after last night's game........which you were quick to point out but then I show you a post from last year saying the same thing and you still find a way to deflect. I've visited this board since 2002 and sure I might not have as many posts as you or be a forum moderator but I can watch the game and make a objective comment. My view that I think Brown is more versatile than Tatum has been brought up by other members as well.......so it's not some random thought that I just typed off a good game by Brown.

Tatum is the 1st face of the franchise and Brown is the 2nd. Last year, Brown made a strong case as to why he could be the 1st face of the franchise. Brown has a strong work ethic and I truly feel he will have career year numbers in his stat line.

This is a good debate to have......we have two really good players and hopefully they can push each other to get better.

In closing, I will tell you the things that I think make Brown better than Tatum.......things that don't necessarily show up in the stat line.
- I think he a better on the ball defender
- He's a better transition player
- I think he has better hustle
- He didn't come into the league as a shooter, but he has steadily improved this aspect of his game

Not looking to argue but would love for you to share what thing you think make Tatum better than Brown.

Thanks.

Tatum is a better three point shooter, while taking infinitely more self created attempts.

Tatum drives to the rim more than Jaylen, and finished 3% better at the rim last year. In fact Giannis and LeBron were the only non centers in the league last season who finished better in the paint than Tatum (out of the high volume players in the league).

Tatum was the most double teamed front court player in the league last season, and scored more than Jaylen on equal efficiency. Jaylen saw less than half as many double teams a game, so gets the benefit of playing off of JT.

Tatum is a better passer, and turns the ball over less.

Tatum is a much better team defender, which just matters more in today’s nba.

The team has consistently fallen off a cliff when Tatum sits, while the team has generally played the same whether Jaylen is in the game or not.

Advanced stats all paint Tatum as an elite player, while Jaylen regularly grades out of just pretty good.

Speaking of transition, last year Jaylen was in the 55th percentile as a transition scorer, Tatum was in the 92nd percentile.

In crunch time last season, Jaylen had a TS of 51%, Tatum had a TS of 60%. Again, he did that despite defenses loading up on him.

I agree Jaylen is a better on ball defender, and he’s a better athlete. But by raw numbers, advanced numbers, impact numbers, and the fact other teams entire gameplan is built around stopping Tatum….it’s pretty clear one player is just a few steps ahead. It’s not like the last two coaching staff’s have built the offense around Tatum just for the hell of it, it’s because they know he’s far more equipped to handle it. And he’s the better player despite being a year and a half younger than Jaylen.

I’m not arguing, I just disagree. I don’t think I talked down or wasn’t respectful, though I have a tendency to do so lol.

[MagicBagley18]

It wasn’t close to true last year, and it’s still not. But have fun with the hot take, the entire league, other coaches, and all basketball writers would disagree.

What a weird attempt at a victory lap.

It's just funny how I can have an opinion that says that I feel Brown is more versatile player than Tatum and you are the first person to want to negatively rip it apart. Yes, my post was after last night's game........which you were quick to point out but then I show you a post from last year saying the same thing and you still find a way to deflect. I've visited this board since 2002 and sure I might not have as many posts as you or be a forum moderator but I can watch the game and make a objective comment. My view that I think Brown is more versatile than Tatum has been brought up by other members as well.......so it's not some random thought that I just typed off a good game by Brown.

Tatum is the 1st face of the franchise and Brown is the 2nd. Last year, Brown made a strong case as to why he could be the 1st face of the franchise. Brown has a strong work ethic and I truly feel he will have career year numbers in his stat line.

This is a good debate to have......we have two really good players and hopefully they can push each other to get better.

In closing, I will tell you the things that I think make Brown better than Tatum.......things that don't necessarily show up in the stat line.
- I think he a better on the ball defender
- He's a better transition player
- I think he has better hustle
- He didn't come into the league as a shooter, but he has steadily improved this aspect of his game

Not looking to argue but would love for you to share what thing you think make Tatum better than Brown.

Thanks.

Tatum is a better three point shooter, while taking infinitely more self created attempts.

Tatum drives to the rim more than Jaylen, and finished 3% better at the rim last year. In fact Giannis and LeBron were the only non centers in the league last season who finished better in the paint than Tatum (out of the high volume players in the league).

Tatum was the most double teamed front court player in the league last season, and scored more than Jaylen on equal efficiency. Jaylen saw less than half as many double teams a game, so gets the benefit of playing off of JT.

Tatum is a better passer, and turns the ball over less.

Tatum is a much better team defender, which just matters more in today’s nba.

The team has consistently fallen off a cliff when Tatum sits, while the team has generally played the same whether Jaylen is in the game or not.

Advanced stats all paint Tatum as an elite player, while Jaylen regularly grades out of just pretty good.

Speaking of transition, last year Jaylen was in the 55th percentile as a transition scorer, Tatum was in the 92nd percentile.

In crunch time last season, Jaylen had a TS of 51%, Tatum had a TS of 60%. Again, he did that despite defenses loading up on him.

I agree Jaylen is a better on ball defender, and he’s a better athlete. But by raw numbers, advanced numbers, impact numbers, and the fact other teams entire gameplan is built around stopping Tatum….it’s pretty clear one player is just a few steps ahead. It’s not like the last two coaching staff’s have built the offense around Tatum just for the hell of it, it’s because they know he’s far more equipped to handle it. And he’s the better player despite being a year and a half younger than Jaylen.

I’m not arguing, I just disagree. I don’t think I talked down or wasn’t respectful, though I have a tendency to do so lol.

You aren’t arguing no......you are slaying. Ooffff

[GoGreen]

Justin Termini just absolutely buried Tatum on NBA radio. He listed all of the games the past couple of years where Tatum shot horribly. Last night was not an isolated game where Tatum can’t make a shot. There have been a bunch of them. I think Tatum needs to take a hard look in the mirror and decide that the next time his shot isnt falling he meeds to drive to the hoop

Yea, Tatum was dog food last night. Sometimes I feel like he plays like he's reading his press clippings. Went back to some bad habits with the iso stuff and jacking shots and the freaking wahwahwah to the refs. Too much complaining from him. Kids just gotta focus on winning and improving his game and not worry so much about making all-nba teams, his 2k rating, or the refs.

[GoGreen]

That loss sucked out loud but now that I'm less upset, here's my takeaways...

JB kept this team competitive. Phenomenal game. Kid will only keep getting better, just like he has every year. Where he was as a rookie and where he is now is night and day. Sky is the limit for him.

Tatum was terrible. Lots of the same ugliness we saw last yr when he had bad games. He'll recoup.

Romeo! I had zero faith in this dude, very happy (and super surprised) to see him contributing big minutes. Rob, too. And Grant had a nice stat line but it's painful watching him start. Is Juancho really that bad?

Dennis... woof. I'll forget this game happened looked like he was trying to do too much. Better than not trying at all, I suppose.

Pritchard and Nesmith... really non factors unfort. Hope to see them grow.

Tatum plays well it's a decisive W imo. Onto the next.

[exculpatory]

For those that might be interested, ‘life is happening’ for me these days, so i my posts will be limited & succinct for a while,

Not worried,
Tatum will not be this bad very often.
JB was phenomenal.
We will gradually put it together & wii be much better.

Celtics!

[1st banana]

Unbelievable game good lord I was listening on the radio at work and kept screaming and cursing insanely loud people prob thought I was crazy.

Jaylen was ridiculous wow rob was so good even ina weird off game for him. Grant and Romeo are you **** me wow except grants randle defense was trash but whatevs.

Shroeder idk what to say I’m not sure how a guy can do something so great that I love and completely negate it all times a thousand with his late game defense.

Tatum welp charge it to the game onto the raps.

[TommyPointGawd]

Schroeder can't be looking off Tatum to take goofy pull ups in the lane. Not a fan of his yet.

This place never changes.

[philing00]

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It wasn’t close to true last year, and it’s still not. But have fun with the hot take, the entire league, other coaches, and all basketball writers would disagree.

What a weird attempt at a victory lap.

It's just funny how I can have an opinion that says that I feel Brown is more versatile player than Tatum and you are the first person to want to negatively rip it apart. Yes, my post was after last night's game........which you were quick to point out but then I show you a post from last year saying the same thing and you still find a way to deflect. I've visited this board since 2002 and sure I might not have as many posts as you or be a forum moderator but I can watch the game and make a objective comment. My view that I think Brown is more versatile than Tatum has been brought up by other members as well.......so it's not some random thought that I just typed off a good game by Brown.

Tatum is the 1st face of the franchise and Brown is the 2nd. Last year, Brown made a strong case as to why he could be the 1st face of the franchise. Brown has a strong work ethic and I truly feel he will have career year numbers in his stat line.

This is a good debate to have......we have two really good players and hopefully they can push each other to get better.

In closing, I will tell you the things that I think make Brown better than Tatum.......things that don't necessarily show up in the stat line.
- I think he a better on the ball defender
- He's a better transition player
- I think he has better hustle
- He didn't come into the league as a shooter, but he has steadily improved this aspect of his game

Not looking to argue but would love for you to share what thing you think make Tatum better than Brown.

Thanks.

Tatum is a better three point shooter, while taking infinitely more self created attempts.

Tatum drives to the rim more than Jaylen, and finished 3% better at the rim last year. In fact Giannis and LeBron were the only non centers in the league last season who finished better in the paint than Tatum (out of the high volume players in the league).

Tatum was the most double teamed front court player in the league last season, and scored more than Jaylen on equal efficiency. Jaylen saw less than half as many double teams a game, so gets the benefit of playing off of JT.

Tatum is a better passer, and turns the ball over less.

Tatum is a much better team defender, which just matters more in today’s nba.

The team has consistently fallen off a cliff when Tatum sits, while the team has generally played the same whether Jaylen is in the game or not.

Advanced stats all paint Tatum as an elite player, while Jaylen regularly grades out of just pretty good.

Speaking of transition, last year Jaylen was in the 55th percentile as a transition scorer, Tatum was in the 92nd percentile.

In crunch time last season, Jaylen had a TS of 51%, Tatum had a TS of 60%. Again, he did that despite defenses loading up on him.

I agree Jaylen is a better on ball defender, and he’s a better athlete. But by raw numbers, advanced numbers, impact numbers, and the fact other teams entire gameplan is built around stopping Tatum….it’s pretty clear one player is just a few steps ahead. It’s not like the last two coaching staff’s have built the offense around Tatum just for the hell of it, it’s because they know he’s far more equipped to handle it. And he’s the better player despite being a year and a half younger than Jaylen.

I’m not arguing, I just disagree. I don’t think I talked down or wasn’t respectful, though I have a tendency to do so lol.

You can see Jaylen has improved his passing. He was drawing and passing a lot against the knicks. Got his teammates so many open look 3s. Tatum has not improved his game as much since entering the league. He will happily try to finish at the rim with 3 defenders in the paint. His go to buzzer beater shot is a fadeaway 17ft jumper because his first step isn’t quick enough when he isos and drives.

[Feed Your Head]

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It's just funny how I can have an opinion that says that I feel Brown is more versatile player than Tatum and you are the first person to want to negatively rip it apart. Yes, my post was after last night's game........which you were quick to point out but then I show you a post from last year saying the same thing and you still find a way to deflect. I've visited this board since 2002 and sure I might not have as many posts as you or be a forum moderator but I can watch the game and make a objective comment. My view that I think Brown is more versatile than Tatum has been brought up by other members as well.......so it's not some random thought that I just typed off a good game by Brown.

Tatum is the 1st face of the franchise and Brown is the 2nd. Last year, Brown made a strong case as to why he could be the 1st face of the franchise. Brown has a strong work ethic and I truly feel he will have career year numbers in his stat line.

This is a good debate to have......we have two really good players and hopefully they can push each other to get better.

In closing, I will tell you the things that I think make Brown better than Tatum.......things that don't necessarily show up in the stat line.
- I think he a better on the ball defender
- He's a better transition player
- I think he has better hustle
- He didn't come into the league as a shooter, but he has steadily improved this aspect of his game

Not looking to argue but would love for you to share what thing you think make Tatum better than Brown.

Thanks.

Tatum is a better three point shooter, while taking infinitely more self created attempts.

Tatum drives to the rim more than Jaylen, and finished 3% better at the rim last year. In fact Giannis and LeBron were the only non centers in the league last season who finished better in the paint than Tatum (out of the high volume players in the league).

Tatum was the most double teamed front court player in the league last season, and scored more than Jaylen on equal efficiency. Jaylen saw less than half as many double teams a game, so gets the benefit of playing off of JT.

Tatum is a better passer, and turns the ball over less.

Tatum is a much better team defender, which just matters more in today’s nba.

The team has consistently fallen off a cliff when Tatum sits, while the team has generally played the same whether Jaylen is in the game or not.

Advanced stats all paint Tatum as an elite player, while Jaylen regularly grades out of just pretty good.

Speaking of transition, last year Jaylen was in the 55th percentile as a transition scorer, Tatum was in the 92nd percentile.

In crunch time last season, Jaylen had a TS of 51%, Tatum had a TS of 60%. Again, he did that despite defenses loading up on him.

I agree Jaylen is a better on ball defender, and he’s a better athlete. But by raw numbers, advanced numbers, impact numbers, and the fact other teams entire gameplan is built around stopping Tatum….it’s pretty clear one player is just a few steps ahead. It’s not like the last two coaching staff’s have built the offense around Tatum just for the hell of it, it’s because they know he’s far more equipped to handle it. And he’s the better player despite being a year and a half younger than Jaylen.

I’m not arguing, I just disagree. I don’t think I talked down or wasn’t respectful, though I have a tendency to do so lol.

You can see Jaylen has improved his passing. He was drawing and passing a lot against the knicks. Got his teammates so many open look 3s. Tatum has not improved his game as much since entering the league. He will happily try to finish at the rim with 3 defenders in the paint. His go to buzzer beater shot is a fadeaway 17ft jumper because his first step isn’t quick enough when he isos and drives.

Crazy that he was able to score more than Jaylen last year on pretty much the same TS.

Also crazy that despite trying to finish over 3 defenders in the paint, he was one of the best finishers in the league last season. You mention how his first step isn’t quick enough, yet he led the team in drives to the rim last season.

Also, Tatum’s go to buzzer beater won them multiple games last night. His crunch time TS was also 9% better than Jaylen, so clearly his moves were working late in games.

Saying Tatum hasn’t improved as much is pretty weird, making the jump from above average to superstar is bigger than the jump from below average to very good. The two biggest leaps in this league are from very good>Superstar, and then from superstar>top 5 MVP level.

If you want to use one game as your evidence over the entire previous season, good luck with that. But do you have any actual evidence of what you’re saying? And why do other teams gameplan around slowing down Tatum, and force Jaylen to beat them? Is it because of a conspiracy to hold back Jaylen?

[Hal14]

Grant had a nice stat line but it's painful watching him start. Is Juancho really that bad?

I think Ime was concerned about what Kanter/Jauncho/Parker would do defensively so they all sat.

People have commented on it being just a 9 man rotation vs the knicks. I think Ime only played 9 guys because
a) horford and richardson were out, i'm sure he would have gone deeper if they were healthy and
b) I think Ime really wanted to get a win bad in his first game as a head coach so he went with a tighter rotation
c) we were facing a very good knicks team

i'm sure kanter/parker/juancho will get their chance in future games ..

[Hal14]

knicks fans already acting like they won the championship, lol

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with that being said, if we won that game by 4 in double OT and it was in Boston, i'm guessing it would have been a similar scene outside the TD Garden...but IDK, people wouldn't have been going as crazy in Boston..

knicks fans here seem to be going a little overboard for a reg season game

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[jfs1000d]

Grant had a nice stat line but it's painful watching him start. Is Juancho really that bad?

I think Ime was concerned about what Kanter/Jauncho/Parker would do defensively so they all sat.

People have commented on it being just a 9 man rotation vs the knicks. I think Ime only played 9 guys because
a) horford and richardson were out, i'm sure he would have gone deeper if they were healthy and
b) I think Ime really wanted to get a win bad in his first game as a head coach so he went with a tighter rotation
c) we were facing a very good knicks team

i'm sure kanter/parker/juancho will get their chance in future games ..

What is wrong with people? It was painful to watch him start? He was fine. He is an undersized 4. I get it and Randle was better than him.

It wasn’t painful. He almost won us the game .


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[Tatumfor2]

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Tatum is a better three point shooter, while taking infinitely more self created attempts.

Tatum drives to the rim more than Jaylen, and finished 3% better at the rim last year. In fact Giannis and LeBron were the only non centers in the league last season who finished better in the paint than Tatum (out of the high volume players in the league).

Tatum was the most double teamed front court player in the league last season, and scored more than Jaylen on equal efficiency. Jaylen saw less than half as many double teams a game, so gets the benefit of playing off of JT.

Tatum is a better passer, and turns the ball over less.

Tatum is a much better team defender, which just matters more in today’s nba.

The team has consistently fallen off a cliff when Tatum sits, while the team has generally played the same whether Jaylen is in the game or not.

Advanced stats all paint Tatum as an elite player, while Jaylen regularly grades out of just pretty good.

Speaking of transition, last year Jaylen was in the 55th percentile as a transition scorer, Tatum was in the 92nd percentile.

In crunch time last season, Jaylen had a TS of 51%, Tatum had a TS of 60%. Again, he did that despite defenses loading up on him.

I agree Jaylen is a better on ball defender, and he’s a better athlete. But by raw numbers, advanced numbers, impact numbers, and the fact other teams entire gameplan is built around stopping Tatum….it’s pretty clear one player is just a few steps ahead. It’s not like the last two coaching staff’s have built the offense around Tatum just for the hell of it, it’s because they know he’s far more equipped to handle it. And he’s the better player despite being a year and a half younger than Jaylen.

I’m not arguing, I just disagree. I don’t think I talked down or wasn’t respectful, though I have a tendency to do so lol.

You can see Jaylen has improved his passing. He was drawing and passing a lot against the knicks. Got his teammates so many open look 3s. Tatum has not improved his game as much since entering the league. He will happily try to finish at the rim with 3 defenders in the paint. His go to buzzer beater shot is a fadeaway 17ft jumper because his first step isn’t quick enough when he isos and drives.

Crazy that he was able to score more than Jaylen last year on pretty much the same TS.

Also crazy that despite trying to finish over 3 defenders in the paint, he was one of the best finishers in the league last season. You mention how his first step isn’t quick enough, yet he led the team in drives to the rim last season.

Also, Tatum’s go to buzzer beater won them multiple games last night. His crunch time TS was also 9% better than Jaylen, so clearly his moves were working late in games.

Saying Tatum hasn’t improved as much is pretty weird, making the jump from above average to superstar is bigger than the jump from below average to very good. The two biggest leaps in this league are from very good>Superstar, and then from superstar>top 5 MVP level.

If you want to use one game as your evidence over the entire previous season, good luck with that. But do you have any actual evidence of what you’re saying?

And why do other teams gameplan around slowing down Tatum, and force Jaylen to beat them? Is it because of a conspiracy to hold back Jaylen?

Exactly!