What is Jayson Tatum's ceiling?

Post #1761 » by **Feed Your Head** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 1:28 pm

zoyathedestroya wrote:There's some talk of Jokic being voted in as PF in All-NBA ballots. Tatum could be kicked to 2nd team at best. If voters put KD and Lebron as 2nd team, JT could fall to 3rd.

I look at it like this, if he finishes the season playing like this? No chance he doesn’t get 2nd team, at least.

I don’t think they’ll do the Jokic thing, they had the same debate last year, IIRC.

sam_I_am · Post #1762 » by **sam_I_am** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 1:40 pm

The Comedian wrote:This is what a superstar looks like. And I remember being told on this very board we overrate him, when saying he’s by far the best player on this team. This was like 4/5 weeks ago, too

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Jason Tatum looked like a superstar 1 minute into his first summer league game as a rookie and I posted it on the game thread that day - and it did not stand out because I was far from alone in seeing it. Every minute he has played for the Celtics - during the good times and down times - he has flashed hall of fame talent and skill. It’s great to finally see what most of us knew what was coming from day 1.

zoyathedestroya · Post #1763 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 2:15 pm

The Comedian wrote:
zoyathedestroya wrote:There's some talk of Jokic being voted in as PF in All-NBA ballots. Tatum could be kicked to 2nd team at best. If voters put KD and Lebron as 2nd team, JT could fall to 3rd.

I look at it like this, if he finishes the season playing like this? No chance he doesn’t get 2nd team, at least.

I don’t think they’ll do the Jokic thing, they had the same debate last year, IIRC.

My biased ballot that doesn't count:

1st: Doncic, Steph, Tatum, Giannis, Jokic (MVP)
2nd: CP3, Morant, DDR, KD, KAT
3rd: Booker, Mitchell, Butler, Lebron, Embiid

Trae might be the toughest cut.

zoyathedestroya · Post #1764 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 3:08 pm

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jmr07019 · Post #1765 » by **jmr07019** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 10:28 pm

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ryan in Maine · Post #1766 » by **ryan in Maine** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 10:55 pm

MagicBagley18 wrote:
The Comedian wrote:This is what a superstar looks like. And I remember being told on this very board we overrate him, when saying he’s by far the best player on this team. This was like 4/5 weeks ago, too

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Let’s also not forget the “he doesn’t care about winning” “we should trade him” “he’s overrated” takes either. this guy is just on another level from not only any other player on this team by a large margin but most of the league.

Guilty. And you know what we could do instead of not forgetting? Forget.

Post #1767 » by **Feed Your Head** » Wed Mar 23, 2022 1:20 am

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big-shot-ROB · Post #1768 » by **big-shot-ROB** » Wed Mar 23, 2022 1:34 am

Man, it's been a ride since that ECF against the Cavs on Tatum's rookie season. Happy the Celtics are back! (Although I miss Hayward, ngl)

Asian Celtic · Post #1769 » by **Asian Celtic** » Wed Mar 23, 2022 1:58 am

Tatum's ceiling will be a Paul George on steroids.

Homerclease · Post #1770 » by **Homerclease** » Wed Mar 23, 2022 11:38 am

I think as soon as next year you’re looking at a Tatum, Giannis, Embiid, Luka, Jokic as your consensus top 5 as the old guard begins to fade from prominence. Durant is still there and you have to factor in Ja as well but I believe Tatum is firmly in the mix with those guys

Fierce1 · Post #1771 » by **Fierce1** » Wed Mar 23, 2022 11:41 am

A championship or championships will put Jayson Tatum on Larry Bird level.

Post #1772 » by **Feed Your Head** » Wed Mar 23, 2022 5:15 pm

Top picture is LEBRON wins added, second is the overall stat, Tatum is .08 behind Gobert for 4th. Al such a stud too.

playa-hater · Post #1773 » by **playa-hater** » Wed Mar 23, 2022 8:06 pm

Asian Celtic wrote:Tatum's ceiling will be a Paul George on steroids.

KAWHI on steroids and maybe even Kobe.. Let's come back to this thread in 5 years.

zoyathedestroya · Post #1774 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Thu Mar 24, 2022 11:02 am

We're DEAD without JT lol. This is our 23-4 stretch...

You can add Timelord on the floor and disparity gets even worse.

mwhis21 · Post #1775 » by **mwhis21** » Thu Mar 24, 2022 12:22 pm

playa-hater wrote:
Asian Celtic wrote:Tatum's ceiling will be a Paul George on steroids.

KAWHI on steroids and maybe even Kobe.. Let's come back to this thread in 5 years.

Tatum is already better than Paul George ever was. I’ll die on this hill.

1st banana · Post #1776 » by **1st banana** » Thu Mar 24, 2022 12:44 pm

playa-hater wrote:
Asian Celtic wrote:Tatum's ceiling will be a Paul George on steroids.

KAWHI on steroids and maybe even Kobe.. Let's come back to this thread in 5 years.

Honestly the **** he’s been doing he’s been reminding me of Lebron. Just his overall impact is unreal it could be Tatum and 4 guys from the local church out there it doesn’t **** matter.

ddb · Post #1777 » by **ddb** » Thu Mar 24, 2022 1:51 pm

Tatum's ceiling is league MVP, Finals MVP, All-NBAs, All-Star MVP, etc. He's making the leap into the Top 5 right before our very own eyes. Extremely fun to watch as Celtics fans.
By the way, not to start anything, but for those on here that were down on Tatum and saying Jaylen was better, let's just move on from that permanently. Jaylen is excellent, but he's no Tatum. There are only a handful of guys in the world that are.

Post #1778 » by **Feed Your Head** » Thu Mar 24, 2022 2:15 pm

He’s starting to remind me of players that I just didn’t think were in the cards for him. And I’ll say this, his playmaking is FAR beyond most all nba wings in their age 23 season.

There’s a real chance he’s going to finish 4th or 5th in MVP.

sam_I_am · Post #1779 » by **sam_I_am** » Thu Mar 24, 2022 2:27 pm

The Comedian wrote:He’s starting to remind me of players that I just didn’t think were in the cards for him. And I’ll say this, his playmaking is FAR beyond most all nba wings in their age 23 season.

There’s a real chance he’s going to finish 4th or 5th in MVP.

It’s a shame that the MVP race was already decided by December as it is every year. It should matter that a potential MVP can let his team fall behind another team - especially a hated rival - that was 18-21 pass them with a roster that is ‘inferior’ on paper. I understand the individual stats favor Embiid and GA over Tatum but when it matters the most, Tatum is stepping up the most. I hope Jokic wins again because he is making it happen with the weakest supporting cast.

zoyathedestroya · Post #1780 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Thu Mar 24, 2022 2:28 pm

The Comedian wrote:He’s starting to remind me of players that I just didn’t think were in the cards for him. And I’ll say this, his playmaking is FAR beyond most all nba wings in their age 23 season.

There’s a real chance he’s going to finish 4th or 5th in MVP.

Tayshaun Prince, Rudy Gay, and Kyle Kuzma. Didn't think it was possible either but here we are.