Jaylen Brown Discussion Thread - New and Improved!

[fallguy]

That's a softball question. Nothing close to out of line.

Writing increasingly on the wall here.

The First part if left as is the softball, but the addendum "in light of your recent comments on your future here " was the trap.

Definitely. He wanted to pivot a feel-good moment into something else. He's implying that Jaylen's statements leaned him towards leaving when all he said was basically what every star in recent years entering their final year of contract always says, which is not committing towards making a decision towards one way or another --- which is simply a sound move from a business perspective for a player. "I want to be where I'm needed" has sort of become a template statement for every player who is about to enter FA at this point.

It's still a softball question.

[ryan in Maine]

The First part if left as is the softball, but the addendum "in light of your recent comments on your future here " was the trap.

Definitely. He wanted to pivot a feel-good moment into something else. He's implying that Jaylen's statements leaned him towards leaving when all he said was basically what every star in recent years entering their final year of contract always says, which is not committing towards making a decision towards one way or another --- which is simply a sound move from a business perspective for a player. "I want to be where I'm needed" has sort of become a template statement for every player who is about to enter FA at this point.

It's still a softball question.

I think you're whiffing on the softball logic of a loaded question from a reporter clearly trying to drum up controversy. JB didn't take the bait.

The question translates to, "Aren't you thankful Celtics fans forgave you for being awful to them?"

Edit
Suggested reading - https://fallacyinlogic.com/loaded-question-fallacy/

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[fallguy]

Definitely. He wanted to pivot a feel-good moment into something else. He's implying that Jaylen's statements leaned him towards leaving when all he said was basically what every star in recent years entering their final year of contract always says, which is not committing towards making a decision towards one way or another --- which is simply a sound move from a business perspective for a player. "I want to be where I'm needed" has sort of become a template statement for every player who is about to enter FA at this point.

It's still a softball question.

I think you're whiffing on the softball logic of a loaded question from a reporter clearly trying to drum up controversy. JB didn't take the bait.

The question translates to, "Aren't you thankful Celtics fans forgave you for being awful to them?"

Edit
Suggested reading - https://fallacyinlogic.com/loaded-question-fallacy/

NBA players get 99% softball questions with next to no followups. This is nothing approaching challenging.

Jaylen bats it away and that's it.

[flintsky21]

“I don’t know. As long as I’m needed. It’s not up to me. We’ll see how they feel about me over time and I feel about them over time. Hopefully, whatever it is, it makes sense. But I will stay where I’m wanted. I will stay where I’m needed and treated correct.”

I don't know where the confusion is in the first place. Jaylen is pretty clear about what he wants. If Brad and FO wants him to stay, all they need to do is sit him down, tell him they appreciate him, how he's a big part of the future, and that they want him to stay, and..... that's it! I mean, journalists are pretty smart, right? I don't know how they'd need further clarification from such a clear statement. The "it's not up to me" is a giveaway. The ball is in Brad and Wyc's court.

And look, we can make a thousand assumptions and interpretations about whatever Jaylen says from this point until maybe the offseason, but none of it matters because only Jaylen truly knows what he's really thinking and what he really wants to do. The only thing that matters right now is he continues to perform at the level he's expected to, and he continues to help the team win games and hopefully banner #18. Simple!