zoyathedestroya wrote:From renowned Jaylen Brown hater Zach Lowe on his latest podcast episode:
"Unfortunately for the Celtics, the five bad (possessions) centered around one player, who if I'm setting off alarm bells about the Celtics championship viability (and btw I picked the Celtics to win the championship and I feel good about that pick),... Okay, Celtics, 14 possessions -- 9 good, 5 bad -- the alarm bells are this: the 5 bad, 4 of them centered around the player who is right now maybe the most intriguing player in the league as sort of the swing factor for a great team. And that's Jaylen Brown, who I just don't think is playing very well. (mentions his stats) His handle somehow looks worse. Like every time he dribbles now, I'm nervous that something bad is gonna happen. (goes through the 5 bad possessions)...
My point is this -- I'm worried about how Jaylen Brown started the season. It's hard to notice because the Celtics are 11-3 and he's averaging 21 a game and he's an incredible shotmaker when he's rolling. He's one of the best transition players in the league and he's the master of this sort of like semi-transition backdoor cut on the baseline. I trust him in transition. Everything else is so forced right now. His shot selection is awful at times during this stretch. So many difficult shots. Hero shots. You don't need to be the hero in the second quarter of a game we're up by 12. Just play. And as I watch Boston, other than health and we know they are thin although Payton Pritchard perked up last night... Celtics can make a trade for a 7th guy to fortify their team if they feel the need to. So other than health which is a concern for every team, Jaylen Brown is like, I'm just watching him very closely because if he can't recalibrate his game and his shot selection the right way and it's off-kilter like this, there are going to be playoff games in the muck of crunch time where he undoes the Celtics offense and the Celtics offense undoes itself late in these games. As great as they are, their margin for error in the playoffs is pretty thin. "
Omg! Put this in the air of Massachussets or something! Hopefully this kind of clear, no-nonsense message arrives to him somehow.