Jayson Tatum thinks he's the best player in the league

kingr · Post #21 » by **kingr** » Wed Feb 21, 2024 2:17 am

Good, I like the confidence. It's not like he's a bench warmer thinking this.

Jazz9 · Post #22 » by **Jazz9** » Wed Feb 21, 2024 2:19 am

Scrubs being delusional is one thing but someone of his caliber thinking he's the best (he's not) is completely fine.

Rastas · Post #23 » by **Rastas** » Wed Feb 21, 2024 2:21 am

This is James Harden all over again

DaPessimist · Post #24 » by **DaPessimist** » Wed Feb 21, 2024 2:39 am

You don't become the best at anything without belief. A top 10 player believing he's the best player in the league isn't delusional, it's to be expected.

Karate Diop · Post #25 » by **Karate Diop** » Wed Feb 21, 2024 2:40 am

Someone give this dude a snickers.

Johnny Tomala · Post #26 » by **Johnny Tomala** » Wed Feb 21, 2024 2:45 am

He is not even top 5 but if he wins a title this year he will be in my people top 3). That is what winning does.

John Murdoch · Post #27 » by **John Murdoch** » Wed Feb 21, 2024 2:48 am

Hes prob the most balanced player , but he doesnt have that killer

HoopsterJones · Post #28 » by **HoopsterJones** » Wed Feb 21, 2024 2:50 am

Prove it

1993Playoffs · Post #29 » by **1993Playoffs** » Wed Feb 21, 2024 2:51 am

He’s not even Close to being the best

eminence · Post #30 » by **eminence** » Wed Feb 21, 2024 2:58 am

Clear top 10 player in the world thinks he's really good. More news at 11.

Oh, and for the Philly OP:

https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/202305140BOS.html

TheHartBreakKid · Post #31 » by **TheHartBreakKid** » Wed Feb 21, 2024 2:59 am

He's most definitely, certainly not the best player in the league.

But he's good enough that I'll respect that mindset of him saying that vs calling him a clown/trashing him for being inaccurate.

RiotPunch · Post #32 » by **RiotPunch** » Wed Feb 21, 2024 3:02 am

Jayson Tatum have it all.

UglyBugBall · Post #33 » by **UglyBugBall** » Wed Feb 21, 2024 3:12 am

Jazz9 wrote:Scrubs being delusional is one thing but someone of his caliber thinking he's the best (he's not) is completely fine.

You literally just said he's not the best. I haven't seen a single person in the world say he's the best except for him. So how is this fine? He's clearly not the best

Post #34 » by **Harry Garris** » Wed Feb 21, 2024 4:10 am

DanEu wrote:I think I'm the best poster on realgm.
Nothing wrong in being confident no matter how wrong you are.

You're right

WillyJakkz · Post #35 » by **WillyJakkz** » Wed Feb 21, 2024 4:13 am

But remember when the media tried to tell him that and he said he wasn't?

So he went from not wanting to be called a Superstar to him saying he's the best player in the world?

Lockdown504090 · Post #36 » by **Lockdown504090** » Wed Feb 21, 2024 4:14 am

eyeatoma wrote:Hahahahahahahhahahahaha....

Read on Twitter

Talk about delusions of grandeur...

Someone needs to set this guy straight in the playoffs. Yeah yeah, he does it to Embiid every year. He's got a good record in the playoffs, but by no mean is he the best player in the world.

I'd argue the following are all better than him.

Embiid
Jokic
Giannis
Luka
SGA
Steph Curry
Kevin Durant
Jimmy Butler
LeBron James

jimmy is probably the only guy you listed that doesnt think hes the best player in the world. and theres probably some below that also think theyre the best too.

TheMartian · Post #37 » by **TheMartian** » Wed Feb 21, 2024 4:27 am

It's eyeatoma, one of the more notorious Celtics/Tatum bashers on RealGM. I'm not surprised.

ajones9219 · Post #38 » by **ajones9219** » Wed Feb 21, 2024 4:35 am

Well he certainly owns Embiid, that's for sure

knicksNOTslick · Post #39 » by **knicksNOTslick** » Wed Feb 21, 2024 4:43 am

Stars have to have certain type of confidence to feel like they can beat anybody, and therefore think they can be the best. I don't have a problem with this kind of thinking. Kobe most certainly felt this way and he idolizes Kobe.

Tatum has led his team to the Finals once and the ECF 4 times so he must feel like he's up there with the best. He just has to prove it now.

He's too inconsistent for me to put him at the top though. Not when other guys bring it every night.

Sixers in 4 · Post #40 » by **Sixers in 4** » Wed Feb 21, 2024 5:13 am

I mean I don't have a problem with players believing in themselves. Doesn't mean you have to agree with him.