dakomish23 wrote:NoDopeOnSundays wrote:
They still have talent but their shot creation takes a massive hit without him, especially hunting switches as KAT has done a good job on Brown.
That would assume he was looking to create shots for others

I've been a Tatum is on the same level as Luka guy for years not b/c I think he's as good a shot maker / scorer, but b/c his floor game could be absolutely elite while dropping a somewhat efficient 25. But he's gone away from that this series.
BOS was up 72-58 at the 9:06 mark in the 3rd quarter.
Here's their half court stuff from Tatum from that point
7:48 Jayson Tatum misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot 72 63
5:37 Jayson Tatum makes 15-foot two point shot 79 71
3:57 Jayson Tatum makes 15-foot two point shot 83 76
3:22 Jayson Tatum misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot 83 78
2:11 Jayson Tatum misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot 83 81
1:35 Jayson Tatum misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot 83 81
12.1 Jayson Tatum misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot 85 86
They were rolling when he was moving the rock and picking his spots in the flow of the offense. Then they went to Tatum bringing up the ball, dribblign it for 20 seconds, step back chuck fest. Just b/c he made a couple doesn't discount the impact it has on momentum and the flow of the offense. It's the same reason why I call out Thibs when he goes to SMB too early. It's hard to get your mojo back once you destroy it.
I'd bank on BOS looking a lot better IF they stick with team basketball. Will it turn into a W? We'll see as that depends on which Knicks team shows up