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zoyathedestroya wrote:I can't believe people didn't pay this much attention when Chris Babb, Chris Johnson, and Abdel Nader were making waves with the Celtics.
Also, FIRE DANNY.
The Comedian wrote:Tatum, won't really get into why because I'm a huge Tatum fan and may be biased. But I really think he's going to be a special player, he has the frame to bulk up and I think the athleticism concerns are somewhat overstated. He's athletic enough, IMO at least.
The Comedian wrote:Another poster and i were talking about the Tatum/Josh Jackson debates in here before the draft. So i looked up the thread, some good stuff in there. Apparently i was a Tatum Stan even back then. I wasn't too high on Jackson, but damn I thought he'd be better than he has been.
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1580651The Comedian wrote:Tatum, won't really get into why because I'm a huge Tatum fan and may be biased. But I really think he's going to be a special player, he has the frame to bulk up and I think the athleticism concerns are somewhat overstated. He's athletic enough, IMO at least.
31to6 wrote:All this is awesome but I am impressed how rarely Kemba's absence is mentioned (by the media) in the context of the TATSPLOSION
I mean if we still had that **** Kyrie Irving and he were out then people would say "Tatum's picked up his scoring in Kyrie's absence" right? But it's like do people even know Kemba Walker's a Celtic yet?
zoyathedestroya wrote:Shouldn't be a big deal, but I'm pissed that the loss might cost Tatum the ECPotM. Giannis and the Bucks lost what, one game all month? 9 of their 10 wins were in double digits.
KGtabake wrote:zoyathedestroya wrote:Shouldn't be a big deal, but I'm pissed that the loss might cost Tatum the ECPotM. Giannis and the Bucks lost what, one game all month? 9 of their 10 wins were in double digits.
I still think Tatum will get it because media like to award young and upcoming guys(and i agree)
If it was all about winning record and numbers, Giannis would have won it every month(along with almost every player of the week)
His February: 28.3/ 17/ 6.4 in 31 mins.
Bucks went 11-1(he didn't play on their only loss at Indy and on a W vs kings)
It's good though even if J don't get it. If we've reached this level, there will be many PoTM to come in the future.
This Tatum can be a top-five player in the NBA someday -- maybe soon. That provides Boston a path to title contention, perhaps now and definitely later. It gives this season's team something every contender requires: a clear hierarchy. There can be no arguments about who should have the ball late.
Tatum seized that responsibility in a way that felt organic. It's as if the rest of the Celtics were waiting for him to take it, maybe without even realizing. Everyone agreed, in the moment, that this is how it should be.
That is basketball magic. It rarely happens so naturally.
Tatum's next step is to advance as a passer. He has shown hints; he's making the first read a beat earlier... Eventually, he will manipulate defenses, and make the pass one or two steps further down the chain than they expect. He doesn't project as a mega-assist ballhandling fulcrum, but there is no reason he can't average five or six dimes per game at his apex. Other scoring wings with that sort of profile have proved capable of being the best players on title teams.
zoyathedestroya wrote:As I'm rarely on this forum, apologies if this has been posted already... excerpt from Zach Lowe's Ten NBA Things I Like...:This Tatum can be a top-five player in the NBA someday -- maybe soon. That provides Boston a path to title contention, perhaps now and definitely later. It gives this season's team something every contender requires: a clear hierarchy. There can be no arguments about who should have the ball late.
Tatum seized that responsibility in a way that felt organic. It's as if the rest of the Celtics were waiting for him to take it, maybe without even realizing. Everyone agreed, in the moment, that this is how it should be.
That is basketball magic. It rarely happens so naturally.
Tatum's next step is to advance as a passer. He has shown hints; he's making the first read a beat earlier... Eventually, he will manipulate defenses, and make the pass one or two steps further down the chain than they expect. He doesn't project as a mega-assist ballhandling fulcrum, but there is no reason he can't average five or six dimes per game at his apex. Other scoring wings with that sort of profile have proved capable of being the best players on title teams.
Not comparing Tatum to KD's total game but Durant didn't see significant increase in his assist numbers (17.5% assist rate) until his 5th year. It peaked at 26.7% in his 7th year.
In any case, we can all agree this semi-meteoric rise from Tatum is an exciting thing. And he's only just begun.
tlee324 wrote:
Lebron made it to the finals with that cleveland team.
Bird would have won 4 rings with that team, in this weak ass era of basketball.
This probably will get me flamed, but I want Beal here. He, Jaylen Brown and Tatum would be lethal. Not sure what it would take for a trade like that to work, but I love how much faith he has in Tatum. I'd say Walker and Smart, but you lose both ball handlers. Hayward is here to stay.The Comedian wrote:zoyathedestroya wrote:
1,000 times better! What a ceiling.
Jaqua92 wrote:This probably will get me flamed, but I want Beal here. He, Jaylen Brown and Tatum would be lethal. Not sure what it would take for a trade like that to work, but I love how much faith he has in Tatum. I'd say Walker and Smart, but you lose both ball handlers. Hayward is here to stay.The Comedian wrote:zoyathedestroya wrote:
1,000 times better! What a ceiling.
A starting Lineup of
C: Kanter or Theis
PF: Tatum
SF: Brown
SG: Beal
PG: Smart
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