Coxy wrote:GSWFan1994 wrote:I think Tatum's on a trajectory to being one of the best players of the last 2 decades, relative to his age.
Really? I'm just not seeing it. He's a good iso scorer, I'm just not seeing the elite player there.
I was thinking about the Melo comparison, but Melo had elite quickness and a quick shot. Tatum has neither. He's a better Maggette from what I watch. That's right I said it, Tatum is Maggette 2.0.
Sorry for the delayed reply. I didn't see the notification from your quote, or it was lost amongst the dozens of notifications that appear daily on the panel.
I love Tatum. I think he's better than Melo at their respective ages (23). I think Tatum's footwork is absolutely phenomenal and what really sets him apart as a player. It's one of the better footworks in a NBA player I've ever seen in my 30 years following the league.
Plus, he's a better ballhandler and defender than Melo. Again, at the same age, not comparing a 23-year old Tatum with a peak Melo (this is for you, Old_Fart, who keeps quoting me out of context every single time).
I think the comparison to Maggette is absurd. I don't see it at all. Even Jaylen Brown would be a more adequate comparison to Maggette. Maggette had no vision and was putrid on defense. Tatum is above average as a playmaker for his position. Plus, he's much more taller than Maggette too.
I think a more apt comparison to Tatum would be, wait for it... a mixture of Kobe and Paul George. I'm stating clearly, once again, just for
playing style.
Above all else, Tatum is still 23, and already a 2-time All-Star. Barring injury, I think he will finish his career with 10 times (or more) All-Star appearances. That would make him a borderline top 25 player for a decade.
Thing is, he's not finished developing. He's
already better than a borderline top 25 player. He's currently top 10/12 IMHO. If he has another jump in him, production-wise, he will go to superstar status. Think about Luka's jump from his 1st season to his 2nd: Tatum is in the middle of this (production/impact-wise).
As for the Old_Fart quote (in the following post): Old_Fart seems tired that I'm calling his horrible posts every single time.
So he keeps creating something out of nothing from my posts. And, worse yet, he quotes them out of context, piercing a single sentence out of a whole post, then pushing whatever he feels is necessary to prove his (imaginary) point.
Thing is, he's not only doing this, he's also lying about what I wrote: in this instance, he said I ranked Avdija 2nd on my board, when in fact I ranked:
1. Edwards
2. Wiseman
3. Okongwu
4. Haliburton
5. Avdija
Also, even if I had ranked Avdija 2nd, what's the point? When you rank players, you rank them
for a career projection, not a single season or a group of X, Y or Z games (in Jalen Johnson's example).
If there's indeed a competition to see whoever was right about whichever draft prospects, well then let's see what a person got it right over time, as a whole, over the years... not on a single individual player or groups of players.
Also too, even if I am or was wrong, what's the point in going to another thread and calling others? What's the use? Just so you can say "oh boy, X person was wrong, I rule" or such?
Also thrice, even if both my above sentences are unnecessary... does anyone bother going back and searching/reading Old_Fart's previous draft-related posts? Does he get
anything right, analysis-wise? Does he ever writes something which makes you think, "hmm, that was cool" or "hmm, that was interesting, I learned a little reading that" or "lol, that was funny"?
You know the answer.
Cheers.