In the finals, better player so far - Tatum or Brown?

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In the finals, better player so far - Tatum or Brown? 

Post#1 » by LesGrossman » Mon Jun 6, 2022 5:35 pm

I will make a poll that will allow to change your vote over time. Just interested in how people perceive the duo, please take all aspects into consideraion including shooting/scoring/passing/defense. Who has been overall better for the Celtics in the finals so far? Of course, feel free to explain yourself in the thread.
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Re: In the finals, better player so far - Tatum or Brown? 

Post#2 » by Dr Positivity » Mon Jun 6, 2022 5:58 pm

Tatum - Brown's last three quarters and a half of game 2 was probably the worst stretch for either player so far. Tatum was at least passing well when he was struggling shooting in game 1.
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Post#3 » by LesGrossman » Mon Jun 6, 2022 6:58 pm

Dr Positivity wrote:Tatum - Brown's last three quarters and a half of game 2 was probably the worst stretch for either player so far. Tatum was at least passing well when he was struggling shooting in game 1.

Interesting. I thought the Warriors took Tatum out for most of game 1 and he didnt find an answer, offensively. I think in the overall picture, Tatum is the 1a when Brown is the 1b, but in these finals Brown seems more "collected" and focussed while Tatum seems to feel the pressure. Very curious how this develops - i think they can only focus on one of them defensively.
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Re: In the finals, better player so far - Tatum or Brown? 

Post#4 » by Colbinii » Mon Jun 6, 2022 7:42 pm

LesGrossman wrote:
Dr Positivity wrote:Tatum - Brown's last three quarters and a half of game 2 was probably the worst stretch for either player so far. Tatum was at least passing well when he was struggling shooting in game 1.

Interesting. I thought the Warriors took Tatum out for most of game 1 and he didnt find an answer, offensively. I think in the overall picture, Tatum is the 1a when Brown is the 1b, but in these finals Brown seems more "collected" and focussed while Tatum seems to feel the pressure. Very curious how this develops - i think they can only focus on one of them defensively.


Your post sort of contradicts itself.

As you say, the Warriors can only focus on one, which means it makes sense Tatum has looked more uncomfortable than Brown considering the attention has been on Tatum.

I also disagree with that notion. Green and Wiggins are both capable of staying in front of either player, specifically Draymond on Brown and Wiggins on Tatum.
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Post#5 » by rate_ » Mon Jun 6, 2022 11:47 pm

Sucks we couldn't witness the greatness of Jimmy Buckets in the Finals instead.
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Re: In the finals, better player so far - Tatum or Brown? 

Post#6 » by jalengreen » Thu Jun 9, 2022 4:20 am

i think another strong passing game from tatum, brown definitely with the edge scoring wise
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Re: In the finals, better player so far - Tatum or Brown? 

Post#7 » by LesGrossman » Sat Jun 11, 2022 5:09 am

Man...even after four games i struggle to pick one. In the media its clearly Tatum being hyped but Brown has so much gravity to himself. Its clearly not the 1/2 situation as in Steph/Klay, its really more 1a/1b and every day they will figure out who gets the big shots depending on who got hot.

I just hope they dont let it get to their heads, and break up to gain more individual fame.
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