3/15 Celts at Minny

Auger34

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LOL, last 4 minutes of the game, Jaylen has been stuck in a corner while Marcus and Tatum run pick and rolls for nobody but themselves to end up in ISO land, while Jaylen is rolling all night. Finally, they let Jaylen have the ball and he sets up a wide open 3 for Marcus.
But wait…have you seen Jayson’a work on the boards?! Did you know Rob is out and how much that hurts Jayson?! Did you know that Jaysons probably tired and definitely hurt?! Let’s not even mention Jaylen thinking he’s anything more than a “beta”.

im just tried of Tatum getting any sort of criticism without all of us thinking of every possible excuse under the sun to make him look better
 

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It's a good thing Tatum hit his free throws tonite (14 of 16), because his shooting otherwise was abysmal: 0 for 8 on 3s, 4 for 16 overall.
 

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I think it’s pretty obvious team is going to go as far as TimeLord and Tatum take them. If Tatum builds homes from three in the playoffs they’re screwed.
 

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It's a good thing Tatum hit his free throws tonite (14 of 16), because his shooting otherwise was abysmal: 0 for 8 on 3s, 4 for 16 overall.
Look forward to the posts telling us about how this was actually a great game for him
 

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But wait…have you seen Jayson’a work on the boards?! Did you know Rob is out and how much that hurts Jayson?! Did you know that Jaysons probably tired and definitely hurt?! Let’s not even mention Jaylen thinking he’s anything more than a “beta”.

im just tried of Tatum getting any sort of criticism without all of us thinking of every possible excuse under the sun to make him look better
I don't know what threads you've been in. I've seen a hell of a lot of complaints about Tatum recently.
 

Auger34

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I think it’s pretty obvious team is going to go as far as TimeLord and Tatum take them. If Tatum builds homes in the playoffs they’re screwed.
In all seriousness, this is correct. I love Jaylen but Tatum’s much more of a playmaker and connector.

If Tatum keeps playing like shit (and let’s all be honest, these last two games from him have been complete shit) then the Celtics aren’t gettig anywhere close to a championship
 

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Injured or not, Tatum isn’t playing with enough intentionality right now when the ball is in his hands. Still looks good when they get him moving off the ball and get it to him going downhill, but when he’s got the ball 35 feet from the hoop I’m just not sure what he’s trying to set up besides bad afterthought stepbacks. And he’s not moving the ball enough when his first move doesn’t work.

Move the ball, move your body, take a bunch of free throws, keep it simple.
 

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Tatum didn't forget how to shoot, though. Every coach would say to shoot through it. The question is just how long it takes him to shoot through it.

.323 from 3 since the All Star Game, even kind of cold from the stripe - .821.
 

benhogan

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Tatum should reel in the ISO, off-the-dribble 3s - those are by far the hardest to hit.

He should be looking to shoot catch-and-shoot 3s (40% this season) until he gets his rhythm/confidence back
 

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The Celtics were beating teams like the Wolves by 15+ a year ago this time of the season.
We actually lost in Minnesota last year.
That was in December. This time of the season last year they beat MIN by 22. Tatum shot 45% from 3. He scored 34 points in 33 minutes. Al got the night off. The Wolves were 10 games over .500 and KAT played.
 
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Tatum didn't forget how to shoot, though. Every coach would say to shoot through it. The question is just how long it takes him to shoot through it.

.323 from 3 since the All Star Game, even kind of cold from the stripe - .821.
Or, take better shots. Like, not iso pull up 3s.