Disagree. Washburn wrote (bold added): "It’s time for Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla to mix up the late-game offense and
give players such as Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, and Porzingis a chance to win games with last-second shots. And such a strategy will also open up offense for Tatum as other players develop as threats."
JB might get the call once in a while but with 10 seconds left and the game is on the line, the ball is going to JT. JMazz is not drawing up a play for DWhite in the playoffs. Everybody knows it and that's the way he wants it. Even KP understands this:
“We got the ball to JT and we live or die,” Porzingis said. “We trust him. [Friday] it didn’t go our way but I think we did the right thing and that’s all we can ask for.”
Two other things I have to mention. Washburn talks at the same time about the offense in the last five minutes versus game-on-the-line shots. Wholeheartedly agree that KP and Jrue were brought in to make the offense down the stretch easier and to my (not great) recollection, the Cs have been pretty good down the stretches of games. Better than last year (how many times have we said, "They would have lost that game last year.").
So down the stretch, KP and Jrue have made life easier. But when it comes to game on the line shots, JT is going to get the ball.
Also, it's great that Washburn posts stats without any context. We know - but most readers don't - that 33% on end-of-the-game shots is pretty good. And yes 1-7 sounds pretty bad but it's a small enough number that it probably bring JT down to average.
Like KP said. We're all going to have to ride and die on JT. Let's just hope that by the time they get to the playoffs, they will have figured out things sufficiently on both sides so that there are no close games.