Fair enough.I don't think Brady has a realistic shot this year.
Fair enough.I don't think Brady has a realistic shot this year.
Get this man some rest. He looks a bit tired to me.Weird road trip for Tatum.
Shooting 14/31 from 3 but 33/85 overall. Missing a ton of easy layups and jumpers.
Brown out, Tatum playing. Maybe he sits the whole of the Wizards/Pistons b2b?I’m watching the game last night, it seemed like both of the JAYs had long stretches where they both looked completely gassed.
I really hope both of them are sitting tonight’s game out
4.4 : 2.9 vs. 5.4 : 2.2 is a pretty huge leap. From ~1.5 A/T to nearly 2.5 A.TSince the ASB, he’s averaging 27/7/5 on 47/44/86 splits and a 61% TS, even with the really cold three game stretch.
View: https://twitter.com/lissmx14/status/1768462575035887711
Updated Tatum 3pt% for this season:Tatum up to 34.9% on pull-up threes, and that’s with nba.com skipping the tracking for the first Suns game where he was 4-7 on pull-ups. 40% on them since January 1st, and when he gets squared up, he’s just fucking drilling them.
He has 54 games of shooting over 39% on them, and a 10 game stretch of 18%. When he’s hitting it, other defenses are incapable of stopping this offense. Which is exactly what we’ve seen most of the season.
I was just looking at lineup combos, and this is Tatum on the court without Jaylen, KP, AND White. I cannot describe how insane +15.7 is without your 2-4th best players on the court.
Tatum definitely squares up his shoulders to the basket better when shooting from the left sideI've been harping on Tatum's Pull-Up3s (33%) VS. his Catch & Shoot 3s (43%)
when it's all about firing 3s ATB on the left side of the floor (44%)
Maybe C&S 3s from the left side of ATB unleashes Tatums' best self
Keep the Hanlan hotline openI'm inclined to believe that the mechanical fix was real, and this is who he is, because we've seen it so many times in his career.
The 'Zards announcers said that they were watching JT during pre-game, and he didn't miss. They were impressed.I'm inclined to believe that the mechanical fix was real, and this is who he is, because we've seen it so many times in his career.
The big thing to me is that last years 29.1% is looking like the outlier. Otherwise, these are his C&S numbers by the season, since shooting them on any real volume.I'm inclined to believe that the mechanical fix was real, and this is who he is, because we've seen it so many times in his career.
I'm more impressed that Westbrook managed to make that many. Must have a ton of attempts.Tatum, after yesterday's game, passed Russell Westbrook on the career 3-point FG made list and is #75.
I know 3-point shooting is like passing yards in the NFL, but still an impressive achievement.
4,170 attempts for a .304 lifetime average.I'm more impressed that Westbrook managed to make that many. Must have a ton of attempts.
He’s 44th all time with 4170. Right behind Bradley Beal and…Antoine Walker.I'm more impressed that Westbrook managed to make that many. Must have a ton of attempts.
Tatum is there to let them know if the QB is holding the ball too long?
I may have broke the speed record for an edit lol.Tatum is there to let them know if the QB is holding the ball too long?
Getting ready for your pro day too, eh?I may have broke the speed record for an edit lol.
Was in reference to thisI have no idea what any of that means.
One underrated part of Brad's GM'ing has been accumulating attractive players. JT, JB, Al, Jrue, even KP styles well...just a very handsome core group (sorry DWhite and PP). Maybe that's the secret?
Every band needs a Ringo. Nailing that balance is a critical part of a GM's job, one that numbers-focused GMs like Hinkie tended to miss.
The handsome Celtics aren’t just a little handsome either lol, the core four are model good looking.Every band needs a Ringo. Nailing that balance is a critical part of a GM's job, one that numbers-focused GMs like Hinkie tended to miss.
And this is where the comps to the 86 team fall apart. That team had a raft of . . . shall we say . . . quirky looks: Bird, DJ, McHale, Walton.One underrated part of Brad's GM'ing has been accumulating attractive players. JT, JB, Al, Jrue, even KP styles well...just a very handsome core group (sorry DWhite and PP). Maybe that's the secret?
Maybe this was the real reason Smart had to go. Nothing to do with on-court: can't have closing lineups featuring more than one non-model guard.The handsome Celtics aren’t just a little handsome either lol, the core four are model good looking.
It's pretty funny to compare them to other top cores in terms of attractiveness:This is why there shouldn’t be two days in between games.
He should grow the receding-hairline fro back, then. That had serious "crazy person coming through, better get out of the way" vibes.Derrick White's primary function on this team is to make everyone else look better, and he takes that responsibility very seriously.
Yeah, I saw some 2023 highlights the other day and was like "man, that guy looks awful."He should grow the receding-hairline fro back, then. That had serious "crazy person coming through, better get out of the way" vibes.
Al may be the most handsome man in the league, and has gotten wildly better looking with age lol.It's pretty funny to compare them to other top cores in terms of attractiveness:
Denver: Jokic, Murray, Gordon, MPJ. Just MPJ, mayyybbbe Murray if you stretch it.
OKC: SGA, Chet, Jalen Williams. SGA, other two are oof.
Milwaukee: this is a good-looking core. Real threat in the East.
LAL: lol
LAC: PG13 is a model, but that's it.
I can go on, we still have another day to go!
I think it's fair to say that there was some experimentation going on, and they were not strictly optimizing for winning.Back to Tatum for a second, they started him as PG the other night, and he had 15 potential assists with only 2 turnovers. 17 rim drives too, which is a really high number for someone his size.
I think they probably win the other night if they stuck with the starting lineup, instead of switching out Hauser for Pritchard. They were overwhelming the Hawks with their size.
I am pretty sure PP completely outkicked his coverage with his wifeOne underrated part of Brad's GM'ing has been accumulating attractive players. JT, JB, Al, Jrue, even KP styles well...just a very handsome core group (sorry DWhite and PP). Maybe that's the secret?
PP has maximized a lot of underwhelming physical attributes to find success on and off the court.I am pretty sure PP completely outkicked his coverage with his wife