Ime has decided against naming a captain, but this quote reflects well on Tatum’s effort in practice/games. Also a good quote about how they are trying to scheme around all the traps Tatum draws.
“That’s probably in the rearview now. Like I mentioned earlier, it was a focus until guys were missing with Al and Jaylen going out (in the preseason),” he said. “Then, the focus became figuring out lineups and rotations and all that. As I mentioned, they all do it in different ways. Jayson is a guy who does it on the court everyday here, maybe not as vocal as other guys but Al and Marcus do it in their own way and Jaylen brings some as well. It’s something I haven’t thought about as much as far as initially in the season due to the circumstances. That’s probably in the rearview, honestly.”
“When he holds it he draws attention — obviously he’s the center of attention out there. So quick decisions is one thing. But he’s been great against the blitz, gotten off the ball, and we didn’t score as well against Chicago but we did against Dallas. So we trust our guys behind him, and getting the numbers behind it. We worked on a few situations today knowing that teams will probably go after him.”
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