Actual good national media (podcasts) Lowe Post, Dunkers Spot, Ringer NBA, Old Man and the Three, etc - are absolutely in love with what Boston has done in these past two games
Nate Duncan - who’s normally pretty low on Tatum - had this to say, which I found to be interesting and I hadn’t seen elsewhere (paraphrasing):
- Tatum is normally an SF and he’s been playing C all series
- that is a MASSIVE sacrifice on behalf of the team
- when you think about all the guys who refuse to play big - Lebron doesn’t want to be a PF despite being huge, Davis never wanted to be a center, etc - it underlines the physical toll that the position takes on you
- he’s rebounding the ball well despite going up a position
- it’s no wonder that he’s not shooting the ball well considering what his responsibility is on D
I hadn’t really thought about the other stars who wouldn’t do this for their team and I think it speaks to his maturity as a player - hope more of the media notices