A lot of the Tatum discourse is framed as Boston being so good that they win in spite of him (which is sometimes true) but they're as good as they are because of Tatum buying in. Sometimes a 16 point night while playing defense, grabbing boards, & making the right reads is all it takes.
One day, only rings matter. The next it's individual counting stats. But if the player has aura, we could throw everything out to highlight their defense & body language.
First Team All-NBA for three straight seasons but not a superstar? 🤔
He's not at the level of someone like Jokic but absolutely in the top 5-7. Going to have a championship on his resume in ten days. Tatum has had the benefit of a great front office surrounding him with great players but we...
I think the Utah hockey team should have the same colors & a similar team name as the Jazz to be more easily identified.
Who can be bothered to learn another team name?
Boston is really not 'deep' in terms of rotation size. With 2-3 days between each game, there may be a situation where both teams only play six guys.
Luka is the best player in the series but 5 of the top 7 are Celtics. That's their advantage.
Haven't seen an anti-Boston take yet that was actually about basketball :lol:
"They're goofy". They are also 76-20 this season with the best clutch time net rating in these playoffs by a significant margin
"They haven't been tested". They've advanced to the Conference Finals or further in 6...