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71 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 9 Jun 2024 \ parent \ on: NBA Thought Experiment: Best Possible Non-Contender Stacker_Sports
Bill Simmons talks about the problem with Tatum a lot. As he sees it, the problem is that people expect Tatum to be an MVP kind of player and he just isn't that. He's the tier right below that. He'll never carry a team to the finals and that's what we like to see from our contenders.
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119 sats \ 2 replies \ @gnilma 9 Jun 2024
Maybe that's it. The expectation mismatch. You are right, maybe many people, including myself, see Tatum as the guy that is supposed to be the superstar that carries a team to the finals and even a championship, but he isn't that superstar. It seems Jaylen Brown is stepping up and looking to fill that superstar role though. Brown played really well in game 1.
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63 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 9 Jun 2024
Brown was awesome.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 9 Jun 2024
I feel like Brown is also miscast a bit and it's probably because Tatum has more of a beta personality.
I always think Brown should focus on being the best 3-and-D player in the league. He only really gets in trouble when he tries to do a lot more than that.
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