The Truth About Jayson Tatum In The NBA Finals

Jayson Tatum is shooting 31.6% from the field in the NBA finals. But what if he’s actually been really valuable on both ends of the floor?

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[YouCanCallMeReTro]

The narrative around Tatum is all messed up because he's not shooting well but if you actually watching the games you realize how much he doing.

[Desertbiker]

When he is cold, he's doing well assisting.

[timocruz]

Honestly, I think Tatum's biggest impact has been on the defensive end. Even though his matchups have shot a decent percentage when guarded by him, his ability to hold down the paint by guarding Gafford/Lively and then being able to switch the PnR has legit destroyed the Mavs offence. That PnR CARRIED the Mavs against the Wolves and their simply terrible defensive game plan and ill-equipped personnel

I think even w/o KP for the rest of the series, Boston will win because of their defensive scheme. It's just the perfect thwart for this Mavs' offence

[sospgitau]

This is the peak Celtics squad, maximizing their depth. But the media would rather see Tatum drop 50 and the Celtics lose by a point. Now they’ll start saying Tatum ain’t clutch.

[alexvoigt]

Bottom line: He's a winning player that impacts the game in multiple ways. Pundits are relentlessly crapping on his shooting while ignoring that he's leading his team in rebounds and assists in the Finals, in addition to being a crucial defender that frees up their guards to hound Kyrie.

[Blksheep]

Someone actually defending Jayson Tatum is rare sight nowadays in a landscape where’s it’s become the trend to hate Tatum for every move he makes. It just baffles me, the guy doesn’t do anything but hoop and show off his son and yet the way people talk about him you’d think he’s a criminal. But thank you for actually acknowledging the good in Tatum’s game this far, he hasn’t been perfect, but he most definitely has not been a negative🙌🏽

[SidelineFilmz]

Love it. Once you filter out the hate and clickbait I believe everyone can see JT has been very positively effective in the Finals. Great breakdown.

[jayyy.ddden]

if he starts making his shots they could sweep the mavs👀👀

[mw-slvo]

let's be real, even if tatum drops 40/10/10 the media will still kill him for not dropping 50.

[WestCoastCheeseHead]

Tatum is still doing great, getting boards, making the right read when he gets doubled, being the great defender he is, he’s still the FMVP to me idgaf about his shooting splits

[shampoofully]

He’s leading the series in assists and rebounds

[krystiankornilowicz]

I hate when people summate tatum to just box stats. He is creating so much offense that it is ridiculous. People forget it is a team sport. Without his ability to draw defenders and make the arc clear for guys like white, holiday and brown then we wouldnt win. Yeah its not flashy or within the current mindset of the modern NBA, but he plays legitimate winning basketball. Sacrifice himself, make himself the target so the rest of the team can shin.

[samueltong]

Was waiting for this video, God bless!

[thumper]

Thank you for this video. I tell this to people and they act like I’m crazy. The “pre-shift” is a good term coz it’s like a double team without actually doubling. I should use that

[OsamaBinBurnin]

All this talk about tatums scoring and efficiency but won’t bring up the defensive gravity he gets and he’s making smart plays and getting his teammates involved. Also is so important to the defensive scheme as well as evidenced there’s only been one lob for the Mavs in two games and he is grabbing boards on an elite level in this playoffs. the hate is unwarranted when they send 2-3 guys at him every play and let his teammates torch them is laughable

[Ascension_Royal]

What I find interesting about Tatum is that people say he isn’t a superstar but he’s held too a higher standard than everyone other than Giannis. He’s expected to play lockdown defence on the perimeter, contain the centre for post ups and switch on the PnR whilst still scoring 30+ points efficiently, play-make with less than a 2:1 turnover ratio. Luka, Jokic, Steph nor KD are held to these ridiculous standards.

[tluvsbeauty]

Great video.

Yes, he’s shooting bad. However, all of these positives are real, too.

“Both can be true.” -Joe Mazzula.

[adamballard]

If the mavs change there defensive approach and choose to not flood the floor to his side when he gets the ball, he will smoke them for a 40 piece. They saw that in the regular season. So in reality thia series is over because he is doing the winning plays not the plays that will get you noticed by the media. In actuality he is playing the most vital role to ths teams sucess.

[Zodiacagegaming]

Jason Tatum can score 35 next game and have 15 assists and 15 rebounds and he’ll still get hate. The way people trying to dog on him is how everyone dogged your 2k character in 23 because he wasn’t shep owens

[jakepiccuito]

I want to be first and say this man deserves a podcast because he knows what he is talking about and gives a fair assessment from both perspectives.