Thank god this dude never ended up on the Lakers
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Y’all were so desperate to believe Scal’s version of the Jaylen Brown trade demand story only for Scal to end up proving Jaylen’s point about just how elite Tatum’s PR machine really is 😂🫵🏾
Tatum improved his numbers when the Celtics were up 30
Baron Davis says Jayson Tatum tried to stat-pad his way to Finals MVP and that Jaylen Brown winning the award crushed him
“I saw it in the Finals when Brown was gonna get it. Jayson Tatum kept firing at the end of the last game. Everybody who’s played this game, and they mama, knows the series was wrapped up. They knew Jayson Tatum was trying to get that Finals MVP, man. That sh*t went to Jaylen Brown. That hurt that kid, man. That crushed him.”
(Via @GilsArenaShow )
Hey so Tatum can NOT DO what Luka just did in the first half of this game and what Luka simply does on the regular
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What makes this interesting to me is Tatum took more shots than George (23 vs 21). The difference was mainly FTA (8 for George and 1 for Tatum) and 1 fewer TO (remember USG% is just a formula of FGA/FTA/TOs)
It helps illustrate that a lot of Tatum's USG% production is his own decision making, not another guy "not knowing his role" or "stealing USG" or whatever the fuck
Tatum has to make the decision to be aggressive himself
If I'm a Sixers fan, I'm getting SICK of all this New York talk
It was LeBron James dream to get drafted by the Knicks, per @WindhorstESPN
“There was this dream, and in fact, it was kind of LeBron‘s dream too. Literally the night before he agreed to his Nike contract, in his Nike contract he got a 20 or 30% bonus if he got drafted to the Knicks. They agreed to that the night before the Lottery. That’s why it was so important to get it done before the lottery. And when the envelope opened and showed the Knicks at number nine, there was an audible in the room because people wanted LeBron to go to the Knicks.”
(h/t @SportsWithJay0)
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Steve Czaban [formerly of @YahooSports article posted in May, 2001]
It's Kobe's NBA. And don't start with the argument about (which player is carrying this) Laker juggernaut. The facts are as follows: Shaq was a proven "non-winner" in Orlando for four years. He was a non-winner in LA for the next three. Not until Kobe had blossomed in his fourth season, did the Lakers get over the top.
Kobe Bryant isn't playing "like" Michael Jordan these days. He is MJ. Only younger. And smarter. Forget calling Kobe Bryant "Jordan-esque." Soon we'll be saying Jordan was "Kobe-esque."
For years NBA watchers have been falsely targeting players as the so called "next Jordan." The list of wanna-be's that never were, is embarrassing to recap. From fellow Carolina products like Vince Carter and Jerry Stackhouse, to wing-nuts like JR Rider, and busters like Harold Minor. It's more curse than compliment. But Kobe carries that burden with ease.
Think MJ's six titles in the "post-Auerbach" era is untouchable? Think again. Kobe already has one, will pocket another in June, and then turn 23 years old in August. Twenty-three.
You would think that two young superstars playing in the NBA's most glamorous city, would be close friends. The twin horsemen of the NBA apocolypse. They're not. Because they aren't wired the same way inside. Shaq likes being Shaq. And hey, who can begrudge him? It is a great life. But Kobe likes ripping your heart out on the court. And then doing it again. There's the difference.
(Jordan's) back, everybody. And perhaps better than the original.
