![]() ![]() The 25-year-old Tatum is the youngest player in franchise history to score 10,000 points. NEW YORK (AP) – Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum scored his 10,000th career point in the second quarter of Saturday’s 124-114 win over the Brooklyn Nets. But, at the right moment, against the right opponent and with the right players around him, it’s so crazy it just might work.Jayson Tatum leads the Celtics with 32 points as he becomes the franchise's youngest player to reach 10,000 career points. Even Tatum needs to eat his vegetables.Īgain, I want to repeat one final time: this should not be used for long stretches, and it should not be used against certain opponents. He might get some elbows and cuts along the way, but as long as he keeps fighting and doesn’t complain to the referee (not a guarantee), it’s good for him. There’s no way that dude’s not at least 6-foot-9, if not 6-foot-10.īattling among the trees for rebounds is healthy. He’s also probably the only player ever who might be taller than his listed height. He’s a grown man, with serious muscle, and a perpetual chip on his shoulder even though he’s universally recognized as one of the faces of the NBA. He’s not the same gangly rookie who often tried to avoid contact when he entered the league. ![]() Plus, it’s not the worst thing for Tatum to play some interior defense. ![]() No days off for JT and The Truth ☘️ /5xfwWBnNVt- Boston Celtics September 4, 2023 But they’re going to score a whole lot as well. I repeat, the Celtics will give up points with this strategy. If the other team tries to fight fire with fire, and goes small itself, chances are the Celtics are going to have the edge skill-wise.Īs an opponent, you have to pick your poison. If the other team goes double big, the Celtics have the edge speed-wise and athletically. They’re all skilled players, but Tatum has a better chance at consistently stopping them than they do of consistently stopping him. With Tatum at the 5, that means a guy like Isaiah Hartenstein, Jakob Poeltl or Nikola Vucevic would likely have to stick him. Defense wins championships, but offense wins games. Inbound it, push it and hit a 3 in the guy’s face. They could play free, fast, essentially position-less basketball. Remember those Warriors lineups? I’m not calling these guys those guys, but there would be some similarities conceptually. With every player between 6-foot-4 and 6-foot-8, the Celtics can switch just about everything. You may think the Celtics would be outmatched defensively, and you’d probably be right, but they’d also create serious matchup problems on the other end. Well, maybe a little, but hear me out before you jump to any conclusions. I say Joe Mazzulla goes with a lineup of Derrick White, Malcolm Brogdon, Jaylen Brown, Oshae Brissett and Jayson Tatum, or something along those lines. They need a spark, and the other team doesn’t have an overpowering center. Let’s say the Celtics are down 8 to 12 points, midway through the third quarter, on the road against a team like the Knicks, Raptors or Bulls. If you try it periodically, throughout a long season, it could be advantageous in the playoffs.īefore I go any further, I do want to add an important caveat: the Celtics should, under no circumstances, try this against Joel Embiid and the 76ers. If you try something a couple times, you have no idea if it actually has potential. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty ImagesĪs a colleague pointed out in our CelticsBlog Slack, Boston has tried this, and it hasn’t worked, but I personally believe it’s too small of a sample size to truly determine if it’s effective. It would only be in certain situations (not regularly, don’t worry), and it would only happen for a few minutes at a time. I propose that the Celtics play Jayson Tatum at the 5. But, this is a blog, and we’re allowed to have some fun, so let’s have some fun. I’m sure I’ll hear you in the comments if you don’t. My picks are relatively straightforward and sane (outside of March Madness, of course), and I don’t generally have anything too controversial to say on here. I’m not typically a hot takes kind of guy. ![]()
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