Is Jayson Tatum really THAT much better than Jaylen Brown?

[triplehate]

Ja pulled out a gun and Brown will still lose more money then he did

 

[Joe Sixpack]

What I’ve come to realize is both these dudes just ain’t it

They both really good but nah man they both not like that

All the Celtics do is take 3s

They did this same shyt in the 2018 ECF against the Cavs bricked them all

This core has gone as far as they can go

Changes need to be made

 

[Joe Sixpack]

How do the Celtics after that Derrick White legendary putback on Saturday come out and play like this?

Cmon

You have to win this game after that Derrick White shyt

I’ve never been so wrong in my predictions in the NBA playoffs ever

This is some NFL shyt right here

 

[RubioTheCruel]

THIS postseason. There have been multiple playoff series where Brown was the best player. Not more than Tatum, but he had a bad series and now he’s a bum all of a sudden.

I'm not giving 50m a year to a guy who can't dribble a basketball. Turns out that's kinda important

 

[CarltonJunior]

He’s had multiple of these “worst games of his life” this postseason. Tatum is a much better player than Brown. It’s not worth a debate at this point. You can’t rely on a guy who has struggle handles and is turnover prone because he isn’t a playmaker.

Much better?

Idk about all that. Tatum was doing the same shyt turning the ball over and playing like trash in the finals just last year. Brown was better in that series. The reality is that neither one of them is all that consistent and has flaws in their game. It just works because one will usually pick up where the other doesn't.

 

[mastermind]

THIS postseason. There have been multiple playoff series where Brown was the best player. Not more than Tatum, but he had a bad series and now he’s a bum all of a sudden.

Never called Brown a bum.

And the only series you could say Brown was better was the Finals, where Tatum was injured.

Tatum faces way more defensive attention than Brown and still has monster games, while Brown has instances where he doesn’t score for half the game. He isn’t it.

Much better?

Idk about all that. Tatum was doing the same shyt turning the ball over and playing like trash in the finals just last year. Brown was better in that series. The reality is that neither one of them is all that consistent and has flaws in their game. It just works because one will usually pick up where the other doesn't.

Tatum is much better than Brown.

 

[Joe Sixpack]

Never called Brown a bum.

And the only series you could say Brown was better was the Finals, where Tatum was injured.

Tatum faces way more defensive attention than Brown and still has monster games, while Brown has instances where he doesn’t score for half the game. He isn’t it.




Tatum is much better than Brown.

No he‘s not stop this bullshyt

Both these nikkas is lacking

If Tatum was way better than Brown they would’ve never been down 0-3 to begin with so stop with this Jayson Tatum shyt

 

[Joe Sixpack]

That Ime Udoka shyt really fukked the Celtics

That dude was amazing coach to keep these dunderhead ass nikkas focus like that

And the Celtics need a REAL Point Guard

 

[thelonious21]

No

 

[Surreal]

JT knows how to play the media game alil better

 

[SchoolboyC]

THIS postseason. There have been multiple playoff series where Brown was the best player. Not more than Tatum, but he had a bad series and now he’s a bum all of a sudden.

There’s been way more series where Tatum outplayed Brown than the other way around.

Jaylen is not a bum, he’s a great player. But the same way y’all complain about the media hyping Tatum, y’all overcompensate by overrating Jaylen. He’s better than Tatum at mid range shooting and he’s a better athlete, that’s about where it ends. Tatum is a better 3-pt shooter, FT shooter, finisher at the rim, ballhandler, playmaker, rebounder and defender.

 

[Po pimp]

Never called Brown a bum.

And the only series you could say Brown was better was the Finals, where Tatum was injured.

Tatum faces way more defensive attention than Brown and still has monster games, while Brown has instances where he doesn’t score for half the game. He isn’t it.




Tatum is much better than Brown.

There’s been way more series where Tatum outplayed Brown than the other way around.

Jaylen is not a bum, he’s a great player. But the same way y’all complain about the media hyping Tatum, y’all overcompensate by overrating Jaylen. He’s better than Tatum at mid range shooting and he’s a better athlete, that’s about where it ends. Tatum is a better 3-pt shooter, FT shooter, finisher at the rim, ballhandler, playmaker, rebounder and defender.

If Brown is a B player, Tatum is a B-plus or A-minus player. I’m not even putting Tatum on that LeBron or KD level, and they’re 38 and 34 years old.

 

[swyyyguy]

They both are overrated

 

[mastermind]

If Brown is a B player, Tatum is a B-plus or A-minus player. I’m not even putting Tatum on that LeBron or KD level, and they’re 38 and 34 years old.

I can agree with that on Tatum, although he has more impact on a game than KD does at 35, and he had a better conference final against a better defensive team than Bron did at 38.

Brown is a B level player, but maybe on the lower end. The thing with Tatum is you can see that he can get better as he adds more to his game. He got the basket more this year and has improved his playmaking. Brown doesn't have that ceiling. I feel this is what he is.

Tatum was way better than Brown they would’ve never been down 0-3 to begin with so stop with this Jayson Tatum shyt

They were down 0-3 because their second-best player (Brown) had a horrendous series

 

[Avisible Man]

There’s been way more series where Tatum outplayed Brown than the other way around.

Jaylen is not a bum, he’s a great player. But the same way y’all complain about the media hyping Tatum, y’all overcompensate by overrating Jaylen. He’s better than Tatum at mid range shooting and he’s a better athlete, that’s about where it ends. Tatum is a better 3-pt shooter, FT shooter, finisher at the rim, ballhandler, playmaker, rebounder and defender.

I believe Brown was their best player in 3 of the 4 rounds last year and the first 2 rounds this year.

Tatum is a better basketball player on the whole, but there are things that Jaylen does better. He's significantly better in the mid-range, as you pointed out, better driving the ball. He is a better finisher at the rim, not Tatum. Brown finishes at a similar rate and does so with creating more shots there vs. Jayson's who is getting more shots at the rim assisted.

JB's an actual three level scorer while Tatum is a two level scorer, though credit to Tatum for actually hitting some mid-range shots this playoffs. He's better grabbing the tough contested rebounds. He's a quick fire starter for the team. He's a better athlete like you said and he hustles more, covers more ground on offense and defense and generally gives more effort.

Jaylen improves in the playoffs. His true shooting has improved in every playoffs he's been in with the exception of his rookie year where it stayed the exact same as the regular season and this year when it declined after a horrid Heat series. His three point percentage is much higher in the playoffs than it is in the regular season. This is not the case with Tatum. It's gone the opposite way for him. He's had one postseason where his TS% has improved, and it declined this year too.

Tatum is a better spot up shooter, he's a better shooter on corner threes whereas Jaylen is better above the break, but Tatum does create more 3's for himself. He's a better free throw shooter like you said. He's better at flying in and grabbing rebounds in a Westbrookian fashion, whereas Jaylen will block his man out and let another teammate grab them. He's a better playmaker. While I think Jaylen is a better pure passer, Tatum has better vision when making passes. Tatum has a more secure handle which is the real difference between the two. He's improved dramatically this year, until the Heat series again.