Random NBA Observations 2017 - 2018

[William F. Russell]

Tatum has one of the most predictable offensive games in his draft class

So did Paul Pierce but that didn't stop him from being one of the best scorers in the league. And one of the craftiest.

Tatum's footwork is a godsend. SO long as he keeps a quick first step, it doesn't matter.

Fultz needs to start playing like a #1 pick though

 

[QU Hectic]

Qi Zhou = The return of Yao Ming

 

[Derek Lee]

Harden

 

[@OffHalsted]

Only if he stayed

 

[Th3G3ntleman]

Fultz getting to the basket is better than I expected but the whole allure was the pull-up and the jumper in general. That comes back and he remains committed to attacking the paint and that is the #1 pick.

 

[ISO]

Fultz been overrated

 

[Flight]

So did Paul Pierce but that didn't stop him from being one of the best scorers in the league. And one of the craftiest.

Tatum's footwork is a godsend. SO long as he keeps a quick first step, it doesn't matter.

Fultz needs to start playing like a #1 pick though

How's Jaylen looked this preseason?

 

[Poitier]

So did Paul Pierce but that didn't stop him from being one of the best scorers in the league. And one of the craftiest.

Tatum's footwork is a godsend. SO long as he keeps a quick first step, it doesn't matter.

Ignoring that PP was a better ballhandler and shooter, PP was hard to build around and unless you have an elite off ball player like Ray Allen to pair him with then

 

[street heat]

rockets are just ridiculous with the 3 ball

another 20+ made tonight

 

[William F. Russell]

How's Jaylen looked this preseason?

He's been looking pretty solid. Tonight he dropped 12 pts (5-12 shooting) and 9 boards in 22 minutes.

He's already made some noticeable improvements in his game but he still has to do better with dribbling in traffic.

 

[street heat]

dub

 

[William F. Russell]

Ignoring that PP was a better ballhandler and shooter, PP was hard to build around and unless you have an elite off ball player like Ray Allen to pair him with then

Interestingly (but not surprisingly), your critiques of Tatum's game were almost the same as those levied against Pierce when he was first starting out. And Pierce didn't come into the league as a refined ball-handler and shooter.

I agree that you can't build [a contender] around a player like PP but I don't think Ainge is building around solely Tatum...hence why Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart are keepers for the Cs future core w/Tatum.

 

[Dwight Howard]

why did they change Fultz form to begin with? it really wasnt that bad, son shyt is fukked up now though

 

[Th3G3ntleman]

 

[Flight]

why did they change Fultz form to begin with? it really wasnt that bad, son shyt is fukked up now though

It was tweaked during the draft process and training camp cause his trainer questioned his jumpshot from NBA range. But he's ruined damn near his best trait.