Poll: Who is the Best player on the team

[fairweatherfan]

So far this year it's probably Tatum but 2nd place is Morris. He's been one of the few guys to contribute much on offense.  That'll pass though.

Most valuable is Horford for sure.

[Moranis]

If “Best Player” means “contributes the most to winning basketball games”, then it’s Al Horford.

Absolutely correct.  Al would also be the single most difficult player to replace if we lost one of the starting 5 due to injury.  The flip side is that this team's ceiling is limited if someone else doesn't emerge as the most impact player when the playoffs arrive.

Irving and Tatum are obviously the most important when it comes to generating offense in tight games against elite competition.

It's fair to argue that Hayward would be the best player if his game recovers completely by the end of the season.  Similar to Horford, he's the only player who can consistently provide positive contributions in every aspect of the game.   

Being the most difficult to replace doesn't mean he is the best player, it just means the options are far more limited behind him as he is the only good big man on the roster.  He is not the best player on the team though. 

[bopna]

Its Tatum.

Kyrie has been average or if you compare it with the Kyrie of 2016..way below average.
I was expecting him to be our leading scorer.. 24ppg and lighting it up from 3...boy was I wrong.

Tatum is definitely aying like an allstar right now.

And Trade Brown... Im just about had it with him.. He is currently the worst starting SG in the league right now.

[tarheelsxxiii]

Irving is more consistent, but Tatum is the overall better player.  The gap will become very noticeable with a little more time. 

It's a good question -- the Celtics will only win a championship when Tatum is unanimously the best player on the team.

Good point, and appreciate the objectivity re: Kyrie.  TP, tar.

[DefenseWinsChamps]

Irving is more consistent, but Tatum is the overall better player.  The gap will become very noticeable with a little more time. 

It's a good question -- the Celtics will only win a championship when Tatum is unanimously the best player on the team.

Good point, and appreciate the objectivity re: Kyrie.  TP, tar.

I was actually gonna say this same thing, but then you said it for yourself.

[tarheelsxxiii]

Irving is more consistent, but Tatum is the overall better player.  The gap will become very noticeable with a little more time. 

It's a good question -- the Celtics will only win a championship when Tatum is unanimously the best player on the team.

Good point, and appreciate the objectivity re: Kyrie.  TP, tar.

I was actually gonna say this same thing, but then you said it for yourself.

TP, DWC.

[Green-18]

Irving is more consistent, but Tatum is the overall better player.  The gap will become very noticeable with a little more time. 

It's a good question -- the Celtics will only win a championship when Tatum is unanimously the best player on the team.

Good point, and appreciate the objectivity re: Kyrie.  TP, tar.

I was actually gonna say this same thing, but then you said it for yourself.

TP, DWC.

You guys aren't completely wrong but we can't ignore that Tatum is scoring with less efficiency on higher volume.  His mentality is absolutely in the right place though.  It's only a matter of time before Tatum becomes our best player.

I still maintain that Hayward at 100% would be the best player on the Celtics.  Tatum isn't on that level yet.  Gordon was able to translate his excellent regular season into the playoffs without any dip in efficiency.       

[DefenseWinsChamps]

Irving is more consistent, but Tatum is the overall better player.  The gap will become very noticeable with a little more time. 

It's a good question -- the Celtics will only win a championship when Tatum is unanimously the best player on the team.

Good point, and appreciate the objectivity re: Kyrie.  TP, tar.

I was actually gonna say this same thing, but then you said it for yourself.

TP, DWC.

You guys aren't completely wrong but we can't ignore that Tatum is scoring with less efficiency on higher volume.  His mentality is absolutely in the right place though.  It's only a matter of time before Tatum becomes our best player.

I still maintain that Hayward at 100% would be the best player on the Celtics.  Tatum isn't on that level yet.  Gordon was able to translate his excellent regular season into the playoffs without any dip in efficiency.     

It's amazing that we can make a legit argument for 4 players, without talking about Jaylen Brown (a top 9 defensive MVP candidate last year and so much more), Marcus Smart (the best perimeter defensive player in the NBA), our third leading scorer (Marcus Morris), or the player that led our team into the playoffs last year (Terry Rozier).