I'm more disappointed in his decision making and passing.  I think the scoring talent is still there.

He has played in 3 games for a total of 63 minutes of preseason, leading the team in scoring in 2 of those games. He had a bad half shooting yesterday, otherwise his volume was that of a scorer, in every game.

The things about scorers, they just keep shooting until they go down. He has been aggressive and is very able and willing to shoot. He looks like a scorer to me that had a couple bad shooting days.

Oh, and he battled through sickness yesterday but will miss tomorrow's game.

Quote from: nickagneta on October 14, 2019, 04:30:52 PM

He has played in 3 games for a total of 63 minutes of preseason, leading the team in scoring in 2 of those games. He had a bad half shooting yesterday, otherwise his volume was that of a scorer, in every game.

The things about scorers, they just keep shooting until they go down. He has been aggressive and is very able and willing to shoot. He looks like a scorer to me that had a couple bad shooting days.

Oh, and he battled through sickness yesterday but will miss tomorrow's game.

Is it me or did Paul Pierce seem to score a lot more effortlessly than what Tatum has shown?

Pierce went to college for three years.  His rookie year was equivalent to this upcoming season from Tatum.

Ditto. Doesn't generate enough easy shots for himself to make himself effective on nights where things are not going great.

Quote from: Spicoli on October 14, 2019, 04:32:24 PM

Quote from: nickagneta on October 14, 2019, 04:30:52 PM

He has played in 3 games for a total of 63 minutes of preseason, leading the team in scoring in 2 of those games. He had a bad half shooting yesterday, otherwise his volume was that of a scorer, in every game.

The things about scorers, they just keep shooting until they go down. He has been aggressive and is very able and willing to shoot. He looks like a scorer to me that had a couple bad shooting days.

Oh, and he battled through sickness yesterday but will miss tomorrow's game.

Is it me or did Paul Pierce seem to score a lot more effortlessly than what Tatum has shown?

Pierce went to college for three years.  His rookie year was equivalent to this upcoming season from Tatum.

I forgot about that. Thanks.

He may have been sick last night, which could account for his struggle to finish. (He is scratch tomorrow for that reason).  I would not let that one game sway you.

Honestly it's not just one game, it's his entire body of work so far. He's a good scorer but not a great one. I thought i would be seeing a great scorer at this point, but i don't think he's made a major leap offensively yet.

He's a good scorer, and he's young and he shows flashes, but i thought he would be better offensively by now. He's still missing point blank layups (like the one last night) and the game just doesn't look that easy for him right now. Maybe he's overthinking out there i'm not sure, but i honestly thought he'd be a more dynamic scorer at this point in time.

Say hello to Mr. Hand for me.

I think Tatum had a bad game last night but he was really sharp the game before.  I find it funny that he goes out there and says that training with Kobe didn't hurt his game, then goes out and makes most of his shots more difficult than they had to be, which is the same issue he had last year.

Keep it simple Jayson, make your own path and don't try to be the Mamba.

That's the major difference I see between Tatum and Paul Pierce.  Paul was a master at getting to the line and did so frequently.

PP was a lot stronger than Tatum.   He was as a result, strong with the ball and able to play through contact.