KD on JT

[Goldstar88]

KD’s thoughts on playing against Jayson Tatum. Pretty high praise..

'He’s that elite level player already' Durant said he was impressed with Tatum — even comparing the 23-year-old to some of the all-time greats. “I’ve been in the league for 13, 14 years and I started to like tally mark the matchups, the series, the players that I’ve played against,” Durant said on his podcast “The Etcs. with/Kevin Durant.” “… I’ve had series against Kobe (Bryant), LeBron (James), Tim Duncan, the Memphis Grizzlies — Jayson Tatum is in that conversation. He’s that elite level player already at 23 and I’m like, alright, I can see where this is going. It was an honor to play against him.

Jayson Tatum, I mean, guarding him the whole playoffs — he’s shifty with it,” Durant said. “He’s got long arms, too, so it’s like you don’t want to give up the 3 because he can get hot and that’s how their teams gets going. He’s just so good off the dribble. He gives you five or six dribbles, hesitations, then he’s so long to get to the cup he can finish over bigs. He’s a tough cover.”

Durant said now that he’s in the Eastern Conference, he predicts a lot of battles against Tatum and the C’s going forward.

“I hate that we’re in the same conference,” Durant said. “Because I know as he starts to get older and their team, we’re going to be battling them year in and year out.”

[Tr1boy]

KD’s thoughts on playing against Jayson Tatum. Pretty high praise..

'He’s that elite level player already' Durant said he was impressed with Tatum — even comparing the 23-year-old to some of the all-time greats. “I’ve been in the league for 13, 14 years and I started to like tally mark the matchups, the series, the players that I’ve played against,” Durant said on his podcast “The Etcs. with/Kevin Durant.” “… I’ve had series against Kobe (Bryant), LeBron (James), Tim Duncan, the Memphis Grizzlies — Jayson Tatum is in that conversation. He’s that elite level player already at 23 and I’m like, alright, I can see where this is going. It was an honor to play against him.

Jayson Tatum, I mean, guarding him the whole playoffs — he’s shifty with it,” Durant said. “He’s got long arms, too, so it’s like you don’t want to give up the 3 because he can get hot and that’s how their teams gets going. He’s just so good off the dribble. He gives you five or six dribbles, hesitations, then he’s so long to get to the cup he can finish over bigs. He’s a tough cover.”

Durant said now that he’s in the Eastern Conference, he predicts a lot of battles against Tatum and the C’s going forward.

“I hate that we’re in the same conference,” Durant said. “Because I know as he starts to get older and their team, we’re going to be battling them year in and year out.”

I would hate all those years ...inability to get through Lebron

And now this..beat the Nets

[Kiorrik]

Probably from here btw;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F_fYLIuCOo

[Muzzy66]

hI think we sometimes take for granted just how impressive Tatum (and even Brown) is. 

Not often you see a player who - by 23 years old and 3 NBA seasons - has already:

* Averaged 27 / 4 / 7
* Scored 50+ points 3 times (one of those being in the playoffs)
* Has made two All-Star teams (including one start)
* Matched or broken multiple franchise records
* Has had his name used in the same sentence as Larry Bird - one of the greatest players of all time

This kid has "MVP candidate" and "future hall of famer" written all over him, and we are lucky enough to be able to sit here and watch him grow.  He's going to be a special, special player.

There are only three players who have put up multiple 50+ point games in the regular season this year:
1: Steph Curry (3 times)
2. Tayson Tatum (2 times)
3. Bradley Beal (2 times)

That's some good company.

[gouki88]

KD can mitigate his frustration regarding playing Tatum by forcing his way here.

[LilRip]

Tatum is special and I think only C’s fans wouldn’t want him on their team. He’s absolutely the franchise player we need to build around and I hope CBS sees that too

[Kernewek]

KD can mitigate his frustration regarding playing Tatum by forcing his way here.

Someone just needs to book Kyrie a permanent residency at Burning Man and we've got a real shot, tbh.

[td450]

hI think we sometimes take for granted just how impressive Tatum (and even Brown) is. 

Not often you see a player who - by 23 years old and 3 NBA seasons - has already:

* Averaged 27 / 4 / 7
* Scored 50+ points 3 times (one of those being in the playoffs)
* Has made two All-Star teams (including one start)
* Matched or broken multiple franchise records
* Has had his name used in the same sentence as Larry Bird - one of the greatest players of all time

This kid has "MVP candidate" and "future hall of famer" written all over him, and we are lucky enough to be able to sit here and watch him grow.  He's going to be a special, special player.

There are only three players who have put up multiple 50+ point games in the regular season this year:
1: Steph Curry (3 times)
2. Tayson Tatum (2 times)
3. Bradley Beal (2 times)

That's some good company.

50 point games are not a sign of anything. They are meaningless. How good Tatum will be will be determined by how well the team around him plays. Golden State, Boston and Washington were all irrelevant this year.

We need scoring down roster. When Tatum scores 30 and RWill gets 10, Nesmith gets 10, Langford gets 10 and Pritchard gets 10, we should all throw a party, because that's when Tatum will be good enough.

[Goldstar88]

hI think we sometimes take for granted just how impressive Tatum (and even Brown) is. 

Not often you see a player who - by 23 years old and 3 NBA seasons - has already:

* Averaged 27 / 4 / 7
* Scored 50+ points 3 times (one of those being in the playoffs)
* Has made two All-Star teams (including one start)
* Matched or broken multiple franchise records
* Has had his name used in the same sentence as Larry Bird - one of the greatest players of all time

This kid has "MVP candidate" and "future hall of famer" written all over him, and we are lucky enough to be able to sit here and watch him grow.  He's going to be a special, special player.

There are only three players who have put up multiple 50+ point games in the regular season this year:
1: Steph Curry (3 times)
2. Tayson Tatum (2 times)
3. Bradley Beal (2 times)

That's some good company.

50 point games are not a sign of anything. They are meaningless. How good Tatum will be will be determined by how well the team around him plays. Golden State, Boston and Washington were all irrelevant this year.

We need scoring down roster. When Tatum scores 30 and RWill gets 10, Nesmith gets 10, Langford gets 10 and Pritchard gets 10, we should all throw a party, because that's when Tatum will be good enough.

Knowing that you have a legit #1 option offensively that is capable of taking over games is not meaningless. Tatum was top 10 in scoring during the regular season and 6th in the post season. His talent will hopefully attract FA’s to come to Boston and play alongside him. Boston, Golden State and Washington May have been irrelevant this year, but it wasn’t due to their star player not performing at a high level.

[Roy H.]

Screw Durant and his opinion, positive or not.  The guy is an immature child gifted with amazing skill.

[Goldstar88]

Screw Durant and his opinion, positive or not.  The guy is an immature child gifted with amazing skill.

I don’t like Durant at all, but it’s interesting to hear his perspective after playing against Tatum for a playoff series. The fact that he thinks Tatum, from a talent standpoint, is in the conversation with Kobe, Lebron, Duncan, is noteworthy. I’ve heard other players praise Jayson, but not to this extent.

[ETNCeltics]

hI think we sometimes take for granted just how impressive Tatum (and even Brown) is. 

Not often you see a player who - by 23 years old and 3 NBA seasons - has already:

* Averaged 27 / 4 / 7
* Scored 50+ points 3 times (one of those being in the playoffs)
* Has made two All-Star teams (including one start)
* Matched or broken multiple franchise records
* Has had his name used in the same sentence as Larry Bird - one of the greatest players of all time

This kid has "MVP candidate" and "future hall of famer" written all over him, and we are lucky enough to be able to sit here and watch him grow.  He's going to be a special, special player.

There are only three players who have put up multiple 50+ point games in the regular season this year:
1: Steph Curry (3 times)
2. Tayson Tatum (2 times)
3. Bradley Beal (2 times)

That's some good company.

50 point games are not a sign of anything. They are meaningless. How good Tatum will be will be determined by how well the team around him plays. Golden State, Boston and Washington were all irrelevant this year.

We need scoring down roster. When Tatum scores 30 and RWill gets 10, Nesmith gets 10, Langford gets 10 and Pritchard gets 10, we should all throw a party, because that's when Tatum will be good enough.

LOL 50 point games irrelevant....I might've miscounted, but it looks like a Boston Celtic has scored 50+ only 16 times in 75 seasons (including playoffs).  3 of those 16 times were by Jayson Tatum this year.

How about 60 point games?

Only a couple of players in NBA history have scored 60 and who weren't also perennial all-nba caliber players.

It's amazing to me that we have this phenomenal young player, only 23 years old, clearly on his way to being one of the top players in the league, and some fans act like he's nothing special, and use his mediocre supporting cast to justify it.

[Rondo9]

hI think we sometimes take for granted just how impressive Tatum (and even Brown) is. 

Not often you see a player who - by 23 years old and 3 NBA seasons - has already:

* Averaged 27 / 4 / 7
* Scored 50+ points 3 times (one of those being in the playoffs)
* Has made two All-Star teams (including one start)
* Matched or broken multiple franchise records
* Has had his name used in the same sentence as Larry Bird - one of the greatest players of all time

This kid has "MVP candidate" and "future hall of famer" written all over him, and we are lucky enough to be able to sit here and watch him grow.  He's going to be a special, special player.

There are only three players who have put up multiple 50+ point games in the regular season this year:
1: Steph Curry (3 times)
2. Tayson Tatum (2 times)
3. Bradley Beal (2 times)

That's some good company.

50 point games are not a sign of anything. They are meaningless. How good Tatum will be will be determined by how well the team around him plays. Golden State, Boston and Washington were all irrelevant this year.

We need scoring down roster. When Tatum scores 30 and RWill gets 10, Nesmith gets 10, Langford gets 10 and Pritchard gets 10, we should all throw a party, because that's when Tatum will be good enough.

LOL 50 point games irrelevant....I might've miscounted, but it looks like a Boston Celtic has scored 50+ only 16 times in 75 seasons.  3 of those 16 times were by Jayson Tatum this year.

How about 60 point games?

Only a couple of players in NBA history have scored 60 and who weren't also perennial all-nba caliber players.

It's amazing to me that we have this phenomenal young player, only 23 years old, clearly on his way to being one of the top players in the league, and some fans act like he's nothing special, and use his mediocre supporting cast to justify it.

Well this is the same site that is obsessed with trading Kemba.

[Goldstar88]

hI think we sometimes take for granted just how impressive Tatum (and even Brown) is. 

Not often you see a player who - by 23 years old and 3 NBA seasons - has already:

* Averaged 27 / 4 / 7
* Scored 50+ points 3 times (one of those being in the playoffs)
* Has made two All-Star teams (including one start)
* Matched or broken multiple franchise records
* Has had his name used in the same sentence as Larry Bird - one of the greatest players of all time

This kid has "MVP candidate" and "future hall of famer" written all over him, and we are lucky enough to be able to sit here and watch him grow.  He's going to be a special, special player.

There are only three players who have put up multiple 50+ point games in the regular season this year:
1: Steph Curry (3 times)
2. Tayson Tatum (2 times)
3. Bradley Beal (2 times)

That's some good company.

50 point games are not a sign of anything. They are meaningless. How good Tatum will be will be determined by how well the team around him plays. Golden State, Boston and Washington were all irrelevant this year.

We need scoring down roster. When Tatum scores 30 and RWill gets 10, Nesmith gets 10, Langford gets 10 and Pritchard gets 10, we should all throw a party, because that's when Tatum will be good enough.

LOL 50 point games irrelevant....I might've miscounted, but it looks like a Boston Celtic has scored 50+ only 16 times in 75 seasons.  3 of those 16 times were by Jayson Tatum this year.

How about 60 point games?

Only a couple of players in NBA history have scored 60 and who weren't also perennial all-nba caliber players.

It's amazing to me that we have this phenomenal young player, only 23 years old, clearly on his way to being one of the top players in the league, and some fans act like he's nothing special, and use his mediocre supporting cast to justify it.

Well this is the same site that is obsessed with trading Kemba.

Right, because he’s just not good anymore. Must be the worst max FA signing in franchise history.

[gouki88]

hI think we sometimes take for granted just how impressive Tatum (and even Brown) is. 

Not often you see a player who - by 23 years old and 3 NBA seasons - has already:

* Averaged 27 / 4 / 7
* Scored 50+ points 3 times (one of those being in the playoffs)
* Has made two All-Star teams (including one start)
* Matched or broken multiple franchise records
* Has had his name used in the same sentence as Larry Bird - one of the greatest players of all time

This kid has "MVP candidate" and "future hall of famer" written all over him, and we are lucky enough to be able to sit here and watch him grow.  He's going to be a special, special player.

There are only three players who have put up multiple 50+ point games in the regular season this year:
1: Steph Curry (3 times)
2. Tayson Tatum (2 times)
3. Bradley Beal (2 times)

That's some good company.

50 point games are not a sign of anything. They are meaningless. How good Tatum will be will be determined by how well the team around him plays. Golden State, Boston and Washington were all irrelevant this year.

We need scoring down roster. When Tatum scores 30 and RWill gets 10, Nesmith gets 10, Langford gets 10 and Pritchard gets 10, we should all throw a party, because that's when Tatum will be good enough.

LOL 50 point games irrelevant....I might've miscounted, but it looks like a Boston Celtic has scored 50+ only 16 times in 75 seasons.  3 of those 16 times were by Jayson Tatum this year.

How about 60 point games?

Only a couple of players in NBA history have scored 60 and who weren't also perennial all-nba caliber players.

It's amazing to me that we have this phenomenal young player, only 23 years old, clearly on his way to being one of the top players in the league, and some fans act like he's nothing special, and use his mediocre supporting cast to justify it.

Well this is the same site that is obsessed with trading Kemba.

Right, because he’s just not good anymore. Must be the worst max FA signing in franchise history.

Hayward?