Tatum’s Finals Performance

[Surferdad]

I was profoundly disappointed in his performance.  weak finishing around the rim.  turnovers galore.  shied away from the spotlight when the pressure was on late in games or during GSW runs.  fully expecting news to come out that his shoulder injury was more serious than a stinger because his play before and after that injury was night and day

Same thoughts.  And I love the kid. 

Last night was especially maddening and disappointing.  The team was working like salmon going upstream to get back within striking distance despite how poorly they'd played, and he was completely invisible on the offensive end.

Maybe we are just grabbing for the easiest legitimate-sounding reason to explain Tatum's poor Finals play, but it could be true.

The guys on a well-known sports-talk radio station in Boston are annoyed today at fans like me who say it was a good season. Well too bad, that's how I feel. It WAS a good season in that they got to the Finals which was not many people's projection for how high this team could rise.  I know other teams had injury issues too, but this team wasn't deep enough to sustain key injuries to the star players (JT, JB, RWIII and MS).  Happy to jump on that "excuse" bandwagon.  I still like this team and they were very entertaining at times this season.

[DefenseWinsChamps]

I'm gonna hold judgment until the rumor comes out that he was playing with a separated shoulder for the last 3 1/2 weeks.

[gouki88]

I'm assuming it to be down to his shoulder injury, because coming to terms with it being anything other than that is not desirable.

Prior to G3 of the ECF, where he got injured, he was averaging 28/6/6 on 45/39/83 shooting on 4.2 turnovers a game. After G3, 24/8/7 on 41/43/77 with 4 turnovers a game.

The stark difference was his ability to score inside the arc. He actually shot the three incredibly well in this series, but was way off on free throws and he couldn't power through contact at all like he had been prior to the shoulder injury. I like that he took it upon himself to make more passes once he got injured, but I do think it played a huge role in his scoring difficulties.

I also think the coach failed to put the Jays in positions to succeed on offence, for the most part.

[hpantazo]

Whatever the reason was, we lost the series largely because Wiggins outplayed Tatum.

[0003323344]

Tater Tatum spit the bit in the finals. Had 100 turnovers in the finals which broke the record and is in the top 5 for worst 2 point fg% in the finals ever. He looked broken by the time the finals ended. Wiggins outplayed him. He was soft as butta in the finals. If I'm Stevens I at least put feelers out there to see what the haul would be for him.

[gouki88]

Tater Tatum spit the bit in the finals. Had 100 turnovers in the finals which broke the record and is in the top 5 for worst 2 point fg% in the finals ever. He looked broken by the time the finals ended. Wiggins outplayed him. He was soft as butta in the finals. If I'm Stevens I at least put feelers out there to see what the haul would be for him.

Wonder how many Cavs fans said the same about LeBron's first Finals appearance. Patience goes a long way

[0003323344]

Tater Tatum spit the bit in the finals. Had 100 turnovers in the finals which broke the record and is in the top 5 for worst 2 point fg% in the finals ever. He looked broken by the time the finals ended. Wiggins outplayed him. He was soft as butta in the finals. If I'm Stevens I at least put feelers out there to see what the haul would be for him.

Wonder how many Cavs fans said the same about LeBron's first Finals appearance. Patience goes a long way

Yea well he's not James and never will be. Tatum was in 3 ECFs before this too. He's got plenty of playoff experience. My patience has been worn thin.

[gouki88]

Tater Tatum spit the bit in the finals. Had 100 turnovers in the finals which broke the record and is in the top 5 for worst 2 point fg% in the finals ever. He looked broken by the time the finals ended. Wiggins outplayed him. He was soft as butta in the finals. If I'm Stevens I at least put feelers out there to see what the haul would be for him.

Wonder how many Cavs fans said the same about LeBron's first Finals appearance. Patience goes a long way

Yea well he's not James and never will be. Tatum was in 3 ECFs before this too. He's got plenty of playoff experience. My patience has been worn thin.

Good analysis

[0003323344]

Tater Tatum spit the bit in the finals. Had 100 turnovers in the finals which broke the record and is in the top 5 for worst 2 point fg% in the finals ever. He looked broken by the time the finals ended. Wiggins outplayed him. He was soft as butta in the finals. If I'm Stevens I at least put feelers out there to see what the haul would be for him.

Wonder how many Cavs fans said the same about LeBron's first Finals appearance. Patience goes a long way

Yea well he's not James and never will be. Tatum was in 3 ECFs before this too. He's got plenty of playoff experience. My patience has been worn thin.

Good analysis

A mod on here being sarcastic about another posters post. Very poor form.

[libermaniac]

Take a look at this list. Very few teams have won a title with their best player under 25. https://fadeawayworld.net/nba/how-old-were-nba-legends-and-superstars-when-they-won-their-first-title-michael-jordan-kobe-bryant-lebron-james-and-others

Many players on this list weren’t the top player on their team at the time.

- Magic had Kareem
- Kobe had Shaq
- Duncan had Robinson
- Wade had Shaq

Seriously. Tatum should be proud of his accomplishments. The future looks bright.

[Rondo9]

Tater Tatum spit the bit in the finals. Had 100 turnovers in the finals which broke the record and is in the top 5 for worst 2 point fg% in the finals ever. He looked broken by the time the finals ended. Wiggins outplayed him. He was soft as butta in the finals. If I'm Stevens I at least put feelers out there to see what the haul would be for him.

Wonder how many Cavs fans said the same about LeBron's first Finals appearance. Patience goes a long way

Yea well he's not James and never will be. Tatum was in 3 ECFs before this too. He's got plenty of playoff experience. My patience has been worn thin.

Good analysis

A mod on here being sarcastic about another posters post. Very poor form.

It’s poor form to trade a superstar. Are you going to trade Tatum for Wiggins based on Finals performance?

[gouki88]

Tater Tatum spit the bit in the finals. Had 100 turnovers in the finals which broke the record and is in the top 5 for worst 2 point fg% in the finals ever. He looked broken by the time the finals ended. Wiggins outplayed him. He was soft as butta in the finals. If I'm Stevens I at least put feelers out there to see what the haul would be for him.

Wonder how many Cavs fans said the same about LeBron's first Finals appearance. Patience goes a long way

Yea well he's not James and never will be. Tatum was in 3 ECFs before this too. He's got plenty of playoff experience. My patience has been worn thin.

Good analysis

A mod on here being sarcastic about another posters post. Very poor form.

Please direct me to the rule against sarcasm

Also, I along with all the other mods are posters first, moderators second.

[0003323344]

Tater Tatum spit the bit in the finals. Had 100 turnovers in the finals which broke the record and is in the top 5 for worst 2 point fg% in the finals ever. He looked broken by the time the finals ended. Wiggins outplayed him. He was soft as butta in the finals. If I'm Stevens I at least put feelers out there to see what the haul would be for him.

Wonder how many Cavs fans said the same about LeBron's first Finals appearance. Patience goes a long way

Yea well he's not James and never will be. Tatum was in 3 ECFs before this too. He's got plenty of playoff experience. My patience has been worn thin.

Good analysis

A mod on here being sarcastic about another posters post. Very poor form.

It’s poor form to trade a superstar. Are you going to trade Tatum for Wiggins based on Finals performance?

Nope. Where did i say that? I said Wiggs was a great pickup by GS. And we need some bench help who can score like Wiggs. The jury however is still out on whether Tatum is a superstar however.

[0003323344]

Tater Tatum spit the bit in the finals. Had 100 turnovers in the finals which broke the record and is in the top 5 for worst 2 point fg% in the finals ever. He looked broken by the time the finals ended. Wiggins outplayed him. He was soft as butta in the finals. If I'm Stevens I at least put feelers out there to see what the haul would be for him.

Wonder how many Cavs fans said the same about LeBron's first Finals appearance. Patience goes a long way

Yea well he's not James and never will be. Tatum was in 3 ECFs before this too. He's got plenty of playoff experience. My patience has been worn thin.

Good analysis

A mod on here being sarcastic about another posters post. Very poor form.

Please direct me to the rule against sarcasm

Also, I along with all the other mods are posters first, moderators second.

Please direct me to the rules against voicing one's opinion on here. My goodness I've been a Celtics fan since the 80's and gave my opinion and you call it poor form. There are people on here with tens of thousands of posts(opinions). Whatever. Not to mention I wasn't the only one on this site or many other sites that feel JT under performed. It was pretty clear he did and probably would be the first to admit it. 

[Rondo9]

Tater Tatum spit the bit in the finals. Had 100 turnovers in the finals which broke the record and is in the top 5 for worst 2 point fg% in the finals ever. He looked broken by the time the finals ended. Wiggins outplayed him. He was soft as butta in the finals. If I'm Stevens I at least put feelers out there to see what the haul would be for him.

Wonder how many Cavs fans said the same about LeBron's first Finals appearance. Patience goes a long way

Yea well he's not James and never will be. Tatum was in 3 ECFs before this too. He's got plenty of playoff experience. My patience has been worn thin.

Good analysis

A mod on here being sarcastic about another posters post. Very poor form.

It’s poor form to trade a superstar. Are you going to trade Tatum for Wiggins based on Finals performance?

Nope. Where did i say that? I said Wiggs was a great pickup by GS. And we need some bench help who can score like Wiggs. The jury however is still out on whether Tatum is a superstar however.

Never said you did and yes, Tatum is a Superstar.