THAT'S why we drafted him! Someone who can create their own shot and get a bucket when we need it....19 yrs old!
This is why I don't get all the hate on Tatum.
People say that defense wins games, but that's not entirely true. Defense keeps you in games - clutch scorers win games.
* Ray Allen's dagger three lifting Miami over San Antonio for the title
* Durant's pull up jumper eliminating Lebron and the Cavs
* Countless Lakers and Celtics games won at the hands of Paul Pierce / Kobe Bryant daggers
The general consensus out there is that ISO ball is bad because basketball is a team game, yadda yadda yadda. But for a pure team offense to work, you have to rely on every day guys to hit huge clutch shots - and not a lot of guys have that in them.
More often then not, it's great ISO scorers who end up winning you games - especially in the playoffs.
For similar reasons, I hate the fact that people are so obsessed with three point shots and are so against the midrange game.
Everybody raves about how midrange jumpers are the worst shot in the game, etc. But how many games have the Bulls, Celtics, Mavs, Lakers, Cavs and Heat won off midrange jumpers from guy like Paul Pierce, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Dirk Nowitzski, Lebron James and Dwyane Wade?
When you're in a tied game or 1 point game and everything's on the line, then two points makes the difference between winning or going home. And in that scenario I'd put my money on a midrange jumper over a three any day of the week.