Jaylen Brown's handles

[KGBirdBias]

Ok, I guess we have to find something to complain about when there's really nothing to complain about.

I want to see Jaylen work on his handles big time. I think his wrists are weak. He gets the ball slapped away easily and doesn't have total control of the ball when he's dribbling. He should be doing crazy dribbling drills, dribbling in the dark and use grippers to get his hands stronger. Once he improves his handles, it's going to be scary. If he had handles like Tatum, he'd be unstoppable.

His shot has VASTLY improved.

Please stop going for pump fakes. All you have to do is give Jaylen a head nod and he's jumping out the building. I get so tired of him just jumping trying to block shots.

Ok well that's nitpicky but not much wrong with this team and haven't even been togetehr long enough to develop good chemistry. Fun team to watch.

[hwangjini_1]

Ok, I guess we have to find something to complain about when there's really nothing to complain about.

I want to see Jaylen work on his handles big time. I think his wrists are weak. He gets the ball slapped away easily and doesn't have total control of the ball when he's dribbling. He should be doing crazy dribbling drills, dribbling in the dark and use grippers to get his hands stronger. Once he improves his handles, it's going to be scary. If he had handles like Tatum, he'd be unstoppable.

His shot has VASTLY improved.

Please stop going for pump fakes. All you have to do is give Jaylen a head nod and he's jumping out the building. I get so tired of him just jumping trying to block shots.

Ok well that's nitpicky but not much wrong with this team and haven't even been togetehr long enough to develop good chemistry. Fun team to watch.

Good kibbutz. His ball handling is a weakness. However, I beLiege it will improve as did it for Bradley.

This last off season the priorities seem to have been shooting and defense. Next off season I think he will work on ball handling.

[KGBirdBias]

Ok that's fine, I'm not saying he's a bad player just something he can improve on. Calm down. LOL

I enjoy seeing polished players and Tatum seems quite polished in every facet of the game. I'm sure Brown will improve his handles.

[drogbagarnett]

Ok, I guess we have to find something to complain about when there's really nothing to complain about.

I want to see Jaylen work on his handles big time. I think his wrists are weak. He gets the ball slapped away easily and doesn't have total control of the ball when he's dribbling. He should be doing crazy dribbling drills, dribbling in the dark and use grippers to get his hands stronger. Once he improves his handles, it's going to be scary. If he had handles like Tatum, he'd be unstoppable.

His shot has VASTLY improved.

Please stop going for pump fakes. All you have to do is give Jaylen a head nod and he's jumping out the building. I get so tired of him just jumping trying to block shots.

Ok well that's nitpicky but not much wrong with this team and haven't even been togetehr long enough to develop good chemistry. Fun team to watch.

I think he dribbles too high and doesn't protect the ball enough on drives...
Those are two low hanging fruits he can focus on right away: 1) Dribble low and 2) Cover the ball on drives. Easier said than done but at least this could be his primary focus to marginally improve right away.

My biggest concern over the past 2 or 3 games is Jaylen trying to dunk everything around the basket and coming short on those dunk attempts... Just lay it in man!! That's 4 points a game you are throwing away!!

[mrceltics2013]

Well last throw in every Celtics player whose name is not Kyrie Irving does not know how to finish in transition. Lots of charges for Taytum and Jalen, because they slow down and go up soft. All they need to do is charge full speed and NO ONE will stand in front of them, ask Lebron. lol

[td450]

I think it shows up as defenders getting their hands into his dribble, but the problem is his decision making when he drives. He dribbles into trouble a lot. It probably stems from his younger playing days when he could just blast through defenders and no one could stop him.

He needs to learn to look for some blue sky and finish just a little further away from the rim. He's trying too hard to get all the way, and there isn't always space for that.

[trickybilly]

Actually he made working on his handle a focus this summer (see the film noir youtube vids).

I think it has improved, only slightly though.

For me, Jaylen just has to work on changing gears efficiently, and keeping his head up while he toys with the idea of dropping his shoulder and heading paint... As LBj has mastered. For the record, lbjs handles are good, not great. Maybe even only average...

[ETNCeltics]

Look at how much better he is than a year ago. He's dramatically improved over the last year.

Yes, his handle needs work and it hampers his ability to get his own shot. But at the same time, expecting a guy as raw as he was to be transformed into a complete player 1 year down the road isn't realistic. I suspect his handle and his free throw shooting will improve a lot over the coming months.

[KGBirdBias]

Ok, I guess we have to find something to complain about when there's really nothing to complain about.

I want to see Jaylen work on his handles big time. I think his wrists are weak. He gets the ball slapped away easily and doesn't have total control of the ball when he's dribbling. He should be doing crazy dribbling drills, dribbling in the dark and use grippers to get his hands stronger. Once he improves his handles, it's going to be scary. If he had handles like Tatum, he'd be unstoppable.

His shot has VASTLY improved.

Please stop going for pump fakes. All you have to do is give Jaylen a head nod and he's jumping out the building. I get so tired of him just jumping trying to block shots.

Ok well that's nitpicky but not much wrong with this team and haven't even been togetehr long enough to develop good chemistry. Fun team to watch.

I think he dribbles too high and doesn't protect the ball enough on drives...
Those are two low hanging fruits he can focus on right away: 1) Dribble low and 2) Cover the ball on drives. Easier said than done but at least this could be his primary focus to marginally improve right away.

My biggest concern over the past 2 or 3 games is Jaylen trying to dunk everything around the basket and coming short on those dunk attempts... Just lay it in man!! That's 4 points a game you are throwing away!!

Yes, I've noticed the same things...too high and finishing at the rim. We're getting spoiled. LOL

[Big333223]

Actually he made working on his handle a focus this summer (see the film noir youtube vids).

I think it has improved, only slightly though.

For me, Jaylen just has to work on changing gears efficiently, and keeping his head up while he toys with the idea of dropping his shoulder and heading paint... As LBj has mastered. For the record, lbjs handles are good, not great. Maybe even only average...

I agree 100%.

Yes, his handle has lots of room to improve (and if he keeps working like it seems like he has been, it will) but the ability to modulate his speed going to the rim is is going to be huge for him. When he feels the pressure, he has a tendency to just go all out all the time and that's when he loses control and can get sloppy. He's at his best when he's got the ball and he's in 3rd and then he jumps to 5th when he sees his lane.

[cman88]

its already light years better than last years handle...but he has room to improve. he seems to lose the ball alot when driving.

but, hes only 21 and should improve

[KGBirdBias]

Reading these comments I concur with all of them. Jaylen needs to develop a good crossover between his legs to change directions because it causes guys to reach in and foul while he's protecting it with his body. Someone said he dribbles high and into traffic...both are spot on.

It will all come in time. Like Tommy was saying yesterday he was getting schooled on DeRozan's head fakes, he'll learn. It's just stunning at how some of this stuff comes so easy for Tatum.

I want to see Tatum start to elevate and dunk on people. You don't realize how long he is until he stretches out...he's like Gumby

[footey]

He is too in love with his spin moves, usually left to right, without taking into account the location of the defenders. I have seen him multiple times spin into a double team, rather than away from it.

He needs to simplify his drives to the hoop. His first step is so quick, he just needs to look at what is given to him by the defense, and take it.  Brad's a great coach, and is probably drilling this into him as we speak.  Old habits die hard.

[KGBirdBias]

LOL Yes the spin moves. I notice that Kyrie stays low and dribbles in a box. The ball is never very high off the ground and he can change direction quickly.

Our coach used to have us practice dribbling a tennis ball just to stay on top of it and control it. A basketball will be much easier in time.

Great discussion...we're 12-2 and not much to pick at. LOL It's still shocking to me that Tatum is 50\50\80. SMH It might have dropped after the game yesterday but that's unheard of.

[Alleyoopster]

Ok, I guess we have to find something to complain about when there's really nothing to complain about.

I want to see Jaylen work on his handles big time. I think his wrists are weak. He gets the ball slapped away easily and doesn't have total control of the ball when he's dribbling. He should be doing crazy dribbling drills, dribbling in the dark and use grippers to get his hands stronger. Once he improves his handles, it's going to be scary. If he had handles like Tatum, he'd be unstoppable.

His shot has VASTLY improved.

Please stop going for pump fakes. All you have to do is give Jaylen a head nod and he's jumping out the building. I get so tired of him just jumping trying to block shots.

Ok well that's nitpicky but not much wrong with this team and haven't even been togetehr long enough to develop good chemistry. Fun team to watch.

I think he dribbles too high and doesn't protect the ball enough on drives...
Those are two low hanging fruits he can focus on right away: 1) Dribble low and 2) Cover the ball on drives. Easier said than done but at least this could be his primary focus to marginally improve right away.

My biggest concern over the past 2 or 3 games is Jaylen trying to dunk everything around the basket and coming short on those dunk attempts... Just lay it in man!! That's 4 points a game you are throwing away!!

His dribbling may not be perfect, but he's vastly improved in this area over the summer. This year, when he's pushing the ball up the court or driving to the basket he's under control most of the time. Keep up the good work Jaylen!

I'm hoping, in time, posters in this group will be complaining that he only dribbles as good as Isaiah and not as well as Kyrie.
 
Sometimes it's not even the dunk attempts that concern me. When he's in close he'll try to lay the ball directly into the basket. Too often it falls short. Wish he would use the backboard more. Jason does this most of the time. In my opinion using the backboard is a much easier layup shot.