Can 100 Knickas take on Two Jays? - Boston Celtics (#2) vs NY Knicks (#3) Official 2nd Round Playoff thread

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Tatum has never been a great mid range shooter, even in his early years though he shot a higher volume of them, he was never just this high level mid range assassin

Also even when he did, he had the same habit of settling for low quality mid range shots, a lot of contested fadeaways

Nonetheless he took 19 shots last night and only 5 were 3 pointers…he was missing everything. He’s shooting 7-22 on 2s in this series so far

This is why I don't understand how this board keeps talking about him needing to shoot more midrange shots, as if they completely forgot once upon a time they were clowning him for trying to emulate Kobe, taking all types of contested 2s and he couldn t hit the broadside of a barn.

Taking shots from diffrerent areas isn't suddenly going to change his habits.

If he's taking ill-advised, contested 3s, then he'll only do the exact same thing from the midrange.

 

[god shamgod]

Pope Leo XIV went to Nova.

Knicks winning it all

Or the Bulls win the lottery

 

[SchoolboyC]

This is why I don't understand how this board keeps talking about him needing to shoot more midrange shots, as if they completely forgot once upon a time they were clowning him for trying to emulate Kobe, taking all types of contested 2s and he couldn t hit the broadside of a barn.

Taking shots from diffrerent areas isn't suddenly going to change his habits.

If he's taking ill-advised, contested 3s, then he'll only do the exact same thing from the midrange.

Yeah I’m less concerned with Tatum’s shot profile and more with his settling and tentativeness

The best version of Tatum exists when he operates within a happy of medium of being assertive without disjointing the offense by forcing it.

Outside of the 1st quarter of Game 1 it hasn’t been there. Whether you want to attribute it to the Knicks defense or him being in his head or both is up to you

 

[Joe Sixpack]

I’ve BEEN saying this

I said this today to someone today at lunch

 

[K-ZOE]

over 2013 easily.

1994 Knicks and 1998 Yankees only debatable ones..

I've always felt the Knicks was NYC's team.

I remember 94 vividly. Only time in NY I remember having dialogue with complete strangers of any race. Dope times!

 

[Patrick Kane]

A little easier to have better numbers against first round competition considering he’s only been to the second round twice. .

And the one year he had a team as good as this Boston team he went to the Western Conference finals and lost to the eventual champs

Swap Melo on this Boston team in place of Tatum they win 2-3 more chips

This team is perfectly suited for a dominant offensive player like Melo who can play off another great scorer/wing defender in Brown with a cast of shooters, two big men (Horford/Prozingis) and a lockdown wing defender in Jrue

Tatum is just being too soft right now to take them to the next level. This lies squarely on him as their superstar. Series ain’t over yet dude can turn it around but it’s not look good

 

[Trojan 24]

I’ve BEEN saying this

I mean he could but it could be countless other things as well. I'm not sure why this is being proposed like it would be some huge revelation? Or why the NBA would be afraid to announce it? Was he against the vaccine or something in the past? People have can have lasting complications from Covid, Flu, bacterial infections... hopefully it's not something more serious

 

[Trojan 24]

dropping this comercial the day after the game tatum just had is crazy

I was dying watching that shyt after the game breh

 

[TheJet]

Knicks fans shouldn't celebrate too early. And anything before 4 wins is too early.

Remember Knicks were still down 20 in BOTH games.

Remember the Celtics were still up 20 in both games.

 

[King Static X]

Damn, many of you in here are old

 

[KillerPups]

Damn, many of you in here are old

 

[KnickstapeCity]

You like my dikk though faggit!


You complimented it many times....

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Celts have led for 85% of the two games and blew both of them. Knicks have played well in crunch time. I don't see the Knicks blowing two games at MSG and that's why last night was probably it.

Even if the Celts get a split it's like.... 3-1 down.. only a handful of teams have come back from that.

 

[Stick Up Kid]

im goin to Game 3.... my son is really sick, so he cant go... taking his tickets... section 119

 

[In The Zone '98]

im goin to Game 3.... my son is really sick, so he cant go... taking his tickets... section 119

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