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On the NBA stage today, the Boston Celtics are undoubtedly a high-profile team with a roster that can be called luxurious.
The team's core player, Jayson Tatum, seems to be in a confusing situation, his mentality seems to be on the verge of collapse, and the team's serious problem of magic ballization is becoming more and more prominent.
Looking back at Tatum's performance journey, in the 2024 playoff journey, Jayson Tatum has shown a certain strength and comprehensiveness.
He is averaging 21.2 points per game, which is a testament to his scoring ability on the offensive end and is one of the team's important outputs of offensive firepower.
The 10.4 rebounds stat highlights his positive performance in rebounding contention, earning the team more possession and a second offense.
His 5.5 assists show that he has good passing vision and playmaking skills to connect the team's attack.
In terms of shooting percentage, 41.3% shooting is slightly insufficient, especially the three-point shooting rate is only 26.5%, which reflects that he still has room for improvement in shooting efficiency.
In the game, he may face some poor hands, but it is undeniable that he still contributes to the team in many ways with his own ability, and his performance in rebounding, assists and other aspects has also made up for the lack of shooting percentage to a certain extent, and it is not difficult to find some clues.
In the first round, perhaps because of the relatively weak strength of his opponent, Tatum's performance seemed a little careless and did not seem to fully play his strength.
When entering the second round and facing stronger opponents, he tried to make a push but seemed unable to do so.
This contrast between before and after has to make people question his state and mentality.
From a technical point of view, Tatum has some obvious shortcomings.
His back-to-back skills are not adequate, and he often struggles to create attacking opportunities effectively against defences.
There is also a lack of consistency in mid-range shooting, and most of the time he is out of line, which makes him relatively one-dimensional in terms of offensive means.
Compared with LeBron James, Tatum obviously still has a big gap in terms of comprehensiveness and maturity of technology.
Throughout his career, James has continued to hone his skills, whether it is back-to-back singles, mid-range jumpers or playmakers, all of which have reached a very high level, which has also laid a solid foundation for him to become a superstar at an all-time level.
Becoming a top player is not only about talent and opportunity, but more importantly, about honing your core skills during the upward phase.
Many successful players, such as Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, etc., have gradually perfected their skills through constant training and competition, thus reaching the top.
They know that only with unique and strong core skills can they stand out from the competition.
Tatum seems to have made too many changes and sacrifices for the team during his own upswing period.
In order to adapt to the team's tactical system, he constantly adjusted his positioning, but failed to really develop his own core skills in the process.
Instead, his style of play seems to have some blue-collar tendencies, focusing more on defense and running off the ball, while lacking in attacking ability in key moments.
Looking at this year's Celtics, the lineup can be described as unprecedentedly strong.
They have a lot of quality players and should be on the field.
Tatum has become more magicalized in such an environment.
He relied too much on three-pointers and under-the-basket offense to the point of using techniques such as mid-range and back-to-back.
Although this style of play can achieve some effect at some times, it often gets stuck when faced with targeted defense.
Moreover, the overly magic ball style of play also limits the team's tactical options, making the team easy to be targeted by opponents at critical moments.
So, what is causing Tatum and the Green Army to be in this current situation? On the one hand, the environment within the Green Army may have had some impact on Tatum.
The team's overemphasis on the tactical system and teamwork may have limited the development of Tatum's individual skills to a certain extent.
On the other hand, Tatum's personal choices also play a key role.
He may have neglected to polish his core skills in his pursuit of quick success.
In addition, Tatum's talent, while outstanding, is still lacking in some aspects compared to those really top players.
His physicality and athleticism aren't top-notch, which makes him a bit struggling against some of the top defenders.
I have to admit that Tatum is a player with great potential, he has an excellent basketball IQ and tenacious fighting spirit.
To truly become a superstar, he also needs to improve and improve in many ways.
He needs to be more determined to hone his core skills, especially in his back and mid-range shooting.
He also needs to be more mature mentally, learning how to remain calm and confident in the face of difficulties and pressures.
For Celtic, they also need to think hard about where the team is headed.
An overly magicalized style of play may not be the best path for the team, and they need to encourage players to be more individual and creative while maintaining team cooperation.
The team also needs to provide a better development environment and support for core players such as Tatum to help them continue to improve their strength.
In short, the problems Tatum and the Green Army are currently facing are multifaceted.
Only when they can correctly recognize these problems and take positive and effective measures to solve them will they be able to achieve more brilliant achievements in the future.
We look forward to Tatum finding his form and leading the Celtics to better results in future games, and we hope that he can become a true top player and bring more exciting games to the fans."
For the Celtics, they need to continue to explore and innovate to find a development path that suits their team, so as to continue to write their own legend on the NBA stage.
Let's look forward to their future performance, and believe that they will be able to get out of the predicament and usher in a brighter tomorrow.
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