Tatum: “Keep showing up JT”
Man ima miss this dude for a year
You got this, JT š
But, damn. I definitely took for granted the last 8 seasons of us always being competitive & in it. And also JT and his durability.Ā
Iām going to try to embrace each win & sign of growth from our players & JoeĀ this year and also just having JB, Derrick, & Pritchard here. Because you just never know what the future holds. And they are some highly competitive, good eggs we have.Ā
And also we - or at least I, anyway - need some joy especially in light of gestures to our country š And joy can be found in the little things.
Hope Scheierman, Queta, and Minot can become good rotation guys after this year of development.
And Hugo!
He’s more of a project, might take a few years, but who knows.
Really hard to gauge his level as he’s played in Europe but at least he’s played professional ball with ex-nba players for 3 seasons. Will need to get up to speed for sure!
Mans gonna come back jacked
His back looks pretty jacked already dogg
Can’t wait for the comeback š„¹
Really gonna be rough watching next season with no Tatum but if anyone is gonna come back stronger after a devastating injury it’s this dude
If you don’t think he’s back by next year’s playoffs, you’re crazy.
He might not be back. Itās an Achilles tear. It takes time for all sorts of reasons. But if anyone could make a quicker than normal recovery, itās probably Tatum. I donāt think heāll have an off day the entire time heās recovering. But if he has to miss the playoffs thatās a good thing because heās still recovering.Ā
Aaron Rodgersā recovery sets new standard for players who tear Achilles tendon: Analysis
āFormer Rams running back Cam Akers tore an Achilles tendon in late July 2021, was cleared to practice on Dec. 21 and came back for the final regular-season game on Jan. 9, 2022. Akers had 67 carries for 172 yards in four playoff games, including a Super Bowl victoryā
Thatās pretty crazy!
Did you link this because of the procedure (bridge), or the fact that Rodgers credits a good diet for his recovery, haha. Hopefully Tatum comes back at his own pace and not some artificially escalated (for him) pace. Some people recovery differently even from basic procedures.
Fr, I bet his status goes to “questionable” after the all star break. Whether he SHOULD come back is up to his health and the basketball gods.
This is where I’m at, too. Once he’s 100% healthy and cleared, he’s going to want to play. (We know how he is!) Whether that’s in March/April of this season and we’re mid-tank or the very first game of next season.
My life is gonna be depressed man ā¦ one full year without JT
He really does have just the worst tattoos
Just seeing the edges of them in his jersey looks pretty cool. Seeing them in their entirely is pretty awful.
The NBA nerd in me is sad he’s gonna miss out on league honors and padding all his career stats. š¢
Yep, Brown could get some too. Celtics lost holiday who had around 11-12 ppg, tatum at 27, prozingus (who missed half the games) at almost 20. Niang will maybe average like 7-10 or something and Anfernee will probably get 20, but that only makes up what holiday and porzingus averaged plus lets say 5 points of Tatum. That means people like Brown, Hauser, Pritchard , Derrick White will eat up the extra 20-25 points left from Tatum.
Yeah but that 2nd ring tho.
He has the right approach. As long as his mental is right, the rest will take care of itself (eventually), barring any physical setbacks.
Keep showing up, JT
JT is king
This just fucking sucks. If thereās anyone who can come back and be even better itās JT
Hope Josh Minot works out for the celtics as a solid wing. He’s a flyer along with Garza (both from the t-wolves) but I also hope Schierman or Queta can become useful rotation guys after this year.
I think JT will actually play way different now.
Heās got some magnificent inkš¤Ø.
He should get a tattoo of kobe
Canāt wait for him to come back and miss step back 3ās when it matters most
One thing people calling for the full reboot donāt take into consideration is the mental health of Tatum. Dude is already trying to climb back up a mountain just to reach where he already was. Canāt imagine how much worse that would be if they dismantled the entire team and got rid of all his friends he won a championship with while replacing them with essentially strangers
Love Tatum but his tattoos are so brutal dawgā¦
Good thing they’re his & not yours
Yes
You might not like them but theyāre at least incredibly well done
so trashy