[Highlight] Jaylen Brown hits a filthy step back 3 to beat the halftime buzzer and has some words for Toumani Camara and the Blazers fans after. He has 27 points at halftime
Guy is playing at another level right now. Playing at All-NBA 1st team level
Absolutely. I honestly didn’t think he’d take the leap to a bona fide first team all nba caliber player but I’m so happy to be proven wrong.
I remember he was on a stream with Kyrie or something last year and he said something to the effect of “I don’t put up crazy stats because I play on a great team, but if I was the main guy on offense I’d be a fucking killer”
dudes backing up that talk this year that’s for damn sure
I don’t think anyone saw this. Like he should get real consideration for MIP. Yes, he has a bigger role now, but he is doing things that he hasn’t really shown he can do prior to this season. His handles are vastly improved, and he is hitting tough shots too.
lol his stats without tatum were 29/8/5 in 30 game sample size, I expected Brown to play close to this
He’s also doing this with a way worse team this year which is even more impressive
To be fair, usually tatum sat out against bad teams. Hence, brown would do good usually since he played mid to bad teams. This year he has CLEARLY improved. His dribbling and handle has become more versatile, he’s making better reads out of actions, and he’s hitting mid range shots like never before (like some shots he takes now he used to miss all the time, but this year he’s hitting most of those specific shots) along with going a bit slower and more controlled on offense
If you think he hasn’t shown he can do these things then you haven’t really been paying attention.
Bruh he was Finals MVP two years ago and is trying to make the Olympic team. So, he’s hungry. But MIP is a reach imo.
I thought you guys would be bad this season.
The main reason was because of the terrible front court of course, but also because I thought JB would struggle as the consistent first option.
The front court has been perfectly serviceable so far this season and JB has taken the leap to being a capable first option.
Joe for COTY.
Our frontcourt is terrible, we holding up because of our back court and high energy, we really need our first team all nbaer to comeback and get an actual center
It’s really just backup center. The wings and Neemy are all great. The front court is pretty good all things considered.
It’s still lacking compared to the backcourt. Walsh is a foul machine. Gonzalez is still too young and makes a good amoutn of mistakes. I don’t know what happened to Minot though. They need someone who can hit threes and play d in that spot (I know those guys are hitting, but they aren’t super respected)
I care about production not respect. They have a wing room deep enough that they can pick and choose based on matchup and who is currently hit and it’s working. They are all good players right now. They are producing.
Respect directly correlates to spacing. I know walsh is shooting well and the other wings, but look how teams leave them open and help or double brown instead. If the celtics fan another 3 and d wing who can shoot, then there would be more space to attack or run actions. Hugo was left open a bunch today and he couldn’t capitalize. On multiple possessions they loaded up on brown or white or prichard (and even simons) since Hugo couldn’t shoot (one of my favorite players, but he’s a rookie). That caused the offense to go stale sometimes where led to their loss. Also, those guys shoot a small volume of threes on low diffuculty.
3pt shooting isn’t their strength 🤷🏾. They play because they are nightmare defenders, good decision makers, great screeners and awesome fucking rebounders. We are a top 10 rebounding team with either Walsh or Hugo on the court and they’ve both taken turns locking up real stars. Nobody is saying they are perfect but they have been very awesome. It’s just factually incorrect to say our frontcourt is bad right now, it’s literally one spot on the depth chart that is mediocre. As far as weaknesses go that’s really not bad at all. The Cs depth has been their strength all season. This is a deep fucking team and if one spot on the depth chart sinks them at full health when Tatum comes back I’ll be shocked.
The celtics give up a lot of defensive rebounds though. Proably lost them quit a few games this year (today it was bad also). Also, having a good defender who can shoot really good is important. They could theoreticaly trade for a similar defender or better and shoot along with that. They are good, but not super good. The front court is meh right now but I agree it isn’t bad. Also, they need a backup big or another starting level big (for different matchups). A bigger wing would help too.
all the talk has been about jaylen proving himself, and rightfully so, but to me the real reason we’re this good is cause of joe. he better win coty
“They have a Green Monster a Hulk a Mazzula”
He should definitely get 1st team all nba, especially since Giannis will likely be out of the picture (missing a lot of games)
Even in the positionless format, there’s not 5 guys who are more deserving than him now in my opinion
And I’m a certified Celtics hater
It’s weird to me that people(especially a Celtics fan) act like he hasn’t always been capable of this. We’ve seen him play like this when Tatum or another key player in the offense was out before. This is just gonna longer stretch, so we see it sustained.
Like, this is no surprise at all, in my opinion. People are acting like he used to be trash.
No he is not
First team as of now would be
Jokic Shai Luka Brunson Cade
Id put brown over Luka right now
I love brown, but do you think Milwaukee would bite if the Celtics offered him for Giannis?
He’s top 5 this year. Better than Cade as well don’t get it twisted
Brown is a finals MVP. Cades putting up better numbers but when push comes to shove give me brown any day
This season? Cade is (arguably) not putting up better numbers.
29.4⁄6.3⁄5 on 59.5% TS v 26.5⁄6.3⁄9.6 on 56.7% TS
Cades putting up better numbers
No he’s not
Cades not putting up better numbers, matter of fact theirs multiple guys putting up better numbers then Cade imo
We saw what he did to Indy.
For those who still deny how good he is after that, then idk wtf to tell em.
i like to think it was me laughing at paying a second option guard/forward who couldn’t dribble $300m that really lit the spark for him. in all seriousness though, good for him, nice to see a player take the money and criticism as motivation to improve
Cade and JB are playing better basketball than Luka atp
Feels like Luka is taking a step back
I feel the lakers dont have a single player that works to lukas streghts and he dosnt have the conditioning to be 2019 harden who was just scorching teams
I thought Luka’s criticisms have been mainly on defense?
If anything, Luka’s current offensive numbers are fairly similar to prime Harden
He started the year great but yeah, he’s regressed the last few weeks
Maybe conditioning or just a rough patch, but yeah Brunson, Jaylen Brown have surpassed him in my opinion on 1st team all nba power rankings, joining Jokic & SGA
Thats so dumb lol.
Comparing a PG with a wing? Peak BS, you’re not asking either to do what the other does
Bro is definitely salty Dubs just got the belt from Toronto lmaooo, Jaylen Brown a Champion and Finals MVP, of course Cade has a way to go.
27 points on 11⁄16 shooting, fucking phenomenal half from JB.
That Finals MVP was not a mistake. Dude can ball.
I see those handles too.
Put some respect on the finals mvp’s name
this guy is fucking insane lol
This game is barreling towards some ejections.
all-nba first I’ve seen enough
portland is lucky to have the residue of a champion all over them
How about that residue now?
Celtics tend to play down to their competition
People on reddit downvote this, but it’s super true (as a celtics fan).
What sort of freak types this?
Wild stuff coming out of South Sudan
Duop Reath
One that knows about the residue
Certainly playing like a super max player this year.
He’s been disgustingly good as the first option
27 at halftime is crazy.
Is in the first team all nba conversation for sure.
There simply aren’t enough superlatives. I’m so glad he is having this season. If anyone had any doubts, those are put to bed
JB and JT reminds me of Tars and Case from Interstellar. JB talks trash for the both of them.
Somehow hes still underrated asf
1st team him!
So they won?
nope. can’t carry these bums.
Brad Stevens: “So we’re gonna start Josh Minott for 10 games, bring in Luka Garza as the 2nd best center, and have Anfernee Simons come off the bench for the first time in 5 years and by the time Tatum is 100% we’ll have a great lottery pick to rebuild around”
Jaylen Brown: “No.”
amazing! boston must have won by 30!
Loll it was still cold tho
He’s unbelievable right now
That was really smooth too. I never thought Brown could get this good. He’s for sure on HOFer trajectory if he keeps it up.
Finals MVP Jaylen Brown hits a filth step back 3 at the buzzer
Is he good enough for you doubters yet?
Well… is he?
Lost to the Rip City remix so idk
I better see him top 5 on the mvp ladder
Jaylen is unstoppable this year coming from a blazers fan toumani is tough and Jaylen is cooking him
And they lost 😂 and he only scored 10 more the whole second half
It’s easy to see Jaylen Brown isn’t as well rounded as Tatum but he has more of a killer instinct than Tatum ever did.
He’s a more aggressive but not as talented.
Although I hate to use this comparison, they are similar in LeBron and Jordan in how they approach the game.
He’s become one of my favorite players over these last couple years
Playing like a top 5 player (Jokic, SGA, Wemby, Brown, Brunson) these last few weeks
Deserves first team all nba if he keeps this up for most of the year
I feel like ever since Kyrie hit that side step 3 to beat golden state in the finals, there’s been a rise in this exact shot. Don’t remember seeing it much before he hit that shot. If anyone has receipts I’d love to see it
JT special
now fix that hairline
Best streamer in the league fr
Better all around player than Tatum, always has been
Feels like I’ve seen so many stepback threes from specifically this part of the court at the blazers arena
This teams gonna be scary next year if they get a good big
imagine if they got a big and an all-NBA swiss army knife point forward.
Still lost lol
That’s my superstar! Continuing to prove the haters wrong!
Mvp candidate