[Highlight] Tatum shakes off the rust after starting 0-6 and goes 5-5 with his 5th straight field goal and 12 points total
It really is amazing how a single basket can get a NBA player out of a rutt. Like I understand an average joe-schmo, but it’s crazy how much the mental side affects the Pros too.
I think the pros are more affected by this kind of stuff than the average joe, they rely a lot on confidence and not wanting to fuck up
Way way more. Like I ain’t good enough to get in my own head, they’re good enough that it’s everything for them.
It matters the most for pros. Their muscle memory is so finely tuned at this point, really the only thing holding them back is the mental game. Nerves, game knowledge, strategy, etc.
For random people the mental isn’t even a factor compared to the raw lack of physical skill.
Especially for elite scorers like Tatum. It’s a weird feeling to not see everything falling. Then it does and the confidence comes back.
That must be a crazy feeling to spend so many hours of your life putting up shots - the vast majority with nobody guarding you - and seeing them go in. Then you miss a bunch in a game, suddenly get imposter syndrome, only to eventually see one go in and remember all the hours of swishes you’ve made and get all your confidence back
You ever seen Steph missed a second-chance 3 from the same spot? Might as well ask for a snow in San Francisco.
We all human
I think it’s hugely true of every sport, all the way to pro level. In tennis you sometimes get baffling momentum swings that you can’t attribute to anything except the mental side of things. And the momentum swing is way more drastic than most sports because in tennis it’s only you out there vs one other guy.
I can see it more for them than the average Joe-schmo
Took one putback and oh shit he’s a top 7 player again
This sub didn’t even wait 5 minutes before saying he’s washed lol
Really? Dude was doing everything right but hitting his shots before he settled in
Yea expected, but as soon as this happened they all disappeared
The top post is his missed dunk
New cut. He’s top 5
what fye what?
top fye
Top fye
It was fun speculating about the East…
He fucking boomed me
He’s 3-11 from the field with 9 points settle down bro
Please stop asking ChatGPT for Tatum’s stat line 🥀
5-11 12 points 9 rebounds 6 asts. First game back from what was it? Oh, an Achilles tear.
he’s literally 5-11. Off injury and ppl hating already
But the post said he just made 5 baskets in a row?
he’s 5-11, with 12/9/6 coming off an achilles tear, how are you hating
5-11 with 12 points dude
He’s only 19 ? You settle down.
Could have a triple double otw in his first game back
he’s super man
Not to be confused with Superman, Tatum’s just a super man
He’s darn nifty
Darn Nifty Man hitting theatres near you next week
r/billsimmons getting real quiet
I’ve always thought that sub was so weird. They act like they hate bill simmons yet listen to his podcast and obsessively hate on anything Boston.
Like if you hate him that much, why listen to him?
It’s definitely chock full of weirdos. I fully agree, if they don’t like Bill or Boston teams, simply listen to other podcasts. They seem to be addicted to getting mad over Boston/Bill.
Reddit in a nutshell. The biggest haters are in their own subreddit.
People like Bill, they hate Boston sports fans
Quite a dilemma then because bill is a very unapologetic Boston sports fan lol
Like I said, Bill is cool. It’s the rest that aren’t
Fair enough we are all obnoxious as fuck
And proud of it! BOSTON BABY
And Bill is THE Boston sports fan. Yet they act shocked that he talks about boston teams lmao
Holy shit, it’s “awfully quiet in here”
A legend
Sub ended up banning me for sharing aged like milk Celtics takes
Yeah man, that was why you were banned lol
It’s exactly why I was banned
That’s not true, otherwise your alt account would be banned!
It’s exactly why it was banned. What else do you think I did?
Well why is the alt account you consistently post on not banned?
The sub mods are not the CIA dude. And the volume of posts has been very limited. I never did anything else to get banned though.
Congrats on finding a way brother!
He’s calibrated
jayson “the instrument” tatum
Jayson Calibratum
this is 50% corny and 50% fire. respect
Just like our King himself 🫡
Did…did I miss Jayson Tatum???
It’s totally appropriate for fans of basketball to miss great basketball players when they’re out injured. That’s how sports fans should work
All he needed was half a game to realize he’s the goat
UPVOTE THIS ONE R/NBA
hE’s NoT MoViNg RiGhT
Once he shook off the rust I saw the same player from 2025
I think he does look slower than pre injury, but he’s moving fine. Obviously he’s insanely talented and that doesn’t just disappear
LEAGUE FUCKED.
Genuinely puts Boston atop the east. I’m absolutely not taking Detroit over Boston in playoff basketball if Tatum find even somewhat of a groove.
Like half of Tatum’s playoff games are stinkers though anyways
Patently untrue lmao
Not true at all
Lmao see you guys in the playoffs
league’s better when both of our teams are healthy 🫡
Celtics fans are crazy soft for down voting this lmao
Took him one half to shake off a good chunk of that rust. Welcome back Anomaly
League fucked
My sweet prince is back.
aaand he’s on triple double watch. yk what man FUCK THE CELTICS! man, ive been holding that in for almost a year.
Boston is gonna be scary af
Bill is quiet
Regardless of his performance here, it’s insane he’s playing after only 10 months.
Youth and modern medicine. Literal magic.
He is noticeably slower and more hesitant but dude is on his way to a triple double lol Only going to get better as the games go on
i liked that.
Man this some ole bullshit, he could’ve waited a game or two before he started to get on his bullshit
He’s quickly rounding back to form
Don’t show this to Jalen Green defenders.
Is he going for a triple-double?
That’s a fuckin dog
That’s an absolutely Anomalous turnaround mid game.
Pure velvet
East is getting spicy. I like it.
That was a clean splash. Love to hear that sound.
He corny but he a baller
these Celtics fans are boutta be so annoying man. Evil always wins
evil is too much we’re just horny that’s all
They had Tatum last year and still caught belt to ass. I’d take the Pistons and the Knicks over them in the playoffs.
They got humbled when the Patriots lost the Super Bowl but Boston sports fans are back on the annoyingness already with this and the Bruins most likely making the playoffs.
My lord how do they keep doing it with their teams?!
Humbled? How does a 4-13 team that goes to the superbowl the next year get humbled? Lol
Everyone was enjoying the ride bud
Better question is: how does New York keep failing to do it despite having twice as many teams?
Shitty owners, shitty GMs, shitty coaches/managers, and quite frankly shitty players.
As a metro area (outside of the Liberty, NYCFC, and Gotham FC), all the teams have collectively sucked ass since 2012.