He has played better. I can admit that. He has done so much damage though, it will take many good games or a UNC buzzer beater to forget all he has done.
***DUKE VS NOTRE DAME OFFICIAL GAMEDAY THREAD***
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I am not going to write off Tatum, he is gifted for sure. But his mistakes are generally couple with a lazy mentality that to me just can't happen when you put on a Duke uniform. I root for all of our players to succeed, especially the ones that get criticized most. But first impressions are a big part of life and one and done players have very little time to show us as fans that they care about their pledge to their school and not that they are simply here as a placeholder.
Nobody here don't NOT like him...I doubt many here know him personally
People here or at least most don't like his game and the way he plays....big difference
Very nice half. Looked better in all aspects. Nice that my blood pressure isn't through the roof by halftime lol.
He wasn't that bad at the beginning. His defense has been good and he really looks different out there. Where is all the anger at Jones missing point blank 3's throughout the year? People should give him more of a chance
tatum is shooting 50% with a missed dunk that was too high, 7 rebound 2 ast 2 turn overs a steal and a block but oh no he sucks he should be on the bench...
ioliva you are ruining the narrative. Keep up the work
On that lazy pass he should've never been bringing the ball up in the first place. As much as that was a lazy pass the guards should've been there for him, they didn't exactly get in a great position for the ball. The guy was all over Kennard
Dude some people are on here wishing that he would go in the dog house and not play. that qualifies as "can't stand him"
Played a good 20 minutes of Duke basketball and that's wearing those awful black uni's. We have another 20 minutes to go and another 20 minutes of very good Duke basketball . Please if we are winning big let's not let up. No stall ball even if we are up 15 with 5 minutes left. Increase this lead. Accept nothing less. OFC
Yeah clueless, right.
7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 steal, 3-6 FG, and 2 turnovers
Like him or hate him, we don't make a deep run in the tourney without Tatum. He adds so much flexibility to us offensively and defensively. I agree that he's had really questionable shot selection in previous games, but that hasn't been the case today. His lazy pass when he brought up the ball shouldn't diminish all of the good things he's done that first half.
Did you mention walking back on defense after a terrible turnover
Stupid people are stupid for a reason. It's become an all-out witch hunt now....there's no going back.
Tatum made some inexcusable plays, but he played well. The problem is, every mistake, even a minor one, is magnified by some right now. Jayson has become the new Matt Jones.
It doesn't matter anyway.
I don't know. What I do know is that due to the MANY things he CAN do, he is very important to this team. The best bet is to hope he continues to improve in the areas he's been struggling in such as shot selection etc. a kid that can do it ALL, you better coach him up and get the best out of him. He can NOT score and still have a major impact due to rebounding blocking shots altering shots etc...
I don't know. What I do know is that due to the MANY things he CAN do, he is very important to this team. The best bet is to hope he continues to improve in the areas he's been struggling in such as shot selection etc. a kid that can do it ALL, you better coach him up and get the best out of him. He can NOT score and still have a major impact due to rebounding blocking shots altering shots etc...
It's a team game, and we need everyone to play to their potential. Jason Tatum is a part of it, and I think he's getting better, but he's having to alter his game from being "The Guy", to one of "These Guys"...and that's a big change. There are going to be bumps in the road, so we have to have some patience.
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Exactly. People are looking for any reason to support their claim that he should be benched. All of the positives are being ignored while one specific play is brought up over and over again.
Let's sit matt jones then because he's been garbage at wide open 3's all year. Allen to because he's had some really terrible games. Amile too. He's a freshman let him grow and move on.
Not the start we were looking for to the half. We knew ND would make a run, though. Have to answer now.
Agree to disagree I guess. Mistakes are going to happen. But I just see selfish play on a completely different level.
And once again we are back to not contesting jump shots and giving up straight line drives. Come on fellas fight thru this surge by ND
Tatum is a freshman and is allowed to make freshman mistakes but when you miss two wide open layups, dribble behind your back for no reason, make a dumb pass, take stupid shots...it kinda adds up over time. It's not rocket science. It's just frustrating because we've had so much more outta so less.