Triboy I agree with you that Jackson a better pro prospect but you lose credibility when you try to make this point by disparaging Tatum's athleticism and stats. Tatum should be a very good pro.
I agree with this. When you start making things up out of the thin blue sky you lose credibility. Both Jackson and Tatum are known prospects. They are both fairly equal prospects. Making things up Tatum's aggressiveness is totally unneccessary. Not being aggressive in a few 1st halfs is not like he disappeared altogether. If aything he was over aggressive early in the season.
We get it you like Jackson the most. I like Tatum as the 2nd best prospect and i dont understand why people like Isaac more than either prospect but i dont make up things about either prospect to make Tatum look better. All players are what they are and all you can do is look at the player to see how they have progressed over time.
Lets not make up things to try and prop up guys
I like Isaac more for OUR team. He is a big man that can block shots and there is NO ONE in the country that can guard one on one like him, especially with his length. Mark it down, he will be a GREAT NBA player!! It may take 1-3 years, but he WILL be SPECIAL. I will gladly eat those words in 3.5 years!!!!
Smitty77
P.S. I don't know how anyone can compare the athleticism of Tatum to Jackson. Not even close.
Jackson is a much better athlete, but lets not act like Tatum is a bad athlete. For a player with his size he is pretty athletic and will be no worse than a good NBA athlete.
Also where is Isaac in your rankings? 2nd? 3rd?
blocks and steals arent that important, but Tatum averages 1.1 steas 1.3 block. Isaac: 1.1 and 1.5
I am going by my viewing games and watching his perimeter D. FAR better than anything Tatum could do, due to athletic ability, height, reach, wingspan, and quickness.
Smitty77
And how does any of that translate to the offensive end?
First, our team needs more D this year. We are scoring just fine!!! Isaac is VERY unselfish as a recent article indicates. He is ONLY taking around 8 shots per game, but is shooting 50.2% and 79.6% at the line, which is outstanding for a guy that is 6'11"!!!! Isaac also plays exactly 7.5 LESS minutes per game on average than Tatum. Tatum takes around 12.6 shots per game and is shooting 45.3%.
Smitty77
We need both. You certainly need someone that can create a shot because the team is over reliant on IT to do that. If he is what you say he is why cant he create more shots? How does he have any game where he takes only 2 shots?
So many of you Isaac fans just totally ignore flaws in his game. Every player has them. Instead of just saying he cant create good looks for himself hes unselfish.
I think it's really just one Isaac fan.
I mean for Tatum I would say he has elite shot creation skills for 19 although he isnt a knockdown shooter yet. Can create looks but cant always finish. Very long and good on the post although he does have trouble with length and elite defenders. Is just an ok defender. Can read a play and get steals but doesnt have the strength yet to keep a guy infront of him.
Good but not great athlete. Has the potential to be a go to scorer with solid starter being the floor.
Tatum is interesting because his flaws are all half-flaws.
Id list his weaknesses as 3 point shooting, creating for others, strength, quickness, defense, finishing.
Thing is, 87% at the stripe indicate the shooting will be OK
creating for others is far from fatal hes just not good at it
his frame indicates he could put on a ton of strength
quickness on d is again not elite, but not a fatal flaw. he can absolutely be a passable defender
defense needs to lock in but the tools for solid D are there
finishing with his length and feel for offense Id count on this flaw going away.
