Anyone else feel like Brown is Tatum's equal?

[PeroAntic]

He has great ball handling. The problem is he does not have a unique style like Tatum. Hes like a generic player. Does everything by the book but hardly with any style.

[DMAVS41]

Pinpointing his dribble as a "weakness" is just nitpicking. I actually made a thread here about him not having a good handles about like 3 years ago, trust me JB's dribbling has improved a lot.

And nope, JT's problem is his passing. Dude's will occasionally make dumb lazy passes out of nowhere especially when he's frustrated.

Well, in almost every playoff game I've watched this year...he's been shaky with his handle on drives and has a terrible turnover to assist ratio.

[tpols]

No...Brown legit can't dribble. He's really good, but that is a huge weakness that would show even more if you asked him to do more.

Brown is in a perfect situation...give the Celtics a lot of credit for building this team and remaining patient...great drafting as well.

Also, loads of talent...Horford is obviously older...although he's playing great...I think they have 4 top 6 picks in the starting lineup. Pretty crazy.

As a Mavs fan...kind of depressing...we are playing mostly undrafted players and non lottery pick players.

Brown was breaking the dubs down off the dribble all game long. Can't dribble? He's not fancy but his entire game is based off on ball dribbling ability setting up his shot and drive. He's not Kyle korver. Offensively he's a totally on the ball player.

[Wally450]

Well, in almost every playoff game I've watched this year...he's been shaky with his handle on drives and has a terrible turnover to assist ratio.

Brown doesn’t have play making abilities. For a guy that handles the ball as much as him, his assist numbers are pretty low. Compared to a guy like Tatum who’s passing vision and playmaking ability has taken a major jump since the all star break. Jaylen doesn’t really need to worry about high assist numbers, but he does sometimes go a bit too fast with the ball and ends up with a silly turnover. Happened far too many times these playoffs.

[fsvr54]

Brown has handles but they're not elite. When drives into traffic he gets stripped A LOT, more than average.

[PP34Deuce]

Jaylen is the better open court player. He's a play finisher that excels in midrange and penetration.

Tatum is more fundamentally sound and better but the celtics are dangerous when jaylen is attacking

[ShawkFactory]

Brown was breaking the dubs down off the dribble all game long. Can't dribble? He's not fancy but his entire game is based off on ball dribbling ability setting up his shot and drive. He's not Kyle korver. Offensively he's a totally on the ball player.

You don’t watch enough basketball.

Jaylen is the definition of hot and cold handles.

[DMAVS41]

If he shoots like this...maybe better.

[KNOW1EDGE]

Brown is a great player in his own right. I think Tatum is better because of his size and ability to create his own shot from anywhere on the floor.

[Kawhi Not?]

Nah absolutely not.

[plowking]

Brown was breaking the dubs down off the dribble all game long. Can't dribble? He's not fancy but his entire game is based off on ball dribbling ability setting up his shot and drive. He's not Kyle korver. Offensively he's a totally on the ball player.

He has a great first step, but if he has a live dribble and is forced to reset, he legitimately looks like he is going to lose the ball whenever he is pressed. He doesn't have a tight handle.

[ShawkFactory]

Something I’ve noticed about Brown is that he sometimes plays above his means. Different style of player but it’s a little Westbrooky. Kind of a bad decision maker.

[dbugz]

Something I’ve noticed about Brown is that he sometimes plays above his means. Different style of player but it’s a little Westbrooky. Kind of a bad decision maker.

his shot selections needs a big improvement

[Hoopexpert]

Nah. Tatum is better. Got a better jumper.

[Carbine]

Tatum playoffs 25/10/5 on 56TS

Brown 25/6/3 on 61 TS

Both elite defenders.