Let’s be straight about this from the opening tap.
No assessment of Jayson Tatum’s game and his approach to playing would be accurate or honest without acknowledging that he possesses some frustrating recurring flaws. These criticisms aren’t new, so feel free to nod with me in agreement.
His 3-point shooting isn’t always the deadly weapon he thinks it is. He shot 37.6 percent in the regular season, which is fine, but entering Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals Saturday night, Tatum was at 26.6 percent from long distance in this year’s playoffs. That’s after shooting 32.