If Tatum wins a ring this year I think 60/70% of the hate/criticism he receives will go away

I genuinely don’t understand why Tatum gets as much hate as he does, he’s one of the nicest stars in the league

Tatum is not hated except by jealous ppl. Tatum has the #2 BEST selling NBA jersey. Tatum had the #2 highest fan votes in the final East All Stars voting. CLEARLY, lots of fans love him.

Because the people in the MVP conversations are just better. Tatum is good, but just a tier below them.

Jason Tatum looks like a very friendly chipmunk

I feel like people need to realize that those “stacked” teams Tatum were on weren’t as good as people thought.

People hate on Tatum for a few reasons: 1. He is super skilled 2. He puts better numbers than most of their favorite players. 3. Mostly because of the Jersey he’s wearing.

A ring and a mvp the two arguably hardest things to win is the only thing stopping us from having him in hof conversations at 26

The thing I look forward to with a new Synthetic Sports video are the "but"t pictures lmao And every time I get to see a new angle of Kyle Lowry's majestic behind

2022 final’s plain and simple made him look so bad it was the biggest stage where it was “his team” and he had like 22 ppg on like 35% shooting

The Kobe text shit was really weird to me, seems like an odd guy

Jayson Tatum and the Celtics are held to a much higher standard than the rest of the NBA. I mean who else has even been considered a choker at only 26 years old despite repeated success in the playoffs.

Tatum needs to win a ring to get respect. He needs one this year more than anything because if they don't win it with a stacked team like this then when are they ever gonna win it? Just like the 49ers in the NFL.

Correction: In his rookie year, Celtics under Stevens made it to ECF & 1 choke (Rozier & Brown choked) away from NBA Finals WITHOUT Kyrie & Hayward as both injured before start of playoffs. That playoff starting 5 was Tatum / Brown / Horford / Morris / Rozier (both Rozier & Brown were avg below 17 ppg) & Tatum played like a star .

the fact you guys don’t have more subscribers blows me away. every video has such high quality and are so entertaining to watch

Because people don’t know what a good player is anymore. It’s always about counting stats. There aren’t many players who if you watch everyday your appreciation goes way up. Tatum is one. To me you watch him every day and how he carries himself he’s an absolute throwback.

He can’t crack into the mvp conversation, because there’s just better candidates (SGA, Jokic, Giannis, Luka) Edit: Luka vs Tatum is going crazy in the comments

Edit:This comment has nothing to do with the MVP discussion idk what it is but it seems like he has to work wayy to hard to get the respect everyone else gets easily He had to sweep KD beat Giannis and Jimmy all in 1 playoff run just to get called a superstar and be mentioned in the top 10, whereas a guy like SGA averages 30 in a regular season and without winning anything significant gets thrown into top 5 convos

Its all about jealousy. Being in the playoffs since day 1, multiple ECF and a final. Had already broken records. JT a better player compared to their fav player at his age. Like cmon how do you hate a guy with a good personality, good teammate, doesn't take the media for dramas.

People hate him cause he is so talented and skillful like no one can relate to him. And I think he is too good as a person and doesn't show so much flare, feels like he is hiding his emotions. Some people thought of him as inconsistent but his team is just really good that he is willing to share the spotlight every now and then.

People hate the Lakers and Celtics because the media loves them and most of the hate comes from that opposed to anything a player does. Basketball is better when the Lakers and Celtics are irelevant and those teams being in the mix ruins the sport because the media actively starts cheerleading them and talking about the 80s. Its why a big percentage of the basketball community turned on LeBron after he left Cleveland.

Im a celtics fan, I love tatum as a person, great dad great guy. On the court I wish he would drive more and not being taking comparable amouts of 3s to curry however hes still a top 10 player in the league rn. Also he is inconsistent in the playoffs some games but literally always shows up in elminination games n game 7s so I really dont care that much.

As a suns fan Tatum is my favorite non suns player maybe it’s because him and booker have similar games but I just love his jumpshot also him postering lebron was special

Spurs fan here and don't hate Tatum. He's a good player and doesn't cause any problems on/off the court. He's a good young man, well spoken, smart, etc. Good role model type. Not sure if a lot of folks hates him. But if they do, its probably due to his team being overrated at times (many ppl outside of New England don't like the Celtics) , team underachieving in the playoffs, his confidence, and his good looks. lol

The universal hate for boston sports across all major leagues needs to be studied

because we live in a GEN Z society now where people are more impressed by 30 point triple doubles on losing teams vs WINNERS

Found your channel through a vid recommendation subbed and watch a few other videos, great content! Don't stop making videos

bc he’s a boston celtic

Im a C's fan, but this is a great video. Very unbiased opinion, was very fresh to hear how unbiased u guys were

i like tatum and i think the "boring" label is so dumb bc as a fan, i'd prefer my star to be scandal-free and a good person. BUT although i think he deserves mvp consideration, he's probably not even a top five player in the league (if joel was healthy, tatum wouldn't make all-nba first team this year now that it's positionless). the timberwolves are 1st in the west, but you don't see anthony edwards getting any mvp love, so while seeding matters, i think advanced stats matter even more.

This channel should have way more subs. Just stumbled on it and this is some quality shii.

Celtics fan here and i don’t think Tatum has much hate. Most of the hate i’d say is from people who don’t like the celtics but even then i’d say Tatum is one of the more respected players in the league. He does get criticism when the Celtics get eliminated but i’d say last playoffs JB got much more of the criticism to the point he is overhated. Tatum is very respected among the fanbase for a celtics player

Because he's a good guy Christian

As a Kobe fan, I find Tatum’s Kobe fandom endearing. He just needs to win to change the narrative. Nothing else.

As a Kobe fan I had no idea he donned a lakers jersey. I fcking love him now.

I like him. He's a wholesome dude. Great character

To me the Tatum haters are just as ridiculous as the Jokic “he’s so clearly dominant compared to the rest of the league” fans

I like how Tatum literally turned 26 yesterday and people are giving him crap like he should have lead his team to a championship already. Even Jordan didn’t win until he was as 28, but I get it he had a given-up Kyrie, broken Hayward, JB Horford and Smart, how dare he not win a title 😡

As a Celtics fan whose watched all the C's games this year Tatum has been awesome. He hasn't performed well in a couple games but has mostly been clutch. I've noticed he's stopped taking so many pull up 3's with 15+ on the shot clock and is more likely to drive for 2 or kick it back out. (It was painful to see so many missed pull up 3's early in the season) He's surrounded by greats and is still the best on the team. MVP or not I'm hoping this will be banner 18 with JT being a big reason for getting it ☘

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Tatum has been the Celtics best player in every deep playoff run including conference finals and finals the Celtics have had since they drafted him BOTH Kyrie and and Hayward were injured the entire playoffs in 2018... Tatum took lebron to game 7 of the conference finals ... As a 19 year old rookie... The next season was the one Kyrie single handedly sabatoged the entire Celtics team and the celtics lost in the second round of the playoffs... Kyrie would be gone very soon after this series loss to the bucks and Hayward would from this point be a shell of his former self as an overall player... Constantly getting injured to the point where Celtics fans were completely numb upon hearing Hayward was injured by his 3rd season... So the celtics iteration of the team now is completely different from the team Tatum came into or was even surrounded with his first couple of seasons Kyrie, Hayward, Morris, kemba, Marcus smart, terry rozier have all come and gone during jaylen and jaysons time in Boston. Even guys like isaih Thomas who were part of the whole culture of the Celtics and it permeated for years after thomas left and now its a completely different vibe/team/atmosphere... Tatum was the best player in the 2018 playoffs... Second season jaylen brown was Tatum's best teammate and al horford was his second best teammate... Kyrie and Hayward were both i injured for the entire duration of the 2018 playoffs... TATUM IN ABSOLUTELY NO WAY... Had a "super team" or anything close to it 2020.. AGAIN... The Celtics best players were Tatum and brown... Marcus smart, now that he shot 29% from 3 instead of like 25%... Was now Jayson Tatums best teammate besides jaylen brown THAT was not even close to a superteam Im not going to break down every season... All im going to say is Tatum and brown have been winning WAY before they should have been... nd casuals.. instead of realizing the accomplishment it is to have your best player be 23 and second best 24 and make it to the finals... Casual dikheds use the fact that they didn't bsat the warriors... A literal dynasty... At 23... And 24.. Tatum LITERALLY had a fractured left wrist on top of the experience gap... But ya act like tatum and brown losing the finals is zome sort if negative mark on their resume No one else at 23 in this era has even made a finals as their teams best player... But ya... Talk shit about the one player that did

When did everybody start hating Jayson Tatum?

the reason he's not mvp caliber rn is because his team would still be a solid playoff team without him. okc denver dallas and milwaukee would be either mid or miss the playoffs because of how much they rely on their mvp candidate's production

Tatum is top something player in the league atm. Like it or not, he's a star. And i dont mind star players getting star treatment and notoriety. What i do mind is the way people seem to always move the goalpost whenever it comes to judging him. We never really have a fair judgement in almost every Tatum conversation because it feels like he always has ultra-convoluted caveats to be taken seriously as a superstar. He always needs to do X,Y,Z and be this and that before finally he can achieve that superstar status, while other comparable players tend to be given more leeways. For instance, Devin Booker who had played with two Top 75 NBA All-Time players in Chris Paul and Kevin Durant in his career yet still with 0 ring but most people still have him over Tatum despite the fact Booker is a choker in the playoffs (something which Tatum always has an allegation for). Embiid who never made it past second round, who has always been a dropper in the postseason especially in elimination game, one MVP season and by the way people talk about him, he's now on Shaq level of greatness without having to prove anything anymore. Jimmy, who never won a ring, and lost to Tatum when he and his Miami Heat were clear favorites in elimination game, people still easily put him in current top 5-10 players over Tatum. This will be even more legitimate once Luka finally had a good team around him yet even with that he still underachieves, and people still baby him.

he makes a lot of points when they are already winning

Tatum doesn’t need a team built around him? But Luka does? My guy… Tatum doesn’t KNOW what its like to not have a well built team around. Luka pushed the Mavs to the Conference Finals with Brunson as his second best player before we even saw him as an All Star candidate. Tatum has never played for a team without a second All Star.

Of course, they gonna hate players who joins the Celtics. Isn’t it obvious they don’t want them to win the championship.

I too have an irrational hatred of the Celtics.

This needs a deeper conversation than these reasons given in this video.

As a Heat fan I don't hate Tatum as a person or the player.... I'm admired his greatness of his game. The problem is of course everyone hates Boston not just us everybody, and anybody who was a Boston Celtics fan from their own City well there's there's one in front of you Boston has been how should I said the annoyance team of all in the NBA family.

Til he does something note worthy, he will always get hated especially since he’s with Boston

To win MVP on a stacked team, you gotta be as clear of a #1 as, for example, Heat Lebron. And he's just not like that. The "If you take him out of the team" argument is also not that great compared to other candidates. The Celtics might still get home court in the first round without him. (I'm writing this before watching so they might bring up these points)

You can change your name to Lilliard Sports/Trailblazers Sports, If we do a challenge to drink when you hear Dame or the Portland you will going to be drunk after their 3 videos

because hes a celtic and everyone hates boston teams

I don’t hate Tatum. He seems like a chill dude that keeps to himself. But I don’t think he should be mvp this season for three reasons: 1. His team is absolutely stacked. The warriors tried to prioritize Tatum defensively in the first quarter of the game yesterday and Jaylen Brown decided to cook them from 3. Nearly every starter on that roster was previously an all star or boarderline star. I’m not saying Tatum isn’t important piece to their roster, (I’m not blind I can clearly see that he is) I’m just saying that the Celtics would still be a playoff team without him. 2. If he should be mvp because he was the best player on the best team, why wasn’t that narrative used in the past few seasons? Giannis didn’t get an mvp last year, Booker didn’t in 2022, and Mitchell wasn’t even in the conversation in 2021. 3. Lastly, I just feel better players are carrying their respective teams with better stats. Simple as that. TLDR; Now before you Celtics fans say anything, I will say that if he does get the award this year I will not be mad. Leading any team to 60+ wins is a feat that should be awarded. I’m just saying that the team’s success feels more like a team effort than one specific individual’s.

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as a Tatum hater, I'll tell you.. he's NOT the best player on the Celtics, yet the media pushes for him to be the MVP and "face of the league" all because his team is OP... and bro had the audacity to say he's the best player in the league in an interview, like bro, ur not even the best player on ur team on a given night

Tatum is absolutely better than Doncic

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He's treated the same way Jocic was being treated until he won a chip, the goalposts are still continually being moved

Don't hate him, I hate the Celtics bc people talk about them being the best team in the East for years despite never winning a ring. I more so hate their fans tbh

Man’s a fantastic player, he’s a two way player to the nth degree, and clearly this season has been a season for the team more than an MVP season. Clearly it’s all or nothing this season, and he’s got that dog in him 100%

in my opinion he could be in goat conversations if he stopped shooting and realized he was 6'10 and athletic

I feel like most his haters are either Heat fans or just kids. Tatum is one of nicest and humblest guys in the league. At 26 he is top 5 and excels every year. He’s taken a step back with his stats because he’s putting a team first mentality to win the chip. Kids love to hate because it’s the meme of it.

I don‘t hate Tatum, don’t even dislike him. He is just a nothing Player to me. He plays at a high level no doubt, but he just lacks that natural Charisma of people like Giannis. Even Joker is „cooler“ to me because of his dry humor and humble character.

Craziest part is Jayson Tatum is one of the most popular NBA players in the world with top 3 jersey sales in every region, NBA media in the US is the only people that hate him

Tatum doesnt have aura until he puts 3 fingers to the face and sends the kiss of death to your franchise in a elimination game in the playoffs

ive heard nowhere that Tatum is disliked amongst the fans...idk where you got this idea

for real tho, the level of Tatum hate is insane

Late but this is from someone I know. Apparently, they don't like Tatum cause of the way he doesn't make use of his size to takeover games and instead would rather use contested fade away jumpshots and three pointers. It's like, imagine if Lebron decided to just do jumpers instead of taking advantage of his size and speed to penetrate to the rim for an easy layup.

He got drafted to a team that made a ECF a year before he got there, has played w/ an All Star (current or former) all but 1 season he's been in the NBA, finally got to a finals and wasn't the leading scorer, rebounder, or distrubtor on his team, and yet when you turn on ESPN you have to hear about this dude being a superstar having it better than any young guy in the NBA and not really winning anything despite having it laid out perfectly for him Devin Booker walked into a horrible franchise, went through the grind, made a final (actually played well in the finals), put up 27-5-5 all of 2 years ago on a team that had the best record in the NBA clear and you didn't hear people in the media talk about MVP. People question if he's even a superstar. Yet a guy like Tatum people look at you sideways if you say anything other than that.

I feel like the biggest case against Tatum as an MVP candidate is that he is playing with 4 other borderline all stars that take away counting stats and the “carried his team” narrative

Man I love Jayson Tatum. Hate how everyone wants to remember his bad games but not any of his spectacular ones (yes in the playoffs). And besides that, one of the nicest and most humble nba players you’ll see. Hope him and JB get their rings this yr

My problem with Tatum before even watching the video is that he has so much skill that he doesn't use. He could be an MVP of say he drove to the basket more or worked on his passing a bit. Instead, he chooses to come time and time again with trying to be like Kobe without being him taking jumper after jumper, which he's not amazing at. Tatum has the talent in and around him to be great and win, but he can't use it well. He's also just so inconsistent. He was doing terribly against the Sixers in that game 6, I think, but because he pulled his shit together, BARELY at the end, the NBA glazed him for the win.

people hate him because hes in conversations hes not meant to be in. he's also just the most privileged player in the league roster wise and has nothing to show for it because of his own doing.

Tatum doesnt have that Mamba Mentality yet. But I love him

He shoots too many 3s for his height/skill set and is way more of a fanboy of Kobe than he was to MJ

Hate is a strong word, I think the one kinda negative about being drafted in the perfect situation is that there is some unrealistic expectations for a guy who hasn't even hit his prime years yet. Tatum for sure is going to win a Finals at some point, probably gets a MVP and as much as I hate the Celtics, it speaks to how good he is that people expect him to already have one at 25.

I feel like Thursday when they play Denver is gonna be the game where it answers if Tatum should be in MVP conversations. Like not only does Tatum need to play as well, if not better than Jokic, but his team needs to win since the Nuggets won and broke their home streak last time.

Had JT won a chip in any of the previous seasons where he led his team to several conference finals and the finals having been a spectacular and steady improving talent from day one,. He would imo be considered the best in the game right now.. he's still gonna be that guy to me but he has let other players take the mantle and surpass him because he hasnt gotten over the hump yet. Mainly Joker who, to me is the best in the game right now. Tatum still has a chance to get all of his flowers. In the near future it's gonna be in the air who the clear best player in the game is,. . There's so many guys emerging

"He has amazing/best supporting cast BUT..." I mean seriously how can you even say that with a straight face? You cant make that argument for him and then write off everyone else you mentioned just based on them alone while totally ignoring their support casts. Double standards right there He cant do it with one of the best supporting casts in a league for years and he thinks he should be mvp? If any of other players you mentioned had that kind of supporting cast they would have won ring already. Tatum is really good and legit seems like a good dude but he is one of those jack of all trades, master of none kind of player. And because he is really a media darling, all those talks and excuses about him really rub off plenty of people wrong.

Saying Tatum is boring is nuts to me he's an iso scorer that can pull

I just think Kobe thing turns lot of people off

There is no argument for Tatum mvp. His per game stats are worse than any other top 4 candidate, his advanced stats are way worse, his efficiency is also worse... His mvp case is just a media invention

The Tatum no aura narrative is a myth. Majority of ya'll base that off highlights or the few primetime games you've watched. He plays with just as much ferocity as a lot of the other elite guys in the NBA.

As a Kobe guy, it's not that I'm defensive of comparisons, it's that they need to be more than superficial. Tatum may play similar to Kobe, but his mentality is not even close. Unfortunately, what made Kobe who he was, was his mentality. I want Tatum to succeed, I want those who appreciate what Kobe gave us in his career to do well. The problem is Tatum draws too much attention to it and he isn't that guy. Kobe and Jordan were 1 of 1's. There are ways to honor your hero without drawing direct comparisons by trying to be them. Kobe's a high bar to be measured against. I think if he was just Jason Tatum and not pretend Kobe. he'd find less of an eye roll reaction amongst some fans. But I hope he finds more success, he seems like a decent guy.

we don't "hate" him........we're just tired of the Boston media..... this is how it works: if a Boston player is good, the media will push him for all-star....if he's all-star level, the media will push him for all-nba....if he's all-nba level, the media will push him for MVP....and if he's MVP-level, the media will push him HoF......... and this has been going on basically since the foundation of ESPN..... jayson's fine......he tends to disappear in most big games, and his defense is overrated....but he's young, and he hasn't won anything.....but frankly, videos like this are why we are tired of you, not to mention all the ESPN promotion.......

Tatum my guy! Banner number 18 here we come!

To think Taytum only 19 he winning at least one ring in 6 years

As A Bostonian, i can really say that people are just mad we have a MVP on our team

Celtics fan here, love your videos and POV but I think fans in our group come in many shades not just insufferable ; I live in LA and I get harassed for just wearing my gear but my love for the green supersedes that; going full circle, I’d hope Tatum hate simmers down once a ring is secured 🤞☘️

The hate toward this man is unjustified.

I don't hate Tatum (definitely the Celtics), but it feels like he could be so much more. Like he has everything but only made the finals once?

Its crazy that I have the complete opposite opinion than what it seems like everyone else has. Good fair video.

people say tatum doesn’t have that “aura”. he has a quiet confidence which makes ppl uncomfortable. and he’s pretty shy.

Just by watching the games, it's evident that he's the cog that makes Boston turn. If Tatum doesn't play, all the other cogs grind to a halt. The kid could probably put up empty stats on a team without good teammates, but I believe his worth lies in his ability to bring out the best in the team. I'm not saying Boston wouldn't function without him, but his impact often exceeds what the average American sports fan obsessed with stats would tell you. Interestingly, many fans from countries where soccer is the dominant sport (a sport where fans are more accustomed to understanding a player's value beyond just numbers) highly value Tatum and see his worth as a team player in Boston. I can't speak for all countries, but at least in Spain, Mexico, and several countries in Latin America, I've noticed this.

These dudes really don't watch Tatum play lmfao

Buddy lost his only chance at a ring to Stephen Curry at the TD Garden. It's okay to lose, but not at home.

You forgot to mention Miami Heat fans. And there's a lot of them. Flr some reason, Heat fans are happier seeing Tatum lose than their team actually winning. "Oh we lost the ECF, at least Boston didn't win." "Oh we lost the Finals, at least we beat Boston." Lol. If Boston wins it all this year, Heat fans will riot.

I think for most part of his career it is like the team carrying his greatness but not he carrying the Celtics to success