Seems like 60% of the media is just preparing their takes for if the Celtics win the championship this year, they can do everything they can to discredit everything about it
For sure, the narrative is either:
Win: "Well they were a stacked team, they were expected to win for a long time. Not really that impressed. By the way, it's a travesty that it took them this long to win a championship."
Lose: "Massive choke by the fraud Celtics. We knew this is the type of team they were. Soft and no heart."
At the end of the day, just ignore it. Who cares? They are just trying to diminish whatever the Celtics accomplish.
Absolutely. Both great and entertaining players.
But also, we jump on people who make the same hot take on Tatum based on the box score.
His shooting was bad in this game but if you watched the game, he got 2 steals in crucial moments, drained a couple of 3s in crucial moments, and defended his ass off.
These are things we bring up when someone critiques Tatum’s box score, so let’s be fair and do it for others.
I will wait to have this take when Jayson posters over Ant to win Game 7.
It’s more abt Ant’s praise than Tatum hate. That’s the part I’m struggling to understand. The way u hear ppl talking about his performance you’d think he outplayed Jokic
tatum had a performance somewhat similar to this last season against the sixers in game 6 when he was garbage all game and hit some big 3s. ant was immense defensively in the second half and made a few big baskets when it mattered. it was primarily a team effort but he came through late in the 3rd and in the 4th. and they won.
i don’t get why you people give a fuck so much about narratives and what others think. this kind of basketball discourse is so fucking stupid, and straight up pathetic. please just enjoy basketball.
Ant is a new face and so is Haliburton but Ant’s game and personality is more likable. For some weird reason Haliburton gets so much hate already considering he’s also a new face
Yea but I’m saying, Ant’s individual performance I heard one guy describe as incredible or something like that. It was a terrible shooting performance and is objectively a bad game by the standards every star in the league is held to
Why are Celtics fans so fucking Insecure lmao my god
Ant is getting praise because he is 22 and just lead his team past the defending champions…. Not complex
I think Tatum is exciting. Large majority of the hate he receives isn’t based on his performances or personality, just a vendetta for ppl against him I guess.
It’s probably because Ant has a expressive personality compared to Tatum. We know Tatum cares about the game but he doesn’t show much emotion especially when he has those bad games. Just like Ant JT impacts the game with more than just scoring but the NBA media doesn’t care😂 he also plays for the Celtics. I get the hate for the patriots but I’m not sure why the Celtics get so much hate
Even tho he was shooting poorly, he played hard defense, set screens, had a good mentality instead of crying he was telling his teammates he ain’t making them so he’s gonna pass when they double and to just get ready to shoot keep shooting. It’s the energy
I just feel like if they lost this game it’s a COMPLETELY different story. I hate how narrative driven and reactionary everything is based on minimal sample size. I jus feel like Ant is being a bit too praised for this specific game
The same reason Jimmy Butler gets a pass for not trying in the regular season or until late in the 4th: they have a “dawg” image that the media has helped paint them as. They’re not meant to be marketed as efficient shooters or players.
The media is creating an absurd view on these Celtics. We could literally sweep the pacers and then win 4-2 or 4-1 in the finals and a 16-4 playoff record championship team with 60 something wins would be “a Mickey Mouse title”. No matter what they do, they’ll be hated, and honestly, fuck the media
Fr and after game 1 where Tatum dropped 36 all they focus on is his bad 4th quarter. Like, can it ever be positive? It’s like they refuse to give credit to the team.
He is the new shiny thing for NBA Media, When Tatum wins the championship and Finals MVP he will get his flowers. How much shit did Lebron get before he finally beat the Celtics in those games 6 & 7 in 2012. Damn, Lebron left Cleveland because he didn't win and got endless shit about not really being "the guy".
You gotta realize the national media is mostly made up of New York and LA people. They won't outright say they hate Boston, but just listening to the storylines they try to push on Boston is all you need to know.
I rlly don’t think many Celtics fans genuinely believe that. And I’m not asking for a pass for him, just questioning the hate against him/Celtics for no specific reason
Just talking Edward’s here….He is, athletic, explosive, young, has a personality and is marketable.
Until he puts up more clunkers or another young athletic, dynamic personality comes along, he is “the guy” everyone talks about. Couldn’t care less.
Zion was that guy before the injuries…it’s a similar profile.
Context is key. Ant had a great series at that point and even though he shot poorly, he shut Murray’s water off after his great first half.
Tatum will get his due credit when people feel like we defeat a worthy opponent. It’s unfair but also understandable.
I read an ESPN article the other day about how the Celtics beat the Heat without Butler, and then the Cavs without Mitchell. Made it sound like they had it easy. Then the next paragraph about the Pacers said people shouldn’t discredit the Pacers for beating a beat up Bucks team and a beat up Knicks team. It was absurd.
Don’t expect consistency from NBA fandom. The Celtics are the most hated team left and that’s ok. Just enjoy the ride and watch us ball.
Seems like 60% of the media is just preparing their takes for if the Celtics win the championship this year, they can do everything they can to discredit everything about it
For sure, the narrative is either: Win: "Well they were a stacked team, they were expected to win for a long time. Not really that impressed. By the way, it's a travesty that it took them this long to win a championship." Lose: "Massive choke by the fraud Celtics. We knew this is the type of team they were. Soft and no heart." At the end of the day, just ignore it. Who cares? They are just trying to diminish whatever the Celtics accomplish.
It's really not hard to create the narrative, go back 24 hours and 90% of this sub was doing it for how indy got here haha
Why do we care? I love Ant and Tatum and they’re both elite players. No need to get in wars over who’s better
Absolutely. Both great and entertaining players. But also, we jump on people who make the same hot take on Tatum based on the box score. His shooting was bad in this game but if you watched the game, he got 2 steals in crucial moments, drained a couple of 3s in crucial moments, and defended his ass off. These are things we bring up when someone critiques Tatum’s box score, so let’s be fair and do it for others. I will wait to have this take when Jayson posters over Ant to win Game 7.
It’s so exhausting to listen to Celtics hate man, I’m so ready to win this and finally shut everybody up
You’re fueling it
It’s hard to ignore when everyone is against this team
You want every other fan base to jerk off to the Celtics? This is how it works, quit caring what talking heads and dumbasses online say
That’s what happens when you’re literally the favorites.
MAKE IT STOP I can't stand this whining anymore
8 games is all I need.. then it will be over
Because he did the intangible stuff and his team won. He deserves the praise. We can appreciate greatness without dogging on other players
Right, do yall want to be Heat fans or smt? He struggled in he first half and was incredible in the second half, especially on defense
He’s given the Wolves a killer mentality, even when they’re down.
It reminds me of Tatum game 6 v Philly. Showed up late, bad statline
Will y'all stfu about what other think of us you insecure nerds
It’s more abt Ant’s praise than Tatum hate. That’s the part I’m struggling to understand. The way u hear ppl talking about his performance you’d think he outplayed Jokic
tatum had a performance somewhat similar to this last season against the sixers in game 6 when he was garbage all game and hit some big 3s. ant was immense defensively in the second half and made a few big baskets when it mattered. it was primarily a team effort but he came through late in the 3rd and in the 4th. and they won. i don’t get why you people give a fuck so much about narratives and what others think. this kind of basketball discourse is so fucking stupid, and straight up pathetic. please just enjoy basketball.
Ant is the darling right now and until he has a bigger body of work he won't be criticized for a bad game here and there, especially if they win.
Ant is a new face and so is Haliburton but Ant’s game and personality is more likable. For some weird reason Haliburton gets so much hate already considering he’s also a new face
What does this have to do with the Celtics?????
I'm sure you can figure it out
Because it wasn't a bad game. It was a bad shooting game, and he came up big late and they took down the champs. He played extremely good defense
Because they won and that’s the end of it man they beat the fucking NUGGETS AT HOME in a Game 7 it’s not that deep brother
Yea but I’m saying, Ant’s individual performance I heard one guy describe as incredible or something like that. It was a terrible shooting performance and is objectively a bad game by the standards every star in the league is held to
Tatum kind of did have that same performance last year in game 6 against the Sixers. And nobody called him trash.
They 100% still did
Hold up- who are the “they” that called him trash after that game?
Non celtics fans/media
Okay, if you say so.
Why are Celtics fans so fucking Insecure lmao my god Ant is getting praise because he is 22 and just lead his team past the defending champions…. Not complex
Celtics fans come across as so soft and sensitive because of posts like this. Come on, guys.
I love Tatum. I’m starting to hate him with all these posts. I get it now.
Get what
Listening to everyone whine “wHy DoEs No OnE lIkE tAtUm?!?” Is getting old. Who cares?
It gets old
He’s fun and exciting while Tatum is not. People don’t like boring players (until they win)
I think Tatum is exciting. Large majority of the hate he receives isn’t based on his performances or personality, just a vendetta for ppl against him I guess.
Let’s be real lol he’s not a big personality and doesn’t play a super flashy or athletic style. Nothing wrong with that
DoES ANt HaVE that DaWG in HIM?!
Ant and Brunson seem like really likeable guys but the media would almost drive you to disliking them
Is Tatum likeable?
It’s probably because Ant has a expressive personality compared to Tatum. We know Tatum cares about the game but he doesn’t show much emotion especially when he has those bad games. Just like Ant JT impacts the game with more than just scoring but the NBA media doesn’t care😂 he also plays for the Celtics. I get the hate for the patriots but I’m not sure why the Celtics get so much hate
Even tho he was shooting poorly, he played hard defense, set screens, had a good mentality instead of crying he was telling his teammates he ain’t making them so he’s gonna pass when they double and to just get ready to shoot keep shooting. It’s the energy
I just feel like if they lost this game it’s a COMPLETELY different story. I hate how narrative driven and reactionary everything is based on minimal sample size. I jus feel like Ant is being a bit too praised for this specific game
I watched the game. He was playing terribly, but turned it around and had some clutch plays. That’s praise worthy imo.
The media love to build guys up and then tear them down. Ant is on the way up. Eventually he'll get the Tatum treatment.
Who cares
Because one is the new shiny thing and one is boringly consistent
Because his jersey isn’t green
The same reason Jimmy Butler gets a pass for not trying in the regular season or until late in the 4th: they have a “dawg” image that the media has helped paint them as. They’re not meant to be marketed as efficient shooters or players.
He’s possibly a young star in the making and that’s about it.
Who cares, just win the ship and let the haters hate
The media is creating an absurd view on these Celtics. We could literally sweep the pacers and then win 4-2 or 4-1 in the finals and a 16-4 playoff record championship team with 60 something wins would be “a Mickey Mouse title”. No matter what they do, they’ll be hated, and honestly, fuck the media
Fr and after game 1 where Tatum dropped 36 all they focus on is his bad 4th quarter. Like, can it ever be positive? It’s like they refuse to give credit to the team.
It’s going to be “the pacers completely messed that up” not “the Celtics experience in big games bailed them out”
2 words for you, my friend. Boston. Bias.
He is the new shiny thing for NBA Media, When Tatum wins the championship and Finals MVP he will get his flowers. How much shit did Lebron get before he finally beat the Celtics in those games 6 & 7 in 2012. Damn, Lebron left Cleveland because he didn't win and got endless shit about not really being "the guy".
You gotta realize the national media is mostly made up of New York and LA people. They won't outright say they hate Boston, but just listening to the storylines they try to push on Boston is all you need to know.
True
Media hates Boston.
“Tatum is the best player in the league right now!!!” “Why doesn’t Tatum get a pass when he comes up small in big games!?!?”
I rlly don’t think many Celtics fans genuinely believe that. And I’m not asking for a pass for him, just questioning the hate against him/Celtics for no specific reason
Just talking Edward’s here….He is, athletic, explosive, young, has a personality and is marketable. Until he puts up more clunkers or another young athletic, dynamic personality comes along, he is “the guy” everyone talks about. Couldn’t care less. Zion was that guy before the injuries…it’s a similar profile.
Context is key. Ant had a great series at that point and even though he shot poorly, he shut Murray’s water off after his great first half. Tatum will get his due credit when people feel like we defeat a worthy opponent. It’s unfair but also understandable.
Cause Ant is the next face of the NBA and Tatum is well Tatum... fck the media
Bud, Tatum could cure cancer and give everyone 1 million dollars tomorrow and they'd still hate. He wears green.
I read an ESPN article the other day about how the Celtics beat the Heat without Butler, and then the Cavs without Mitchell. Made it sound like they had it easy. Then the next paragraph about the Pacers said people shouldn’t discredit the Pacers for beating a beat up Bucks team and a beat up Knicks team. It was absurd.
Ong it be crazy and just blatant, I’m like do they realize how hypocritical u being
They conveniently forget Porzingis is injured too
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