Will Jaylen Brown Ever DEVELOP Into Effective Playmaker for Celtics?

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How important is Jaylen Brown's playmaking in order for the Celtics to win Banner 18. Jay King from the Still Poddable Podcast on CLNS Media claims it's vital to Boston's title hopes.  Jay King said: "Jaylen learning how to read defenses and doing a better job of that is one of the most important things for this team all season,"  If you enjoyed this content, please make sure to watch the full episode HERE: https://youtube.com/live/5_BqX7L89wY?feature=share  SeatGeek! Use code DREAMERSPRO for $20 off your first SeatGeek order! Visit SeatGeek.com when you checkout! With NFL, NBA and NHL seasons in full swing, you don’t want to miss out - SeatGeek has your tickets to every game!   FanDuel Sportsbook, the exclusive wagering partner of the CLNS Media Network. Right now, NEW customers get ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS in BONUS BETS with any winning FIVE DOLLAR MONEYLINE BET! So, visit https://FanDuel.com/BOSTON and kick off the NFL season. FanDuel, Official Partner of the NFL. 21+ and present in MA. Hope is here. First online real money wager only. $5 pregame moneyline wager required. First online real money wager only. $10 first deposit required. Bonus issued as non-withdrawable bonus bets that expire 7 days after receipt. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. GamblingHelpLineMa.org or call (800)-327-5050 for 24/7 support. Play it smart from the start! GameSenseMA.com or call 1-800-GAM-1234.  With HelloFresh, you get farm-fresh, pre-portioned ingredients and seasonal recipes delivered right to your doorstep. Go to https://HelloFresh.com/CLNSFREE and use code CLNSFREE for FREE breakfast for life! One breakfast item per box while subscription is active. That’s free breakfast for life at HelloFresh.com/CLNSFREE with code CLNSFREE!  Ever wished you could navigate the betting field with the confidence of a pro? Enter OddsR. They're not a sportsbook, but they're the sports betting advisor you've always needed. It's like having a playbook for smarter bets right in your pocket. Get a 30-day free trial! Elevate your game day and join the smart betting revolution! Go get it at https://oddsr.com/celtics  Visit https://factormeals.com/NEWSFEED50 to get 50% off your first box! Factor is America’s #1 Ready-To-Eat Meal Kit, can help you fuel up fast with ready-to-eat meals delivered straight to your door.

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00:00 Jalen Brown's playmaking.

00:02 It hasn't been there all the time,

00:04 but when it does, when it is there, it's promising.

00:08 And it's clearly something he's putting emphasis on.

00:12 It's something the coaching staff is working on with him.

00:14 They're empowering him to run the offense at times,

00:18 including when Tatum was out.

00:19 I thought the end of the third quarter against--

00:25 who the heck do they play?

00:26 I'm losing.

00:26 I need--

00:27 Atlanta?

00:27 Against Atlanta.

00:29 There you go.

00:30 The lead is cut to six.

00:32 Tatum gets subbed out, and they ask Jalen to run the offense.

00:37 And he makes smart play after smart play

00:39 to push the lead back up to make that game comfortable.

00:43 And they not ran away with the win,

00:46 but they were never in real danger after that.

00:49 And I just feel like as long as he's

00:51 willing to get off the ball quickly,

00:54 and as long as he continues to try to make the right play,

01:00 then that's going to pay dividends.

01:02 It doesn't matter that sometimes he'll throw the ball away.

01:05 Sometimes he'll drive into traffic.

01:06 He had one play against Atlanta where he drove into the paint

01:10 and just jumped and just did something stupid.

01:14 And that'll happen sometimes.

01:16 But you can tell that he's not judging himself

01:18 by his scoring anymore from the stuff that he said,

01:21 from the way he's playing.

01:22 And that's huge.

01:24 That's a good step for him.

01:26 And maybe it seems like we're grading him on a curve,

01:29 but I think he deserves to get graded on a curve here.

01:31 He's not a great playmaker.

01:33 He has not been the best decision maker.

01:35 And for him to show signs of that,

01:37 and Christophs Porzingis being next to him

01:39 seems to help Jalen along with that.

01:44 But I just think over the long run and in the playoffs,

01:49 Jalen being able to diagnose a defense

01:51 and make the right play is just maybe the most

01:54 important thing for this team.

01:56 He and Tatum just have to be better deep in the playoffs.

02:00 They need to be great deep in the playoffs.

02:03 Jalen wasn't great against Miami at all.

02:05 The year before that, Tatum wasn't great at all

02:07 against Golden State.

02:08 And that's why they lost.

02:09 And so at the end of the day, you

02:12 need your two best players to be great.

02:15 And Jalen learning how to read defenses

02:17 and doing a better job of that is

02:19 one of the most important things for this team all season.

02:22 Yeah, the buy-in from Jalen on that front is huge.

02:26 And the fact that this is an A to green grind

02:30 to kind of whiff a couple of key new teammates

02:33 that expect to have the ball in their hands a lot too

02:36 and Drew Holiday and Porzingis.

02:37 So the fact that he's buying into that part of it--

02:42 and he should.

02:42 I mean, it's obviously a big sacrifice for him

02:45 because you're not going to post probably the all NBA numbers

02:49 or even the All-Star numbers necessarily this year

02:51 in that type of role from a points perspective

02:53 and a shot attempt perspective.

02:55 But I feel like that's the last thing that defenses

03:00 around the league will have to throw at the Celtics

03:04 when playoff comes around.

03:05 Hey, can we get Jalen and Jason to make those mistakes?

03:08 You've heard of Jalen the last couple of postseason

03:09 in those key spots.

03:10 And if they get better at that awareness,

03:13 finding those outlets, judging when to attack,

03:15 when to pull back, when to make the pass before you get

03:18 too deep into the paint and get into too much trouble there,

03:21 that is something that is going to be

03:22 the difference between probably a conference finals

03:25 run and maybe a banner.

03:26 So the fact he's working on that so much this early in the year,

03:30 I think, bodes well in terms of where he could be

03:32 on that front in April and May.

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03:51 When Tatum's on the bench, who do you think

03:55 should be running the offense?

03:57 Like, what do you think is the ideal kind of system

03:59 for the Celtics?

04:00 Say Tatum's on the bench.

04:01 Last night against the Hawks, we saw they kind of

04:04 went to Jalen Brown, and he made a number of good plays,

04:08 which the great J King broke down for the video

04:10 last night on the Patreon.

04:11 Everyone should go subscribe.

04:13 But what do you think the best option is?

04:16 Because we've seen some moments of just like, OK,

04:17 Derek White's going to kind of take over this game,

04:20 just like kind of going to his right

04:22 and playing in the pick and roll.

04:23 We've seen Drew Holliday do some things.

04:25 I don't know if I necessarily want the ball in Drew Holliday's

04:28 hands consistently, just as a decision maker.

04:31 But I think if this team is to reach its highest potential,

04:35 highest ceiling, if Jalen can be a kind of a go-to guy

04:39 in those moments as a playmaker, just

04:42 because he is such a dynamic scorer and just his ability

04:45 to hit tough two-point shots, they're not necessarily

04:49 the most efficient.

04:49 But I think in the playoffs, you kind of

04:51 need guys who can go and create their own shot like that.

04:55 And just because he is that dangerous,

04:57 I feel like if he can also add that playmaking

05:00 part to his game, that solves a lot of their issues of just

05:04 like what the offense looks like when Tatum goes to the bench.

05:07 So I'm curious from, I guess, Jay, your perspective.

05:11 Jason Tatum heads to the bench.

05:12 Who do you think should have the ball

05:13 on their hands at that point?

05:15 I would like to see Derek White with the ball

05:17 in his hands a lot.

05:18 I would like to see Porzingis with the ball

05:20 in his hands a lot.

05:22 But you know what?

05:24 Long term, and Drew Holliday probably needs more usage.

05:27 Like, his usage rate has gone, just plummeted

05:29 from when he was in Milwaukee.

05:31 I don't think it'll be an issue.

05:32 He's not the type of guy to make it an issue.

05:35 But there's a stark difference between the way

05:37 he's being used now and the way he was on the Bucs.

05:40 Long term, though, whatever struggles

05:44 you have right now with Jalen having the ball in his hands,

05:49 it's going to pay off.

05:50 It's going to pay off because that's

05:53 what you need for him to develop at the end of the day.

05:57 Like, can he run your offense when Tatum is sitting?

05:59 Can he be-- can he make the right decisions

06:03 when a team double teams him or sends a ton of help,

06:06 is super aggressive against him, trying

06:09 to pick his dribble and all that,

06:11 like the Miami Heat do to muck it up?

06:14 Can he handle all of that?

06:16 And at the end of the day, he needs to be able to handle

06:18 all of that.

06:19 So I'm all for Jalen getting reps

06:22 and all for the way the coaching staff has empowered him

06:26 and run the offense through him in those times.

06:29 I think it's right for him to want to add that to his game.

06:34 And if he does, and if he gets good enough at it,

06:38 then that's the type of development

06:39 that could really matter.

06:40 So at the end of the day, you can run more

06:43 through Derek White.

06:43 You can run more through Porzangis.

06:45 You can run more through Drew Holiday.

06:46 But I think you know what you have there.

06:49 Whereas for Jalen, some of this is new.

06:51 And he just needs work at it.

06:56 Yeah, if you're going trust rankings on that front, Jim,

06:58 I'd go Tatum, White, Drew, and pretty good guy can Jalen.

07:04 So I think the key to this season now is for Jalen

07:06 to kind of close that gap a little bit.

07:07 And he won't be-- obviously, he's never

07:08 going to be a true point guard like Drew,

07:12 but at least be someone that you can have run bench

07:17 offense for six minutes and just go through the right process.

07:22 You're not going to be perfect, obviously, but know--

07:25 improve your reads, know what's coming, know who to look for.

07:29 And then that will just make defending this team just

07:32 much tougher because if Tatum-- when they're all in together

07:34 and Tatum's off the ball, you're not

07:36 going to get a help defender coming off of Tatum.

07:38 You're not going to get a help defender coming off as much

07:41 as Prozingis if he's hot.

07:42 And then things get a lot easier for Jalen and company

07:45 to attack.

07:45 And I think it's really promising

07:47 that he believes he's playing some of the best

07:51 basketball of his life right now because--

07:54 You think it's his delusions or promises?

07:57 No, I'm just-- it shows the buy-in.

08:01 It shows that he's not just not worried about his points

08:05 per game dipping considerably from last season

08:08 when he was second team All-NBA.

08:11 When you're that good, when you reach that level,

08:13 you can easily look at it and think, why do I need to change?

08:16 What do I need to change after I was literally

08:19 second team All-NBA?

08:20 They voted me one of the 10 best players in the NBA last year.

08:24 And instead, he's looking at it like, what else

08:26 can I do to help the team?

08:28 And what else can I add to my game that helps us get buckets,

08:33 not necessarily me?

08:34 So to me, the way that he's viewing it is really important

08:38 and shows that he's put faith in the coaching staff and all

08:43 their teachings that it's not going to be about points this

08:45 year for each individual player.

08:47 Sometimes it's like, can you get off the ball

08:49 and throw a pass to Derek White on the other side

08:53 so that he can then find Chris "Sapsport" Zingas cutting

08:56 to the basket or whatever it is?

08:58 Just make the play that helps the next play

09:01 and helps the offense, and the fact that he's

09:04 bought into that is big.

09:06 It is.

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