The Celtics Are Somehow in Second Place | Rachel Nichols & Chris Mannix

Chris Mannix & Rachel Nichols break down how the Celtics have surged into second place in the eastern conference without Jayson Tatum this season and how Jaylen Brown has stepped up in his absence

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  2. A lot of this constantly sounds like someone who’s never watched Jalen and Jason play together before. They don’t get any feathers away. You split them most of the time anyways. Tatum plays point guard. He’s taking white and Pritchards touches.

  5. Put it this way, if Tatum is able to come back this season he will immediately be an upgrade over the 4th starter(s) the Celtics have been cycling thru all season long (Walsh, Minott, Hauser, Hugo). Simply by being a better rebounder and offensive player. That would be a huge boost and he wouldn’t necessarily need to be the same Tatum of old yet

  6. I’d put it on Brown spreading the ball better and letting guys like Pritchard & Simons handle the ball more. Pritchard and Simons have stepped up as well as Walsh & Hauser, Queta and all of the young guys who are contributing and hitting 3’s…

  9. I thought this year would be good for Celtics to discover which of their young players would develop. I figured one and hoped for two, but the development of all of the young talent has been a pleasant shock

  11. ATTENTION ALL NBA FANS
    Mark my word Tatum is 💯 % going to mess up the rhythm of this team and if this team is going to become that dynasty then brad stevens needs to consider trading Tatum for Giannis I mean look at what Boston can possibly have?
    *P.Pritchard
    *D.White
    *Jaylen Brown
    *Giannis
    *Queta
    ========

  14. JB has been my favorite player since 2019. I have a ton of respect for Tatum, but I yell and scream whenever he slows down the offense (which is often) because he wanted to just be 'the man' rather than play the team sport he's a part of. I've said in a couple trade videos, and I might sound crazy, but I'd be ok with a 1-1 trade to send Giannis to Boston for Tatum to the Bucks. I think the Celtics would have a great chance against the Thunder in the finals if that trade was done.

  16. Wait if ur gonna knock Brunson for continuity thn SGA is also knocked, at the end of the day none of those dudes are playing both ends of the floor better thn brown. Let’s get bck to the gme and not the name.

  18. I mean if this bos squad dnt hve a chance to win it all who does? Anyone who’s competed in sports knws two things, never underestimate ur opponent and no team is guaranteed a win gotta earn it.

  20. I forgot people still think Kawhi is a star player. I was wondering where all this two-way player talk was coming from, because Brown's been playing this way for 3 years.
    It was because when he scored the 50 he was against Kauai, duh.
    I feel dumb I didn't make the connection sooner, but I don't think of Kawhi like that anymore.
    Nowadays his offense is better than his defense, cuz he lost a lot of his foot speed.

  22. How can the offense be higher rated without Jayson, when Jayson was so highly rated last year? The real answer is what I don't like about today's NBA. This isn't a knock on Jayson, I love Jayson. But today's NBA is too much like LeBron. It's all about me ball. Give the ball to your most talented player. Keep the ball in your most talented players hands as much as possible and then brag about how wonderful that player's stats are. Of course they're high, me ball gives the me player elevated stats. Back in Bird's day, Larry could have easily had 30+ points and 15 assists a game, but he knew to win championships, he needed Parish, McHale, DJ, and Dannie fully engaged in every game. Therefore his stats are lower than if he was playing point forward. He had the skill, but he played team basketball. Not the let the best player bring the ball up, play iso ball to try to get points, then if all else fails pass to one of the other 4 players staying at the three point line…. and then get credited with an assist. Wow! how can an offense be better without him? By getting all players fully engaged that's how. More engaged on offense leads to more engaged one defense which leads to more wins.

  24. Chris waited until he absolutely HAD TO for him to admit he was wrong about the Celtics. Hasn't talked about them all season to avoid the smoke 🤣🤣🤣

  25. Tatum injury was cover for what Chisholm was going to demand no matter what – venting salary. And it's not so they can spend more later. This ownership group is not in it for the long haul, so they are not interested in spending money while they wait to flip this team – I still expect Chisholm to try and trade Brown at the deadline, exactly as they were planning to do before Tatum got hurt. NBA okayed the sale to a bunch of hustlers, and we're going to pay the price.

  29. MVP voting in the NBA is insane – Mannix essentially votes for marquis names, or guys on completely loaded rosters…and then grudgingly acknowledges when someone is dragging a lottery team to 2nd place in the East. Brown is in the midst of a unique season, whereas everyone else in the discussion is just, like, doing what there team is supposed to. Tiresome.

  30. They have a better offensive rate because Jayson Tatum is not standing at the top of the key holding the ball shooting step backs the ball moves. It finds Jaylen in the mid range and the good things happen.

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