Jayson Tatum has certainly placed himself firmly in the Most Valuable Player discussion while averaging 32.3 points per game so far this season. The Celtics forward told Yahoo Sports’ Vince Goodwill he wants people to think of him as an MVP-level performer.
“As a kid, was one of my dreams winning MVP? Sure,” Tatum said. “If it happened, it would be a dream come true. But it wasn’t, like, ‘Come back, win MVP.’ It’s like, ‘Come back, get to the championship.’”
We have more on the Celtics:
- Malcolm Brogdon hasn’t played since Wednesday and the point guard will remain out on Monday due to right hamstring tightness, Joe Mussatto of The Oklahoman tweets. Brogdon is averaging 13.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists per night in his first season with Boston.
- Joe Mazzulla was thrust into a difficult situation when the team suspended head coach Ime Udoka for a season. The Boston’s Globe Gary Washburn believes that Muzzulla has handled it so well that he deserves to have the interim tag removed. Not only has the team thrived with him at the helm, he has approached the job with the kind of humility and respect it deserves, Washburn notes.
- The Celtics entered Monday’s action ranked first in points per game and second in field goal percentage. Ethan Fuller of the Basketball News takes a closer look at why the team’s offense has been so efficient.
I wasn’t ready to fire Udoka at this point last season and I’m not ready to anoint Mazzulla as the second coming at this point this season.
Yeah, Mazzula is the second coming. That’s definitely what this article said.
Agree. This C’s team is primed to win it all and with the window being so small in the NBA the litmus for any new coach has to be can he at least be as good as the previous one and take them back to the Finals before removing interim tag.
Funny, this time last year Marcus Smart was dividing the locker room. Celtics improved their roster in the off-season, and had a blessing disguised as Hauser step up and play after Gallinari went down, and the coach was out. Even White looks more settled in his role. Celtics are an early favorite. With Robert Williams probably coming back at some point. Winning despite adversity.
Watching the Celtics play as much as possible, I’m getting to like new Coach Mazzulla. Skeptical at first because his rotation was limited. Figured he was desperate to win games. But now as games go on I’m becoming a believer. He’s getting shots for Sam Hauser. Got Blake & Noah minutes and now he’s got Luke & Payton playing. And we have JD Davison & Mfiondu Kabengele getting ready. Go Joe! Go Celtics!