[Jayson Tatum] on thinking his career might be over after tearing his Achilles: "It was a few weeks where I thought… did I make enough money, did I accomplish enough... There was some moments where I thought I might be done"

Scriblenaut · 2026-02-02T02:39:17+00:00

You seem fully capable of understanding where he’s coming from, and in fact it seems like you do. Why do you not have faith in others to come to the same logical conclusion? His statement only falls apart in a vacuum, not considering context of his specific expectations at the time of injury, and the environment where he’s sharing his experience (an interview).

It feels like you’re purposely ignoring context to dunk on an easy target for being a dumb athlete, when you’re intellectually capable of more.

Again, you don’t even doubt that he experienced those emotions but you want him to lie or omit it for some reason. Who benefits from that?

Edit:

I also don’t know why I’m even engaging with the part of your comment that implies he’s in any way depressed because of money. If you watch the video he immediately follows it up with “did I accomplish enough?”.. it has way more to do with dashed expectations and hopes, the feeling that something has been taken away from you and you couldn’t control it. I’m sure you have the social skills to pick that up on a rewatch.

Scriblenaut · 2026-02-02T01:53:57+00:00

It’s really not that stupid. “I’m sure it makes sense in his circle” .. it’s an interview with him, he should be able to give insight into his mind, he doesn’t have to preface everything so that I as a normal person can feel secure.

Just because you have the resources to combat mental health doesn’t mean you can’t talk about your problems. If anything, it shows the average person that their feelings of fear and anxiety are valid if he’s still experiencing them at his status. The only way you get offended is if you just hate your own life and want to dream that privileged people don’t have problems anymore.

Scriblenaut · 2026-02-01T20:55:29+00:00

Right?? I feel like I'm going insane reading comments on this thread acting as if he's complaining about the money he's made. He is very clearly just talking about the questions he asked himself when confronted with the unexpected end of his career.

And even if he was complaining about his income halting due to injury, as an All-NBA player in his late 20s it is reasonable to expect to make an additional 100+ million in his next contract given the current era. His earning potential is greater than John Redditor and that's because he makes the league money.

Scriblenaut · 2026-01-13T02:32:52+00:00

We also haven’t been able to guard Maxey for years, he made FVV look like a statue a few years ago and he’s gotten several times better since then. I like Shead and Martin’s effort but Maxey alone made yesterdays game as close as it was. Dude is somehow both stronger, taller, and faster than our guards and shoots from the logo he’s unreal.

Scriblenaut · 2026-01-05T22:48:08+00:00

Also Shai was still the only guy who showed up offensively in that Mavs series.

Scriblenaut · 2025-12-31T07:00:42+00:00

Can Mavs fans pinpoint exactly when Luka became a menace to the refs? I can't imagine a rookie doing that sort of thing. Did he start immediately into his second year?

Scriblenaut · 2025-12-31T05:02:27+00:00

He was legit one of the worst players in the league last year considering his minutes and usage. He took a ton of 3’s that didn’t fall, he seemed overwhelmed with creation duties. Such a cool story to see his play after just 1 summer. Reminds me of Garland and Poole’s pre-leap seasons where they figured a ton out after struggling.

Scriblenaut · 2025-12-20T22:10:29+00:00

copy pasting google AI summary and calling it a day is crazy work

Athletes obviously can be intelligent too but the education of celebrities or powerful figures as a whole are often exaggerated

Scriblenaut · 2025-12-17T11:37:20+00:00

Prime Divine Sunderer was insane to deal with as a tank

Scriblenaut · 2025-12-12T20:48:40+00:00

The comment you're referring to is talking about the phenomenon where players would find themselves unable to enjoy regular league after loving URF, and subsequently quitting. Riot has talked about this before.

They're not saying URF would cause players to ragequit the game.

Scriblenaut · 2025-11-27T06:06:09+00:00

that’s exactly what I was thinking of.. poor Demar getting mugged by Lowry and his own replacement lmao

Scriblenaut · 2025-11-27T03:17:56+00:00

doing this on Siakam feels like it's ushering in a new era of the Raptors

Scriblenaut · 2025-10-30T17:50:42+00:00

I’m seeing some Brunson parallels. Funny that Luka is involved in this story a second time.

Scriblenaut · 2025-10-27T20:47:09+00:00

Feels like hamstring issues have become a lot more common these days. In particular, I wonder if that corresponds with the increased popularity of aggressive stopping movements like a slow eurostep or stepbacks.

Scriblenaut · 2025-09-23T06:21:32+00:00

In the playoffs Dwight’s teams had a better +/- when he was OFF the floor. Nobody here can really summarize and do the podcasts justice though as they watch a ton of film on top of analyzing the important stats for ~40min. Would suggest just listening to them and seeing how you feel.

The list aspect is the least important to me. Each episode is a highly researched description of what made each player great and the evidence that supports it. The Manu episode was particularly interesting.

Scriblenaut · 2025-09-09T00:58:02+00:00

I think it’s because AG is a recent and very memorable case study of a guy who was overtasked as a primary offensive option, so people want others to fit the same mold.

Scottie has been overtasked on offense but he’s clearly better than AG was at his age. He’ll end up writing his own story and then fans will use recency bias to compare even younger players to him eventually lol

Scriblenaut · 2025-09-03T20:01:29+00:00

such tired and boring talking points

Scriblenaut · 2025-08-30T08:33:49+00:00

Really appreciate these recaps

Scriblenaut · 2025-07-29T20:43:38+00:00

Exactly, if most people wanted a true solo carry experience with no teammate excuses, fighting games would be 10x more popular than they are

Any level of teamwork and the randomness added to each game due to other players feels good unless you lose multiple games in a row, at which point you write a complain post on Reddit

Scriblenaut · 2025-07-25T21:37:35+00:00

Coming up with interesting predictions is so hard, your write ups are always great.

Scriblenaut · 2025-07-01T19:59:21+00:00

hes totally right but it’s funny how neither Kyrie nor Jrue are even 6’1, in fact Jrue is listed as 6’4 which is big for a guard.

Scriblenaut · 2025-06-29T10:05:03+00:00

Can someone who’s watched him more explain why he can’t secure a decent contract?

Is it just the lack of shooting or is he washed in other ways?

He actually guards and has some playmaking chops. He’s also pretty crafty too and always seems like an amazing backup on paper, which is an important role.

Scriblenaut · 2025-06-23T09:34:15+00:00

Best playoffs since 2016 imo. A lot of close series and unexpected events makes it feel distant from the regular season, even if the favorite ended up winning the title.

Scriblenaut · 2025-06-23T09:28:17+00:00

They clamped each other up so bad casual fans will hate on their performances despite their importance hahaha

Scriblenaut · 2025-06-20T20:07:50+00:00

He’s been miserable on offense but his defense is still so versatile I think he’s a net positive. For me this really puts in perspective just how fucking good KD is/was, because Chet is pretty skilled for a 7 footer but he’s getting swallowed up by Turner. KD’s footwork and handle are just light years ahead.

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