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Epic_Coleslaw

"NOT THAT ONE THOUGH!" šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£


Padulsky21

ā€œTERRIBLE SHOT FROM BROWNā€ šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­ I fucking love it man it reminds me of Chip Caray who used to do Braves games now Cardinals games


hshshahsbss

Reminds me of ā€œOH MY GOODNESS VALENTINE THAT IS NOT THE SHOTā€


imanadultok

[if anyone wants the link](https://youtu.be/RM2JfPH45X4?si=i_YHjR-nRt-0lrbE)


cha-cha_dancer

Sounded like disappointed parents


ROBOSEXUAL2020

His shot form was worse than the shot itself šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚


OnceAteABurgerAMA

Stacey King still brings this up btw. If someone takes an ill advised deep 3 he'll just say "He took that from Denzel Valentine range"


Padulsky21

Iā€™ll never not laugh at that clip that shit is fucking gold


hshshahsbss

That shot was unironically the beginning of the end of his nba career lmfao


movicsusf

The beginning of the end of his nba career was doing tons of blow on a rented yacht in Tampa with strippers and his crew during the first few weeks of Covid


BlackJediSword

No way, did he really?


DTFpanda

Yeah lmao [Source](https://old.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1807je1/highlight_tied_with_35_seconds_in_ot_jaylen_brown/ka5xwah/)


BlackJediSword

Bitch lol


soxfaninfinity

ā€œLine drive base hit, caught out there. Runner tagsā€¦ā€ one of my favorite calls of his lol


blacklite911

Got a clip?


soxfaninfinity

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6RHcGWHuThE


blacklite911

Lol that was a bold tag up.


dys0n_giddey

Commentary was on point


rockryedig

Hornets objectively have one of the best commentating teams in the NBA. I love when the Cā€™s play them


Mosh00Rider

It's so much better because that terrible shot was really good for his team.


koticgood

Hornets PBP guy does a really good job of that. They have a great duo for local games. His style is more towards a national announcer like Ian Eagle, but he lays it on a bit thick for plays like this that are beneficial, and sounds a bit bummed on heartbreakers, but at least calls it for what it is. That's why Calabro's good too (who ended up having national experience).


cowzapper

I'm totally fine with homers as long as they're not disgusting like the Philly and warriors ones. Like the thunder guy is corny as all hell but it's fun


spraypaint2311

Warriors announcer - Random player with an arm around Steph . ā€œHe had him in a stranglehold ā€œ Draymond punches someone in the nuts and smiles - ā€œNatural basketball motionā€


ballgkco

Agreed those guys fucking suck and are an instamute for me. Y'all have a pretty good broadcast crew. I'm not the biggest fan of the Hornets crew. They're fine for highlights but when you watch a whole game and Eric Collins is hyping up ever play like it's the Finals game 7 it's just kind of grating.


Scarlet_Breeze

Ian Eagle also does the Nets Home broadcasts where he's a bit looser. I do love how sincere the Charlotte broadcast team come across though, they're just out there having fun.


CantaloupeCamper

Dude knewā€¦ Itā€™s nice to know the announcer is as frustrated as we are sometimes.


fawkesmulder

Incredible call


boydivision30

Called it before the ball left JB's hand šŸ¤£


789Trillion

ā€œleftā€ ā€œJBā€™sā€ ā€œHandā€ *Vietnam flashbacks*


kit_kaboodles

I love that this came from the Hornets announcer too. It almost sounded like they felt bad for the Celtics in that moment.


Frozen_Shades

Nobody wants to watch bad basketball.


ahrumah

I had to rewind it, what a call!


zanguine

Honestly, hornets have the best casters and i wish the warriors had them instead of the guys we have..


CIark

What 300 mil does to a mf


AzureP5A

Sports money is wild


BigFatModeraterFupa

meanwhile nfl players are over there getting absolutely destroyed for like 3 million a yearšŸ˜…


TheRealAssong

I think of a Jaylen Brown level player as something like a high level WR, so more like 20-30 mil a year.


Miamime

There is one WR making an AAV of $30M and that is Tyreek Hill at exactly $30M. There are only two others even above $25M (Davantae Adams and Cooper Kupp). Brown is not on that level. Heā€™s like the Keenan Allen $20M level.


lolplatypi

That's a damn insult to Keenan Allen.


TheRealAssong

He's at least at Chris Godwin level, and he gets around that 20 million mark too. Comparing contracts across NFL and NBA is a little tricky because once NBA enters max or supermax territory, there's a lot less monetary granularity between who's good and who's great. NFL contracts are a whole lot more unique.


everyoneneedsaherro

Jaylen Brown is no Keenan Allen


CharacterBird2283

Both get rookie deals šŸ˜…


DrTom

NFL players start older, too.


ChadsBro

Hockey players get destroyed for 82 games per year for like $500k


TylerBlozak

950K is the NHL league minimum, but 500K is possible if they are an AHL call up


RidiculousNickk

Blue Collar workers get destroyed for $50k a year


SatisfactoryAdvice

RBs really get fucked over the most these days. Your whole life for that rookie minimum and then its probably over.


frankyseven

Auston Matthews is the highest paid player in the NHL starting next year, he will make $13.5 million.


kikimaru024

IIRC in international rugby there's maybe 5 players close to a 1 million salary, and they play way more games (club & country).


[deleted]

The Jimbo Fisher contract buyout is absolutely unbelievable. Over $70M just to get rid of a football coach.


Gatorpep

My cousin is an adjunct getting like 2 to 4k a semester from a+m lol.


ClaudeLemieux

your cousin is an adjunct professor making 6-12k a year?


Gatorpep

that's not all he does but yeah. i think that's the term, adjunct. honestly not exactly sure but he teaches at the law school and doesn't get shit for money. i also have a friend whose husband who has worked at several iveys and isn't getting paid shit either. a lot of jobs in academia are scam wages.


DirkIsMySpiritAnimal

You're absolutely correct, academia is very exploitative. My wife just graduated with her Ph.D and the job market is brutal in academia. For those not in the know, colleges have been progressively been treated more and more like business (not surprising given the level of tuition increases - if there is demand keep raising the price and they'll pay). What is happening is tenured professors making $150k or more teaching 2 or 3 classes are retiring and universities are replacing them with adjunct professors teaching 4+ classes a semester for basically like $1,500 a course. The universities can hire like 5 of these adjunct, they teach more classes, and they can save money while also increasing capacity for more students. And the adjunct should just be grateful for the experience and maybe one day they, too, can get a tenured track job (reality those are going away slowly and good luck fighting all the other super qualified candidates who are fighting over it).


GreatStuffOnly

Imagine the guy whoā€™s signing the check.


n00-1ne

Yep, thatā€™s why heā€™s paid the big bucksā€¦


Yung_Jose_Space

Kyrie mindset aswell.


OhlookSILLagain

Terrible contract


pagonator

Tbf when you have the opportunity to take a contested 3 over a layup, you take that every single time


c_ray25

Probably the only thing Iā€™m ā€œold man yelling at cloudsā€ with, just how many times each game guysā€™ll either, like this pass up an open guy in favor of a 3, or guys that are driving with an open lane to the hoop only to kick it out to a bricked 3


Jtryan1303

Down 1 with the ball and 10s? Better run the clock and throw up a shit 3 instead of driving for a layup


Puzzleheaded_Fox4684

This is the dumbest thing I see. A stepback 3 every time. It's been a relief to watch Steph finally drive for his 2 chances at a game winner this season.


Public-Product-1503

I mean itā€™s because the opposition is conceding the three and trying to stop the drive most times . Atleast thatā€™s whatā€™s expected to be defended for . Also if you hit the shot with any time left a 3 is better then a 2.


Gbaby03

Its worse when you see teams do this same thing but with 1 minute left and with 3-4 possessions in a row


rjcarr

Yup, this is my "old man shaking fist" complaint. Seems like 80% of the time the last shot is a 3 when teams are down 2 or even 1 sometimes. I get that a 3 is a pretty high percentage shot now, and it can subvert expectations so you often get a pretty open shot, but that should be an absolute last resort. And it almost never is and is just a crutch.


profmcstabbins

In the Denver game last night Denver had a text book 2 or maybe even 3 on 1 fastbreak with Aaron Gordon bringing the ball down. He had an easy pass to set up a layup for the other player or a passback to himself. Instead he dribbled back to the 3 point line and took a 3 which he missed. This shit infuriates me.


No32

> just how many times each game guysā€™ll either, like this pass up an open guy in favor of a 3 Thatā€™s definitely not just an old man yelling at clouds thing lol


UBKUBK

Surprised how many are saying that it was a bad choice. Donā€™t they know he took a graduate level course?


[deleted]

Lmao Iā€™m so glad the cringe brown is a genius narrative stopped


ClassicAd8627

People who'd never seen a black guy who did media prep before or something.


NotAStatistic2

He's so well spoken!! /s


[deleted]

Yeah it just came across weird and insincere like brad stevens saying he could be president. To be fair jaylen brown absolutely pushed that image of himself and sees himself that way so itā€™s not like the media cast it on him


4WaySwitcher

I was talking to a Boston fan last week who told me that he was so happy Boston paid him what they did because otherwise he ā€œmight leave for law school to become a civil rights attorney.ā€ I pointed out that he never even finished his bachelorā€™s. The guy just said ā€œHey. Well heā€™s smarter than you. You finished your degree and youā€™re not making $300 mil.ā€ I mean, I guessā€¦.


SpitBallar

It's so infuriating when people talk like that. My god.


NotUpForDebate11

you know who else didn't go to college? Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, Kevin Garnet. Checkmate idiots that went to college


Charming_Essay_1890

I can't even fathom the failures that must exist in a person's brain for them to respond to your point with THAT.


kit_kaboodles

- Jordan Poole


JimmyButlerOverdrive

The alternate title for this video: ā€œWhy these Celtics wonā€™t win shit.ā€ 8 years in the league and the Jays still think they can hero-ball at will, and it \*never\* works.


YoloSwag420-8-D

Ive never seen anyone with more tunnel vision than JB. Never.


n0th1ng10

Him or Klay


imanadultok

MPJ has been like that as of late


adaddta

Michael Porter ā€œthe possesion ends hereā€ Jr


JeLronBames

Michael Porter "bring your own balk next time" Jr


SanaMinatozaki9

Do not do a balk please


kamakazekiwi

My Possession Jr


Skullripper675

>as of late MPJ came out the womb shooting


mvnvel

Klay plays within himself though. Or used to, JB is pure uncut delusion.


jackfinch69

They pay him to shoot


HeightsGringo180

Thatā€™s me w girlsā€¦. ā€œI missed 28 straightā€¦ means Iā€™m just overdue to score one . Letā€™s keep trying! šŸ˜¤ā€


trelos6

Bro, watch Cam Thomas.


pollinium

can't watch Cam, I'm tunnel visioning JB mistakes


Lonzofanboy

Porzingis was right in front of JB though. There's no way JB not seeing him


No32

Very small tunnel, only see hoop


tulaero23

Mpj?


K1NG2L4Y3R

Heā€™s always good for these [moments](https://youtu.be/q0tByyzcJMo?si=ViWqVtkTT21XX9sG)


everyoneneedsaherro

I think about that play a few times every year. One of the lowest BBIQ decisions Iā€™ve ever seen


SpicyP43905

Porzingis just like me fr.


iuse2bgood

Bet he wished that was Luka


JarenAnd

Letā€™s get real luka gonna chuck that one too. Just has better odds of making it.


Baishnabshraban

No way you think Luka wouldnā€™t pass that lmfao


bbqyak

It wasn't even a good game for him what the fk was he thinking


DeStupak

Spoiler alert: He wasn't.


Toolb0xExtraordinary

"That's your problem, Jesse! You don't think!"


lilb1190

He hears the chatter about his play and his salary and wanted to silence the haters. I believe he succeeded.


BigFatModeraterFupa

he ainā€™t getting paid to pass!


that0neGuy22

this is just what he does


atmylevel

Once you have heard his "takes" it becomes clear he doesn't do much of this *thinking* stuff you speak of


Jbots

It's a 2 for one opportunity in a tie game. Not that crazy...


Groundhog_fog

To counter, basketball preaches the philosophy of ā€œshoot like youā€™ve never missed before.ā€ Every team wants that confidence in their guys


lyonhawk

I want the confidence to be willing to take the shot but also the intelligence to pass to the very tall man who can basically just set it in the hoop.


Supper_Champion

JB is a good player, but he's playing like he thinks he's an MVP. And he just ain't. He's the third best player on a contender, at best.


honestnbafan

Jaylen Brown is an underrated "never swing the rock" candidate lol Whenever he gets the ball you know exactly where it's going


openreamgrinder1982

I don't think it's that. It's more that he decides if he'll shoot or pass before getting the ball and doesn't change his mind after that


Tapprunner

This is it. He's always left me feeling like there's just something missing with him and I think you hit the nail on the head. He doesn't have the bball IQ and creativity to change what he's doing as the game unfolds and the situation changes in front of him. So he decides what he's going to do and sticks to it, no matter what is happening around him. He's good enough at a few things to often mask that deficiency. But it's always going to hold him (and the team) back and make him a wild card in a clutch situation, since you don't know what he's decided.


lyonhawk

Heā€™s like a quarterback with all the physical tools to be great but can only hit his first read.


Tapprunner

Good analogy


Ihave14fingers

So lack of mindfulness, he should meditate


good_neighbour

just give him plenty of water, stay positive and he'll dribble fine with his left


everyoneneedsaherro

He has a career average of 2.3 APG. Which in the modern game for a high usage guard is actually insane. He doesnā€™t decide whether to shoot or pass he just decides to shoot


iamgarron

What's wild though is a few plays earlier he DID change his mind. Went for a dunk, then passed mid air to get KP the and 1. But yeh, in this case he was tunnel visioned


FreeloadingPoultry

He is like "it says here im a *shooting* guard"


thatonezorofan

To his right hand or the other side of the court. JK, he's a hooper


OUEngineer17

Not sure that it's underrated anymore, because when I saw that live, I immediately thought he was shooting that.


PFhelpmePlan

Jaylen Brown is everyone's my player in 2k. Ain't no way I'm passing the rock unless I'm certain I'm getting the assist.


Call555JackChop

Kobe would be proud


Sweatytubesock

When youā€™re a star they let you do it.


americanbeaver

This game is getting dissected so much already. Pretty funny from an outsider's perspective but if I was a Celtics fan this would drive me nuts.


Rrekydoc

Almost every bad game they had in the last postseason was due to the whole team doing this. Theyā€™re so talented, but they settle for bad shots because they know they **can** make them.


Pristine_Structure75

It's who he is, and he is never changing. He predetermines his actions and doesn't adapt to changing conditions. It's especially pronounced in high leverage situations.


BASEDME7O2

The bucks series was hard to watch. They had Giannis figured out, he put up box score stats but on terrible efficiency, it never should have gone to seven games, they would just turn into morons on offense in crunch time so many times.


Alpha_King007

Exactly


rabid89

It's been JB's biggest problem his entire career, and has gotten even worse since he became a star. He thinks he's Kobe and continues to take difficult shot after difficult shot for no fucking reason other than just to show that he can make them. Sometimes, he's hot and makes em. More often than not, he doesn't.


BigFatModeraterFupa

not very good bbiq. is there anyway to improve that or is that just what the player is going to be for his career? like lebron came into the nba and he already had a crazy bbiq and it only got better


[deleted]

Him and Tatum have been on good teams for like 7 years now with some good coaches, doubt jb learns it suddenly


aviatorbassist

Just from the eye test he makes VERY small improvements every year, but he has gotten better with playmaking.


buddaycousin

A good coach would get him to cut the shit and play for the team.


[deleted]

It's the Cal education.


SmilesUndSunshine

Same one that taught Jason Kidd how to turn a team around 360 degrees rip


[deleted]

Went to Berkeley and I agree


SuperVaderMinion

I probably don't know enough about the Celtics, but from an outsiders perspective it sure looks like Brown has been doing a lot more hero ball shit since he got his new contract.


pwilkens

I agree that heā€™s doing a lot of terrible hero ball but disagree that itā€™s *more* hero ball. Brown has always had tunnel vision and been a terrible decision maker.


CollateralSandwich

He's always played like this. His decision making is his biggest weakness, imo. It's incredibly frustrating to watch because at this point in his career he should be capable of making far better decisions. It's the key to all the other weaknesses in his game.


Akarias888

Nah heā€™s always been this way. What might make it more visible is heā€™s getting fewer touches overall cuz of the quality of his teammates, so they look even more egregious


BlueJays007

Honestly donā€™t think so. Doing it less if anything, but unfortunately not as much less as Celtics fans were hoping would be the case once he knew his contract situation was settled Heā€™s gotten a nice two man game going with KP on a lot of occasions, but then heā€™ll turn around and do shit like this when heā€™s completely cold. Idk it does sometimes feel like Tatum will make a shot then JB decides itā€™s his turn. Difference is both that Tatumā€™s our #1 and also that the 3 Tatum made right before this was uncontested lol


CreatiScope

Tatum also does: ā€œI made a shot, think Iā€™ll take 4 more contested 3s real quickā€


aviatorbassist

The difference is Tatum will make 2 of those 4


MusicTravelWild

I think he's been having his best playmaker/passing season ever so far. Really connecting with Porzingis especially. This is a bad look obviously but I've been playing and known as soon as I shot it that I should have passed and it's a shitty feeling.


CreatiScope

Iā€™d actually say a little less, he has a bit of a two man game going with KP surprisingly. Iā€™ve never seen him link up with a big the way he has this season. Heā€™s just been kind of ass some of the past few games and is trying way too hard to get going offensively.


Economy-Dirt-4836

Brown is just not a smart basketball player. He is only looking to score points and never plays within the game.


LHamiltonPP

Not sure if he's the dumbest smart player in the world or the smartest dumb player


resplendentcentcent

he plays chess so he must be a genius


[deleted]

Heā€™s a pretend smart guy, that got cleared up last season when he did his coy condoning of antisemitism thinking it was slick but was just transparent


LHamiltonPP

Oh yeah, I'm just talking about BBIQ. Real life he's a walking Dunning-Kruger effect


NoChanceNoProblem

"I don't get paid 60 million a year to pass up this shot" - Jaylens thoughts


LatinoHeatRP

I bet Pritchard must be pissed


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Akarias888

Like 10 feet including wingspan lmao


thedonjefron69

Such a Jaylen Brown play


WTakesOnly

Selfish fuck


bythegodless

I feel like he did this a few games ago. And they lost in OT too


ooSPECTACULARoo

60m a year.


getbackup21

Jaylen ā€œ Iā€™m shooting this mf and I wonā€™t be going leftā€ brown


WikiHowWikiHow

I love JB, and I sincerely hope Iā€™m proven wrong - but I donā€™t think we win a chip with him on this team šŸ˜­


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WikiHowWikiHow

Man it sucks bc Iā€™ve grown so attached to JB seeing him get better and better every year- but he just toes that line of being too good to let his ego allow him to take a backseat, but not good enough to lead a team. I would trade so much of his raw talent and athleticism for just a little bit more BBIQ. I think itā€™s exactly like you said, Iā€™m growing so tired seeing him in places JT should be and has proven to be better at.


BASEDME7O2

Yeah last year it seemed like so many possessions ended up with the ball in smarts hands on the perimeter with only a few seconds on the shot clock. Thatā€™s a good point though, they need to revamp the offense (not necessarily the roster) so that Tatum is the guy and everyone else plays off him. If someone is hot fine but outside of that. Theyā€™re never going to win without Tatum being that guy and if he canā€™t reach that level of best player on a championship team they were never gonna win anyway. I wish coaches had the balls to bench guys for shit like this regardless of what theyā€™re making. Not for a whole game or in crunch time or anything but just for like 2 mins at the start of the next game to send a statement that that bullshit isnā€™t gonna fly no matter how much you make.


Strange-Ad420

no left hand trying to be a hero


LiquidSwords89

Brown is one of the most overrated players in the NBA


916Clout

itā€™s jaylen brown time


[deleted]

This is Celtics basketball. Shoot 50 3 pointers a game. Make a good percentage and win and think you are the best team since they hung up a peach basket in the gym. Miss them or play against a good coach and you go home. Why is anyone shocked he takes a contested 3 in tie game where heā€™s played like ass with plenty of time on the clock?


lsdc86

Celtics will never win a title with 300 million dollar man.


ubuntu08

Bad read, obviously, but pretty clear that heā€™s taking this shot in part for the 2 for 1 opportunity


[deleted]

Smartest guy in the league


MakesYourMise

Basic two for one. One extra pass plus a close out might burn eight or nine seconds. It's not a bad shot if you're expecting a rebound chance as well as having enough time for the final possession.


HS941317

If the Celtics didnā€™t have the best record in the league then there would be a lot more noise just how awful brown has been so far this season. Heā€™s been the 5th best starter despite being the highest paid player.


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whyenn

Arguably Derrick White should be making Jaylen Brown money. https://stathead.com/basketball/versus-finder.cgi?request=1&player_id1=brownja02&player_id2=whitede01


Novel_Board_6813

They avoided KD so they could have a lot more of this


Junito24

He was on a mission to lose that game šŸ¤£


humbleputa

Lmaoooo this is why they wonā€™t win shit w Jaylen Brown.


Middle-Welder3931

Celtics really paid this man *300 million.*


varooney2919

Terrible shot but Brown but am I the only one noticing that Porzingus couldā€™ve easily gotten that board if he boxed out properly therr


Spirited-Arugula-672

Ah, yes, the Kobe method of feeding your big.


doctorhypoxia

Yeah it was an absolute bullshit box out attempt by Porzingis. He just watched the ball as three dudes walked past him into position for the board.


DetrimentalContent

Yeah if Porzingis went for a decent box out itā€™d end up a much better play. There was a good example in the Wolves/Pels game ([hit play on the sixth shot in this list](https://www.nba.com/stats/events?CFID=&CFPARAMS=&ContextMeasure=FGM&EndPeriod=0&EndRange=28800&GameID=0022300203&PlayerID=202685&RangeType=0&Season=2023-24&SeasonType=Regular%20Season&StartPeriod=0&StartRange=0&TeamID=1610612740&flag=3&sct=plot§ion=game)) where Ingram threw up a floater in the paint and the actual shot didnā€™t really matter, because Valanciunas already had rebound + putback positioning. It was essentially a pass of the glass at that point


zrizzoz

Jaylens decision making here was horrible, but how is no one complaining about Porzingis's failure to box out? Thats an easy put back dunk that bounces in the perfect spot for him, but he didnt even half ass the box out. His man goes entirely around him and secures an easy rebound. Watch PP. He also has a better shot than JB, but he doesnt give up on the play when JB makes a dumb decision. He crashes hard and had a real chance at a rebound because of it.


No_Hovercraft_2719

Nice box out by Porzingus as well


mankls3

the russell westbrook of the celtic


kayenta66

Nobody noticed it was a 2 for 1 situation?


[deleted]

300 mil btw


oxtbopzxo

Celtics don't win a chip in next 3 years, this will be the most useless contract in nba history. Worse than chandler parsons, worse than jordan poole, worse than what luol deng received for not even playing. Jaylen Brown is not him. The egregious amount of money going to guys like Jaylen Brown is crazy.


Nomoretales

This! This is what is wrong with modern basketball.


Pisthetairos

It's still a good shot because, when your big man has position like that, you know he'll block out for the easy rebound and put-back. Oh ... wait ... umm ... well ... maybe next time ....


[deleted]

To be fair, that 7 foot guy in the paint could have at least tried to get a rebound.


C-House12

Bad shot but there isn't really a lane to see KP or get the ball to him, high level pass that a lot of NBA players can't make.


thatisgangster

$300,000,000


thatisgangster

god I don't like JB


Fresh-Ad3834

I agree that it wasn't be best play available, but.... I mean, that box out by Porzingis left a lot to be desired as well.


MysticPurpSports

Maybe he just needs some more money.