Jingle,
Love the video shots. Good move. Can't deny that Tatum made up his mind to go to the hoop before Bam was in the air. But he knew Bam was going to try and get up and block his shot if he went to the cup. He knows he's there, and that's Bam's job. So when Tatum made the call to get to the tin, he knew Bam would be in the vicinity. Excellent play by Bam, but Tatum, if you look closely, sees him coming right at him and tries to shove it down hard -- typically what I would support as a coach. But in that moment, in that split second (we are splitting hairs here for sure), had he just went with a lighter move and got the ball higher off the glass, he would have scored, or it could have been goaltending. To me, that's the difference between a young baller with ego, and a young baller who has matured enough and can instinctively feel out plays.
For the record though -- *I* do not call Tatum overrated. I like Tatum - A LOT. I think he is Carmelo Anthony 2.0 who can actually be a plus-defender because of his length and quickness. But right now, he's still a young player who has a bunch of playoff experience. I thought he may blossom in these playoff games. But as Tim explained, he's coming up short. So did Jordan (not comparing the two as players, just in maturity) when he was a young player in his first few seasons. Tatum's time will come. He has it. You can see it. It's just not yet. And that's okay. I think Ainge knows and sees it too. He has to keep Brown and Tatum together. Those two...man. They are going to be tough to handle.
As for Kemba, that's a tough one. He's got to be better. And he knows it. He let them down.