EXACTLY! So sick of hearing people say "Jaylen Brown can't dribble." He's not Kyrie, for sure, but I think he's simply inconsistent with his ball handling and he doesn't have the greatest basketball IQ, imo.
I think it’s been more trolling and joking than ppl actually thinking he can’t dribble left but it is concerning to see an all nba guard struggle with handling the ball lol
@@bmurr912 it’s a thing in that he’s way better going right and way worse going left. But he can still of course go left. So it is in fact over blown and over exaggerated by opposing players. Draymond said he was forcing him left and Jaylen still gave the warriors buckets in the Finals and playing well. and from the fan perspective it is for troll/jokes.
He’s a talented player with a simple game plan. In the playoffs every team is aware of his game plan for attacking and they’re also allowed to be more physical with him than regular season. This why Jaylen has always struggled as a playmaker and is the biggest hole in his game. But as a Cs fan I do believe he can overcome these faults. He is both talented and hard working. If for some reason he can’t develop his left hand he can also develop a reliable back to the basket game to punish the smaller players he struggles to drive against like the wings of the 2000s had like kobe or Paul pierce could pull out in favorable match ups. I think one of the big reasons Brad traded for Porzingis was to punish teams that play switch everything defense vs us bc all of our bigger players are on the perimeter anyways except Rob willaims who isn’t a scoring threat. But now if smaller players switch when defending the Jays when KP sets the screen it will lead to a KP post up that he was very deadly in during his final wizards season.
@@9614cp well I’ve been watching my Celtics a long time and I’m very confident that it doesn’t matter what KP likes bc in the Celtics offense every player sets screens. The Jays are our two stars even they both do it depending on the play. Even our PGs set screens for Jayson. Our shooting bigs do it. And our inside bigs do it. Im very sure we will be watching KP set screens here and there this upcoming season lol. And I’m not even talking about like real hard screens where you roll or pop hard after. I’m talking the little baby screens the modern nba has where the defense doesn’t even try to fight it they just switch and the offense gets the match ups they want. Happens every game with every team in modern pro ball.
@@dhruv2685 I understand the internet has robbed ppl of their attention spans but you must have been really bored to bother commenting something so pointless lol
@@sGzBugz It does matter what KP likes cause he is the type of player who complains and does not play to the best of his ability if he doesn’t like his role with the team. He has done it with 3 different organizations now. He is a finesse player, he does not want to do any dirty work. He doesn’t want to play inside, rebound the basketball, set screens or do anything a role player would have to do. That’s why he often plays at the 4 position instead of the 5 position. That’s why he wanted to leave Wizards so badly, cause they were playing him at the 5. He wanted to leave the Mavs cause he didn’t want to run pick and roll with Luka.
Best video on JB I’ve seen. I am a Celtics and JB fan and you laid out a sophisticated and objective analysis on his handling issues. Looking forward to more from you.
He doesn’t like pressure going left, especially when his straight line momentum is blocked off by physicality. His hand doesn’t move in sync with his body's slowing momentum and that leads to him losing the ball when it goes beyond his reach. He also has small hands for his size, which definitely doesn’t contribute much to ball control.
You spittin and he's predictable when going left sometimes to me he dribbles too much. If he tightens his handle and gets stronger going left and can think under pressure he'd be fine.
Runs and dribbles on his toes like a sprinter. With a slight lean forward. Needs to flatten out a bit for better balance , leverage and change of direction.
Yeah and he’s not squared when he dribble which keeps causing him to lose balance! He def needs to work on his ball control too. And spend the whole summer strengthening his left hand cause he def can’t do more than 1 dribble with his left hand without wanting to go back to his right
@@cam4e121 that's still exaggerating lol, if he really could not dribble with his left hand how the hell did he score 26ppg in the RS and 23ppg in two postseasons in a row
@@cam4e121 then why are these same players still torched by him if he can only go one way. Obviously they’re over exaggerating the can’t go left thing or else he wouldn’t be All NBA 2nd team or a multiple time all star. Going left is a weakness he has but he can of course still go left and make plays which is what the original comment clearly stated.
Pretty cool analysis. Really paints him as more of a "cracks under pressure" type of player to me. He has skills but he also has flaws that once people pick up on and use against him, he can't counter. Really needs to deepen his bag imo, if majority of the time he starts to go left (and doesn't lose his footing/get stripped) he just turns it into a pull-up then I feel that makes him predictable.
Also, he will not pass the ball in these situations, which is a matter of his decision-making and the lack of coaching emphasis on player movement without the ball. Maybe if Mazzulla wasn't the gym teacher from the local high school the Celtics might have an actual offensive system.
Great analysis. I find that most of Brown's worst turnovers occur when he is moving left and pushing the ball forward with force, with a high dribble and not protecting the ball with his body. He exposes the ball to the defender(s) for easy poke-aways.
So he just needs to be: ●Better at being comfortable when taking contact going left ●Better at concealing the ball with his body when dribbling in general ●Better at passing the ball out when a double team comes ●Putting his head down when driving downhill so he cant be back tapped. All fixable things. Hes already hyper efficeint. He just needs to make small tweaks and better reads. Hed be a 30ppg scorer with lower Turnovers if he does
Its only been a year or 2 where he is 2nd option. During the kyrie era, he was 3rd maybe 4th option with gordon hayward (that was the intention before the injury anyway). and then he was promoted to 3rd option. And his playmaking and isolation has improved! He will definitely need more reps and will get that now that he's locked up for the forseeable future. His dribbling and ball handling was always an issue, but has shown some improvement. His most noticeable growth was his iso offense, passing and decision-making. He was always a great off ball slasher, and defender. Now his once inconsistent shooting has improved. He's only going to get better.
From what you said, it sounds like Jaylen does worse when defenses actually get up and pressure him. Sounds like Jaylen would improve if he worked on his hand strength and had dribbling drills where the trainers constantly pressured him.
I think also contributing to his ball handling troubles this postseason in particular was that he had a few left hand/arm injuries either during the playoffs, or right before they started, which could’ve been why he looked more uncomfortable going left. Last postseason it wasn’t as noticeable, and he was the best Celtic in the finals, but JB has always had some ball handling problems. As a Celtics fan who has watched this man through his entire career, he has actually improved his handle a good amount if you can believe it lmao. I think rather than solely focusing on his handle, the team should limit his iso touches, because pretty much everything else he is consistently great at. A JB iso is either the most pretty, or the most infuriating thing to watch, and no in-between
the whole brown cant go left comes from nba defenses forcing him left because that is the uncomfortable option. it is a legit flaw thats exposed. its what seperates him from being a notch above of what he is. extreme overpay still for being a 2nd option.
The breakdown is on point🔥🔥. Also, I love JB’s game. People/trolls that are saying he can’t go left are crazy, but I hope he gets more comfortable going left and protecting the ball in general.
NBA players make it look way too easy to use the non-dominant arm, it takes entirely different footwork and more to go into the deep paint and score with the off arm, very tough. Takes incredible dexterity.
@@LivinProoofImagine trying to argue you are less lazy than an nba player at basketball. He can obviously go left, he’s playing at the highest level and it’s a weakness. So it gets exploited when they game plan for him. But if he were to play against people like you, he could drop 100 points with his left. You wouldn’t stop him 😂
@@danieljenkins7951Every good player has holes in his game and he can obviously go left, it’s only a “problem” for him at the highest level of basketball. Just like shooting FT was a problem for Shaq, I know 8th graders who shoot them better than him. So what conclusions are you trying to draw up here?
I really think all his missing in his bag is a behind the back dribble . He has one but he likes to use it to set up a spin move to the right shoulder for a fade away but I think if he use it to set a blow by or a left hand snatch back he should be good
I think it's all mental. Brown is a genius and really knows the game. But when he feels there are no "correct" options, he gets way too consumed and loses focuses. When he does so he is so keen to beat his man on the drive he often ruins it for hisself.
@@Max.Hartmann Exactly, why does he "feel" there are no correct options. I presume that in those moments the team loses chemistry and because of it offense gets stagnant.
@@larden5254I follow you in general but I think this is a real interesting take. What exactly do you interpret “correct” options as? It sounds to me that you are saying that when Jaylen doesn’t see somewhere he should obviously move the ball, that’s when he goes into blind attack mode? Over commits to “this play now must result in me beating my man off the dribble” and it can at times lead to ugly TOs and such? Not trying to speak for you just trying to understand
He lacks feel and iq, it shows in his playmaking and decision making. This is something that would get ironed out if he had his own team and saw those tougher #1 type coverages more regularly. Until then he should be better at exploiting the heaps of spacing he does play in.
Now imagine if his lift hand dribble was at least 80% tight like his right hand dribbles and driving strong to the basket, he will be almost unguardable. I’m sure after that big super max contract he will improve his left hand dribble.
AI always went to his right both when finishing at the rim and crossover as if looked like he couldn’t use his left hand(saw only 1 clip he finished with left hand and looked natural) but still super lethal
Superb analysis. Good work. His left hand handle issues are above the shoulders issues 🧠, his mechanics for the most part are good but his comfort and confidence fails him.
ummm although having a strong hand is an issue, the problem starts when you do not have good footwork, handles and change of speed. Luka has a strong hand, however, he can keep the ball in his hands and his speed changes make him deadly. Now not having any control with your left hand is a problem.
Good analysis. I'm not trying to defend Brown. Here're my takes. 1. Brown has improved every year, & still hv room to improve his handles of course. He ain't a PG so I think the coaching staff (Udoka & Mazulla) should bear some responsibilities for making him a driver wl the ball. They both should hv designed plays to let him catch the ball elsewhere & some plays as a cutter. 2. What would be more objective is to show ALL is left handed possessions to proof your point. 3. You should do a video on how much improvement Tatum & RW made in last 4 yrs 4. Heat & LY's Raptors' & Warriors tactics on both Tatum & Brown was slap (on the hands / arms ) & close with 2 players on the lane. This forces the refs to make a call. From what I observed, 50% of the time were clean & that means putting pressure on Brown & Tatum to hold ontot the ball. Other 50% were not clean while maybe 1/2 of the calls were made.
Worth mentioning almost more than dribbling imo is how good he’s gotten with defender control with his left arm. He can dribble with his left. But honestly he can’t subtly control his defender with his right arm like he can with his left. This is going to sound weird but I brush my teeth with my left hand bc I’m on my phone with my right to kill time. Yes, I can absolutely brush my teeth with my right hand, it’s my dominant hand. BUT I cant scroll in my phone on my left . It’s the complimentary actions with my other hand stopping me. I think the same is true for brown . If he has to he can go left but watch How less active his right arm is to create space. He also doesn’t have a scoop shot in his bag with left only. That’s a huge issue for him bc his speed makes that shot lethal on his right as it avoids being blocked. The likes of Kyrie and Steph both have left handed comfortability scoop layups and shots with their off hand.
I think his struggle with the left was accented last season because his right hand was completely cut open during the playoffs. He probably went left more than he was comfortable with especially with that injury to his right hand.
People think post movement is exclusively for centers. If he wants to keep attacking maybe he should do what Shai does and make his first move a step back then attack off the step back
Im a celtics fan and have loved basketball my whole life. Ive never watched a nba player that is more frustrating to watch dribble then jaylen brown. I dont want to hear he puts on a basketball camp because he straight up needs to attend basketball camp. Its sad
He needs to work on his post game. Back down a smaller defender and pass if he can't beat the double team. He needs to work on his off-ball movement... Don't just go straight to the basket...pass the ball, run around and then get the ball back in motion so defenders can't just set up on him. Curry is a master at this. And of course, work on his handles...do the Kyrie and Curry drills for better handles.
It seems like his feet and momentum isn’t aligned when he goes left… doesn’t mean he can’t dribble with his left but it seems he doesn’t practice isos going left that much.
He's a simpler ball handler, not crafty and mainly seeked for a pratical use. However it seemed like a problem for him in playoff since he was not too familiar with ball handling under pressure
Questions about being strong under pressure while dribbling from me. I feel in the same boat with Jaylen Brown with being knocked off my spot while dribbling. What can I do to improve my handle and stability through contact and pressure?
10-20 years ago he would’ve been so much better when they would’ve had him not handling the ball from beyond the three point line and instead just giving it in the mid post in positions to catch on cut and slash more or pick and pop/roll situations with his athleticism and ability to shoot
His turnover numbers comparatively along with Tatum is very low outside playoffs. This year jaylen’s hurt hand affected his play. But a lesser held belief is he’s asked to be the traffic guy. That’s his role, to get dirty baskets. This is further complicated in playoffs by two notions. One smarts guy has doubled consistently and never guarded. Two, the Celtics bigs weren’t capable of pulling big guys from basket, both have been improved with KP acquisition. Smart also slows things more in playoffs and makes play deliberate. Jaylen is best in transition.
With him it has definitely developed into a mental deficiency now more than anything. He has developed a stutter problem and also has a glitch in his jumpshot. I believe rather than just playing ball he has become dependent on only focusing on analytics and has taken over his playing the game the right way and having fun mentality and has deprived him of his natural God given abilities. Hopefully he and Tatum can learn to play together rather then just taking turns going one on one just worrying about getting their numbers and analytics. Analytics can definitely take the fun out of basketball when players become so worried more about percentages rather than winning.
The whole "Can't go left" phenomenon is overblown. He doesn't average 27 ppg but straight line driving and cutting back door. He creates his shots and scores in transition effectively....HOWEVER I think he needs to add a post game, he would dominate against smaller player by utilizing spin and post drives to proceed to the rim and finish or shoot over the smaller defenders.
if brown can go left like he goes to the right he would win mvp for sure.........he a dawg going to the right.........maybe he wont have to go to the left anymore....he needs to calm down and not commit to left..he needs to find open man without rushing his dribbling////////if he got opening to the right he a sure thing////dont go left brown just hit the open man and celtics gots a ring/////celtics now got 5 stars lined up to win it all/just calm down hit open man///////tatum u need to turn into shaq go to that rim like a runaway train.............forget about being a 3 point shot curry u gonna win that ring by turning into a train ////////look at that guy in milwaukee he gots ring by turning into thqt train/////////forget about being a curry and turn into a shaq and giannis combined... we dont need a 3 point shot named tatum......go to that basket and play some outside defense on that 3 point shot///
If jaylen brown see this. Please change your free throw. Brown shoots differently from ft and his jumpshots. I rather he start shooting fadeaway from ft. His free throw form is too tense especially his shoulders and then his jumpshot is so fluid
Now I need folks to go back and watch plays of him going left with no issue prior to his left wrist injury that required season ending injury. Heck just look back at his playoff series against the Heat in the Bubble, he only had 2 games in a 6 game series where he had more than 2 turnovers and in those 2 games he had 4 TO a piece which isn't bad for a player or his usage rate. 2022 he's coming back from wrist surgery and obviously no one completely heals within a year and the Heat take advantage. 2023 against the Hawks and 76ers he has no turnover issues really except for 1 game against the Hawks where he had 6 TO and mind you he injured his left hand headed into the playoffs requiring stitches, then game 1 against the Heat Bam fell on JBs left arm and fucked up his elbow. Mind you up to this point Jaylen Brown has never been bad in a playoff series before and he's been in more playoff series than most players since he's been in the NBA and turnovers weren't his only issue all of sudden he couldn't shoot or buy a basket, dude played injured and folks just ran with a dumbass narrative because it got a lot of clicks and views.
People don’t know he had left wrist surgery 2 seasons ago and he may not have the flexibility in that left wrist it’s not easy recovering from a wrist injury
I mean everyone who ever played a lefty ball handler including in the NBA agrees to the gentleman's agreement that its a 50/50 proposition on which hand they'll use and finish with no matter the physics.
Idk why defenders dont force guys to their less dominant hand i always get irritated... I respect the great offensive players but also recognize some of their weaknesses... like prime harden in houston for example I'm gonna stay close enough so he just cant pull up or step back for a possible easy 3 im gonna try stay pretty close buf also would try and force him to dribble with his right hand or go right as much as possible
@@sindilacion good defenders do, do it but a lot of guys don’t… and sometimes there are obvious weaknesses in guys game that opponents don’t take advantage of
@@sindilacion the only time I get when it’s understandably hard to gaurd certain guys that are crazy quick or explosive like Lebron.. even if u try to force him to take a jumper he can just push right through u with his size/strength and speed.. even at his older age still… or like Zion when he’s healthy.. isn’t as fast as Lebron like a guard but he’s not slow either and he can definitely push right through and bump guys around easy to get to the lane or get good spacing just by moving guys around so easily with his size and strength
He's a REALLY good player who needs to work on his game a LOT more. He is not an elite talent for the exact limitations you mention. I don't think he will ever truly overcome them. I think he can and should work to minimize them. He should spend an offseason asking Steph to teach him his ball handling drills. The bigger issue which really bugs me is that Jaylen doesn't seem to be aware of his limitations and it impacts his decision making. His pig headed insistence on sticking with his bag cost the Celts a trip to the finals.
@@sindilacion these guys work out with each other all the time Jimmy Butler was JBs first mentor. Steph Curry would be honored that Jaylen Brown adopted his ball handling drills and would gladly show him how much work it takes. We all know, Steph best of all, that JB will never develop to that level.
Anyone thinking that they could somehow guard JB after this vid would be in for a surprise. Remember he is a number 2 option on one of the best teams in the NBA. Teams all know this but they still can't stop him!😅
I mean how they say it now he got the bag !!! Ain't it Celtics are fucked , how in the fuck can they commit themselves to fumble him that much dough . The mf is 26 y so 8 years deep in the league and can't go left to save his life as a professional basketball player . Tatum is a 6'8 midget with tunnel vision and a tendancy to hard contested's 3pts addiction . Damn i sincerly hope the geriatric Heat and the Bucks exposed them once again that'll be classical comedy on the Harwood .
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Great analysis, actual breakdown with no bias or overreaction on trendy clips, love your work
Appreciate it!
Trendy clips is crazy did you not watch the playoffs
@@versatillion15 I did and he didn't turn it over at every drive on the left lol, it wasn't great yeah but the video does a great job at explaining it
EXACTLY! So sick of hearing people say "Jaylen Brown can't dribble." He's not Kyrie, for sure, but I think he's simply inconsistent with his ball handling and he doesn't have the greatest basketball IQ, imo.
Facts
I think it’s been more trolling and joking than ppl actually thinking he can’t dribble left but it is concerning to see an all nba guard struggle with handling the ball lol
Caleb Martin and Draymond Green have both said they tried to force him to his left hand during their playoff series. I think it's a thing
@@bmurr912when players are publicly saying it then it’s serious lmao
@@bmurr912you think? It obviously is
@@Mirristal whooooooosh
@@bmurr912 it’s a thing in that he’s way better going right and way worse going left. But he can still of course go left. So it is in fact over blown and over exaggerated by opposing players. Draymond said he was forcing him left and Jaylen still gave the warriors buckets in the Finals and playing well. and from the fan perspective it is for troll/jokes.
He’s a talented player with a simple game plan. In the playoffs every team is aware of his game plan for attacking and they’re also allowed to be more physical with him than regular season. This why Jaylen has always struggled as a playmaker and is the biggest hole in his game. But as a Cs fan I do believe he can overcome these faults. He is both talented and hard working. If for some reason he can’t develop his left hand he can also develop a reliable back to the basket game to punish the smaller players he struggles to drive against like the wings of the 2000s had like kobe or Paul pierce could pull out in favorable match ups. I think one of the big reasons Brad traded for Porzingis was to punish teams that play switch everything defense vs us bc all of our bigger players are on the perimeter anyways except Rob willaims who isn’t a scoring threat. But now if smaller players switch when defending the Jays when KP sets the screen it will lead to a KP post up that he was very deadly in during his final wizards season.
Ain’t reading all at
KP doesn’t like to set screens though. That’s why he never worked out with Luka. He likes when the ball is in his hands…
@@9614cp well I’ve been watching my Celtics a long time and I’m very confident that it doesn’t matter what KP likes bc in the Celtics offense every player sets screens. The Jays are our two stars even they both do it depending on the play. Even our PGs set screens for Jayson. Our shooting bigs do it. And our inside bigs do it. Im very sure we will be watching KP set screens here and there this upcoming season lol. And I’m not even talking about like real hard screens where you roll or pop hard after. I’m talking the little baby screens the modern nba has where the defense doesn’t even try to fight it they just switch and the offense gets the match ups they want. Happens every game with every team in modern pro ball.
@@dhruv2685 I understand the internet has robbed ppl of their attention spans but you must have been really bored to bother commenting something so pointless lol
@@sGzBugz It does matter what KP likes cause he is the type of player who complains and does not play to the best of his ability if he doesn’t like his role with the team. He has done it with 3 different organizations now. He is a finesse player, he does not want to do any dirty work. He doesn’t want to play inside, rebound the basketball, set screens or do anything a role player would have to do. That’s why he often plays at the 4 position instead of the 5 position. That’s why he wanted to leave Wizards so badly, cause they were playing him at the 5. He wanted to leave the Mavs cause he didn’t want to run pick and roll with Luka.
Best video on JB I’ve seen. I am a Celtics and JB fan and you laid out a sophisticated and objective analysis on his handling issues. Looking forward to more from you.
As a Celtics fan, I approve this breakdown 👍👏 Hope JB sees videos like this to work on
I play basketball. When a defender is pressuring up it can be really tough. Especially someone who is more athletic
I love it when they're up in my face. The fakes will get them everytime. After that, it's a blow by!!
He doesn’t like pressure going left, especially when his straight line momentum is blocked off by physicality. His hand doesn’t move in sync with his body's slowing momentum and that leads to him losing the ball when it goes beyond his reach. He also has small hands for his size, which definitely doesn’t contribute much to ball control.
You spittin and he's predictable when going left sometimes to me he dribbles too much. If he tightens his handle and gets stronger going left and can think under pressure he'd be fine.
Runs and dribbles on his toes like a sprinter. With a slight lean forward. Needs to flatten out a bit for better balance , leverage and change of direction.
Yeah and he’s not squared when he dribble which keeps causing him to lose balance! He def needs to work on his ball control too. And spend the whole summer strengthening his left hand cause he def can’t do more than 1 dribble with his left hand without wanting to go back to his right
“Can’t go left” is a broad overstatement.
He can obviously “go left”, just not while maintaining his dribble.
tell that to the NBA players who've come out said they wanted to force him left cus he can't go left lmao
@@cam4e121 his point went over your head
@@cam4e121 that's still exaggerating lol, if he really could not dribble with his left hand how the hell did he score 26ppg in the RS and 23ppg in two postseasons in a row
@@cam4e121he has a weaker left hand he still can go left but its just easier to force a turnover or difficult shot. His handle needs work
@@cam4e121 then why are these same players still torched by him if he can only go one way. Obviously they’re over exaggerating the can’t go left thing or else he wouldn’t be All NBA 2nd team or a multiple time all star. Going left is a weakness he has but he can of course still go left and make plays which is what the original comment clearly stated.
Pretty cool analysis. Really paints him as more of a "cracks under pressure" type of player to me. He has skills but he also has flaws that once people pick up on and use against him, he can't counter. Really needs to deepen his bag imo, if majority of the time he starts to go left (and doesn't lose his footing/get stripped) he just turns it into a pull-up then I feel that makes him predictable.
Also, he will not pass the ball in these situations, which is a matter of his decision-making and the lack of coaching emphasis on player movement without the ball. Maybe if Mazzulla wasn't the gym teacher from the local high school the Celtics might have an actual offensive system.
does that mean he cracks under pressure, or that he just doesn't have the moves in his arsenal to counter pressure?
I been saying this about Julius Randle. They seem to have the same exact problem
Cracks under pressure? I know he had a bad series against Miami but against GS in the finals he was hoopin
We all got flaws !!ain’t nobody in the comments perfect !!but I bet it ain’t 1 mf in the comments with over 300$ million dollars 💵
Great analysis. I find that most of Brown's worst turnovers occur when he is moving left and pushing the ball forward with force, with a high dribble and not protecting the ball with his body. He exposes the ball to the defender(s) for easy poke-aways.
plays too up on his toes. Too...poor balance
His problem isn't necessarily dribbling. It's more decision making and countering moves when he gets pressured
so in short he is dumb
So he just needs to be:
●Better at being comfortable when taking contact going left
●Better at concealing the ball with his body when dribbling in general
●Better at passing the ball out when a double team comes
●Putting his head down when driving downhill so he cant be back tapped.
All fixable things. Hes already hyper efficeint. He just needs to make small tweaks and better reads. Hed be a 30ppg scorer with lower Turnovers if he does
But sadly the Celtics already gave him 300 mil so he doesn’t have to get better at any of that 😂😂
@@pineapplegamer6986 Jaylen isnt the type of guy to not want to improve. He was already a millionaire before the contract🤣
Its only been a year or 2 where he is 2nd option. During the kyrie era, he was 3rd maybe 4th option with gordon hayward (that was the intention before the injury anyway). and then he was promoted to 3rd option. And his playmaking and isolation has improved! He will definitely need more reps and will get that now that he's locked up for the forseeable future. His dribbling and ball handling was always an issue, but has shown some improvement. His most noticeable growth was his iso offense, passing and decision-making. He was always a great off ball slasher, and defender. Now his once inconsistent shooting has improved. He's only going to get better.
This is the video I've been waiting for
From what you said, it sounds like Jaylen does worse when defenses actually get up and pressure him.
Sounds like Jaylen would improve if he worked on his hand strength and had dribbling drills where the trainers constantly pressured him.
I think also contributing to his ball handling troubles this postseason in particular was that he had a few left hand/arm injuries either during the playoffs, or right before they started, which could’ve been why he looked more uncomfortable going left.
Last postseason it wasn’t as noticeable, and he was the best Celtic in the finals, but JB has always had some ball handling problems. As a Celtics fan who has watched this man through his entire career, he has actually improved his handle a good amount if you can believe it lmao. I think rather than solely focusing on his handle, the team should limit his iso touches, because pretty much everything else he is consistently great at. A JB iso is either the most pretty, or the most infuriating thing to watch, and no in-between
He’s got a lot better at handling but he’s a lil sloppy
For sure
the whole brown cant go left comes from nba defenses forcing him left because that is the uncomfortable option. it is a legit flaw thats exposed. its what seperates him from being a notch above of what he is. extreme overpay still for being a 2nd option.
He is too easy for the battle tested playoff teams. Brown makes his money in the regular season 😂 guess that's good enough for casuals
The breakdown is on point🔥🔥. Also, I love JB’s game. People/trolls that are saying he can’t go left are crazy, but I hope he gets more comfortable going left and protecting the ball in general.
NBA players make it look way too easy to use the non-dominant arm, it takes entirely different footwork and more to go into the deep paint and score with the off arm, very tough. Takes incredible dexterity.
It also shows laziness in trying. I put one year of consistent practice with my off hand and it began to feel just as natural as in my main hand.
For 300 million, not being able to drive left shouldnt be a concern.
There are 8th graders who have no issue going left.
@@LivinProoofImagine trying to argue you are less lazy than an nba player at basketball. He can obviously go left, he’s playing at the highest level and it’s a weakness. So it gets exploited when they game plan for him. But if he were to play against people like you, he could drop 100 points with his left. You wouldn’t stop him 😂
@@danieljenkins7951Every good player has holes in his game and he can obviously go left, it’s only a “problem” for him at the highest level of basketball. Just like shooting FT was a problem for Shaq, I know 8th graders who shoot them better than him. So what conclusions are you trying to draw up here?
If a pro player isn't good with his left hand yet than he simply hasn't put enough work in getting it better point blank period.@@27Lozc
I really think all his missing in his bag is a behind the back dribble . He has one but he likes to use it to set up a spin move to the right shoulder for a fade away but I think if he use it to set a blow by or a left hand snatch back he should be good
Yea think about Paul George’s bag
Best breakdown of a player I’ve seen in years thankyou man thankyou
I think it's all mental. Brown is a genius and really knows the game. But when he feels there are no "correct" options, he gets way too consumed and loses focuses. When he does so he is so keen to beat his man on the drive he often ruins it for hisself.
That definitely plays a big factor
when drawing 3 defenders there should be enough options for an assist instead of spinning and crashing right into them.
@@Max.Hartmann Exactly, why does he "feel" there are no correct options. I presume that in those moments the team loses chemistry and because of it offense gets stagnant.
@@larden5254I follow you in general but I think this is a real interesting take. What exactly do you interpret “correct” options as? It sounds to me that you are saying that when Jaylen doesn’t see somewhere he should obviously move the ball, that’s when he goes into blind attack mode? Over commits to “this play now must result in me beating my man off the dribble” and it can at times lead to ugly TOs and such? Not trying to speak for you just trying to understand
He lacks feel and iq, it shows in his playmaking and decision making. This is something that would get ironed out if he had his own team and saw those tougher #1 type coverages more regularly. Until then he should be better at exploiting the heaps of spacing he does play in.
Now imagine if his lift hand dribble was at least 80% tight like his right hand dribbles and driving strong to the basket, he will be almost unguardable. I’m sure after that big super max contract he will improve his left hand dribble.
AI always went to his right both when finishing at the rim and crossover as if looked like he couldn’t use his left hand(saw only 1 clip he finished with left hand and looked natural) but still super lethal
When AI was forced left he could drive left with ease, it wasn’t a hindrance, just not a preference
Ai is only 6 ft tall so naturally it’s easier to have a tighter handle w low center of gravity
Hate to admit it because JB is my favorite player on the Celtics. But you make some really good points.
Superb analysis. Good work. His left hand handle issues are above the shoulders issues 🧠, his mechanics for the most part are good but his comfort and confidence fails him.
Thank you, may God bless you all and everyone. ❤
as a non bias Celtics fan I love this & JB is my fav Celtic player
ummm although having a strong hand is an issue, the problem starts when you do not have good footwork, handles and change of speed. Luka has a strong hand, however, he can keep the ball in his hands and his speed changes make him deadly. Now not having any control with your left hand is a problem.
He’d fit perfect with my Knicks. We only drive left anyways
This was the most accurate breakdown of JB I’ve seen
Damn all the adults always told me I needed a left hand to play in the NBA. I shouldn’t have listened.
I always knew he wasn’t a bad dribbler he to good of a scorer to be the worst nba dribbler
Good analysis. I'm not trying to defend Brown. Here're my takes.
1. Brown has improved every year, & still hv room to improve his handles of course. He ain't a PG so I think the coaching staff (Udoka & Mazulla) should bear some responsibilities for making him a driver wl the ball. They both should hv designed plays to let him catch the ball elsewhere & some plays as a cutter.
2. What would be more objective is to show ALL is left handed possessions to proof your point.
3. You should do a video on how much improvement Tatum & RW made in last 4 yrs
4. Heat & LY's Raptors' & Warriors tactics on both Tatum & Brown was slap (on the hands / arms ) & close with 2 players on the lane. This forces the refs to make a call. From what I observed, 50% of the time were clean & that means putting pressure on Brown & Tatum to hold ontot the ball. Other 50% were not clean while maybe 1/2 of the calls were made.
Worth mentioning almost more than dribbling imo is how good he’s gotten with defender control with his left arm. He can dribble with his left. But honestly he can’t subtly control his defender with his right arm like he can with his left.
This is going to sound weird but I brush my teeth with my left hand bc I’m on my phone with my right to kill time. Yes, I can absolutely brush my teeth with my right hand, it’s my dominant hand. BUT I cant scroll in my phone on my left . It’s the complimentary actions with my other hand stopping me. I think the same is true for brown . If he has to he can go left but watch How less active his right arm is to create space.
He also doesn’t have a scoop shot in his bag with left only. That’s a huge issue for him bc his speed makes that shot lethal on his right as it avoids being blocked. The likes of Kyrie and Steph both have left handed comfortability scoop layups and shots with their off hand.
nga shutup😂
You can’t scroll the phone w your left hand? Weak
JB would thrive more if he moves without the ball. It will mask his weakness on ball handling, making him more efficient on offense.
Thats where most his damage is done.transition and off the catch.
Highest paid second option ever.
Just like d wade used to play early on. Right -drive. Left - shoot.
Jaylen Brown every year improve his GAME and dribbling, remember this Brown injury his HAND in Heat series 😅😂😅😂😅😅😂
He must of Sold His Soul!!!! Facts.
He's too upright, you hit the nail on the head
Sir you have a new sub and surely you deserve more 🤝🏼
This is also why teams opt not to double JB, no matter how hot he is. Because it doesnt require more than 1 solid defender to turn him over
This was great analysis
I think his struggle with the left was accented last season because his right hand was completely cut open during the playoffs. He probably went left more than he was comfortable with especially with that injury to his right hand.
Everyone should share this to him!!
Great vid
People think post movement is exclusively for centers. If he wants to keep attacking maybe he should do what Shai does and make his first move a step back then attack off the step back
you just broke his game down better than all teams in the playoffs did👏👏
more driving breakdown and what makes some people so effective please!!
great video
Im a celtics fan and have loved basketball my whole life. Ive never watched a nba player that is more frustrating to watch dribble then jaylen brown. I dont want to hear he puts on a basketball camp because he straight up needs to attend basketball camp. Its sad
He has great hesitation no debate about that but not being able to go left has been his thing for a minute now
He needs to work on his post game.
Back down a smaller defender and pass if he can't beat the double team.
He needs to work on his off-ball movement...
Don't just go straight to the basket...pass the ball, run around and then get the ball back in motion so defenders can't just set up on him. Curry is a master at this.
And of course, work on his handles...do the Kyrie and Curry drills for better handles.
Finally someone makes a video about how easy JB is to defend .
Jaylen Brown needs to see this.
“CAN’T GO LEFT” 😂😂😂
Cool video
I’m surprised you didn’t show him turning it over consistently during the Finals against GS.
Could we get the kings new guy from the euro league??? Pretty please
It seems like his feet and momentum isn’t aligned when he goes left… doesn’t mean he can’t dribble with his left but it seems he doesn’t practice isos going left that much.
Good ass analysis bro
This analysis has been done many times over by nba scouts but still nobody can stop him and that is why he is a 300 million dollar player.
now he's a NBA Champ and won Finals MVP
He's a simpler ball handler, not crafty and mainly seeked for a pratical use. However it seemed like a problem for him in playoff since he was not too familiar with ball handling under pressure
Questions about being strong under pressure while dribbling from me. I feel in the same boat with Jaylen Brown with being knocked off my spot while dribbling. What can I do to improve my handle and stability through contact and pressure?
Break down Scottie Barnes and how it would be for him to play point guard.
10-20 years ago he would’ve been so much better when they would’ve had him not handling the ball from beyond the three point line and instead just giving it in the mid post in positions to catch on cut and slash more or pick and pop/roll situations with his athleticism and ability to shoot
"sets up well to explode for blow-bys"
*immediately ahows two clips of him not getting the angle to the rim and smoking the layup*
This is actually that “force him left” man.
He’s like Zoolander. He can’t go left.
His turnover numbers comparatively along with Tatum is very low outside playoffs. This year jaylen’s hurt hand affected his play. But a lesser held belief is he’s asked to be the traffic guy. That’s his role, to get dirty baskets. This is further complicated in playoffs by two notions. One smarts guy has doubled consistently and never guarded. Two, the Celtics bigs weren’t capable of pulling big guys from basket, both have been improved with KP acquisition. Smart also slows things more in playoffs and makes play deliberate. Jaylen is best in transition.
He’s definitely a great player but should not be the highest payed player EVER with his set of skills
I think he will practice the handling left hand this offseason
With him it has definitely developed into a mental deficiency now more than anything. He has developed a stutter problem and also has a glitch in his jumpshot. I believe rather than just playing ball he has become dependent on only focusing on analytics and has taken over his playing the game the right way and having fun mentality and has deprived him of his natural God given abilities. Hopefully he and Tatum can learn to play together rather then just taking turns going one on one just worrying about getting their numbers and analytics. Analytics can definitely take the fun out of basketball when players become so worried more about percentages rather than winning.
This is how Durant used to be when he entered the league, imagine if he does improve his left? Dude would give problems for defenders. 😂
what is cushion
So how is this corrected by the team without offending him?
Jaylen always playes big in the playoffs outside of the 2023 Miami series
5:48 Niang definitely just kicked the ball there tho
The whole "Can't go left" phenomenon is overblown. He doesn't average 27 ppg but straight line driving and cutting back door. He creates his shots and scores in transition effectively....HOWEVER I think he needs to add a post game, he would dominate against smaller player by utilizing spin and post drives to proceed to the rim and finish or shoot over the smaller defenders.
if brown can go left like he goes to the right he would win mvp for sure.........he a dawg going to the right.........maybe he wont have to go to the left anymore....he needs to calm down and not commit to left..he needs to find open man without rushing his dribbling////////if he got opening to the right he a sure thing////dont go left brown just hit the open man and celtics gots a ring/////celtics now got 5 stars lined up to win it all/just calm down hit open man///////tatum u need to turn into shaq go to that rim like a runaway train.............forget about being a 3 point shot curry u gonna win that ring by turning into a train ////////look at that guy in milwaukee he gots ring by turning into thqt train/////////forget about being a curry and turn into a shaq and giannis combined... we dont need a 3 point shot named tatum......go to that basket and play some outside defense on that 3 point shot///
But Jayson Tatum had a lot of TOs as well in their playoff run but no one mentions that
If jaylen brown see this. Please change your free throw.
Brown shoots differently from ft and his jumpshots.
I rather he start shooting fadeaway from ft.
His free throw form is too tense especially his shoulders and then his jumpshot is so fluid
He has a hitch in his free throw, you can tell when he’s going to miss. He’s always struggled at the line but he’s gotten better
His handles are not bad but still need to get tighter to go against elite nba defenders
Now I need folks to go back and watch plays of him going left with no issue prior to his left wrist injury that required season ending injury. Heck just look back at his playoff series against the Heat in the Bubble, he only had 2 games in a 6 game series where he had more than 2 turnovers and in those 2 games he had 4 TO a piece which isn't bad for a player or his usage rate. 2022 he's coming back from wrist surgery and obviously no one completely heals within a year and the Heat take advantage. 2023 against the Hawks and 76ers he has no turnover issues really except for 1 game against the Hawks where he had 6 TO and mind you he injured his left hand headed into the playoffs requiring stitches, then game 1 against the Heat Bam fell on JBs left arm and fucked up his elbow. Mind you up to this point Jaylen Brown has never been bad in a playoff series before and he's been in more playoff series than most players since he's been in the NBA and turnovers weren't his only issue all of sudden he couldn't shoot or buy a basket, dude played injured and folks just ran with a dumbass narrative because it got a lot of clicks and views.
People don’t know he had left wrist surgery 2 seasons ago and he may not have the flexibility in that left wrist it’s not easy recovering from a wrist injury
I mean everyone who ever played a lefty ball handler including in the NBA agrees to the gentleman's agreement that its a 50/50 proposition on which hand they'll use and finish with no matter the physics.
Idk why defenders dont force guys to their less dominant hand i always get irritated... I respect the great offensive players but also recognize some of their weaknesses... like prime harden in houston for example I'm gonna stay close enough so he just cant pull up or step back for a possible easy 3 im gonna try stay pretty close buf also would try and force him to dribble with his right hand or go right as much as possible
Bro these are NBA players. If it was that easy it would have been done already.
@@sindilacion good defenders do, do it but a lot of guys don’t… and sometimes there are obvious weaknesses in guys game that opponents don’t take advantage of
@@sindilacion the only time I get when it’s understandably hard to gaurd certain guys that are crazy quick or explosive like Lebron.. even if u try to force him to take a jumper he can just push right through u with his size/strength and speed.. even at his older age still… or like Zion when he’s healthy.. isn’t as fast as Lebron like a guard but he’s not slow either and he can definitely push right through and bump guys around easy to get to the lane or get good spacing just by moving guys around so easily with his size and strength
Yknow now I think about it he just like me fr (although I have been working on my left hand game)
Same fr
Jaylen Brown and Russell Westbrook has the same problem interesting 🤔.
its just like shaq “i cant hit a free throw” but he hit 80 footers first try next to kids consistently
He's a REALLY good player who needs to work on his game a LOT more. He is not an elite talent for the exact limitations you mention. I don't think he will ever truly overcome them. I think he can and should work to minimize them. He should spend an offseason asking Steph to teach him his ball handling drills.
The bigger issue which really bugs me is that Jaylen doesn't seem to be aware of his limitations and it impacts his decision making. His pig headed insistence on sticking with his bag cost the Celts a trip to the finals.
Ask steph? How do you think this stuff works💀💀💀
@@sindilacion these guys work out with each other all the time
Jimmy Butler was JBs first mentor.
Steph Curry would be honored that Jaylen Brown adopted his ball handling drills and would gladly show him how much work it takes. We all know, Steph best of all, that JB will never develop to that level.
Anyone thinking that they could somehow guard JB after this vid would be in for a surprise. Remember he is a number 2 option on one of the best teams in the NBA. Teams all know this but they still can't stop him!😅
Worth a quater bill and cant go left is wild
I mean how they say it now he got the bag !!! Ain't it Celtics are fucked , how in the fuck can they commit themselves to fumble him that much dough . The mf is 26 y so 8 years deep in the league and can't go left to save his life as a professional basketball player . Tatum is a 6'8 midget with tunnel vision and a tendancy to hard contested's 3pts addiction . Damn i sincerly hope the geriatric Heat and the Bucks exposed them once again that'll be classical comedy on the Harwood .
Those first to plays he smoke the laysup😂
He can go left just like I can go left when I play basketball😂😂😂
You should make clips showing him how to go left…
To think this guy deserves 304 million is absolutely ridiculous.
JB is the Derek Zoolander of the NBA.