Television broadcasts, be it on a big screen or streaming on the phone he keeps in his pocket, and regular conversations are enough to leave Justin Tatum as impressed as everyone else with his sons play.
Justin Tatum has monitored his sons season mostly from afar from back home in St. Louis. A former player at Saint Louis University, the elder Tatum is a high school coach at Christian Brothers so hes only been able to see five or six Duke games in person.
Right now, every game that I see hes getting more comfortable and confident, Justin Tatum said. His teammates are starting to believe in each other. They know that they need each other in order to win. I think the are all building their confidence right now. But Jayson is playing well.
Its coming, we know that, Justin Tatum said. We already know that thats the path that he is on, that hes headed to the next level. But Im probably his worst critic besides his mom. I keep on him. Lets enjoy this moment. Lets enjoy this time. You cant get this back.