The point I was making is that the things Jabari would’ve flashed in workouts, would’ve had us sold 100% at pick 3. The shooting and lateral quickness
NBA players that had a father play in the league have a ridiculously good track record. If Jabari's ceiling topped out at elite college player, but not good enough for the NBA it would be a fairly rare occurrence. Current players with NBA dads: Cole Anthony Bol Bol Devin Booker Jalen Brunson Nic Claxton Amir Coffey Jae Crowder Steph Curry Seth Curry Darius Garland Jerami Grant Tim Hardaway Jr Al Horford Jaren Jackson Jr Kevin Love Kenyon Martin Jr Larry Nance Jr Gary Payton II Scottie Pippen Jr Austin Rivers Domantis Sabonis Jabari Smith Jr Klay Thompson Gary Trent Jr Andrew Wiggins Justise Winslow
Jabari's problem is all in his attitude and mental. People saying he too slow or even unskilled thats just a joke. Dude was a monster in college he may not be Giannis but he is certainly more athletic than Ryan Anderson, and Anderson had a decade career in the NBA. 1. Mental. He is very sensitive to all the negative comments and it is affecting his shot. He is bricking wide open shots. I am confident the shooting touch will return people say he is a hard worker so he should be putting up shots in the gym. 2. Attitude. This is the most worrisome his attitude is bad he reminds me a lot of Ben Simmons. He doesnt try hard enough on the court which is crazy cuz he is limited to begin with. 1 reb in 20 mins tells you all you need to know dude doesnt wanna fight snd scrap on the court he just wants to shoot 3s on offense and do nothing else. If he really desp to make an impact on the court why doesnt he try to crash the boards ans get offensive rebs? That what Tari Eason does on the daily. I think his sttitude needs to get fixed asap I dont know what method is needed for that but that needs to get changed quick otherwise he gonna be a bust.
College to NBA transition hits everyone different. In college, all NBA prospects are the absolute demigods playing in an ocean of kids who know they will never sniff the NBA. Transition can be hard. This is where I feel like Green benefited a lot by going to G-League; same level of competition, much more ruthless dog-eat-dog world. Not saying that this is what's going on with Smith at all. I have confidence though he will right the ship. I am certainly not going to fuss about it with the amount of games he's played. Don't forget, he also had a game where he was absolutely fantastic.
watch games don’t box score watch - Jabari. Switches alot and covering guards / weakside protection .. which is why his rebound numbers are low. He’s not parked in the paint where he just has to box out and grab a rebound … but hey keep on with your fictional short stories
i think it's a bad look for 2 years in a row our top 3 rookie looks like garbage. but give silas more time! so he can ruin a 3rd rookie!
Jabari turn around middie from 10-12 at the elbow cash money. But we'd rather have Jalen, KPj and Garrison chucking contested 3s. Silas has to make it a point to get Jabari going early. Sometimes I forget he's on the court.
That's simply not true, his problems with rebounds are mental mistakes and being thin. He gets caught in a defense where he doesn't know where to rotate to leaving him unable to box out for a rebound. Some of that is on him learning the defense and some of it is on just bad overall team defense. Some of it is his light frame right now. And some of it is he gets rotated onto perimeter players. And yes, some of it is on him but not to the degree you are making it. He looks focused and he clearly wants to do well. He just doesn't know HOW to do it.
when you say cash money, do you mean straight into the trash? what is Jabari shooting currently from that elbow
that's no excuse because Tari gets switched too, and Sengun, but they actively run in and track down rebounds, and isn't afraid of contact. Watching Jabari on rebounds remind me of Green last year on rebounds, they are just so timid whenever someone bumps them out of the way. They kind of just accept being weaker and lets the guy have it. Same thing on defense, Jabari usually has good positions, but he lets the offense bully him too much, sometimes you gotta really fight back and play a bit dirty.
Has to be tough touching the ball on every possession in college and then being asked to stand at the 3 pt line and wait for Jalen and KPJ to kick the ball to you... sometimes. I think he'll be fine whne KPJ is wiinning 6th man of the year awards and the Rox are challenging for the title every year.
Tari is hyperactive. That's how he gets so many offensive rebounds. I wish Jabari had some of that activeness. All in all, he needs to increase his toughness and aggressiveness.
