People don't understand how much of a unicorn Jabari really is. Since 1982, the top 3 shooters who have won a DPOY award are Kawhi Leonard, Sydney Moncrief and Michael Jordan who was not a good 3pt shooter. In fact Kawhi is the only excellent shooter on the entire list. Practically any player on the list is or would be a superstar if they could hit the 3. It's extremely rare to be a great defender and an elite shooter at the same time. It's especially rare for that person to be able to guard the interior and perimeter. Can Jabari compete for best NBA's best 3pt shooter and ALL NBA 1st team defense in a couple of years? I wouldn't bet against it. Will be interesting to see how his interior game develops. Great practice partner in Sengun and hopefully they get him in the gym with Hakeem for a few workouts. If you add a basic post game and some muscle, Jabari could be a C in the future. His rebounding and shotblocking are very good, his development under the basket has surprised me. Something to keep an eye on.
Jordan was actually a good 3pt shooter, he just didn’t like shooting them as he felt doing so made him less effective as a scorer.
He never shot well by today's standards. I wouldn't bet against him doing it if he wanted to, but he didn't. Under 33% for his career. More importantly, I'm certain Jabari will finish his career a better shooter than him.
I dunno man... 32.7% from 3 for his career isn't exactly Chef Curry level **he was a product of his time. The 3 point shot wasn't as much of a thing back then. I have little doubt MJ would have shot well from 3 if he played today. But then again, LeBron isn't 40% from 3 and yet still wildly effective
His defense and shooting are as advertised. Never had much doubt about either, but it helps to have it reaffirmed in games like this. When the Rockets put a proper unit around him he's gonna be a monster defensive weapon. The only red flag that remains is finishing in traffic. He struggled in college, and he's been bad in the NBA so far, but he's shown signs. Hopefully with confidence and strength he gets better. Don't give a damn about his handles, doesn't need them to be a superstar, but he absolutely will need to be a stronger finisher.
Jabari may let @D-rock forget about Mobley.. which is possibly the highest compliment you could bestow.
I hate when people say they don't care about the handles. Putting the ball down and laying it up is the easiest skill to acquire. He adds that and he's top 10.
Really amazed by this performance. Jalen and Jabari love big games, it's a great sign. His teammates are showing more confidence in him and I'm sure we're going to start running more plays for him by mid season. Developing at an excellent pace.
It's an underrated subplot of our rebuilding, but one that is vital. If they continue playing with this kind of intensity when the games get meaningful, We will go far. I really, really like how they responded to adversity so far, and I'm excited to see them go to war on the biggest stage eventually. Jabari responded great after the first wave of Gianni's dunking and flexing, and made sure he was quiet the rest of the way. He's showing a fire which, I atleast, didn't know he had in him. As he fills out his frame and polishes his skills, I wouldn't be the slightest bit surprised if he becomes the leader of this group.
If Jabari can be a 40% 3 point shooter that's also in the 100/100 club AND has good on ball defense, that's a massive success. He's definitely starting to play as advertised recently.
You know Eric is country because that's about the only time you're going to hear the word "boom" with about 5 syllables in it.
