He definitely has the game to be one of the biggest x factors in the NBA in the future. When your game is built around 3pt shooting, you tend to have wilder swings in your scoring. Always spacing the floor in a playoff series, but can also win you 1 or 2 games by catching fire. Flame thrower kind of player with consistent dynamic defense. Just perfect, every championship squad needs one of those.
If night in night out 20+10/game could become a new norm (at least on a regular basis), n nickname Locksmith does start attaching to his defense like wht he did last night to tatum…then it wouldn't take long, instead of call bari a x-factor, we would deem him as our main cornerstone for rebuilding. so, 'x-factor' is only a brief impression as to bari's outstanding performance in past two games, i believe he way better than that, it just takes time. my hunch is bari's the only one who got leadership mentality on this team. Yeah, that's wht i said.
Eh. Jabari averaging 20 doesn't mean he's a primary scoring option. He's still around 26% unassisted makes. He still is heavily reliant on being dimed. The primary offensive option like Green would still be the primary option on offense because of self creation. Usually the primary cornerstone is a self creator. Jabari can be the team's best two way player.
Jabari should do that baseline turnaround 10 times a game like the Sengun baby hook its damn near unstoppable.
hmmmmmm…thats where debate usually begins with, right? Some stresses on intangible traits of players like voice of lockerroom, big heart, mamba mentality, while others are more into players' skill sets, stat line, showtime moment… here i would rather stick to topic of this thread - 'bari a x-factor' Firstly, i agree bari played way below ppl's expectations most of this season, but I'm expecting he keeps it up, keep the momentum of past two games, that's it! if he could keep doing it next season, the label of x-factor could only be deemed as a joke. secondly, i agree as big man, ball ain't in bari's hands, but that won't bother him to become a franchise player, key building block or cornerstone etc, whatever words we would like to use describing him, why? Cmon i dunt think i gotta pin on names of all those HOFs bigmen who was being built around by their team: Big Dream Shaq Tim Duncan Big Ticket Greece Freak And even the upcoming wemby, 7'5", who we are praying to draft…right? wait, i never say I'm tryna compare bari with these HOFs, I'm saying bigmen matters, can be deemed franchise player (tho they await to be feed in paint), can be built around. All in all, i have an air of confidence in Bari.
I have plenty of confidence in Bari to be a an impactful starter on a contender. He isn't going to ever be a first option type player even a first option Big man. Guys like Duncan and Shaq you could just throw the ball to them in the post, get out the way and let them do their thing. Anyways the way the roster is conteucted now I don't think there is a "best player". More like there are players who are best at their role. Green - primary guard scoring option, hopefully expands to a secondary playmaker Sengun primary post/paint scoring option, post playmaker. Jabari - off ball shooter, high post shooter who is the best switch defender on a team. In his peak, he can be used as the ultimate small ball center.
I have plenty of confidence in Bari to be a an impactful starter on a contender. He isn't going to ever be a first option type player even a first option Big man. Guys like Duncan and Shaq you could just throw the ball to them in the post, get out the way and let them do their thing. Anyways the way the roster is conteucted now I don't think there is a "best player". More like there are players who are best at their role. Green - primary guard scoring option Sengun primary post/paint scoring option. Jabari - off ball shooter, high post shooter who is the best switch defender on a team.
1) never count your chickens before they hatch; 2) better go check his showreels in auburn, once upon a time, yes, he was a the first option (see my blow argument); 3) 'i dun't run any plays for him (Jabari Smith)' Feb 15th, 2023 - epitaph for Stephen Silas https://bbs.clutchfans.net/threads/...plays-for-jabari”.318744/page-2#post-14511732 4) agree, bari got no post games yet. but he is 19, he got a lot works to do. again, dunt count your chickens.
Of course he can develop his game a lot more at 19 years of age. I'm just saying we have other players on our roster that are significantly better at self creation at the same age. For example Green his rookie year had over 50% of his fgm unassisted with Jabari at 25% and Green still had a much higher scoring efficiency. So he was taking twice as many self creation off the dribble attempts and still was more efficient.
Sophomore Jump: 5 second-year NBA players bound to breakout https://hoopshabit.com/2023/09/02/sophmore-jump-5-second-year-nba-players/6/ #5 - Mark Williams #4 - Jalen Williams #3 - Jaden Iven #2 - Shaedon Sharp #1 - Keegan Murray No Jabari Smith Jr?!!
Well We're underrated as usual. I'm confident Jabari is going to have the biggest jump in year two from that draft. From that list, only Sharpe will have a bigger role and more minutes. I don't see him having a better season than last year's Jalen Green's. Keegan is in the same role, he will see a jump in efficiency but not as much in raw numbers or opportunities. Ivey won't get as many reps with Cade, as he did last year. Jalen Williams...I don't know much about OKC, but I expect Chet to be featured more than Jalen. Mark Williams will improve on D, but on offense he won't be more than a role player. Jabari won't be featured more this season, but he will have easier opportunities. He showed a jump in ball handling and playing more relaxed and confident this summer. He even had a moment in the SL, where he beat Ivey off the dribble and drove to the rim past him. 20ppg may seem a bit high at first, but when you look at it from a simpler perspective, it's 5 pts per quarter. It's one made 3 and a layup/dunk per quarter. It's two or three possesions per quarter that he needs to score on to get to 20ppg. I think he will get ample opportunity to do that. So a 7 ppg increase in scoring, while playing tough D and providing spacing on O is not something that's unrealistic for him. A 20ppg, 8-9reb 3pt shooting 4/5 hybrid that can get you a couple of blocks and steals per game, and be an option in the clutch, is better than whatever the guys from that list are going to be doing this season.
