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Jabari Smith Jr. is the Rockets' franchise player

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Houston77, Jul 7, 2023.

  1. daywalker02

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    Sure, he adds that special ingredient to the whole dish.
     
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    @Bobbythegreat am I making this **** up about him chucking shots with 3 guys on him? I need to know if I was blind when I watched all 82 games
     
  3. Bobbythegreat

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    You have to realize that superfans just see things differently. While most would see Jalen taking bad shots or making poor decisions and just see a kid hurting his team, they see acts of heroism.
     
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    But but, he averaged 22 ppg :(
     
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    He was REALLY bad as a rookie .

    like I thought jalen was bad , but Jabari was definitely worse in many ways . Jabari did flash good defensive effort , but was and probably will be too light in the pants for another year .

    But shooting is a lot about confidence . If he can gain that .. then the sky is the limit . Very young . And for big men , they usually take longer
     
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    Just trust him bro
     
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    You lose all credibility by conjuring up that poor bitter soul whose single-minded hatred for Jalen Green has been registered since long before he even set foot on an NBA court.

    That's like asking Hitler to give an honest appraisal of the gypsies.
    Or asking you to give a fair assessment of Sengun.

    And it's interest that you still have provided no evidence to support you claim despite insisting there's plenty of it.
     
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    True!!!!!!
    Carl Herrera only fans too I forgot about him.
    Othella Harrington the next superstar thread?
     
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    We went from Thorpe to Horry to then… Chucky Brown

    Then we went from Smith/Cassel to …Maloney/Livingston

    Dawsons later years as a GM wouldn’t have been pretty with the discourse chorus we have today.
     
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    He's a quicker more athletic Lamarcus Aldridge
     
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    So excited about Jabari and Amen, our future franchise players
     
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    People who say Jabari or Jalen or Alpi were bad rookies, don't know ball. While some rookies are extraordinary the rest of them are middling with glimpses. All you have to do is look at the rookie years of the top 10 players of their body type over the last 30 years and you'll realize how full of **** you are. Just enjoy the ride
     
  15. bluffkin

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    rockets fan first here. Sengun is our best player already and will be for a while
     
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    I'll put a lot of that on poor spacing. I'm sure a Kuminga cut has more spacing because of obvious reasons.
     
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    https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id...3-biggest-surprises-disappointments-las-vegas
     
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    Jabari game 1 buzzer beater upcoming on NBATV channel replay, right now its start of 4th quarter next twenty mins 2:55pm CST tune in **final shot ETA**
     
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    Whereas Jalen can generate offense off of his athletic firepower, Smith can do so off if his height, footwork and touch. I was beyond impressed with the development on ball handling. His passing seems to have leveled up as well. Im not sure what the ceiling is.
     
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