Jabari Smith

Would can Bari Reed and JT fetch us

 

Really enjoyed that last-second Dream Shake fadeaway from the three-point line to win ....... down 1 point.

 

Jabari effectively can't be traded this season due to his new contract acting as a "poison pill"

 

Also, why the F would you trade the 6 11 guy with defensive versatility who is coming into their own on a reasonable 5 year contract?

 

As soon as I saw the pass go to Jabari, I knew the game was over.

 

I'm not trading Jabari... why would they do that? He's signed for pretty decent money (in terms of where we are, in 2025). He's also clearly a team player - will play whatever role they ask of him. He seems like a hard worker who cares about winning, and has shown improvement (particularly since last year - granted, small preseason and 1 game sample size). Seems coachable. He's not great at anything yet, but very good at a lot of things.

I don't put that turnaround fadeaway at the buzzer on him. That was a poor play design. To me, Ime had some pretty awful plays drawn up down the stretch - what the heck was the Sengun turnaround fadeaway at the end of regulation? I would have rather seen Reed curling off some screens and try to pop a jumper in that situation, to be honest. I know he was like 2-7 from 3, but that would have been a better look than a dream shake fadeaway from Jabari.

 

Plus you dont really expect the 25M to be the clutch guy to win the game otherwise he would make more than 25M

 

I personally don't understand how we can rock a lineup of 4+ guys nearly 7ft and yet our bigs get the ball at the 3pt line and have hardly any possessions all game where the get the ball in the post.

 

I figured we were going to lose when KD fouled out and Amen left with leg cramps. Not enough firepower on the floor against a great defense like OKC's with just Alpi + roleplayers. Plus Ime sucks at drawing up buzzer beater plays, so it's generally on the players to make something out of nothing.

 

Pop may have been the best in NBA history at drawing up final plays. Ime should have learned from him.

 

I'm sure it didn't hurt that Pops had multiple HOF at his disposal in most years. I would say we have one sure fire HOFer who has played exactly one game for us so far. Also - said HOFer missed a FT that would have won the game. Sometimes the best things aren't plays at all but just basic execution.