[2022 NBA Draft/1-3] Jabari Smith Jr., F, Auburn

Hey 7 points in a half to go along with 4 rebounds; 7 pts in his high in points the last 3 games

 

Solid 15 and 10. Gotta love it.

 

Bench him. He isn’t better than Martin or Eason at anything

 

7 pts at halftime, 8 pts in the 3rd. Finished with a double double. Still needs a lot of improvement but it’s a good start

 

He played with very low effort first third of game. Played better after that. Still needs to shoot jumpers at higher %.

Kid needs 2 years to fill out. He'll be ok.

 

I do think it is time to consider letting him play with the second unit. Last thing we need is for him to risk an injury. Let Eason start since he seems to be physically prepared for the NBA grind.

 

11 more shots (tied for 3rd most on the night) for a guy that some posters like @Believe It! claim is being "iced out" and that @DreamShook says is being "ignored"

 

They said he was recovering from being sick and finally felt in better conditioning today. Solid game, even drew some fouls, just give him time and he'll be fine.

 

Love his effort today, the passion was there and that goes a long way. I liked how he gave Green some support after he missed a free throw. Want to see more of that team building and chemistry from them.

 

The biggest difference tonight was him drawing fouls. He needs to play more aggressive more often

 

Can definitely live with the growing pains as long as the effort is there. He will get there

 

Someone in the Raptors game thread said Smith looks like a Mummy and now I can't unsee it....halp.

 

Eason and Bari still have the rookie jitters. He just needs reps. I still think long term he's going to be a better tool than anyone else in his class.

I'll say it until I'm blue in the face. Heliocentric offenses do not work except for stat padding during the season. It's like relying on home runs to win you playoff games.

 

I think he just needs to fill out more, get more strength, just seems weak around the rim.

Not really worried about his shooting, it feels like it can get going the moment his confidence gets going but he's just weak in the paint, finishing, rebounding, needs a full season of NBA strength and conditioning like Jalen did.

 

Sengun needs to show Jabari that 2 foot baby hook move so Jabari can have more efficient numbers.

 

They looked much better this time out. Slowly building some chemistry. Hope it continues.

 

Just standing around the 3 point line smh

Fire Silas

 

Home runs do win you playoff games though. The Astros won 4 games alone off of three -run shots, and it should have been 5 if not for Verlander’s meltdown in WS game 1.

Very hard to piece together singles into runs against elite pitching, gotta get extra bases once there’s runners on.

 

Jabari didn't even have that in his bag in college. I literally cannot recall him establishing position on the low block once. What makes you think he'd get that off in the NBA as a lanky rookie? He's already having trouble handling contact on the perimeter. The post game is way harder and physically demanding than the perimeter game.

I've compared him to Porzingis. KP is a hell of a scorer and 7'3", but he still can't do hook shots. Let Jabari lean into his strengths before expanding his game.