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Jabari Smith Jr.

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by austinite, Apr 25, 2023.

  1. Richard Barrow

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    Having Bari play as a center is a brilliant move by Ime. It worked really well last season, and now Ime has made it a main strategy, making it easy for opponents to score while keeping us from scoring easily.
     
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    Dude was touted in the draft as, if nothing else, a locked in 40%+ 3 point shooter. He ISN't that. And I don't think he ever will be. If he isn't a lockdown shooter, then he is extremely limited offensively. He cannot play with the ball in his hands AT ALL. And if he isn't knocking down his shots, then he is a liability on that end imo. He is the young guy in this group I would be testing the trade market for. I would personally rather give those minutes to Amen, especially if he isn't an automatic shooter.
     
  3. CantStopJG24

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    What a garbage player.

    0 value.

    He's so soft that he refuses to take a wide open dunk and threw the ball away.
     
  4. tehG l i d e

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    Him and Dillon should be on the trade block together
     
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    I think he lacks confidence ...while he is not some great player, he should be averaging 12-13 ppg.....

    It is time to think about a trade if it does not work out.

     
  6. DonkeyMagic

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    Can’t rely on him to do anything consistently well. Decent role player is his ceiling
     
  7. daywalker02

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    Bounced back a bit defensively.
     
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    Bari stepped up in the 2nd half
     
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    And 2 blocks

    edit; it was 16 Reb
     
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  10. Starvela

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    Sell high, now is the time…Get it done Stone!!!
     
  11. Houston77

    Houston77 COOKIES AND CAKE, MY TEAM BAKED!
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    Or, here’s an idea…shut the hell up and enjoy a solid performance by our young prospect.
     
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    He played well, I enjoyed the win and want our players to succeed.

    Let's feel good :D
     
  13. JayGoogle

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    This is what I want to see from Bari, 15 and 10+ rebounds.

    He's not going to get many shots with this roster but he can make up for it with rebounds.

    Also that Tari-Amen-Bari trio is going to cause some chaos. Hope we are able to see more of that this season.
     
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    How many players on a roster are supposed to score 20? Some of you guys expectations are shyte. Take a nap.
     
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    been hard on him. gotta give him his props. did a great job on the boards.
     
  16. mfastx

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    Love how he impacted the game tn, but the lack of 3pt shooting as advertised is still a huge disappointment.
     
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    He played awful the 1st quarter, but the rest of game, he was a huge reason why we beat the grizzlies by 20 pts
     
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    He had a great bounce back game tonight, hold my hands up, I may have been too hard on him the last couple days.
     
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    Jabari with the lunch pail performance against the Grizzlies. If he's willing to grind it out like this every night, he'll be a huge contributor to the team regardless of his 3-point shooting.

    He even had 4 assists, which is very rare for him.
     
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    His scoring and playmaking are so poor, that if he isn’t rebounding and playing great defense it’s really hard to justify giving him minutes over Tari/Amen.

    The truth is hard to accept, but this is undeniable right now.
     
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