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Jabari Smith Jr.

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

  1. daywalker02

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    Well, yeah, it looked like he could at least shoot in College, and got the entry passing a lot.

    He does not have handles, but I think people think in order to create your shots you got to have handles.

    Not necessarily..... Overall we got duped and cheated on.....that dude was never a Number 3 pick.

    KD, KG.....whatever he thought he was, is not important.

     
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    breh shot lights out tonite. as in shot as if the lights were out
     
  3. daywalker02

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    He shot the bulbs and they were out.

     
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    Jabari isn’t that guy.
     
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    I still think Jabari will be fine. I know he's stinking it up really badly right now, but I think he's got some tools to work with, you can't teach height, and his switchability as he gets stronger is going to make him so valuable. I don't think he'll be a star, and that's kind of sad, but it seems like our 3rd overall picks can be really nice players on a contender, hopefully with us.
     
  7. Will

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    As a lifelong shot choker, I feel so bad for this guy. I know how it feels, worrying that the ball will come to you and you'll **** it up.

    OTOH, I'm not a #3 pick with a $40 million contract.

    He really is doing what Udoka asks, in terms of defense and rebounding. Everything a bricklayer can do to redeem himself and take the pressure off his shooting. But he needs some kind of hypnotherapy to silence his overthinking.
     
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    People need to be patient with Jabari. He isn't like other prospects that you can just get whenever. 6-11 dudes that can shoot are some of the rarest in the league. Having him develop into a "small ball 5" that can defend and hit 40% of his shots would make us a title contender. Unlike some other starters we have that we can go find on the store shelf (i.e. the other three), Jabari (and Sengun) we straight up cant.
     
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    This man never recovered from not being the 1st overall pick. He should be happy he didn't go first overall
     
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    Meh, I wish he did then we would have Paulo.

    DD
     
  11. bluffkin

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    Same dude, I was so ready for Paolo to be a Rocket. Even Paolo wanted to be a Rocket

    Just glad Tari dropped to us at 17 that year
     
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    What happened to this guy:

     
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    He's a 611 dude who currently can't shoot; that's what everyone here is posting about
     
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    Look at that beautiful shot arc. Now he just throws ot pretty straight. Something happened to his shooting mechanics and needs to be fixed asap
     
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    Somehow this clown gets more minutes than Sengun, Amen and Tari. Good accountability there Ime
     
  17. daywalker02

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    Jalen Green made it on that list as well.

     
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    We have two guys in the top 10 YAY!
     
  19. kokozo

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    Jabari also tops another list, see the quoted tweet as well. :/
     
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    Ime cares way more about bad defense than bad shooting.
     
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