Can you believe there were actually people who wanted Jabari over Paolo Banchero? If that’s you maybe hit a pause on opining about basketball dawg
He really does need to go to the G League. If that doesn't work we can pass around a collection basket to help Fertita buy out his contract.
I didn't get to watch tonight, but Jabari's stats look awful. Again. At this point I'm beginning to wonder if there's something wrong with him. He should be getting better, but instead he's looking much worse than even last year. I'm not really sure how to explain it, but damn, he might need some G league time or something. He doesn't look like an NBA level player so far to start the season. His game is completely ****ed right now.
Updated net ratings after tonight's game... Jabari is so far behind our other forwards. It's ridiculous.
That reliable 3&D guy from last season is still somewhere in him. He just needs to destroy the mental barriers.
Here's another fun Jabari Smith fact. I know he's never going to get a lot of them, but Jabari Smith has four assists so far this season. FOUR! For a dude who has started every game and played some pretty heavy minutes, that seems almost impossible. I mean Jock Landale had that many in 17 minutes off the bench tonight. Cam Whitmore is the biggest black hole alive and he has three!
I would love to see someone do a film breakdown of his form at Auburn versus what we're seeing now. I was just watching his sizzle reel and it's like night & day.
has he attempted shooting blindfolded at practice? It worked miracles for Jesus Shuttlesworth. They all should try it.
The clock is ticking. He definitely needs to get his **** together asap. Lol. I don't believe last year was a fluke. He just needs to regain his confidence and then he'll get both the 3 and the D back into the equation.
The fact that he’s doin this while we’re winning is good so hopefully by the time the team really hits their stride midway through the season, Jabari is back and ready to contribute. This starting lineup is too many wildcards. You can’t depend on anybody in that starting one up to be consistent from night to night and I don’t like that shyt at all
Jabari needs to hit squat rack and resistance training. His jump shot is lacking consistency and confidence. Needs to bend knees more and add arc or do something different. Haven’t see. Any adjustments on his shot since college. He needs to adapt. Also he need to move the ball around and avoid taking first pass shot. Too many times if someone passes him ball he just jacks up mid range or 3 point shot.
Cannot make a difference on either end of the floor. Is not a clutch player, cannot make open shots, and you definitely can't count on him making a tough shot. Cannot dribble the ball, cannot pass (0.7 assist per game over 0.88 ass/to), cannot elevate, cannot shoot, has below average bbiq, cannot recover when he gets beat. He is simply horrendous and it's beyond me how scouts thought he was a top 3 pick.
