I want to get Smith more shots. I don’t necessarily want him to create them for himself off of the dribble though. Somebody mentioned this before, but getting him a couple post ups. Or the elbow where he can turn and shoot seem to be pretty high percentage. And I really would like to find him more in transition or semi transition for the three pointer. His first year or two he was pretty good at dribbling into that shot.
They’re gonna have to dribble it to him and do a hand off. He can’t catch a ball and run at the same time.
I like that the Rockets have been going double big, but then small ball with Jabari. Will make it tougher to game plan such wildly different units. I like Green in more open environment like the Jabari at the 5. Just most Rockets lineups are much more packed inside.
I only got one dude blocked @SamFisher because dude was harassing me a couple years ago because I said Bari is gonna be good I think Bari got #1 option skills. If Bari had enough touches to hone his skills and a PG and coach to feed him the ball for 3's and in the post. Im telling you... I saw the vision in Summer League without Sengun and Jalen. Bari played so well Bill Simmons thought dude was going avg 40 points. Yall saw what Bari could be, some just don't believe it.
Jabari is good when he knows his role. That’s been the same truth since forever . I do to ow if it’s Ime or Jabari that tries to get Jo to lay outside of or above his capabilities. He had a great game tonight but I was instantly annoyed whe. I saw him receive the on and proceed to advance the ball when you know Warriors are down a d sealed and true to form he’s get stripped. I wasn’t even mad at Jabari for that because the way the play was going it seemed like Ime designed it for Jabari to bring the ball up and run some play. Hes not Kd. He doesn’t have those type of handles. All it takes is slight ball pressure to get Jabari looking uncomfortable with his ball handling
Brought the other Bari post up yesterday. I am not trading or including this guy in any trades... I would rather trade TARI if we have to. This guy is just going to get better and better.
Similar to what other posters have mentioned, I love his fit and the versatility he brings to the team. Can play 3, 4 and 5. Can do it on both ends as well.
I've always been a big Bari fan and just assumed he would start for us for many years. However, I never really considered until recently just how much value he can bring as a sixth man. We luck out in the draft and land Maluach? We can use the double-big lineup with Bari playing 4/5. Want to run more small ball? Bari can play small ball 4. Want to run a massive lineup? Put Amen in the backcourt with Bari at the 3. The possibilities really are endless with him as our primary reserve. He really could be our Ginóbili.
Stats like EPM tend to have a lag as they don't get too excited about hot or cold streaks. A 1 EPM jump over a month is big. Even with that, I expect EPM is underestimating Jabari right now.
Right. Just don't have him play PG. That play last night bringing up the ball with nobody helping had me pulling out my hair. Sure enough it's a turnover.
Yea, that was a stupid idea. I was screaming at the TV. Unless it's a fast break, Jabari should never be bringing the ball up the court.
What I’ve noticed about Jabari is he plays better when he can get shots off immediately. As a starter, it’s harder to get him into the offense when he’s the 5th option. On the bench he is the first option. He gets to take shots as soon as he’s in and this seems to help boost his confidence and allows him to get into a rhythm.
