I think he's in the gym doing drills. Playing live games and showing out by scoring seems like a good thing. And even those highlights show a little left hand. Eason is so elite that he's been able to get to his dominant hand against everyone. He has such a drive to win that he'll figure this out soon enough.
The best way to work on skills is in pickup games you need to see those skills in live competition and somewhat game situations. These are not pickup games at the Y, these are high level players, most have some college experience and professional as well.
Yup the defensive mentality was always there with Tari. He had no choice but to be at Cincinnati a defense first program
There is not a good coach anywhere on the planet that thinks the best way to work on skills is by playing pick up basketball, regardless of skill level.
Bari has certain gifts and talents Eason doesn't have and vice versa. They can have a friendly competition, but at the end of the day, the good thing is they are on the same team and can make each other better, with the goal of winning a chip long term. Iron sharpens iron, both have the potential to be all-stars or more in this league IMO. It just depends if they will work to add new things each year and learn the game long-term to fulfill that potential. Just excited to watch them, along with Green grow over the years.
This is bullshit. So why do all NBA players do it in the offseason? Do you really think just working on skills alone is how you get better?
Yeah, you can be the best dribbler against air and be a horrible basketball player who doesn't understand the court geometry. Skills and court awareness are both keys.
One thing I saw during the SL games that I really liked seeing was that when Bari and Tari were on the floor together, Tari would always be keeping an eye on Bari when he was guarding the player with the ball to look for pickpocket or double team opportunities. He was definitely proactively playing the tandem role.
What are the odds in your opinion that the rockets have found their starting 3 for the next several years?
I felt Tari was the most critical pick in this draft (and I absolutely loved the Jabari pick fyi), that's how confident I feel about this player. Tari is natural 4 but he can defend 1-4 and smaller 5's imo. Tari N Bari skillset, attitude and energy perfectly complement both Green and Sengun.
