When will you begin worrying about Jabaris jumper?

J_Hunter_1977 · Jul 21, 2022

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Generally elite defensive guys who are also pluses on offense is not NEAR as exciting as elite offensive guys who are barely average on defense but I think you would find most championship teams require a mix of the two. Setting aside the fact that we took best available, I think Smith even with a "just hit open shots & play elite defense" ceiling(and I think realistically that is his floor and he is capable of much more in time) is contextually a very important and rare piece to our roster because it pairs two elite players who complement each other's games so well. I think the offense is running through Green, Sengun, and to a lesser extent KPJ with virtually any other player in the draft this year aside from maybe Banchero. Smith has the type of game to play off those guys nicely and while I am doubtful he ever turns into an ISO scoring machine, I think it's highly likely he becomes effective as a guy who gets the ball and can make a play fairly consistently either shooting it in people's face or countering with a one or two dribble move to get a better shot(which is very young Klay Thompson)....best case scenario he grows his game similar to Khris Middleton(who similarly came out of college with a sweet stroke,a need to get to his mid range spots and shoot over people,and poor ball handling/ISO skills)...and if that happens you got a real all star at that point.

So drafting a high end 3&d wing/big hybrid as a floor or a multi year all star wing/big hybrid as a ceiling - that IS something to be excited about I think regardless of what you think about Jabari's future given we didn't have the choice of taking our picks of the best this year's class had to offer.
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How dare you make sense.

H. Christopher · Jul 21, 2022

Jabari a balla. Boi gonna be strokin

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