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Posted on 1/3/25 at 9:09 pm to BrounHaller
Not to be Debbie downer but Jabari broke his hand in practice today and will likely be out a couple months.
Posted on 1/3/25 at 9:54 pm to AUVet21
Really surprised hes been so mediocre in the league
Posted on 1/3/25 at 11:50 pm to RandySavage
His dribbling ball skill has been lacking since college. He's still very good but that Houston squad is pure cancer.
Posted on 1/3/25 at 11:51 pm to CorchJay
here's a reminder for everyone
Quadrant 1: Home 1-30, Neutral 1-50, Away 1-75
Quadrant 2: Home 31-75, Neutral 51-100, Away 76-135
Quadrant 3: Home 76-160, Neutral 101-200, Away 135-240
Quadrant 4: Home 161-353, Neutral 201-353, Away 241-353
Quadrant 1: Home 1-30, Neutral 1-50, Away 1-75
Quadrant 2: Home 31-75, Neutral 51-100, Away 76-135
Quadrant 3: Home 76-160, Neutral 101-200, Away 135-240
Quadrant 4: Home 161-353, Neutral 201-353, Away 241-353
Posted on 1/4/25 at 1:39 am to CorchJay
Houston is actually very good (3rd in the West) and loaded with talent. Jabari just isn’t asked to score or be a focal point in their offense, which is a shame from an Auburn fan perspective for sure, but most rockets fans I follow who aren’t simply box score watchers are really happy with his play and improvement. He’s one of their best defenders, a great rebounder, and plays within the offense. His shooting percentages aren’t bad (not elite right now either tho certainly).
He was never going to be a #1 option in the NBA - he’s not explosive enough and has never had a great handle. I think as his career goes on he’ll get more opportunities to score, he’s just still young and learning to play team ball.
He was never going to be a #1 option in the NBA - he’s not explosive enough and has never had a great handle. I think as his career goes on he’ll get more opportunities to score, he’s just still young and learning to play team ball.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 8:56 am to AUatWashandLee
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He was never going to be a #1 option in the NBA
He was thought to be the #1 pick in the draft going into draft day and went #3. You don't get drafted that high if you're not expected to be a #1 option.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 9:25 am to RandySavage
I never thought he could be a #1 option. For many of the same reasons I defended Pearl at AU for using WGJr to create in late game situations when we had Jabari.. he is just not really a playmaker.
Still a very useful guy and has turned into an elite multi-functional defender and will have a long and successful career. He is good enough to start on a future NBA champion imo as a glue guy 3 & D type
Still a very useful guy and has turned into an elite multi-functional defender and will have a long and successful career. He is good enough to start on a future NBA champion imo as a glue guy 3 & D type
Posted on 1/4/25 at 10:30 am to auburnnyc94
Jabari could be a #1 option, he just plays with shoot-first guards(Jalen Green, Van Vleet) & Sengun has a better post game.
A good coach would have Jabari playing high post ball and then face up wing 3s. He has a game similar to Dirk, and Dirk played with pass first guards.
A good coach would have Jabari playing high post ball and then face up wing 3s. He has a game similar to Dirk, and Dirk played with pass first guards.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 11:20 am to AUatWashandLee
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He was never going to be a #1 option in the NBA - he’s not explosive enough and has never had a great handle
The best players in the league aren't explosive
Posted on 1/4/25 at 11:35 am to thirdlawson
I agree and the way Houston uses him he's never going to put up big numbers. He's basically just there for spacing and defense.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 11:56 am to marshallcotiger
Same with Okoro.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 12:25 pm to thirdlawson
I don’t think so. Lacks the court vision and bag. He could definitely be utilized more than he is though.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 1:36 pm to auburnnyc94
After it took a complete takeover from KD Johnson to save our #1 ranking vs Mizzou when Jabari was here, I just didn't ever see him being aggressive enough to be a number one scoring option in the league. His jumper not being as automatic as I thought it would be in the NBA also hurts his output.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 4:29 pm to sbr2
Agreed
Posted on 1/5/25 at 6:58 pm to auburnnyc94
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I don’t think so. Lacks the court vision and bag. He could definitely be utilized more than he is though.
I thought the same thing until I saw him cook MFers in the Summer league after his rookie season because he was the focal point of the offense.
Playing with ball dominant guards get you turned into Chris Bosh & Kevin Love... they were 24/12 guys before Lebron.
Posted on 1/5/25 at 9:13 pm to sbr2
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His jumper not being as automatic as I thought it would be in the NBA also hurts his output.
Yeah, I thought for sure Jabari would be a 38%+ three point shooter on the NBA. Him being a mid 30s 3pt guy has been very surprising to me.
Posted on 1/6/25 at 2:33 pm to auyushu
I think tomorrow would be our 4th best win of the season. Need our first true road win!
Posted on 1/6/25 at 11:37 pm to auburnnyc94
Duke really making a move in the stat ratings.
Duke is number 2 behind us now in both KenPom and NET.
Duke is number 2 behind us now in both KenPom and NET.
Posted on 1/7/25 at 9:19 am to CorchJay
Rumor is we got a game tonight at Texas in 11 hours.
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