Is it too hot of a take to say that Tari Eason projects out better than Jabari?

[HardenGoat]

Hou's future looks VERY bright at the moment. I like Smith a lot, especially next to Sengun moving forward. Green looks like he has real potential as well. Bulls' fans REALLY wanted Eason to drop to us at 18. Plus, Washington is a solid prospect at PG-plus they have young bench pieces and tons of cap space/picks coming up.
I would deal/cut Porter though-just to play it safe and send a message to the other kids

All those Nets picks lookin' real nice right now lol.

I remember when they made the trade and everyone trashed them because all those picks were going to be in the late 20s and I pointed out that they control the Nets picks for a long time and Harden had already given up staying in shape, Kyrie was a nutcase, and Durant was old and coming off achilles tear, so that situation could implode at any minute, and its looking like its working out about as good as it possibly could for the Rockets.

If Houston's front office keeps making good moves they are in such a fantastic position long term.

If I remember correctly even Rockets fans broke out the pitchforks and were ready to tar and feather the GM. Boy did that turn out wrong. He’s done an amazing job. Sengun is interesting. He could become an extremely effective point center type of player but I think they need to nail a franchise center and a star point guard. Wenbayama would be crazy. Green, Eason, and Jabari are going to be the core in my estimation right now.

[zimpy27]

Yes way too hot..

This is summer league. Even if Tari does end up better this is still way too hot of a take.

[76ciology]

Eason was the hedge.

Jabari Smith was ceiling play
Eason was floor play

Floor play not..

[BallerTalk]

If I remember correctly even Rockets fans broke out the pitchforks and were ready to tar and feather the GM. Boy did that turn out wrong.

Nah, that was mostly you outside folk criticizing the Rockets for prioritizing draft capital in the Harden trade. Quite a few talking heads had their fun with it too. To their credit a couple of them have issued mea culpas on twitter.

[SelfishPlayer]

Tari is several years older than Jabari.

2 years is several?

That's a significant difference when Jabari just turned 19.

[coolness]

Kendall Brown is 2 years younger than Tari and if he didn't go to the draft, he would've lit stuff up next year.

[GSWFan1994]

Tari is several years older than Jabari.

2 years is several?

That's a significant difference when Jabari just turned 19.

Well, Tari just turned 21 too. Both of them have birthdays in May.

They are exactly 24 months apart. I don't understand why this is "several" years apart.

Again, you are just saying things for the sake of saying things, jumping from A to W in a logical sense, without providing context, evidence, arguments, etc.

Congratulations.

[SelfishPlayer]

2 years is several?

That's a significant difference when Jabari just turned 19.

Well, Tari just turned 21 too. Both of them have birthdays in May.

They are exactly 24 months apart. I don't understand why this is "several" years apart.



Again, you are just saying things for the sake of saying things, jumping from A to W in a logical sense, without providing context, evidence, arguments, etc.

Congratulations.

They aren't exactly 24 months apart, just like they are 3 years apart for a few days. Both are accurate, at times, but neither is exact. So they are several years apart, just like they are 24 months apart, not sharing the same birthday....

[blabla]

"Is it too hot of a take to say that Tari Eason projects out better than Jabari? "

I've been saying this since January. The Rockets took both the player I thought was most overvalued (Smith) and most undervalued (Eason).
Smith has the worst handles of anyone drafted in the first round in the last 10 years

[Nuntius]

That's a significant difference when Jabari just turned 19.

Well, Tari just turned 21 too. Both of them have birthdays in May.

They are exactly 24 months apart. I don't understand why this is "several" years apart.



Again, you are just saying things for the sake of saying things, jumping from A to W in a logical sense, without providing context, evidence, arguments, etc.

Congratulations.

They aren't exactly 24 months apart, just like they are 3 years apart for a few days. Both are accurate, at times, but neither is exact. So they are several years apart, just like they are 24 months apart, not sharing the same birthday....

Tari Eason was born on May 10th, 2001. Jabari Smith was born on May 13th, 2003. If we want to be 100% precise, they are exactly 733 days apart. And 733 is 24 months plus 3 days. It is not 3 years apart for a few days. 3 years is 1095 days apart. So, you were off by quite a bit there.

[pipfan]

"Is it too hot of a take to say that Tari Eason projects out better than Jabari? "

I've been saying this since January. The Rockets took both the player I thought was most overvalued (Smith) and most undervalued (Eason).
Smith has the worst handles of anyone drafted in the first round in the last 10 years

From what I've seen, I disagree. Smith should be a very good shooter, rebounder and defender. That's not a superstar, but he could be an All Star easily. Add a good PG, and this core could be set

[Nuntius]

Yes. Very much a hot take... but I had Tari at #7 on my big board so I'm not surprised by how well he's doing. That said, it's still summer league.

This. Eason doesn't project better than Jabari but he was a very good pick at #17 and has a lot of potential.

[SelfishPlayer]

Well, Tari just turned 21 too. Both of them have birthdays in May.

They are exactly 24 months apart. I don't understand why this is "several" years apart.



Again, you are just saying things for the sake of saying things, jumping from A to W in a logical sense, without providing context, evidence, arguments, etc.

Congratulations.

They aren't exactly 24 months apart, just like they are 3 years apart for a few days. Both are accurate, at times, but neither is exact. So they are several years apart, just like they are 24 months apart, not sharing the same birthday....

Tari Eason was born on May 10th, 2001. Jabari Smith was born on May 13th, 2003. If we want to be 100% precise, they are exactly 733 days apart. And 733 is 24 months plus 3 days. It is not 3 years apart for a few days. 3 years is 1095 days apart. So, you were off by quite a bit there.

But is it 24 months apart? Wait, you aren't the person that made the statement. Nevermind...

[DrCoach]

He was the 2nd most productive player in draft

[Sane]

They aren't exactly 24 months apart, just like they are 3 years apart for a few days. Both are accurate, at times, but neither is exact. So they are several years apart, just like they are 24 months apart, not sharing the same birthday....

Tari Eason was born on May 10th, 2001. Jabari Smith was born on May 13th, 2003. If we want to be 100% precise, they are exactly 733 days apart. And 733 is 24 months plus 3 days. It is not 3 years apart for a few days. 3 years is 1095 days apart. So, you were off by quite a bit there.

But is it 24 months apart? Wait, you aren't the person that made the statement. Nevermind...

Take the L dude, we can all see it's an L.

[brutalitops]

Yeah that's a spicy take

Since it';s summer league bro. the NBA players have a clear athletic advantage, most are going to dominate if they play both sides of the floor

[Sane]

I wish someone would post every defensive possession Jabari has been in. Only then will you understand what the dude is all about.

People keep saying all he can do is shoot. Well, all Curry can do is shoot, everything else he does on the court he'd be a big fat 0 if not for the 3pt and off ball movement threat. Does he play defense well? Rebound? Is he excellent court vision? Is he elite finishing at the rim? No he's just 3's and mid range and a whole lot of heart/effort in all the departments he has shortcomings. Suffice to say, it's been more than enough.

I'm not ready to say Jabari is going to be as good as Curry from 3, but it's not like he's young Klay there (i.e. just a catch and shooter on offense). He's making them in a split second with his defender grabbing and pushing him knowing he's going to take the 3. That's more like Curry than Klay on offense.

He's been showing a lot of JJJ-like characteristics at C in summer league btw. His shot blocking and interior defense may have been underscouted. He understands interior play, positioning, defensive footwork in the post much better than I expected. His frame looks like he's going to get big in the future, and I can see him playing very much like a young Carmelo in the post with a much better jumper of course.

[7r5ur]

Man, Charlotte could have walked out of draft night with Jalen Duren and Tari Eason, but instead...

[GSWFan1994]

Tari Eason was born on May 10th, 2001. Jabari Smith was born on May 13th, 2003. If we want to be 100% precise, they are exactly 733 days apart. And 733 is 24 months plus 3 days. It is not 3 years apart for a few days. 3 years is 1095 days apart. So, you were off by quite a bit there.

But is it 24 months apart? Wait, you aren't the person that made the statement. Nevermind...

Take the L dude, we can all see it's an L.

And "The Worst Math Student" Award goes to...

[Lockdown504090]

I wish someone would post every defensive possession Jabari has been in. Only then will you understand what the dude is all about.

People keep saying all he can do is shoot. Well, all Curry can do is shoot, everything else he does on the court he'd be a big fat 0 if not for the 3pt and off ball movement threat. Does he play defense well? Rebound? Is he excellent court vision? Is he elite finishing at the rim? No he's just 3's and mid range and a whole lot of heart/effort in all the departments he has shortcomings. Suffice to say, it's been more than enough.

I'm not ready to say Jabari is going to be as good as Curry from 3, but it's not like he's young Klay there (i.e. just a catch and shooter on offense). He's making them in a split second with his defender grabbing and pushing him knowing he's going to take the 3. That's more like Curry than Klay on offense.

He's been showing a lot of JJJ-like characteristics at C in summer league btw. His shot blocking and interior defense may have been underscouted. He understands interior play, positioning, defensive footwork in the post much better than I expected. His frame looks like he's going to get big in the future, and I can see him playing very much like a young Carmelo in the post with a much better jumper of course.

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