Texas Chuck wrote:M-C-G wrote:Texas Chuck wrote:
I'm still not sold he's ever anything more than old Buck--Big Dog. But that's still a really good offensive player.
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A 20/6 guy on good efficiency but that actually cares about basketball and winning? What team wouldn't want that kind of player?
Big Dog could have been so much more, but he was one of those guys that was good at basketball, but I don't think ever loved it like Jabari does. Plus Jabari is taller, stronger and overall just a bigger tongan dude.
I'm not sure what about "really good offensive player" bothers you? I wasn't trying to equate his personality to that of Big Dog in anyway. I like Jabari. I would have drafted him over Wiggins. I still think his offensive ceiling is higher than Wiggins. But I'm also not sold on him ever being a true complete superstar.
FWIW, I think he's got much better vision that he's been given credit for since playing at Duke. With the ball in his hands more, I think, on the offensive end, he's one of the rare guys at that size that makes those around him better.