Kobblehead wrote:Jabari Parker is a huge value for Atlanta.
I assume you’re talking about Jabari’s weight?
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Kobblehead wrote:Jabari Parker is a huge value for Atlanta.
kuclas wrote:eyeatoma wrote:Don't want it to but I'm pretty sure Ben Simmons pulls this when LeBron retires. So that will be in about 3-4 years. The writing is on the wall. He'll make a power move to get to the Lakers. I only hope we have leverage so we can pull a Pelicans/Thunder style trade. It'll be a shame because he'll probably have a jumper by then and be a top 10 player minimum. The league needs to get this in check during the next CBA. When is that btw?
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I’m sure Simmons will move to LA as well. It’s closer to Australia anyways. So he can fly back home a little easier. But clippers could land him also. So lakers aren’t the only destination anymore in LA.
Kobblehead wrote:It doesn't make any sense to thumb your nose up at Jabari Parker when we have Mike Scott in the role that Jabari would have filled at like 80% of the money Jabari would have cost us.
Jabari Parker is on a another planet on both ends. Mike Scott is an average scoring talent and he can't defend even if he tries. Parker can defend when he wants to.
Kobblehead wrote:Right, but only like $2m more. Couldn't we have just let Scott walk and not signed O'Quinn and had room for Jabari?
I like KOQ, but we're not playing 3 Cs in our playoff rotation.
Sixerscan wrote:Kobblehead wrote:Right, but only like $2m more. Couldn't we have just let Scott walk and not signed O'Quinn and had room for Jabari?
I like KOQ, but we're not playing 3 Cs in our playoff rotation.
KOQ got the minimum which you can go over the cap to sign, has nothing to do with Scott, who got the room exception. Parker signed over a week later also was probably asking for a lot more before someone made him see reality.
Kobblehead wrote:It's becoming more and more evident that whether or not a guy plays defense is apparently in the eye of the beholder.
I've been having page-long arguments for years telling people that Jokic was a stud defender and comparable to Al Horford on the defensive end.
Bum Adebayo wrote:The chart shows what we all knew:
-Embiid is an underrated defender.
-Simmons is an overrated defender, as we all knew.
-Jah is underrated defender and is not as bad of a player as people thought.
Kobblehead wrote:It's becoming more and more evident that whether or not a guy plays defense is apparently in the eye of the beholder.
I've been having page-long arguments for years telling people that Jokic was a stud defender and comparable to Al Horford on the defensive end.
The most overrated defenders include players such as Westbrook, Rondo, Ariza, Otto Porter Jr. and Nikola Jokic.
phiphan wrote:Bum Adebayo wrote:The chart shows what we all knew:
-Embiid is an underrated defender.
-Simmons is an overrated defender, as we all knew.
-Jah is underrated defender and is not as bad of a player as people thought.
Simmons is the highest rated point guard on the list and is in line with touted wing defenders like Danny Green and Klay Thompson.
Bum Adebayo wrote:phiphan wrote:Bum Adebayo wrote:The chart shows what we all knew:
-Embiid is an underrated defender.
-Simmons is an overrated defender, as we all knew.
-Jah is underrated defender and is not as bad of a player as people thought.
Simmons is the highest rated point guard on the list and is in line with touted wing defenders like Danny Green and Klay Thompson.
Overrated in comparison to the other metrics and compared to what his fanboys claim as an elite defender. He is a good defender, needs to keep working to be elite.