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"AP sports I'm Josh rowntree. We start on the NBA where Memphis took a game over Dallas with multiple stars sidelined. Correspondent Robert Stevens has more. Desmond baines scored 23 points as the Memphis Grizzlies completed a two game sweep of the Dallas Mavericks, one O four 88. Naz played without Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving both injured while the grizzlies were again without John morant. Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins says his team up this defensive intensity in the second half. Come out of halftime with just a renewed energy and mentality. Hey, we got to raise our level both sides of the floor. We made a couple adjustments defensively that paid off for us, which got us going with our groove on offense. And obviously that third quarter kind of changed the game. David roddy and Dylan Brooks had 19 apiece from Memphis while Jaden hardy led the Mavs with 28. Josh green at 23. Bob Stevens Dallas. In Houston, the rockets knocked off the Celtics one 11 one O 9. And jabari Smith scored 24 to lead the young rockets, one of the best teams in the league, where it was in the finals last year, you know, just competing with him. You know, going down to the wire like that with a great team like that. It's just real promise in this room. It's really good for us. The bucks beat the kings one 33, one 24. Giannis Antetokounmpo poured in 46 in the win. The warriors took down the sun's one 23 one 12 behind 38 points from Klay Thompson, including 33 in the first half. On the ice, buffalo scored three third period goals rallying to beat Toronto four three. Alex tuck at the 30 goal mark with a pair in the final frame. We kind of got back to just trying to work and make simple plays and you know I just roll over one line after another after another and it makes a huge difference out there and big news in the opening day of NFL free agency. The Raiders reportedly filled their QB void by agreeing to terms with former 49er. Jimmy Garoppolo on a three year deal worth, 67 and a half $1 million. The bears are set to give linebacker tremaine Edmonds a four year $72 million contract and the Steelers are bringing on three time all pro corner Patrick Peterson for a two year deal. I'm Josh Valtteri, AP sports.
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Jalen Green scores 28, Rockets outlast Celtics 111-109
"Jabari Smith junior scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Houston Rockets won their 16th game of the season, beating the Boston Celtics one 11 to one O 9. Smith shot 9 of 11 from the field and he made his first 5 three pointers. One of the best teams in the league where he was in the finals last year, you know, just competing with him. Going down to the wire like that with a great team like that. It's real promising in this room. This is your girl for us. Jalen Brown let all scores with 43 points, but Jason Tatum was limited to just 22 points on 8 of 22 shooting for the Celtics, and he missed a layup at the buzzer. That would have sent the game into overtime. Adam Spillane Houston
Jeff Goodman Basketball Podcast
"jabari smith" Discussed on Jeff Goodman Basketball Podcast
"Saturday night. I mean, I don't want to tell painter here, but like most most boiler makers, I think would have tough that one out. Here's the thing. I slept all afternoon. So I would you guys have been talking about games and I feel like it wasn't watching. So if you wanted that type of product and your company or on rob's company or whoever freaking rob's company, then so be it. But it would have been a shit product. So I was doing what I was doing. All right, all right. Well, we appreciate rob appreciate you, not coming on there and talking about games that you had slept through. And we're gliding you're doing better. That's the biggest thing. I got through it. I'm feeling pretty good. I'm surprised at how certainly I fell off fast, but then I came back up pretty quickly too. I was a little bit stuffed up, but I just had the worst sore throat I've ever had in my, like, I've never had my throat burned, like it burned for 24 hours. I said, I think that's probably the most common symptom. I had a fever and a headache. And I had a little bit of a sore throat. More of like a scratchy throat. I didn't get the bad, the bad so far. What do you got? Anything coming up. You must be working this week every day. You know? No, I think studio tonight. I got Houston and Tulsa on Saturday from home. Oh, yeah. I think this is, I mean, Omar could change this, but I've only got two more games from home for ESPN. And then he's on the road. Yeah. That's good. You get out, you know, I don't know where I'm going. You too. It's like, let's roll. My big dilemma. Here's the trip I want to do in early February and I'm not sure I'm going to be able to do it, but there's a great trip if I could pull it off. It's February 1st, which is the game I wanted to go to a year, which is Texas at Texas tech. Absolutely. If there's one you can go to to feel the hate. Yes. I don't even care about the game..
Jeff Goodman Basketball Podcast
"jabari smith" Discussed on Jeff Goodman Basketball Podcast
"If I'm Chris Mack, I'm worried right now. I'm worried because those fans, they expect, you can't go too straight years without going the NCAA tournament. Right now, Louisville is not a tournament team. Again, we've talked about this in the ACC. I don't know who is. And from all future ACC tournaments, we want to go. It's sad, but like, what do you I mean, at this point, who's left Virginia tech now, rob. You know what they are in league play? I know. What are they? Oh, and four. They're all in four. Like, Virginia tech is no chance of getting in the tournament today. Louisville, yeah, they're four and two, but, you know, look at some of their wins, right? They be weak. Your second team, Miami, you got the big one to do. Miami's the one that you would say, but they just lost the Florida state. And now, the problem is anybody you lose to, in the league, now other than duke, it's like, not a good loss. I know. It's just, it's pretty amazing to me to look at some of these records of ACC teams and Carolina 11 and four isn't horrible, but for them it is Virginia, tenon 6, yellow tenants 6. 9 and 5 Syracuse 8 and 8. Syracuse used to be terrifying to see on your schedule, because you knew the zone, you knew how talented they were. No, I hear you, dude. I can't believe I can't believe that before I got to college. And until my I think junior year, the Big Ten had never beaten the ACC in the big snakes sea challenge. Think about that. Never, and now it's like the Big Ten consistently VCC. You know what Carolina Carolina's best win? Right now, they have not beaten if the tournament started today. They have not beaten an at large tournament team. They're best winners, Michigan. Michigan at home, and then Virginia last night at home. But they didn't even 64 on ten time. I mean, why not? No. Virginia is not good. Michigan's not 47, but that's just because they were loaded so.
Jeff Goodman Basketball Podcast
"jabari smith" Discussed on Jeff Goodman Basketball Podcast
"I think Mark Adams is doing it phenomenal job. I mean, can we talk about that for a minute? Mark Adams. So he gets hired and I didn't even think he'd be in the equation. When Chris beard left for Texas, I was like, all right, Adam's gonna go with him. He's 65 year old, you know? He's been a defensive coordinator for beard. He's been incredible and then Kirby Ho cut, the players really wanted Adams and Kirby hilltown tabs him as the successor and I'm like, hey, I don't love it. I just don't love it. Again, he's a career either juco head coach or assistant, D one assistant. And the reason I didn't love it wasn't because he can't coach. I think he's a hell of a coach. Again, really the guy who directed the best off best defense in the country, the last few years in Lubbock, by the way. Help Chris beard get to the championship game in the elite 8 in Lubbock. I was worried about recruiting. I was worried about recruiting and he brings in a staff that really hadn't recruited at the highest level also. But here's what I'll say is the guy can coach number one and recruiting probably isn't as important as it used to be in terms of no, because the portal changes the deal. I mean, think about how many Santa silver I know that was a beard transfer, but you have an old banner. You know, they've got guys that have transferred in and they play roles, I just think it's incredible they were able to win the games they did with no Terence Shannon and no Kevin McCullough. He didn't play a week ago, and then he played the other night, but he was hobbling around. It's almost like he shouldn't have played, but he gutted it out. They're so tough. They are. Talk about a culture. Boy, they built a culture of toughness there. Yep. No, I know. They are. They would not be fun to play against. You look at that game on the schedule and be like, oh, shit. Here we go. About to get the hell beat out of me for 40 minutes by somebody out there. I mean, they're physical, they defend you. They play intelligent team defense. They're really good defense. But I would say they're in there below tier. I'm gonna throw a team out at you that I saw last for the NCA tournament and was shocked at how talented they were. They did just lose a game that they should not have lost. But I think USC is Uber talented. I really do. And what's that? They were Uber talented when you saw him because they had The Rookie of the year. They've got some dudes out there that can really play. They is a good player, you add boogie Ellis. I like shave as good one. I mean, I know the loss to Stanford is not. Overwhelming endorsement. But well, they hadn't played anybody, babe. It'd be a wait and see type thing. I just thought last year I was shocked. Not just at how good Evan mobley was, but how good the guys around him work. Right. Anybody else we've forgotten. I mean, we haven't mentioned Irish state, but I'm not even sure there are second tier come march. Right..
Jeff Goodman Basketball Podcast
"jabari smith" Discussed on Jeff Goodman Basketball Podcast
"All right, so now rob, let's talk a little bit about where Robert Fitz because again, as I said, nobody thought auburn was going to be in the discussion right now is one of the brutes says 20 teams. I don't think it's that many that can win the national title, but it is bananas to me that now some people are saying like, all right, if I'm picking a team to win this whole thing, they got a high lottery pick. That's just a lottery picking jabari Smith. They've got a really, really good, big and walker Kessler. They got Katie Johnson who's tough, making shots, guards. They just have a really good offense and defense. You don't see too many teams right now that can do it on both ends like auburn has been able to do it so far. They're what? Their top 20 and ten pound defense event offensive efficiency. Yeah, I would think, you know, if you look at the top teams, can Baylor win? Absolutely. Gonzaga went. Absolutely. Houston, no sass or no tremor. They not missed a beat, but to win it, probably not without those guys. Villanova, to win, man, they get to the final four. They don't have the bigs. I don't think to hang with these teams. So I would say no for nova. You get to the final four. I don't think they can win it. Perdue, yes, defensive issues need to be figured out. Auburn? Yes. I mean, LSU has played really well at 1501. Can they win it? No way. No way. No way. Kentucky, Kansas. I think Arizona, I think, could. I think you feel I could too. Duke. You start looking at like Tennessee, Illinois. Illinois. Illinois is one. See, I don't know about that. I really don't know if I think there's a legit argument to be made. And I like carbello. Yeah. But boy, they found something with four round one. Four shooters around Kofi. And you put Karbala back. I know he's a good playmaker. I think they're the best team in the Big Ten right now. They bought kerbel coming off the bench rob. 20 minutes a game. I mean, the question would be, would he accept that role? I don't know. I don't think you will at first coming back from his concussion. I don't think it would be hard early because if you're Brad Underwood, you're gonna slowly ramp them up. You're not gonna put him back coming back from a concussion where he's played in two months and playing 32, 35 minutes a game. We know that. The question is after a month, if he comes back, which I think he's going to in the next week or two, you're talking. I thought to the city he was making progress and then he had some sort of setback to I don't know if it was back to square one type thing, but I thought I hadn't I hadn't heard in the last week if you had a setback that's way back. I got to call Brad and kind of find out what's going on there. But Illinois is that kind of like team that people aren't really talking about in the national title conversation. Under ranked at 25. Severely no doubt, no doubt. Absolutely. So they're kind of the walker. We got 9 so far. Baylor can stagger duke. UCLA perdue auburn, Kentucky, Kansas, Arizona..
Jeff Goodman Basketball Podcast
"jabari smith" Discussed on Jeff Goodman Basketball Podcast
"And it just hasn't bothered me. Wendell green special. He's got special in him. Obviously, his ability to shoot from way out, you know, he's got cojones. He's not afraid of the moment. You know, he's a pretty good passer. The biggest thing that he's done is he's embraced the fact that, look, you are 5 ten. You are the most that they're going to try to post up. And you need to rebound your position. You need to defend. You know, you need to bring that in addition to your offensive game. And if you don't bring that, I'm not going to play it. Like you're not going to get a chance to do all this fun stuff out there unless you plant both ends. And I think he knows that. And he's improved medicine defensively. In part, because of that. We got a nickname for him yet. Logo, logo, logo in. Logo win. Go logo. Now, listen, he's not afraid of the moment. He'll take it from anywhere. And I love his kind of his spurt, like his gear. I'm really surprised that he was able to get past those Alabama guards and really get to the basket. He is fearless. Bruce, I know you got to run. Thanks for joining us. Always good to see you. Ten years ago. Man, you were carrying me now, I'm carrying Robbie homework. I knew those. You guys do it. You guys do a great job. And really good for the game. And it's fun. And it's going to be it's going to be fun coming down a stretch because I think there are about 20 teams. Right now that I look at, that you could say, that team got to get to the final four. And that's probably as many legitimate as we've seen in a long long time. No doubt, no doubt. There he is, sovereign coach Bruce pearl. Thanks for guys. Where are you going?.
Jeff Goodman Basketball Podcast
"jabari smith" Discussed on Jeff Goodman Basketball Podcast
"You know, Saban spends the entire year trying to temper that stuff down and take it one game at a time. So on and so forth. And obviously, you know, that's what we'll do. I'll point to an old miss team that's beaten us a lot. And been a tough matchup. I'll point the fact that we're two and two and four in Oxford. You know, and that's just the reality. This team has a chance to make history. But look, I'm old the kids are young. So will the kids be affected by social media? Will they be affected? I'll do everything I can to not allow that to just be honest with them. And communicate. We're going to talk about it. Hey, let me tell you something. One of the things I talked about before, the Alabama game was this. My message was this. We're going to be as excited about going to Oxford Saturday as we are about being here. And then when Georgia comes to town next Wednesday we're going to be excited about planet. So it's not like I've not been talking about this for a while. Now we'll see if those words resonate and everything. Because as you know, in league play, on the road, you know, anybody's going to look at Missouri. I'm a Missouri beats Alabama the other night beat some start to finish, and they go get whacked at Arkansas last night. You got to bring it every night and it is about matchups too. I know you coach your son of Tennessee. Now you get to coach with him in auburn. How cool has that been for you? It's awesome. You know, Robbie, it's awesome. You know, you know, you know how close that Jeff is with his daughter and that relationship I watched them kind of grow up. You know, together and now she's gotten older. They've been able to share this world of college basketball together. It's such a cool thing..
Jeff Goodman Basketball Podcast
"jabari smith" Discussed on Jeff Goodman Basketball Podcast
"Be more opposite, and we'll take what he can do. A great defender and a really solid solid non turnover playmaker. What part of jabari's game and surprise you? I know you thought he'd be good, but could you have ever envisioned him surpassing guys like Chet holmgren and Paolo Ben Caro on as the number one pick maybe here coming this summer? Robbie, I've seen most of the pre season recruiting stuff. Had jabari between 5 and 7 or 8, even. That's where he was. Rarely any higher than 5. Now he's got closer to college season. He started his work up behind those two guys a little bit. But here's what he's got that I didn't know. I had no idea. He would be such a great kid in such a great teammate. And if you saw him the other night when Wendell green was going off, there was nobody was more excited about his success than jabari or KD or walker Kessler. And that's one of the things he came to auburn wanted to be a college freshman. He wanted to go to the volleyball games in a soccer games and sit in the front row at the iron bowl and experience college life and I feel honestly, I feel bad for kids that don't make that choice, I do. I think they get robbed. Would you have ever traded a year or two of your experience at Purdue? You know, to make a million a year earlier. You know, then which I just, anyways, he's enjoying the second thing I could never have known was just how competitive he is. He wants to win. And when he wants the ball, he doesn't want the ball because he's trying to get drafted for a second or third. He wants a bill because he wants auburn win because he knows he can make the shot. And the last thing would be just that swagger and a confidence. He just, if he can see it, he can make it, and he's not afraid of the moment. There's no way you could have known any of that. And the recruiting process. He's super fun to talk to. We've had him on our late night show twice, Bruce. He's super fun, but mature, like he's just got the whole package, doesn't he? He does. And he just turned. Well, he's young. I mean, I apologize. I didn't know it was birthday, but he came here as 18. I think he still 18. Somebody's going to check that four minutes. Listening. But he is mature, and he is and he's a great kid. And look, he wants to get better. He's our hardest worker. You know, he's done a great job and a weight room he's put on 20 22 pounds since he got here at the video now. What's the up to 20? Up to 22, 23. And he's holding on to that way and he's got a friend that could put, you know, we'll be able to put a lot more into. Who's he like? Who's your, I mean, we all look for those comparisons in the next level. I've heard like Katie, I don't like that one at all, to be honest, I don't think he shoots. Well, here's why I like that one. Can I tell you why I like that one? The only reason the only reason who's the best 6 ten jump shooter in basketball and in the country. Jamari Smith is the best 6 ten jump shooter in college basketball. So that's where they're similar. Now, you know, you know, for me, you have had two more Kiki Tobias Harris, you know, that's that position. And they've all been able to do different things..
Jeff Goodman Basketball Podcast
"jabari smith" Discussed on Jeff Goodman Basketball Podcast
"Do you think Bruce you could have gotten Robbie Hamilton to become a good defender? I wasn't that bad. I was at least a good team defender. I would have been in the right spot. There's a lot to be said for that, right? Getting to the right spots, you'll make help a team head out. You and I were having a conversation preseason. I was on the road. I can't remember where I was exactly, but we talked. And I was asking you about your team, and the point in question at that point for me to you was how good is your point guard situation? I know you got jabari. I know you got watch like your front line, nobody's worried about that. But your point guard situation, I was concerned about because you had to do coming in from eastern Kentucky, you had to do coming in for college at Charleston that you probably had never seen in person when you got them there. And they were going to have to fight for the starting spot. Well, you told me, I don't want to, I'm going to let you tell me what you told me that. You could throw me under the bus. It's okay. You told me at that point that you would be surprised if you finished in the top, I think 5 in the SEC. Because you weren't sure at that point, how good your point guard situation was and you need to see him more, but you weren't overly optimistic at that point. Here's why I'm not going to I'm not going to correct you. But I'm going to say, look, you call me every year. And every year we talk about the league, why we've been friends for a long time. And I'll tell you, you know, I would say that if you want to pick auburn in the preseason, you got to pit us 5th. Maybe 6, something like that. And because you got to go, Alabama, you got to go Arkansas early. You know, you got to go, you got to go Kentucky..
The Bill Simmons Podcast
"jabari smith" Discussed on The Bill Simmons Podcast
"Cade, I do love that a rebound. Yeah. And he does like he'll fill the stat sheet, right? His worst possible game is like 15 5 and 5. But he'll always be like, at least around there. I just wonder at that position, is there ever a scenario where he's one of the top 5 guys in the league at point. You know, because that's the deepest position we have by far. And that's such a hill to climb whereas giddy is like a combo guy who the ball can run for him. And you made the key point. If he if his shooting goes up a level with how physical he is and how much funny is to play with and just how many different ways he affects the game. He's fucking young. I think he just turned 19, right? Yeah, he's a baby. Yeah, I think he's one of the youngest guys in this draft. So anyway, I'd have given a second. All right, upside hi, you and sharks. Every Tuesday, every other Tuesday, what's the schedule? Every Tuesday. Every Tuesday and ring RB isha. Good to see you. You're doing this year, by the way. They're picking up we're older than normal. We got a lot of old guys, so they're playing better earlier in the year. There's not as much malaise as we watch the teenager's struggle to run sets and things like that. It's been fun. Good luck with you. What's your next video? I got a thing on ball movement coming out. It's been sort of taken a long time, but it's coming soon. Cool. All right, good to see you. You too. That's it for the podcast thanks to sear it thanks to rob thanks to Kyle, thanks to Kyle crate and as always for producing. I will see you on a Thursday on this feat. When we saw little face I don't have you here. On the wayside on the first side. I don't have to ever come here.
The Bill Simmons Podcast
"jabari smith" Discussed on The Bill Simmons Podcast
"Jacob, man. It's here from the ringer. He makes cool videos for us. He's on the ringer MBA show. What's that pot? What do we call that upside high? You and sharks? Upside high. I always envisioned like a lame 90s high school TV show where sharks and I are like buddies that like basketball. Then it kind of sounds like that. Yeah, the bell type thing. It's a say by the bell spin off where AC slater is now playing basketball and you guys are like the team managers trying to build the team. Yeah, I would have watched that. We're gonna talk about jabari Smith really quickly because it's an important subplot. I think we went into this college season Chet first Paolo. Here we go. Jabari is kind of the wild card on the side. You've been doing a big jabari deep dive. He's certainly fascinating. It does feel like a three man race. I am about to get into this. I will fully admit the reason we're having you on. I'm letting you talk. I'm not going to pretend I have opinions. I don't really get into college basketball. Really until football ends. Now football zending later this year, so I'm going to have to, once we get to round two, I'm going to have to do the deep dive. But I have been following the jabar Smith thing. I don't know what he is. But he's something. So explain. What are you seeing? He's definitely something. And I think every year we go through this, mainly, just mainly it's because who has the time? Basically to keep track of all these players, that's always the joke I make is like well, the thing about javari is and we go through this a lot of a lot of different years over the history of the draft where guys will be they'll sort of percolate to the surface and become dominant names going into the NBA draft. And those are the guys that when you're yada yadi, the NBA draft. They come up first and Chet and Paolo were like household names well in advance. I think back about like and jabari now is sort of creeping up as you like physically matures and we see him and he's that guy on the outside that we're kind of like Brian duel Murray's character watching the ball like is it going to fall in the hole like the end of caddy jackets? We're like keeping an eye on where is he really a dude? That's kinda what's going on right now. So we come into the college season and jabari like the elevator pitch for him is this is a 16 guy. He's the son of an NBA player. He's sort of like he's basically like trivia at this point. He was played for the kings, had some cup of coffee. But he's like a stretch four, basically right.
Game Theory Podcast
"jabari smith" Discussed on Game Theory Podcast
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"jabari smith" Discussed on Game Theory Podcast
"If he's willing to really put in effort and really fix that side of his game, there's some real upside there. It's not my favorite like style of player because I don't love these like stretch for non defense bigs that are pure fors can't really play the 5. But he could absolutely make the NBA like that wouldn't stun me at all. Yeah, I'm the same. It's just is he gonna be able to shoot 38% for three and guard for 5s? If not feet quick enough to slide out and cut off the wings off the bounce. I don't know. I think he kind of sort of plays smaller than is listed 6 foot 11 too. There's a positive. I do like how he plays out of pick and pop on the catch. He thinks he's scoring can shoot it super left handed. I don't really know how he fits, still sort of this load runner too, and I want to see at North Carolina have a loaded schedule, have a loaded roster. So he's going to have plenty of chances to show he's able to do. Yeah, and they've made a concerted effort it looks like to play a more modern brand of basketball this year under huber Davis, like they went out and get Dawson Garcia. They have Brady manic on that roster as well. Honestly, I'd imagine that Dawson Gucci is gonna be fighting Brady manic for minutes. Bring your manics not a bad player by any stretch. So those two with the four with Armando bay cott is a really strong combination, offensively. I have many hesitations, defensively with that front court, but yeah, I mean, they're going to put up points in if Caleb love can rebound from what was a disaster freshman season? They're going to be a fun team to watch, I think at the very man the Caleb did show up foster shoes. Caleb loved to show those kind of moments toward the end of the year where it sort of seemed like he realized yeah, I don't think then view things really going right now and it felt at least as a viewer that that stress was lifted off his shoulders. He had a couple of good games on their mixed in. He has to do it more consistently. Yeah, totally. Next up for me, this is just my. The guy that like I think I'm gonna be higher on than most going into the year. I really like to Monte Carlos, you do. Who was at Georgia for a few years ago or for a couple of years. And transferred to Dayton this year. And if Dayton plays him in the way that they played OB toppin, like in a similar role where he's kind of the small ball 5 and they've spacing around him..
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"jabari smith" Discussed on Game Theory Podcast
"Very interesting player on a number of levels, just because his production was insane. Like the average like 32 and 18 at hillcrest. Shuttle lot, though. He did. We're getting close to 32 18 one. Let's do a little context here. We'll keep going. Right. Like. Really productive player showcases some like very modern skills like at some point like you might be able to shoot. It's some point, like you might be able to handle the ball and do some things by NBA standards. I don't think I've ever seen a player who reminds me more of Billy Preston. Oh boy. That's not a good label. Not a good label? It's not like the NBA copy on. Billy's no, not at all. Man, dude, sent me back here. Where do I and the big problem with Michael foster is like, it's just all it's all on his terms. Everything he does is on his if you change the name from Michael foster ability press into my notes section. It's the same right up. So here's my bullets. Going to get his points at all costs, yes. Has a high release that's tough to block, yes. Falls in love with a deep step back jumpers when he's driving the lane, he's driving the land. We'll take the ball all the way the rim usually has three defenders on him. Yes. Has a big, strong body that could grow with a college weight room. Yes, has to tighten all around game. Does the things well but plays to frantic. Also, yes. Billy Preston? Yeah. A lot of Billy Preston. He's playing with the G league and I give the G league ignite credit for the way they did develop. Jonathan kuminga to be more of this four three ish type of forward creator guy out of the wing, but the fence bigs, they'll do similar type things. I'm thinking with Michael foster. So it's the right developmental system for him like when people do those crystal ball predictions, I don't think since his junior anyone really thought he was going to college. Like, oh, here's my list..
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"jabari smith" Discussed on Game Theory Podcast
"Ten and 7, you know, like that's literally what just kind of looking at now. That's literally what horrific has the projection at like ten points 6 rebounds. Like people aren't going to be like wildly excited about your body walker, I feel like you won't think based at 6 8 you're not. We just talked about each bar Smith that if he did that at auburn, we could still say he might be a lottery pick. I don't think jabari walker is a lottery pick with those type of numbers. His size. Right. Yeah, honestly, if jab smith's only like 10.6 rebounds a game, I don't know that he's going in the lottery. It's a flash's business and industry. He gets in a workout looks the part. It's threes. Yeah, it used to be right. For the post too much, the guard shot too much. The narrative game could happen. So you brought up jabari Smith there. Another one of the great athletes in the 2021 recruiting class was Kendall Brown, who's going to Baylor. Where do you fall on Kendall Brown? Because I have kind of struggled to place him a little bit. I think it's a really interesting fit within like the Baylor. So yeah, totally, totally. The Baylor thing is, yes. I agree just based on their roster, too. And they're not. They've never been their hand is nervous to rush it with players and freshmen. They like red shirted day in Asia, who's pretty good. I'd like Minnesota like he could be pretty good. At least in this era of Baylor. Like in the past eras like with guys like perrie Lloyd. I'm talking championship transfer you good old stale old play Mark vital, who's an NFL tight end now. Like that kind of style of Baylor. Because Kendall Brown is this bouncy wing that finishes alley oops like on the way down, like a head above the rim type of athlete, very good defender and very, very good instincts reap passing and passing lens early, shooting the gap. He was his high school's all time leader in scores. I'm sorry, steals. The jumper is a too bad, just like slow to get it off for at least a little bit slow. I see kind of more of a fore and that's where we're talking about him here until the ball handling is tighter. With Baylor, I will say, I don't think it really matters positionally where he is because everyone sort of flies around and recovers on the court, but it's going to take time. He's going to need some development too. Yeah, I had a temptation to think of him as like this class's Greg Brown. Early on, when I watched him, but he's not that. Like he's more mobile. I think he plays more as like a combo forward. Yes. Because of that defensive intensity and that ability to and actually give real high level value on that end whereas Greg Brown didn't really do that at the high school level in a real way. But like very similar offensive concerns I think to what Greg browny sorry GE I think Kendall's just a little bit leaner and like you can play them at the three in a pinch, like I never want a Greek round to play the three, like ever..
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"jabari smith" Discussed on Game Theory Podcast
"People just considered him this top 5 to top 7 guy. Now it's cooled off a little bit without any real games being played. It's really fair and safe to just say mid lottery right now. I feel pretty confident saying it is the first round pick. Crazier things have happened, but he does just have so many tools for this modern stretch ish big that can play the forward, not really the 5, but keeps defenses having to close out and keeping those driving lanes open for both auburn and whoever ends up with on the NBA. Right. Like the key with him being able to be like that big four man is that he can actually shoot, and he can actually move its feet. Like someone like Jeremiah, Robinson Earl, like hasn't really proven that he can shoot and isn't like the Twitch. Athlete, right? So there's a chance that he's going to have to play the 5. Like jabari Smith is going to be able to move his feet and slide with like smaller players and use his length to keep up with them and he's going to be able to shoot it like at a pretty real clip, I think. If it goes like really, really well, and if auburn uses him as the centerpiece, which I just don't know what auburn's going to do, maybe he proves himself as being very clearly their most talented player, especially with Alan flanagan out. There is a real world where he becomes their centerpiece early in the season. I really think there is a chance that he ends up in that top three conversation. I feel much more confident having him around like that 5 6 7 mark to start. And Bruce pearl's curveballs had to deal with Cooper not playing to start the year last year has to deal with and planning it out this year. He sees to adjusting. So I wouldn't be surprised if he's kind of scrapped. His initial plan, the new one involves more of jabari Smith just for everything you said, you're gonna have this scoring and offensive hole that Alan flanagan being out creates. Yeah, totally. Okay, the next one for me is Caleb Houston. I have him just like slightly lower than Patrick Baldwin and jabari Smith. I have them like late lottery ish range right now. He's going to Michigan. He's a 6 foot 8. Kind of combo forward, who I think will probably play mostly the four for Michigan this year. We think, right? Yeah, sort of that Friends Wagner E type roll. Yeah, just kind of looking at the way their roster sets up. Like he might, you know what, like, he might end up at three just because they have a they have Brandon Johns, like obviously harder Jackson's gonna be their center. Yeah, I mean, he probably is going to be there three men. I think he profiles much better at the college level at the four though. Oh, that's what I think, too. And as soon as I said, Friends Wagner and he said, yeah, they also boosted to you about that who I think is similar to that, but they are different prospects. The ironic thing about kill a Houston is he is a big shooter and he shot 7 for 37 at the fever united 19s for a 19% clip. But he still averaged 17.6 rebounds, two and a half assists..
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"jabari smith" Discussed on Game Theory Podcast
"Like I don't know if he's getting the kick back to hit many threes too. So I don't know necessarily what his numbers will be and what would be considered a metric for accomplishment versus disappointment, too. Is it just shot percentage? Is it the JT Thor treatment? Where we saw these stretches and spans of plays to end games and certainly ended the year that kind of catapulted up his draft status or is it going to have to be a more consistent thing that we see throughout the year? That is a good point bringing up JT Thor because jamboree Smith is just like kind of a much upgraded version of JT Thor, like similar level athlete, crazy, twitchiness, probably doesn't quite have like the outlier length that JT Thor has, but he's much, much more fluid and accomplished as a shooter. To where auburn will straight up, just give him the green light, I think, to shoot. I will generally say when I've seen jabari Smith shoot like he seems a lot more comfortable in the mid range. Is that your experience as well? For the most. That's the most comfort, but as we know that shot doesn't. It's not that it doesn't exist, but NBA guys that's not going to be excited. Like if you short roles and hits a jumper, nobody closes out great, but it's more to be able to stretch the cord. He's comfortable enough. I think he'll be fine there. It's not something that I wrote down to cause concern about. Yeah, I think he's going to shoot threes, especially by the time he's like 22. If he shot anywhere from like 33 to 40% from three, I don't think I would be surprised. Just depending on where his attention was this summer, right? What was he focusing on? I don't know. But the shot looks great. It's very translatable. It looks like it should be fine. But he's like you said, he's a much upgraded version of JT Thor, in a lot of ways..
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"jabari smith" Discussed on Game Theory Podcast
"He's able to create and what he's able to do kind of as an inside outside game, but I wouldn't rule out him being in that top 5 talk when the years over. I thought he'd be higher at this point. I do have those concerns about what's he going to also be able to do to leap into that conversation. Is he going to have to average 18 points for a game and people are just blown away of what he's doing in that league? I think they play Florida, non conference, is he just going to have to light them up for people to open their eyes? I don't know what there is that is kind of the hesitation. Yeah, no, I'm with you on that for sure. And going from him where the thing is going to be built around him entirely to jabari Smith, where I don't know what to expect, to be honest. With jabari Smith, but I know he's really talented. He's a great athlete. He moves really well laterally. But he's a 6 foot ten ish. What would you say? 6 foot ten, 6 foot 11. Something like that. I think 6 ten 6 ten is there. Yeah, 6 ten ish, let's say. I think like pure four, realistically. I don't think that he's ever going to really put on the bulk to where you want him to play the 5. For a large swath of minutes, and I don't really think you want that guy to play the three, either. 6 foot ten athletic four man that's going to auburn, who has a really smooth looking shot has great lateral agility insofar as like I think he probably projects to being pretty switchable, although the tape there is a little bit mixed, not due to athletic tools, but just due to wherewithal and just like knowing awareness and knowing situation and everything. Defensively, as you would expect for 17 year old 16 year olds when you're watching tape trying to adjust to.