At 6'8" 235lbs Jabari Parker will struggle in the post defending taller players. Jabari will also have a harder time getting his shot off against taller and more athletic players in the NBA. A lot of those contested shots he took in college will either get blocked or he will shoot a lower percentage.
PF projection:
Parker Will yeild a higher shooting percentage to his opponent in the post and he will take a lot of contested shots.
Parker Will require help defense in the post by double teaming. Other teams will take advantage and break down the defense (see example of problem)
Parker Will have a number 1 scoring mentality but score like a number 2.
Example of problem:
Tim Duncan post up Jabari Parker about 4 feet from the hoop, If Jazz don't help then Duncan easily gets his shot off over Parker. If the Jazz double teams him by having Hayward drop down and front him, Duncan simply passes out to Manu Ginobli, Trey Burke reacts by rotating to Manu Ginobli leaving Tony Parker wide open for the Three. The breakdown on defense started with Jabari requiring help on the defensive end. Jabari is then responsible for the points Tony Parker just scored. Here it made our Perimeter defense look weak but actually the problem started inside and Trey Burke takes the blame from the fans for leaving Tony Parker wide open...lol
SF Projections:
Jabari has terrible lateral movement and at 6'8" 235 lbs will have trouble all day long guarding someone like Kobe at 6'6" 205 lbs.
With bad lateral movement he will have to play a few feet off of whoever he guards at the SF position leaving them wide open from the outside.
Will have trouble creating a good shot from outside with quicker more athletic players guarding him.
At the SF position he might have to do a lot of reaching and grabbing as quicker SF in the league will be able to drive right by him. this may cause him to get in foul trouble.
While defense is easier to learn than offense, defense requires good physical attributes to play good solid defense. On offense you have a bunch of gimmick moves to help you ovecome any lack of physical attributes such as pump fakes, ball fakes, crossover dribbles, fake passes, and drawing fouls. To play good defense you have to have a good work ethic, the physical attributes, and a love for the game. Parker was benched on numerous occasions throughout the season in the second half of games for playing bad defense. While the work ethic might improve the chances of him growing a couple inches or losing 25 lbs is unlikely.
Offense and season overveiw:
He exploded to start the season shooting 59% 32-54 from 2 point range and 66.6% 12-18 on three pointers. Teams started learning how to play Parker on defense as time passed and his numbers started to decrease. Over the rest of the season he shot 45.8% from two point range and 29% 26-88 from three point range.
PF projection:
Parker Will yeild a higher shooting percentage to his opponent in the post and he will take a lot of contested shots.
Parker Will require help defense in the post by double teaming. Other teams will take advantage and break down the defense (see example of problem)
Parker Will have a number 1 scoring mentality but score like a number 2.
Example of problem:
Tim Duncan post up Jabari Parker about 4 feet from the hoop, If Jazz don't help then Duncan easily gets his shot off over Parker. If the Jazz double teams him by having Hayward drop down and front him, Duncan simply passes out to Manu Ginobli, Trey Burke reacts by rotating to Manu Ginobli leaving Tony Parker wide open for the Three. The breakdown on defense started with Jabari requiring help on the defensive end. Jabari is then responsible for the points Tony Parker just scored. Here it made our Perimeter defense look weak but actually the problem started inside and Trey Burke takes the blame from the fans for leaving Tony Parker wide open...lol
SF Projections:
Jabari has terrible lateral movement and at 6'8" 235 lbs will have trouble all day long guarding someone like Kobe at 6'6" 205 lbs.
With bad lateral movement he will have to play a few feet off of whoever he guards at the SF position leaving them wide open from the outside.
Will have trouble creating a good shot from outside with quicker more athletic players guarding him.
At the SF position he might have to do a lot of reaching and grabbing as quicker SF in the league will be able to drive right by him. this may cause him to get in foul trouble.
While defense is easier to learn than offense, defense requires good physical attributes to play good solid defense. On offense you have a bunch of gimmick moves to help you ovecome any lack of physical attributes such as pump fakes, ball fakes, crossover dribbles, fake passes, and drawing fouls. To play good defense you have to have a good work ethic, the physical attributes, and a love for the game. Parker was benched on numerous occasions throughout the season in the second half of games for playing bad defense. While the work ethic might improve the chances of him growing a couple inches or losing 25 lbs is unlikely.
Offense and season overveiw:
He exploded to start the season shooting 59% 32-54 from 2 point range and 66.6% 12-18 on three pointers. Teams started learning how to play Parker on defense as time passed and his numbers started to decrease. Over the rest of the season he shot 45.8% from two point range and 29% 26-88 from three point range.
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