Game6Conley
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He doesn't even shoot 3's though.. Explain that one to me... Wasn't Jabari's shooting billed as superior to Wiggins in almost every conceivable fashion?
Jabari Parker will be better than Andrew Wiggins
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He doesn't even shoot 3's though.. Explain that one to me... Wasn't Jabari's shooting billed as superior to Wiggins in almost every conceivable fashion?
Hotdog
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Hilarious that you would bring that up. Wiggins isn't making that many threes himself. He makes .8 per game on 31%. That's not a good 3 point shooter. His field goal percentage is 43%. That's not a good shooter.
Jabari is 52% FG. He isn't shooting threes. But he's also a power forward. I think he will in the future, but it's not necessary right now. He's probably trying to win by playing to his strengthson for right now. Wiggins is just chucking.
I'm not here to hate on Wiggins. I think he's ok. But he's not the Superstar he's billed as. He's a wing who doesn't shoot good. Doesn't pass. Doesn't rebound. Poor handles too. But he's Uber athletic. I like that, but man he's got a lot to work on in his game.
Jabari is far more skilled than Wiggins imo. He's a power forward and his handles are way better than Wiggins. Explain that one.
It is weird that Parker doesnt even attempt 3's.
Hotdog
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Maybe he's being told not to by Kidd for right now. Ya, he's gotta work on his shooting. I'm confident it will come around. But for this discussion, and comparing him to Wiggins. It doesn't make sense to harp on his shooting when Wiggins isn't shooting it good either right now. I'll point out again though, that Jabari is sitting on 52% for the year compared to Wiggins 43%
You know what I find weird. It's that Wiggins is this great athlete, but none of his dunks look all that skilled or great. Am I the only one not impressed with his dunks?
I'm so confident that Jabari is going to be great. I don't understand why people don't see it.
Bucks defense has gone from one of the best last year to awful this year. I would assume Parker has something to do with that.
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Hotdog
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It's getting old.
Do you think he's slow and can't jump? Because you'd be wrong about that. So why does it matter what his body looks like? Is he modeling or balling?
Hotdog
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Nothing to do with the addition of Greg Monroe? Or Kidd's desire to keep his best shot blocker benched?
Well I didn't say he is 100% responsible, did I?
It's not like Bucks had defensive stud players down low last year either. It's been a pretty steep decline, and it's at least partially due to playing Jabari.
Hotdog
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I'm not claiming Jabari is or ever will be a good defender. And I do think being a good defender is important. I am confident that Jabari will be an offense beast though. And with him being so young, he's big, athletic, and smart, I think it's possible he becomes a good enough defender with an elite offensive game.
I would put more of the blame for Bucks defense sucking on Monroe. Imo, the Center needs to be one of your better defenders.
Without rim protection, it screws up your whole team defense.
Hotdog
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Lol
How does that even mean anything at this stage?
Wiggins shoots 18 times a game and plays 35 minutes per game. Jabari plays 23 minutes a game and shoots it 7 times a game. Jabari is just coming off knee surgery. They are taking a careful approach with him.
You don't think he's actually just not getting minutes and shots because the Bucks have already decided he's a bust do you?
It isn't like Wiggins is setting the NBA on fire. All he does is score inefficiently. On a bad team. Who's giving him all the opportunity he can handle right now.
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How does that even mean anything at this stage?
Wiggins shoots 18 times a game and plays 35 minutes per game. Jabari plays 23 minutes a game and shoots it 7 times a game. Jabari is just coming off knee surgery. They are taking a careful approach with him.
You don't think he's actually just not getting minutes and shots because the Bucks have already decided he's a bust do you?
It isn't like Wiggins is setting the NBA on fire. All he does is score inefficiently. On a bad team. Who's giving him all the opportunity he can handle right now.
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