2023-07-09 23:58:00
He had started his competition with a bang the day before yesterday by sticking 33 pawns (29 in the second half!) And the buzzer beater once morest the Blazers, and the rascal did it once more this night once morest the Pistons. Jabari Smith Jr. is way too strong for the Summer League, see you in October for the real deals.
For a moment we thought we saw LeBron James on a mission.
Then we realized it was Jabari Smith Jr.
Then we remembered it was Summer League.
But is that a reason to ignore the great form of the Rockets sophomore? Of course not, and we don’t get up at night in the middle of July and under 37 degrees in the living room, not to mention the madness that we see on the League Pass.
Jabari’s evening performance is all crazy, moreover, and ignoring the level and the challenge of such a meeting is more regarding the level of desire of the player to talk regarding. The fundamentals are there, we knew it and it’s still the case, but this need to want to smash opponents is quite new and it’s a good sign for the Rockets, who are overflowing with young talent but who lack leaders, real ones. Tonight Jabari Smith Jr. was one of them, leader, in stats and in acts, and the Vegas crowd was not mistaken when he came out with just over six minutes left with a well-stocked stats sheet and a sense of accomplishment (Rockets victory)
38 points at 13/24 in shooting including 3/10 from the parking lot, 9/10 in throws, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 1 once morest in 28 minutes
Under the eyes of his future coach Ime Udoka, the one who was worth 12.8 points and 7.2 rebounds in rookie year did absolutely everything at the Pistons this night, from near, from far, between the two or even in the pass, as with this magnificent touchdown for Samuels at the buzzer of the third quarter. Jabari who will finally return in the last quarter to try to break a record, honestly it was a bit boring, and what is less so is this new beautiful evening for the young Rockets, the sophomore Tari Eason and the rookie Cam Whitmore having once once more been very good.
We may not see Jabari Smith Jr. in Las Vegas once more, maybe if so, but tonight more than a level guarantee, it’s a real promise that the interior of the Rockets has made us. Year 2, year where everything is better?
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