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re: Tari Eason to Rockets at no.17
Posted on 6/23/22 at 9:14 pm to SoloTiger
Posted on 6/23/22 at 9:14 pm to SoloTiger
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Some on here claimed he would be a lottery pick.
Brother
The people who said Tari was a lottery pick were not the ones with bad opinions. You had people on here saying he wasn’t an nba player, shouldn’t have turned pro, 2nd round pick, etc.
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Posted on 6/23/22 at 9:18 pm to KingwoodTigah
I had no idea Jabari Smith jr was the son of LSU’s Jabari Smith from the sweet 16 team. Damn I feel old now.
Jabari funk dunk on Arizona
Jabari funk dunk on Arizona
This post was edited on 6/23/22 at 9:21 pm
Posted on 6/23/22 at 9:18 pm to SoloTiger
quote:
Some on here claimed he would be a lottery pick.
I never bought that.
Lol what a tard
Posted on 6/23/22 at 9:22 pm to Salamander_Wilson
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Tari is not an elite defender.
Wut?? He's regarded as one of the best defenders in this draft.
Posted on 6/23/22 at 9:22 pm to mattz1122
I guess one will play center and the other will.play power forward positions ? Why draft 2 people in first round for same team at same positions ?
Posted on 6/23/22 at 9:37 pm to Honest Tune
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I had no idea Jabari Smith jr was the son of LSU’s Jabari Smith from the sweet 16 team.
Posted on 6/23/22 at 9:41 pm to The Truth 34
I know man. I know. Admittedly didn’t get to watch much college ball this past season.
Posted on 6/23/22 at 10:05 pm to Lowes knowsLSU
You must not watch much basketball. Get as many 6’8+ athletes who can handle the ball, shoot and finish and you can win a lot of games
Posted on 6/23/22 at 10:33 pm to Lowes knowsLSU
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Why draft 2 people in first round for same team at same positions ?
They are two completely different players. Jabari has a great jumper and can get his shot from anywhere. Tari is limited offensively but is an elite defender that can guard 1-5. They complement each other well
Posted on 6/24/22 at 4:20 am to KingwoodTigah
Happy for him
Posted on 6/24/22 at 6:18 am to Salamander_Wilson
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Perkins compared him to Herb Jones WTF? Lol
That ESPN has that cat in the first seat for commentary on one of the NBA's marquee events shows you how much they have lost their way. A bag of hammers could articulate better and give more insight.
Posted on 6/24/22 at 6:20 am to Salamander_Wilson
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Tari is not an elite defender. He’s a great finisher, offensive rebounder and has a good 3pt shot.
Swing and a miss Wilson.
Posted on 6/24/22 at 8:10 am to 225Tyga
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If he would have stayed he could have gone top 5 :/
No he wouldnt, he doesnt really have the full complete game for something like that.
The 2021 #17 overall pick signed a 4 year $14.8M fully guaranteed contract last year, so I think Tari will be pretty happy to be making on average $3.75M over the next 4 years without question.
This post was edited on 6/24/22 at 8:15 am
Posted on 6/24/22 at 8:15 am to Lowes knowsLSU
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I guess one will play center and the other will.play power forward positions ? Why draft 2 people in first round for same team at same positions ?
Neither will play the 5 really, they can both either play the 3 or 4 in the NBA.
Also, they probably dont expect Tari to be a starter for them at all while Smith is. Being drafted in the 1st round in NBA is hardly a "he's a starter" automatically territory. Teams look for good bench pieces in the 1st round as well and Tari could be just that considering his role here he performed so well. Trey Murphy went in Tari's spot last year and plays for the Pelicans. He averaged 14 minutes and 5 points off the bench for the Pelicans this past season.
As for the folks calling him an elite defender - I would say hes a high end defender but what kept him from being elite is the foul trouble basically. He is a very good defender but used fouling a little too much to call him elite, at least in college. Thats one of the biggest things he will have to work on in the NBA if he wants starter type minutes.
This post was edited on 6/24/22 at 8:18 am
Posted on 6/24/22 at 9:25 am to SoloTiger
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Some on here claimed he would be a lottery pick.
I never bought that.
Who was closer to being right
The person (me) that said he was a late lottery pick in January (he wasn’t even in mock drafts yet).
Or you, who said he was only 6’6” & would come back to lsu another year to develop offensively
Posted on 6/24/22 at 9:30 am to SoloTiger
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Some on here claimed he would be a lottery pick.
I said i could see him sneaking into the lottery. Which implied he’d be on the fringes of the lotto. He missed it by a couple picks so i guess i was right.
Tell us more about how he’ll be lucky to go 2nd round
Posted on 6/24/22 at 10:35 am to SeanLSU
It’s a pretty bad comp. Yes, Eason has defensive ability, but he’s a very undisciplined defender that plays low minutes because he can’t stay out of foul trouble.
Herb Jones was playing 40 plus minutes in nba playoff games and not coming close to fouling out.
Herb Jones was playing 40 plus minutes in nba playoff games and not coming close to fouling out.
Posted on 6/24/22 at 12:26 pm to Honest Tune
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I had no idea Jabari Smith jr was the son of LSU’s Jabari Smith from the sweet 16 team. Damn I feel old now.
Come on baw. Seriously?
Posted on 6/24/22 at 1:08 pm to KingwoodTigah
All of the advanced metrics graded him super high last year. He is the type of player that helps you win games. So I’m not surprised but am happy for him.
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