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RT8 - Question 2 - Jabari Analytics
DIR By: Tim Wray
Date: December 13, 2016, 7:16 pm
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Advanced metrics haven’t agreed with Jabari Parker so far this
season. How would you grade his performance to date? Are you
concerned about his defensive analytics?
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Re: RT8 - Question 2 - Jabari Analytics
DIR By: @BucksPhanTom
Date: December 14, 2016, 10:05 am
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We all knew Jabari had a long way to go defensively when he was
drafted. That really hasn't changed much. His awareness on that
end of the court leaves much to be desired, and I still cringed
a little bit every time I saw him matched up on Demar DeRozan on
the perimeter. With that said, I like the effort and energy he
continues to bring on defense, and the progress that he has made
gives me hope that he can continue to progress. If there were no
evidence that he cared I would be much more concerned.
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Re: RT8 - Question 2 - Jabari Analytics
DIR By: TiWindisch
Date: December 14, 2016, 10:54 am
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I'm still not very worried. He's young, and since last season
the only expectation I had for Jabari was being healthy I'm
still not placing him on any pedestals yet. I do think he'll get
a bit better defensively, but even if he doesn't there are ways
to better mask a bad defender. The Bucks haven't been using them
because I think the team wants to force Jabari to play defense,
so they're going to throw him into the fire and see what
happens. It's a dangerous yet fun experiment, and I'm all for
it.
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Re: RT8 - Question 2 - Jabari Analytics
DIR By: adammcgee
Date: December 14, 2016, 7:13 pm
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Jabari is not a good defender. The best we can likely hope for
him to be is somewhere within reach of being average on that end
of the floor. That means there will likely always be the
opportunity to pick out ugly defensive numbers or nitpick with
clips where he looks even more lost than usual. On the other
hand, Jabari is an incredible offensive player. He's the best
player on the team on that end and it's not even close. If you
don't believe me, look at how Giannis has struggled in late game
situations with the ball in his hands. Jabari is an instinctive
offensive talent that won't necessarily be found all that easily
again for the Bucks.
For context, if Jabari was to hold or improve his scoring
average through to the end of the season, he'd become only the
second player (Marques Johnson) in Milwaukee Bucks history to
average 19 points per game aged 21 or younger. You don't just
give up on that, particularly when with everybody fully healthy,
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton can be elite defenders
alongside him.
With that in mind, he's better than he was last year, he's
expanding his game and I've been really impressed with him so
far.
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Re: RT8 - Question 2 - Jabari Analytics
DIR By: JordanTreske
Date: December 14, 2016, 8:32 pm
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It's very easy to focus on the holes of his game, with defense
being chief among them. If you've tuned into all of the games
this year or basically since Jabari's been with the team (and
healthy), it's certainly hard to ignore the mistakes like a lack
of awareness or the stop and start activity he shows regularly
on that side of the ball.
However, what a lot of people have either not done or choose not
to look at are the ways he's gradually improved his game. His
scoring is on par with his post All-Star break numbers last year
and we're seeing a more willing and effective outside shooter
this year. I still think his playmaking/creativity with the
ball will only follow with that and seeing how he's handled late
game situations has been incredibly encouraging to see.
I know the topic of how he fits in the team's grand scheme or
how he plays next to Giannis will never go away as long as he
remains with the team, but I really find it hard to come to any
conclusions regarding Jabari with only a year and a half of NBA
experience under his belt as well as under a team without a key
piece in Khris Middleton for this season.
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Re: RT8 - Question 2 - Jabari Analytics
DIR By: LukasHarkins
Date: December 15, 2016, 1:07 am
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I'm not worried about Jabari. He's still young, and although
that's not an excuse, analytics aren't everything. Jabari is
clearly a part of our core moving forward and there is no sense
worrying about anything this season unless something happens
between him and Giannis, which seems highly unlikely.
Jabari is extremely likable athlete and definitely has the
offensive tools to score. As for how he does with certain
players or on the defensive end, he has time.
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Re: RT8 - Question 2 - Jabari Analytics
DIR By: Tim Wray
Date: December 15, 2016, 6:17 am
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It's no secret that Jabari isn't a great defender. You don't
need advanced metrics to tell you that. Whilst criticism is
warranted at times, I feel as though it has steadily blown out
of proportion to the point where his proficiency on the
offensive end is often ignored in the shadows of Giannis'
outlandish feats. Currently, Jabari is on track to join only 36
other players in NBA history, aged 21 or younger, to average
more than 19 points per game for a season. As Adam mentioned,
the Bucks would be foolish to give up on developing this kind of
young talent because defensive analytics are in the negative,
124 NBA games into a 21-year-old's career.
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