Evaluating Jabari Parker two games in
It’s likely Parker will cut down on some of these mistakes tonight where he has no idea they’re switching and leaves a shooter completely wide open. But the plays where he’s out of position to help on a drive or at the point of attack or on rebounds has been there forever. https://t.co/H3E9VOYkMo
— Jared Weiss (@JaredWeissNBA) April 20, 2021
Jabari Parker has been surprisingly good at hitting the brakes on hard close outs so he can get a hand in front of a shooter without jumping out of control or even getting off balance if the shooter attacks. Makes a ton of help/coverage errors but that’s been a small plus.
— Jared Weiss (@JaredWeissNBA) April 20, 2021
Speaking of scoring, the late season addition posted 11 points in his first 13 minutes as a Celtic. That matches Semi’s previous 8 games in nearly 50 minutes and was 6 points shy of Gran Williams’ previous 8 games over around 170 minutes of game action. That is what he was brought in for and Brad showed confidence and trust in him that he hasn’t in the latter two all season long. He has shown a knack for coming up with offensive rebounds which are winning plays, and can get to the line as it looks as though he’ll do the majority of his work in the paint. Stevens even called an after time out play designed for Parker in the post during crunch time minutes against Golden State when Jayson Tatum had 40 points, and it was successful. The play showcased what Jabari Parker can do as he got it on the block and just did his thing.
Here was Jabari Parker’s most impressive bucket from his Celtics debut. Out of a timeout, they ran a play that got him a duck-in near the restricted area. From there, he just went to work. pic.twitter.com/Q9tGlG2M1H
— Jay King (@ByJayKing) April 18, 2021
I for one am excited about the possibilities with the whole squad healthy (if that ever comes to happen). The playoff rotation should look like this;
Kemba, Smart, Brown, Tatum, Williams III
Pritchard, Fournier, Semi/Grant, Jabari, Thompson
The second unit with Jabari, Pritchard, and Fournier is suddenly a good scoring threat.
Jabari Parker in his Boston Celtics debut:
— Tomek Kordylewski (@Timi_093) April 18, 2021
✅ 11 points
✅ 5-6 FG
✅ 4 offensive rebounds
✅ plus-6 in 16 minutes
Full highlights ▶️ https://t.co/klEYDDJfcC pic.twitter.com/yCyaD2UbPB