Jabari Walker

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  1. wizenheimer

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    I like the comparison to Herbert Jones. Not because they are similar players but because if a player like Walker pops like Jones did, the team gets a lot better in a hurry
     
    wizenheimer, Jul 8, 2022
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    I’ll watch SL still just to keep tabs on this guy. He’s impressed me
     
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    No reason not to feed this kid. Let him eat.
     
    rotary111, Jul 9, 2022
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    J Walk.

    A nickname we can't forget or mix up!
     
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    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    Walker > Brown

    Walker — Watford —- this one is really close.

    His feel/awareness really stands out.

    His outside shot is going to be his calling card.
     
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  6. MickZagger

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    I like how Watford grabs the rebound and looks to push.
     
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    That pg dribbles too much
     
    MickZagger, Jul 9, 2022
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    Jabari is built like his pop
     
    Hoopguru, Jul 9, 2022
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    Walker might be another Sam Perkins
     
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    Big smooth. Very effective catch dribble once shoot player for the Sonics/Lakers back in the day. Kind of a unique player.
     
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    I wonder if even the Blazers thought he would be this good. We could have picked him at 46 if we thought that highly of him. Picking him at 57 seems like kind of a why not kind of move, since they had the pick anyways.
     
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    It was a Schmitz pick, he was pretty high on him.

     
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    Dames guy keeps pimping Walker.

     
    Scalma, Jul 9, 2022
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    No question he's getting a roster spot.
     
    HailBlazers, Jul 9, 2022
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    He reminds me of Harkless in some ways. I'm thinking that might be his floor. He seems very comfortable, very poised, good instincts, doesn't try to do too much and paradoxically has a pretty good all-around game.

    He's something the Blazers need in a guy with size and length who isn't a huge liability switching on screens. He'll play D. He'll hit the boards. He can cut and he's a guy opposing defenses can't leave alone at the 3 line to double-team our more prolific scorers. But the Blazers' lack of size really opens the door for him to see solid run every night; the opportunity to play is there for him if he just keeps doing what he's done these first two summer games.
     
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    The #4 pick in the best NBA draft ever? The guy who went right before Barkley and then played 17 sesaons in the NBA?

    At least we're keeping expectations reasonable...
     
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    It’s not like Perkins was an all star. He was a solid player. Not really an unreasonable comparison.
     
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    well, he did averaged only 12 points per game over those 17 years...
     
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