Even without injuries, Jabari Parker is hard to beat.
In my last article, I wrote such a sentence, "If a rookie is not in shape, and has not yet been projected, then he will most likely become a parallel cargo, just like Jabari Parker", the result caused a lot of doubts, I saw many fans in the comment area said that Jabari Parker could not play because of injuries, not because of shooting; others said that if Parker did not hurt, there might not be any letter brothers or anything...
Seeing so many people refuting my views, I didn't reply one by one, but directly wrote another article, mainly to discuss, is the health state of Jabari Parker really as good as you think?
Let's talk about the 16-17 season, which is the most complete, relatively healthy, and outstanding season in Parker's career so far, this year, he averaged 20.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists, shooting 49% from the field and 36.5% from three-point range.
It is this set of data that makes many fans feel that Parker has the potential to become the core of the Bucks, and even the future All-Stars of the league, but in fact?
Parker's offensive efficiency is actually not high, the real shooting rate is only 56.3%, but also very occupied the ball, the ball use rate is as high as 26.5%, the reason for the general efficiency, mainly because Parker's ball style is too messy, it seems that everything will be, but it is not fine, on the surface it is a space-type big forward, in fact, it is the work of the defender, like to face the basket singles, and then use the block to create basket opportunities, but the two offensive methods, Parker is not very good at.
The efficiency of the face basket singles is only 0.7 points per round, and the blocking and demolition offense is only 0.8 points per round, all at the bottom level of the league, and occasionally when serving as a cover man, it can not play a role in opening up space, why? If you look at Parker's shooting level, so far in his career, he has never been above average three-pointers, averaging 32.5% shooting per game in his career, averaging 0.8 per game, even for mid-range shots, Parker has not reached the elite level, 3-10 feet (36.1%), 10-16 feet (28.6%), 16-22 feet (38.5%).
As for the defense, not to mention, the ability to respond is also the same as the scratch lottery, so when he is on the floor, the Bucks have always lost points, and the true plus-minus value is -0.78, which is enough to explain the problem, such a player, can it be considered excellent? Don't think that averaging 20+6 per game is a quasi-All-Star, when given enough ball rights, many people in the league can complete such statistics, such as Jalil Okafor, in the end, Parker's own style of play and play is a bit outdated.
Plus, even if Parker isn't injured, he doesn't have a future at the Bucks.
First of all, the Milwaukee people have clearly focused on the alphabet brother, who performed much better than Parker in the 16-17 season, not only starting all-star, becoming the fastest improving player, but also being selected for the double second team;
Secondly, the blowout of Parker's data is mainly because Middleton is injured, the Bucks' ball has no place to digest, can only be piled up in front of Parker, but in the 17-18 season, Middleton is full of blood resurrection, even if Parker is not injured, it is impossible to have such a high number of shots and ball rights, and as Middleton's offensive and defensive ends become more and more outstanding, Parker's role will only get lower and lower, there is no such thing as "big three", Parker will definitely become a victim of this competition.
Summary: Most people have not actually seen many Parker games, and their attention and love for him come from the media on the one hand, the dunks in the collection on the other hand, and the 20+6 data, but if you really watch his 16-17 season, you will not feel that he is suitable for the alphabet brother, and you will not be full of fantasies about his future.
In the past 3 years, Parker has been abandoned 6 times, although 2 injuries have taken away his athletic talent, but what really makes Parker unable to stand in the NBA is shooting and defense.