I don't think it was a coincidence that Chris Paul got his career high in rebounds while playing alongside Jalen. Chris even alluded to the fact that a lot of bigs don't play unselfishly like Jalen does (in the postgame press conference)...and the bigs don't necessarily let the little guys grab "their" rebounds. I think this CP3/Smith combo is pure magic. I think Chris sees it too. Jalen is his ticket to that ring he has always wanted. Who better to contain Giannis than a Giannis 2.0? But this Giannis can actually shoot the ball too.
True, I sadly don't see Jalen lasting on this team. But remember Jalen is a 4, Ayton and Stix together on starter might literally break the WC with the rebounding, offensive, and athletics capability. I think this is a great player with in immense amount of superstar potential being he is still practically a rookie. If the Suns managers play him correctly you could be looking at an amazing team better than now...
@@porterporter7603 The Giannis comparison was more about Jalen's body-type and athleticism. Their offensive games are completely different. Jalen is a polished mid-range shooter with a soft touch. Giannis is just an unstoppable beast in the open court. But just imagine if Jalen learned some of Giannis's moves. Jalen showed some of his open court potential in the Boston game.
@@xxxencryptacion I’m not a Suns fan, I’m a Jalen fan. We attended the same college, so I root for his success in the NBA, wherever he ends up. I know that Giannis is one of the best, if not THE best player in the NBA. I was just making the point that Jalen is the only guy on the Suns, and maybe the entire NBA, who has a chance of limiting the unstoppable force that Giannis is. Primarily because Jalen has similar physical attributes...and the fire in his belly to excel.
I couldn't be happier to know that this young man will be playing for my Pacers! I mentioned days ago how he should have been more appreciated and how some teams would be happy to take him. That team happens to be my Pacers. Where he will get a true opportunity to show his talent. Which I see you Jalen Smith, dude can ball. He's strong too, which is one of my favorite thing's about Jalen and his range. This kid is about to silence the haters and I cannot wait to see him develop alongside our new young team. Him, Haliburton, Duarte and our next few young guys for this coming draft. Are about to propel my Indiana Pacers back into contender status. Much love and respect, I hope you ball out for us Jalen Smith.
@@keithjames7449 guess we’ll find out the true offensive potential Turner has now that Sabonis is gone…not saying he will average 20 pts a game but he sacrificed a lot these couple of years
@@maciedixon3983 Wdym??? According to NBA stats he is a 4 and has the option to start with Ayton and play with McGee. A really good player with tons of potential but honestly I don't see him growing very much on the Suns. If he goes to the Pacers, Spurs, or Raptors (idk maybe even pistons) I could see him growing extremely in his Basketball IQ as well as a team player. (This while building up his skills more too since he is still practically a rookie)
@@vzhdnrx2773 Jalen played the 4 in his Freshman year in college, alongside Celtic center Bruno Fernando. Then he played the 5 in his Sophomore year. He's super-versatile. Some websites list players as Power Forward/Center. That's definitely Jalen. I think he's more fun to watch at the 5, but I would love to see him get some minutes with Ayton.
He played PF most of the time last year and he was terrible, and now that he's playing C he's doing really well. If they bring him back, it'll probably be as a solid backup for Ayton
@@finncervino7994 they ain’t never played him at the 4 Beside Ayton everytime he got in the game he was at Center They Never been on the floor together
I agree that Cp3 elevates any center...but give credit to Smith too, he's young and developing, you act like all of his buckets came from Cp3 lol...most of his buckets came from his promising skillset..
@@JRadiCal33 CP was involved in like 80% of those plays. Smith has some athletic upside and the occasional 3pt shot, but as usual, give a big to CP and he will work his magic
@@RRRRRRRRR33 80%? I literally counted 3 passes from him to Smith. It’s not nothing towards CP because he just makes a whole team better but in this case Smith showed great skill around the rim and the ability to knock the open shot down
@@JRadiCal33 A direct pass is not the only way a PG can involve others, the defense gravitates toward CP in the midrange, he finds the open man who shoots and then Smith gets the rebound, etc.. it facilitates for everyone. CP made DeAndre Jordan looks like a allstar, that is almost as impressive as winning a championship tbh, literally tuning shit into gold
With Ayton and Mcgee coming back next game and the extension they gave to Biyombo, Smith's minutes will likely drop to about 10. He's played amazing in their absence and has been playing 25 min a game the past couple weeks but it's been out of necessity. He's only a rookie and has plenty of time to grow. Only so many min to go around as the 3rd/4th string.
@@steez5769 This is Stix 2nd year. But you wouldn't know it from the splinters the Suns management has put in his ass the past 2 years. He was the difference-maker in tonight's game. It's hard to be real productive in 10 minutes per night, though. I hope the Suns figure that out and give him at least 20...as long as they are winning. If they start to lose games, then they can always cut his minutes later. But as they say: if it ain't broken, don't fix it.
When they drafted him I thought him and DA will be scary in few years, little I know the suns will let both of them go for free. I cant understand this level of incompetence.
@@iCHAWY J Smith can’t be traded for anything since he’ll be a cheap free agent in a year. Suns shot themselves with that stupid decion of not extending him for a year…bad basketball and business decision. As to DA, they could’ve signed him for the max deal and secured him for 5 years, now they have less control on what he decids…and you and I know there are plenty of teams who would give him the max without any hesitation.
Lol. No way they are both leaving. Sarver is a dumbass but he won’t. We are concerned for the future though about point guard play. Need to get a young fella to develop like Chris
Smith does have a helluva lot of potential. Give him a few years and let's see what happens. I see him as an All-Star in 3-4 years. Maybe less, based on these past 5 games.
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He deserves more time. He will be the next Amar'e Stoudemire !
Most certainly can be
Plays with more force than Ayton
He is bout to get traded
@@4820FIVEOH most likely
@@trinbaker993 Detroit I think is his destination
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I don't think it was a coincidence that Chris Paul got his career high in rebounds while playing alongside Jalen. Chris even alluded to the fact that a lot of bigs don't play unselfishly like Jalen does (in the postgame press conference)...and the bigs don't necessarily let the little guys grab "their" rebounds. I think this CP3/Smith combo is pure magic. I think Chris sees it too. Jalen is his ticket to that ring he has always wanted. Who better to contain Giannis than a Giannis 2.0? But this Giannis can actually shoot the ball too.
Good Point. But I Don’t See Giannis In Him
True, I sadly don't see Jalen lasting on this team. But remember Jalen is a 4, Ayton and Stix together on starter might literally break the WC with the rebounding, offensive, and athletics capability. I think this is a great player with in immense amount of superstar potential being he is still practically a rookie. If the Suns managers play him correctly you could be looking at an amazing team better than now...
@@porterporter7603 The Giannis comparison was more about Jalen's body-type and athleticism. Their offensive games are completely different. Jalen is a polished mid-range shooter with a soft touch. Giannis is just an unstoppable beast in the open court. But just imagine if Jalen learned some of Giannis's moves. Jalen showed some of his open court potential in the Boston game.
Dude Giannis Murdered you like pancakes LMAOO was you saying he the BEST PLAYER BY FARRRR 7 3 can drop 50 anytime
@@xxxencryptacion I’m not a Suns fan, I’m a Jalen fan. We attended the same college, so I root for his success in the NBA, wherever he ends up. I know that Giannis is one of the best, if not THE best player in the NBA. I was just making the point that Jalen is the only guy on the Suns, and maybe the entire NBA, who has a chance of limiting the unstoppable force that Giannis is. Primarily because Jalen has similar physical attributes...and the fire in his belly to excel.
can’t get over the fact how much this sounds like a game of 2k
I remember a lot of Suns fans shitting on the kid last season. I can see him being a solid rotational 2/3rd string big for years to come.
that would be a good thing if he was an undrafted guy. he was the 10th pick in the draft.
Hes way better than being just a 2/3rd string big spurs or raptors would develop him so much better
@@yakyak4993 yea I don't know wtf he sees but jalen is definitely a starting center in today's league
@@greenrunsdeep4585 guy is averaging 15 10 and 10 or 5 with really good percentage he is a star bruh
@@yakyak4993 bring it down a little, u mean he will be a star. I get what u meant tho
he really got very high upside!
Celtics fan here 🌝
I couldn't be happier to know that this young man will be playing for my Pacers! I mentioned days ago how he should have been more appreciated and how some teams would be happy to take him. That team happens to be my Pacers. Where he will get a true opportunity to show his talent. Which I see you Jalen Smith, dude can ball. He's strong too, which is one of my favorite thing's about Jalen and his range. This kid is about to silence the haters and I cannot wait to see him develop alongside our new young team. Him, Haliburton, Duarte and our next few young guys for this coming draft. Are about to propel my Indiana Pacers back into contender status. Much love and respect, I hope you ball out for us Jalen Smith.
He plays like Turner on the offensive end…competing with Goga for the reserve Centre role next season
@@pump5991 i agree,but i think he has more potential than turner on the offensive side.
@@anthonychurch726 sure, he looks ok but not nothing spectacular…don’t really mind him staying or leaving
@@keithjames7449 guess we’ll find out the true offensive potential Turner has now that Sabonis is gone…not saying he will average 20 pts a game but he sacrificed a lot these couple of years
@@pump5991 he better average 20/10 or im a crucify his funny looking a$$🤣🤣🤣
Need to start him at PF, and start Cam Johnson over Crowder
Crowder is the 4, you can only start cam or Stix at pf, not both
So they declined his third year option just to showcase that’s he’s actually a decent player to the rest of the league… 🥴
at least cp3 getting him a contract for next year
He’s a 5. Wish we would have developed him more. Could have used his size in the finals. Sigh
@@maciedixon3983 Wdym??? According to NBA stats he is a 4 and has the option to start with Ayton and play with McGee. A really good player with tons of potential but honestly I don't see him growing very much on the Suns. If he goes to the Pacers, Spurs, or Raptors (idk maybe even pistons) I could see him growing extremely in his Basketball IQ as well as a team player. (This while building up his skills more too since he is still practically a rookie)
@@vzhdnrx2773 Jalen played the 4 in his Freshman year in college, alongside Celtic center Bruno Fernando. Then he played the 5 in his Sophomore year. He's super-versatile. Some websites list players as Power Forward/Center. That's definitely Jalen. I think he's more fun to watch at the 5, but
I would love to see him get some minutes with Ayton.
No cap I hope they try him at PF beside Ayton & see how it play out Cus if Not Dude gone be Rawerr then Ayton he got that Dog in him
That's my thoughts too, Monty too even said he sees him more as a 4 right now than a 5.
He played PF most of the time last year and he was terrible, and now that he's playing C he's doing really well. If they bring him back, it'll probably be as a solid backup for Ayton
@@finncervino7994 they ain’t never played him at the 4 Beside Ayton everytime he got in the game he was at Center They Never been on the floor together
@@Itakotsu I think him & Ayton a compliment each other Snith jus gotta keep knocking down the 3’s
@@Fastcash4 I agree he just gotta be better on knocking those occasional 3s and I like his mobility on defense tbh
It really doesn’t matter who you put at center, Chris Paul is going to make them look like a superstar
I mean I love some cp3 but it was more of Jalen’s talent that put those buckets up lol. I saw like 2 easy wide open back door passes
I agree that Cp3 elevates any center...but give credit to Smith too, he's young and developing, you act like all of his buckets came from Cp3 lol...most of his buckets came from his promising skillset..
@@JRadiCal33 CP was involved in like 80% of those plays. Smith has some athletic upside and the occasional 3pt shot, but as usual, give a big to CP and he will work his magic
@@RRRRRRRRR33 80%? I literally counted 3 passes from him to Smith. It’s not nothing towards CP because he just makes a whole team better but in this case Smith showed great skill around the rim and the ability to knock the open shot down
@@JRadiCal33 A direct pass is not the only way a PG can involve others, the defense gravitates toward CP in the midrange, he finds the open man who shoots and then Smith gets the rebound, etc.. it facilitates for everyone. CP made DeAndre Jordan looks like a allstar, that is almost as impressive as winning a championship tbh, literally tuning shit into gold
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He Needs More Playing Time !
With Ayton and Mcgee coming back next game and the extension they gave to Biyombo, Smith's minutes will likely drop to about 10. He's played amazing in their absence and has been playing 25 min a game the past couple weeks but it's been out of necessity. He's only a rookie and has plenty of time to grow. Only so many min to go around as the 3rd/4th string.
@@steez5769 This is Stix 2nd year. But you wouldn't know it from the splinters the Suns management has put in his ass the past 2 years. He was the difference-maker in tonight's game. It's hard to be real productive in 10 minutes per night, though. I hope the Suns figure that out and give him at least 20...as long as they are winning. If they start to lose games, then they can always cut his minutes later. But as they say: if it ain't broken, don't fix it.
I miss you stix 🧡💜
I like how Suns "fans" call this kid a bust. Yet he's this young/strong and puts in work. I know plenty of teams who will take him off your hands.
Pacers fan here checking out our new player at power forward and i like him😈😁
Ty
This guy hook shot is automatic man
Thanks Phoenix for giving us our future Jermaine O’Neal-for Torrey Craig-haha-Suns front office on crack!
Can't believe they didn't pick up his option for next year. That might become a real fuck up on their part especially if they don't want to pay Ayton.
Yeah...I was just reading about this. I hope to God they didn't screw this up because that could set us back for years.
@@damonke79 he is going to detroit
@@4820FIVEOH heard the raptors called the sun's for Jalen smith
When they drafted him I thought him and DA will be scary in few years, little I know the suns will let both of them go for free. I cant understand this level of incompetence.
Lol what are you talking about? DA isn’t going anywhere. Jalen Smith can be a valuable trade piece and if not, they can re-sign him as well.
@@iCHAWY J Smith can’t be traded for anything since he’ll be a cheap free agent in a year. Suns shot themselves with that stupid decion of not extending him for a year…bad basketball and business decision. As to DA, they could’ve signed him for the max deal and secured him for 5 years, now they have less control on what he decids…and you and I know there are plenty of teams who would give him the max without any hesitation.
Lol. No way they are both leaving. Sarver is a dumbass but he won’t. We are concerned for the future though about point guard play. Need to get a young fella to develop like Chris
What are you talking about? Anything da accepts , we will match it. He’s not leaving
@@abdullaha4678 ya and we can match the max. Do you know what restricted free agency is?
Come on spurs, pull the damn trigger.
Is he the new Ayton? are they planning that wont make a deal with Ayton ? maybe could be
Pacers
They are letting him walk
Ayton who?
I hope they will develop Smith instead signing ,,50% of David Robinson" in modern NBA
So now you are on board with Jalen? I'm so confused.
Lol they will be both FA this coming summer
@@Itakotsu no, 22/23 and 23/34 are Suns option on Smith contract.
@@KITT5 Suns declined Jalen Smith 3rd year option before the season so that makes him an UFA this coming summer
Better than jokic and I’m a nuggets fan
Clown 🤡
Smith does have a helluva lot of potential. Give him a few years and let's see what happens. I see him as an All-Star in 3-4 years. Maybe less, based on these past 5 games.
He gonna replace Ayton next year when he signs somewhere else
Ayton is RFA, Smith UFA... we will see...
He's an UFA this coming summer
@@Itakotsu not a rookie deal you can’t be
@@228sippmiester8 the Suns declined his 3rd year option before the season that will make him an UFA
@@Itakotsu he may be ufa but he only can get 4 million
Detroit
sorry he's getting traded to the celtics for marcus smart haha