That's the beauty of Jabari's game; he wants to learn and get better and most importantly, he wants to win. - Robert Smith, Simeon Academy boys basketball coach
Robert Smith, the legendary Simeon Career Academy boys basketball coach, knows the kind of winning the Bulls have achieved. Smith has coached Simeon to six state championships, two with Derrick Rose and four with Jabari Parker. Smith was a Parker guest Wednesday when Parker—symbolically now Bulls No. 2 for his second chance—met reporters in the Atrium in the United Center in his Bulls introductory media session.
Smith listened to all those inquiries and implied doubts about the health of Parker, who had two anterior cruciate surgeries in his four NBA seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks, the questions about whether Parker can defend enough, that he's really a limited power forward, that he just doesn't have the moves any more.