01-30-2022, 01:25 AM
(01-30-2022, 01:16 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: This is a valid fear. But defense is always been effort based. We've seen all-nba defenders last well into their thirties just because they knew how to manipulate people. I think Smart is that level of defender and why he's getting paid so much. Also, 31 is not too old to where we'd expect a drastic decline in performance barring any major injuries.
I'm less concerned about his level of play slipping and more concerned that he'll be difficult to move the last three years of his contract. I don't think he's a bad guy but I do think he can be abrasive and disrupt a locker room to the point where you might want to move him. I do think our team could use a little bit of his attitude but that contract is pretty rich.