05-10-2021, 09:07 AM
(05-10-2021, 08:35 AM)HanspardsShowerVoice Wrote: Neither Ryen Russillo or Bill Simmons thinks Marcus Smart will be on the Celtics next year. I have to admit, I've never really been much of a fan of his. I know some people love him, but I think they like the imagined version Marcus Smart more than the actual real life Marcus Smart that you actually get. He's basically like inverse KP where he's so bad on one side of the floor it negates the impact he has on the side of the floor he's good on, but really I think he's overrated as a defender on the whole ... he is so up in his head with his own little beefs and sub plots that he loses track of what is actually going on in the actual game that is being played around him.
Disagree. Don´t think he is terrible on offense. Solid ballhandler with a borderline elite ast/tov ratio on solid volume. Over four assists for the last five seasons. 5.7 this season. He shouldn´t be the primary ballhandler but as 2nd or 3rd guy he is pretty good. Scoring is obviously a weakness. Not a good finsher in the paint, not a midrange shooter. Good FTAr. Super streaky 3-point shooter. Overall volume and efficiency are in the JRich range. On/off numbers of the last five seasons have him as a net positive on offense.
Defense is a another story. Over the last 3-5 seasons best defensive guard is probably between him and Holiday. They have it all. Can play lockdown on ball defense. Can switch onto bigger players. Play elite help defense.
I think the opposite is true. People focus on the few boneheaded plays he has every now and then and ignore his overall impact. My only problem with him are the injury concerns. He tends to miss at least 10-15 games a season. Not because he has a weakness or nagging injury. It´s about his style of play. Really physical, all out effort, diving after every lose ball.
Absolutely love this breakdown. Summary. Smart is the best defensive guard in the league. Impact wise he isn´t close to elite bigs like Gobert or Adebayo. Love the focus on Smarts fundamentals. The way he uses his hands and angles his body to get around screens. The way he absorbs contact against bigger guys.