« Reply #276 on: July 03, 2018, 04:39:58 PM »
I'm not surprised Josh Smith is a solid pick up basketball player. He always had the talent and skills, just didn't ever play a good team game within them once his athleticism wasn't out of this world.
The league trending smaller and quicker at the PF also hurt him, less of an advantage.
Funny thing is his skill set could be valuable or useful... If he learned how to stop taking so many 3's, and focusing on playing smart basketball.
I would argue that he needed to learn how to make 3’s at a higher rate, not stop taking them. If he had, he would have fit in nicely in today’s NBA and could have had a longer career.
Well the gist of my point is that he got too trigger happy, and started taking more 3's than necessary which coincided with his terrible 3P %.
But yeah, I agree. His playmaking/defense and under the guidance of a good coach could've resulted in a lengthy career.
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