You guys need to get over your "role player" labels. If Smart is an All Defense player (seems like a lock) and maybe a solid scorer and playmaker too that's a great player that can play on a great team. That's a guy who can make an All Star team if he improves his shooting. That's good for the 6th pick.
My concerns with Smart are his health and how his offense continues to develop (really up and down now) but he continues to show improvement. He can really pass this year is the thing so he is never hurting an offense. I don't see how someone is possibly down on Smart right now overall.
Here are some possible reasons -
He's shooting 33 percent. Do I have to explain why this is bad?
He still struggles to find clean air when driving to the hoop. Gets swallowed up at the rim by taller and more athletic players.
Has twisted his ankle, dislocated fingers, sprained a toe and tore something in his knee all within a year of playing.
Seems to have occasional blow ups.
More of a tweener guard and hasn't fit into a position yet. The flip side is he can play three positions but asking him to be your primary ball handler might be asking too much.
As great as Smart might become, these concerns listed above are legitimate. He has to start showing up on offense more often.