« Reply #126 on: February 03, 2018, 04:40:50 PM »
Rozier gets a triple double in his first start while Smart sits at home because he can't handle his stuff.
This debate is over.
It's Rozier by a slam dunk, almost literally.
Eja117 in Rozier’s previous horrible nine game stretch where he averaged 7.1 pts, 2.3 asts, 3.6 rebs on 31.9/27.9/78.5 shooting splits:
Eja117 after Rozier’s one good game against a terrible Knicks team:
That's basically the way it is every single game Smart's in. He clangs 9 shots in a row, does nothing, then makes one good play at the end.
That's when he actually shows up to do his job, which he isn't doing.
It seems like you misunderstand what Smart's job is on this team. He's the best, most versatile defender on the Celtics and he runs the second unit offense. Defending and initiating the offense after Kyrie and Horford are his jobs.
If he's going to be on the floor, he has to shoot and try to score but being a shooter/scorer is not really his job.
Then why is he shooting 10 shots a game...as much as Jayson Tatum, who's job is to shoot and score. Why is he taking the second most 3 point shots(4.6) a game on the team then?
Like I said above, if he's on the floor he has to at least be trying to score otherwise he's making things even harder for the rest of the offense. Is 10 shots too many? Probably. Does Smart take shots he ought not to? Yeah. But that doesn't change the fact that his primary job on this team is not his scoring.
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