« Reply #80 on: November 26, 2017, 08:09:43 PM »
Marcus Smart to @ChrisMannixYS: “My teammates and my coaching staff has kept telling me to shoot the ball...It’s hard, especially when you’ve been working and things don’t fall. You just have to stick with it.”
https://mobile.twitter.com/JaredWeissNBA/status/934621494054998016
I heard this interview. Smart was visibly upset about his shooting. His voice shook. It sounded like he was absolutely genuine saying that his teammates and coaches are telling him to shoot. He obviously does not want to shoot.
I actually appreciate Smart more now, because he is sacrificing his comfort, his stats, and possibly future money to do what his coaching staff and team says is best for the Boston Celtics.
I think it's ok to be critical of his shot selection but those who want him to
stop shooting have to know that a player who won't shoot is worse than a player who shoots poorly, even as poorly as Smart has shot.
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