Not sure how anyone who focuses on Smarts “intangible” plays, never realizes that the reality is that his poor shooting percentages and turnovers outweigh the handful of gritty plays he makes to create a second chance or steal.
His shooting is that bad, that 9 tomes out of 10, it is a mulligan at best in my eyes. The games that we barely win by because of one or two “Marcus Smart heads up plays” would have been easy wins if the missed/forced shots went to other players who can actually make them consistently.
There isn’t ome Celtics fan out there who doesn’t cringe/shout out loud “Nooooo” every time Smart catches a pass in a set position behind the 3-pt line. Admit it!
How then, are we talking about throwing even TEN million a year for a player that is such an offensive liability?
I’m sure Smart will get a $14 million/yr offer, but it will be from a team like Sacramento or Atlanta who actually REPEL the top free-agents in the league, and have to settle for over-paying the mediocrity of the league.