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Hoss (Austin)

Marcus Smart can shoot! Has your opinion/forecast changed?

Chad Ford  (1:21 PM)

We are talking about a pretty small sample size here. I'm not sure anyone is ready to call Marcus Smart the next Ray Allen. However, where he's really stood out to me is defensively. We knew this during the draft, but it's played out immediately in the NBA. Smart looks like a good bet to win Defensive Player of the Year someday. If he can shoot a respectable 37% or higher from 3? He's going to be an All-Star in the NBA for years.

I agree wholeheartedly. Ainge got this pick right.

[crimson_stallion]

I always knew this would be the case.

Smart is a pretty solid free throw shooter so obviously his mechanics aren't that horrible - and he's clearly got a very high work ethic.  I knew it may take a season or two, but I always said that eventually he'd turn out to be a pretty good shooter,