Ah, the old "if you watch basketball" argument. Last refuge of the logically bankrupt.
His argument is that Burke can create his own shots and Smart can't, thus Burke has more upside offensively.
I understand the argument. My point is that telling me that something is true because I don't watch basketball is ridiculous.
As to the actual argument, I don't see any proof that Smart couldn't maintain the same (in)efficiency as Burke if he ramped up his shot volume. And anyway, since when is shot creation a good thing if you don't hit the shots? When is shooting from different spots good, if you don't get as many points per shot from any of those locations as Smart got on 3s last year? Why whine about Smart never getting to the line while complimenting a player who gets to the line even less? Etc.
Forget it , you will never understand. Just like the majority of people in every aspect of life.
That's quite a generalization. I'll let that one stand on its own.
You try to argue the shot creation by saying what good is it if you don't make any shots. I mean really, does nobody know this? Trey is young so who care's much if those shots do not fall yet.
You're really arguing that we shouldn't care if shots fall?
Trey Burke is young though. He's only a year and 3 months older than Marcus Smart.
We hear the same from pro Marcus Smart supporters, he is young , he is injured, he is being played differently........yet when it comes to other players, the stats matter, but for Marcus , no they don't matter.
Wait a second. You talked about Marcus's "prayer" 3 pointers without mentioning any stats and WE - Ilikesports and I - were the ones who pointed out that it's no worse than Burke's. We used stats - you didn't. We never said anything about them not mattering, that's just made up.
It's an amazing thing. Try arguing something that will not offer an excuse for the player your supporting.
I never made a single excuse for Marcus Smart. Where would you get that idea?
To the contrary, here's what I had to say about him in the game thread from just last night.
Marcus...settle down man. You're not getting paid by the shot attempt.
First half thoughts:
Mickey and Rozier have played terrific ball on both ends of the floor.
Smart is playing a little...casual. Bad shot selection. Not making great plays for others.
Holmes is solid and finding ways to make things happen.
Hunter is shooting well, not forcing things and seems to play with more poise every game.
Say what you want about Smart's defense, or his plus/minus, or that guys have bad shooting nights, but the simple fact is that his shot selection last night was absolutely terrible, even for him.
There's no excuse for that. He's a veteran leader on that SL team and he needs to provide a better example than jacking up contested, off-balance threes early in the clock.
I also previously in this very same thread referred to him as a "bad shooter" and inefficient.
So, don't make me out to be some sort of blind Marcus Smart defender. I think I'm pretty objective about his pros and cons, so get off your high horse.
But you know what? If Utah called and offered Trey Burke for him, Danny would laugh and hang up, because Burke's not measurably better on offense and he sucks defensively compared to Smart.
And that's the truth.
