Who would you rather keep Smart or AB? (POLL)

[Celtics4ever]

I take Bradley, he has shown improvement every year.  I love Smart but it is Good Marcus/Bad Marcus a lot.   AB is more even keel but he is injury prone.   But I am ok with dealing either if it garners us an upgrade.

I think in some ways Rozier may be better than both some day.

[LatterDayCelticsfan]

Package email both for Jimmy Butler

[BitterJim]

In a win-now situation, I'd keep Bradley, especially if we needed to trade one for a guy like Butler (I think Smart has more value).  If you're looking for a slower build (through the draft), then I'd keep Smart

[CFAN38]

Keep AB if we trade for Butler, as long as he is ok with playing 6th man role. Create best small ball 1-4 outside of the Warriors.

Keep Smart if we trade for Okafor, keep the youth together for long term. Focus would need to be shooters and only shooters at every other roster position.

[Jon]

Smart, and it's a no-brainer.  It's generally considered on this board that Bradley has already reached his peak and that Smart has barely started to scratch the surface.  And even at this point, Bradley is only probably slightly ahead of Smart in terms of value to this team. 

It's possible Smart never gets better and Bradley ends up being the slightly better player in the long run, but I think it's a clear choice that you bet on Smart taking the next step and significantly surpassing Bradley in a year or two. 

[MBz]

I'd move Smart.  His potential brings back more then AB right now I think.  If Smart was better then Bradley right now I'd move Bradley.  I just think Bradley's outside shooting makes him worth keeping.  Smart may eventually end up being better than Bradley, but that has yet to be seen.  He is still raw and more potential then finished product at this point. 

[Who]

That is a tough decision. I keep both for now until Smart develops some more. If I have to choose right now, I'd gamble on Smart.

[Drucci]

Smart : he is younger, has much more potential, and I believe he will improve his shot like AB did.

It would have been a tougher decision had AB been healthy, considering Smart's injury history, but they are similar in that regard so I go with Smart.

[Moranis]

Smart : he is younger, has much more potential, and I believe he will improve his shot like AB did.

It would have been a tougher decision had AB been healthy, considering Smart's injury history, but they are similar in that regard so I go with Smart.

Bradley's career high from 3PT range was his 2nd year (at over 40%).  Bradley was a solid 3PT shooter in college (37.5%).  Smart was a terrible shooter in college (29% and 29.9%) and is even worse in the pros (25.3% this year).  Thinking Smart is all of a sudden do something he has never done is silly talk. 

EDIT: The thing is, while people get more consistent and make better decisions as they mature, bad shooters don't become good shooters and rarely even become average shooters.  If a guy couldn't shoot in college and through two seasons in the pros can't shoot, he is never going to be able to shoot.  He might someday get to the point that he isn't a total liability, but he is never going to develop into a consistent reliable shooter.  It just won't happen. 

[MikeB12]

Your joking of course...no contest >> Avery Bradley by a long shot.  Smart can't shoot and probably never will.  AB has improved his shooting % and is a good defensive player as well.

MikeB

[Csfan1984]

Smart : he is younger, has much more potential, and I believe he will improve his shot like AB did.

It would have been a tougher decision had AB been healthy, considering Smart's injury history, but they are similar in that regard so I go with Smart.

Bradley's career high from 3PT range was his 2nd year (at over 40%).  Bradley was a solid 3PT shooter in college (37.5%).  Smart was a terrible shooter in college (29% and 29.9%) and is even worse in the pros (25.3% this year).  Thinking Smart is all of a sudden do something he has never done is silly talk.

How is belief silly talk? We might as well never talk about any young player becoming anything if that was the case. It's all about belief in what a player will become.

[celts55]

I voted for Smart. I like that he can be called upon to shut down a hot player, no matter what their position. I also think his "bulldog" style of play is contagious, and makes the rest of the team play harder.
BUT, I also voted for Bernie, so what do I know?

[Eja117]

This question is entirely based on what we hope and pray Smart becomes, but it has nothing to do with their value now.

Bradley is definitely the more valuable player right now. We can see how badly he's missed in these playoffs.

If we had lost Smart and given his minutes to Terry R or Evan T it would be a way smaller drop off than losing Bradley. 

[jpotter33]

This question is entirely based on what we hope and pray Smart becomes, but it has nothing to do with their value now.

Bradley is definitely the more valuable player right now. We can see how badly he's missed in these playoffs.

If we had lost Smart and given his minutes to Terry R or Evan T it would be a way smaller drop off than losing Bradley.

On the flip side, almost every team will value Smart more than Bradley, so saying that Bradley is "the more valuable player right now" isn't really necessarily true.

[Drucci]

Smart : he is younger, has much more potential, and I believe he will improve his shot like AB did.

It would have been a tougher decision had AB been healthy, considering Smart's injury history, but they are similar in that regard so I go with Smart.

Bradley's career high from 3PT range was his 2nd year (at over 40%).  Bradley was a solid 3PT shooter in college (37.5%).  Smart was a terrible shooter in college (29% and 29.9%) and is even worse in the pros (25.3% this year).  Thinking Smart is all of a sudden do something he has never done is silly talk. 

EDIT: The thing is, while people get more consistent and make better decisions as they mature, bad shooters don't become good shooters and rarely even become average shooters.  If a guy couldn't shoot in college and through two seasons in the pros can't shoot, he is never going to be able to shoot.  He might someday get to the point that he isn't a total liability, but he is never going to develop into a consistent reliable shooter.  It just won't happen.

Valid point but I still believe that Smart can become a reliable shooter, even if stats/history are not on his side.

Besides, although I know that AB has made numerous clutch shots during the regular season and in the past, Marcus, to me, has shown that he is not afraid of the moment and made clutch 3's (although he is a bad shooter) while AB has a tendency to disappear in the playoffs (last year especially comes to mind).