Regarding the, "Complaining excessively gets you nowhere," and "When you argue too much, you don't get the calls," comments:
Have you ever watched LeBron play?
Russell Westbrook, Chris Paul, Tim Duncan, Cousins, Griffin, etc.
There's just as many guys who excessively complain, as there is those who don't. There's no correlation between them getting less FTs.
It's hard to say Smart is arguing too "aggressively" or "intensely" when we can't see what he's saying and we don't always see exactly what happened.
If he's arguing more than other players, it's much more reasonable to assume the refs are missing more of his calls, than it is to assume his complaints are excessive/unwarranted.
If he really is arguing too intensely, we're a lot more likely to see more techs than we are to see him get less calls (and he already only gets like 1 FTA per game).
I think instead of asking Smart to change himself and the way he's always played basketball, we should just wait until his time/effort in the league pays off and he starts getting calls.
Smart is not Lebron. Lebron is the NBA's baby Jesus.
Smart loses his poise. That hurts with the refs and his play.
Honestly now.
Smart loses his poise by arguing with the officials? Or do you think not getting the correct call causes him to lose his poise, and then he debates with the officials as a result?
And then what exactly are you asking him to stop? Having a reaction when the ref makes a bad call (which EVERY player does), or talking to the official to figure out why the call was or wasn't made?
Unless you understand why a call was or wasn't made, it's pretty impossible to not have a reaction (not just in basketball, but everywhere in life). These guys want to win more than you can imagine, it's not just a regular job to them.
If you ask me, I'd actually say the best way for Smart to help contain his poise is to talk with the officials as much as possible when he disagrees with a call, so they can get on the same page.
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