I LOVE Isaiah Thomas, but you think he would be outraged if CBS asks him to come off the bench in games? IT is a little-warrior that plays with passion and I love that about him... but I think his 20+ PPG scoring would come vital off the bench.
Smart is doing well in many aspects of the game including defense and rebounding.
This isn't to bring IT down at all.. just a possible strategy to look to going forward.
Even if he comes off the bench, it doesn't mean he can't end games anyways... (he can)