Are there any Smart fans left?

[celticinorlando]

While he can be a good defender, he also makes at least 3 stupid mistakes a game that usually hurts Boston. Couple this with his off court antics, I would not resign him and put that money into someone else in the offseason.

[mr. dee]

Yep big fan, if you like winning I can't see why you wouldn't be a fan but I dunno, maybe he is killing peoples fanatsy leagues or something.

Or people just play too much video games.


Reactionary hot takes never ceased to amaze me.

[Eja117]

Yep big fan, if you like winning I can't see why you wouldn't be a fan but I dunno, maybe he is killing peoples fanatsy leagues or something.

Or people just play too much video games.


Reactionary hot takes never ceased to amaze me.

I wonder if Smart is playing video games right now.

Sounds to me like he had a hot take reaction a couple days ago when he messed up his hand.

It's pretty sad when as a condition of employment you have to have a mental management plan

[Valid]

We have a "Are there any Rozier fans left" thread so this deserves one too.

Smart is playing defense at home against the TV, while Rozier is getting a triple double.

Smart's gone for Tyreke or something anyway in all likelihood

Lol.

He is one of the best and most versatile defenders in the league and has a plus-3.0 net rating. The dude is an animal.

There is no way in HELL Ainge trades him for Tyreke freaking Evans.

[Big333223]

We have a "Are there any Rozier fans left" thread so this deserves one too.

Smart is playing defense at home against the TV, while Rozier is getting a triple double.

Smart's gone for Tyreke or something anyway in all likelihood

Lol.

He is one of the best and most versatile defenders in the league and has a plus-3.0 net rating. The dude is an animal.

There is no way in HELL Ainge trades him for Tyreke freaking Evans.

And a rental of Tyreke Evans, at that.

[rondofan1255]

He’s the new Tony Allen.

Yep big fan, if you like winning I can't see why you wouldn't be a fan but I dunno, maybe he is killing peoples fanatsy leagues or something.

Probably forcing people to punt FG% in fantasy lol

[mgent]

Terry had a good game.  There's 82 games.  Smart does this.

Stop getting it twisted, people.

[ChillyWilly]

My issue with Smart is how limited he is on one side of the court and how it doesn't seem like he's improved even a little there. He's really good in the pick and roll if hes able to dump it off to the runner.

For a guy that supposedly has a high basketball IQ you'd think he'd be able to do more for the team on the offensive end.

I find Smart to be a pretty avg NBA player who's real positive on the court is the ability to switch on the defensive end 1-4

He's a dirt dog so he has some rabid fans but I think if we're being honest with ourselves Smart is without a doubt one of the most upgradeable (I like making up words) pieces of this core.

[Phantom255x]

At this point, my absolute best offer for Smart is 4/50M (basically what Olynyk got).

Love Smart, and he is someone who makes winning plays, but the reality is, he just isn't a great shooter and doesn't seem to have improved a ton there. At least KO could shoot well despite how annoyingly soft he could be inside the paint 

Frankly, I'm not sure there are many other teams who would offer more than 4/50M for Smart as is, due to many teams not having the cap space, and them also looking at Smart's shooting numbers I suppose.

Of course, maybe Smart comes back and goes on to average like 20-25 PPG for the rest of the year and into the playoffs to prove me wrong, but it's unlikely.

[liam]

I just read a rumor on SI that that Orlando are exploring the possibility of trading Aaron Gordon. Smart for Gordon works in the trade machine. If Boston isn't going to resign Marcus getting Gordon could be a nice pickup.

[lrybrd]

Anyone else notice how improved our offense has been (especially our second unit) since Marcus has been out?  Much better ball movement and better shots.  Starting to think that Marcus is just another player that thrives in CBS's system and will flounder elsewhere (i.e., Crowder, Turner, IT, Bradley).

[Eja117]

I like Smart and think he proved his value while he was out.

Yet have you ever noticed that when the Celts win and the other team's star guard/swing man does badly Smart gets the credit, but whenever the Celts lose and the other team's star guard has a great night Smart never gets the blame?

Pepridge Farms has noticed.

[nickagneta]

Yeah, in games against Oladipo where Smart was Dipo's primary defender, Oladipo has scored 27 and 38 points. Yet there seem to be a lot of excuses for that.

I'm not a Smart hater. I just don't see the impact he brings that others do. Even in the 11 games he missed the Cs went 6-5 while just about every player hit a wall and played poorly. Even if Smart was there, that doesn't mean the Horford, Kyrie, Brown, Tatum and others would suddenly not have looked like they had hit a wall.

Hope the Cs keep Smart at around the MLE or less, but if he is asking more than $10 million a year, you gotta let him go. He just isn't worth that money given how much he would put us into the luxury tax

[Bucketgetter]

I like Smart and think he proved his value while he was out.

Yet have you ever noticed that when the Celts win and the other team's star guard/swing man does badly Smart gets the credit, but whenever the Celts lose and the other team's star guard has a great night Smart never gets the blame?

Pepridge Farms has noticed.

This is such a dumb thread to bring up after today. Why would Smart ever deserve the blame after tonight? He kept them in the game while missing 3 starters. He had 20 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 steals, and 6/12 3s. I don't know why you would bring this up lol

[Big333223]

It's weird because Smart is, I guess, a point guard but he's better defending shooting guards. He doesn't have the quickness of someone like Rozier or Avery Bradley. But against shooting guards and even small forwards, he can stay with them and he's so strong and so long he's a beast.

He knows where he's supposed to be and his effort level is as high as anyone in the league which goes a long way. Getting him for $10 mil a year would be nice, I think.