I don't think it's fair to Marcus Smart to classify him as a 3&D player, given his ball-handling and facilitating abilities. Smart bring so much more to the game than just threes and defense.
A think that a lot of people are overestimating Marcus as a playmaker.
Don't get me wrong, he can be a "steward" on offense, but not really a facilitator of some potent offense.
We have him for 5 years now, he never led a good offense as a starter or primary ballhandler, regardless of our talent ATT.
Trouble is he can't penetrate, create pressure on the defense, get to the line with regularity, nor finish over the top.
He doesn't scare and draw the defense when he does.
Also, his career TO rate is at .153, which is just high. We drafted him as a playmaker, but that didn't work out as planned.
His handle is OK, but not above average for the position he plays.
Therefore we moved him to the off-guard spot. No biggie, he is more valuable there.
Marcus does "think fast" with the ball, he has some vision, he will swing it to the opened man without hesitation or monitoring the situation at first.
He will dribble it to open space if he sees an opening. He has that software.
Those are some of the qualities of a playmaker but not all that is necessary to be one.
Joe Ingles, Kyle Anderson also do that, but none sees them as playmakers per se.
The 3&D classification I use for Marcus is not a diss on him in any way, I think it is the appropriate one for this and future phases of his career.
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