Is Marcus Smart on the level of Westbrook/Rose/Wall?

[Celtics4ever]

Wall, Westbrook came into the league not being fantastic shooters, and Westbrook is also a known chucker

You intrigued me enought to look it up.  +1

John Wall   FG% .46%   2PA% .51%  FT% .75%     3P% .33%     PPG  16.6
Westbrook  FG% .47%  2PA%  .50%  FT%. 72%      3P% .33%   PPG   12.7
Smart        FG%. 42%   2PA%. 51%  FT% .73%      3P% .30%    PPG  18.0

http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/john-wall-1.html
http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/russell-westbrook-1.html
http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/marcus-smart-1.html

It is close, it is clear that he is worst long range shooter of the three but he is the best scorer as well.   Not by much all you are absolutely right, it should not be a deal breaker.  In fact, he is already a man physically (not skinny or weak) and could devote more time to shooting and less to weight lifting.  Shooting is a skill that can be improved in most cases. 

[Eja117]

Russell Westbrook 6-2.25 w/o shoes.  6-3.5 with shoes. 6-7.75 wingspan.  36.5 vertical.


John Wall 6-2.75 w/o shoes.  6-4 with shoes.  6-9.25 wingspan.  39" vertical.


Derrick Rose  6-1.5 w/o shoes  6-2.5 with shoes. 6-8 wingspan.  40" vertical.


Marcus Smart  6-2 w/o shoes.  6-3.25 with shoes.  6-9.25 wingspan.  36" vertical. 



Smart weighs 226 pounds.  Rose weighed 197 at the combine.  Westbrook 192.  Wall 196. 

Smart avgd 18 pts and 4.5 assists his sophomore year.  Wall 16.6 pts, 6.5 assists.  Rose 14.9 and 4.7.  Westbrook was 12.7 and 4.3.  Wall and Rose only played one year, while im using Smart and Westbrooks sophomore stats.


Smart is thicker and stronger than the others, and may not be quite as expolsive.  But if he is anywhere close to these guys, shouldnt we take him no matter what?  At the very least, he or Exum should be there.  I guess if Utah took Smart, that would be the only nightmare scenario.

All this is very encouraging, but before getting too excited I would need to know where Marcus Banks and Randy Foye ranked against these guys.

[kozlodoev]

You know who else is "close"? Troy Bell.
6'2 in shoes, 6'5 wingspan, 41 vertical.

Bell       FG%. 42%   2PA%. 47%  FT% .87%      3P% .38%    PPG  21.6
http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/troy-bell-1.html

This type of conjecture is meaningless, for the most part. Marcus Banks is probably not a good example, since he played college ball at UNLV, but Foye also looks "similar", both in terms of measurements and stats.

[Celtics4ever]

This type of conjecture is meaningless, for the most part.

Yeah I agree the comparisons are  not that useful but they are interesting.  Just bored, waiting for the shoe to drop.

[D.o.s.]

Have you considered watching the World Cup?

[BballTim]

Have you considered watching the World Cup?

  Really. It has its own thread and everything.

[jay]

I get your point that this talk doesnt mean anything, but we are all just talking about the same thing over and over out of boredom.

But, Bell was 6-0.25 w/o shoes and Banks was listed at 6-2  -  so basically they are a couple of 6-0 guys and the above 5 guys are all 6-2.  Not a huge difference but it is enough.

My original point is that if he matches up physically with them, we know he is a good player, he should be seriously considered.