If Young works out, it is one less position that needs addressed, so good news.
Yep, and I still see him as a big 2 rather than a 3. As a backcourt, Young and Smart complement each other really well.
Only if you think Smart is a true PG which I don't. Young isn't going to create much offense for himself or anyone else. So you'd need to have an SF that could do so. The Smart/Bradley pairing has the same issue which is why Stevens started ET at SF.
I wouldn't count out Smart as a PG off of 1 season. Tough position for a rookie to play in the NBA
I would. Elfrid is light years ahead of smart in terms of skill and potential.
Too bad he can't shoot from the line or field, unless you think you can make a career solely by getting to the rim in the NBA. Good way to get injured and you didn't see Payton in the playoffs when the opposing coach is game planning for him and keeping him out of the lane. The career of He-who-must-not-be-named-unless-you-want-a-usless-10-page-CBlog-thread looks like his ceiling
if Payton improves and doesn't get injured running into the trees or D-Wade doesn't mug him.
Smart's a much better shooter and a better defender too, though Payton is a good defender. Smart will get better offensively by taking fewer forced shots and going to the hole more which he should be able to do. He'll also get better as a play-maker, which is the toughest thing for a rookie. That's Payton's strength. However, Payton has to learn to shoot better from distance, but he can't shoot standing still at the FT line. That's a bad omen historically. Reminds me again of He-who-must-not-etc.
And if he's light years ahead of Smart, Payton wouldn't trail him in overall +/- using the two different +/- systems at Basketball-Reference.com and ESPN. +/- isn't perfect, but Payton's not light years ahead of Smart and as far as upside is concerned, I'd bet on Smart because Payton's shooting is unlikely to ever be good.