Disagree.
My best possible outcome for Smart is either Kyle Lowry or Chauncey Billups.
Worst possible outcome I'm not sure. If he never gets better than he is now, he's still a valuable defensive role player who can hit a three.
It's too early to say what the "best comparison" is for Smart. I'm pretty confident it's not Lindsay Hunter.
If Lyndsay Hunter is not close
than what do you call , Gary Payton , Wade, or Deron Williams comparison's?
the ones that 95% of Celtics Bloggers give to us?
When I look at Lynday's style of play, how he was used, some of his game footage, what he was known for and lastly his statistics which resemble Smart's almost to a tee.....
He is very much like Hunter,,,,,,im not saying that Marcus can become better or way better...but this comparion even with stats looks good a the moment.
Would you like me to compare Smart with Eric Snow?
Lyndsay guarded bigger guards too, but wasnt strong enough for the 3 positions on defense...
Snow was built more like Smart.
His statistics do not match Smart's to a tee, though. Smart took 57% of his shot attempts from 3. Hunter took 39% of his shots from 3 in his career. Smart's FTr was 27% as a rookie. Hunter's was 16.5% for his career. Hunter couldn't even finish at the rim at above 50% FG for his career. Smart finished at the rim at a 56% FG clip as a rookie. Smart had a .077 WS/48 as a rookie. Hunter didn't match that until he was 25 years old and in the league for three years. Smart did all of this as a 20 year old. Their offensive styles aren't really similar at all. They take different types of shots and Smart is a much better finisher already. Hunter couldn't even match Smart's rookie DBPM (defensive box plus minus) until he was 33 years old.
Also, while I've always thought prime Eric Snow (Philly) was an underrated player, he didn't become as good as rookie Smart until his 4th season at the age of 25. I hope you can understand why people are saying these comparisons are kind of really off. You are trying to find a realistic comparison for Smart, but ignoring the fact that the two guys you compared him to were not as good as 20 year old Smart until they were 25. That is a big sticking point and a huuuuuge difference. How good do you think Smart will be in 4 years by the time he is 25? That's a ton of time. Most players don't even hit their prime until 26, and Smart is still 5 years away from that (to be fair, he is really physically mature for his age which may not change much by the time he is 25-26).
Also, not sure why you are saying either player had a similar build to Smart. Both Snow and Hunter weighed 190-195 pounds. Smart has ~30-35 pounds on both players. Pretty big difference. Smart is only 10 pounds lighter than prime Paul Pierce, lol. Actually at the time of their respective drafts, Smart weighed 227 while Pierce weighed 229. Smart is built.
I see your point, but that is where im going, i can't look into the future, but Im just seeing how they play. They just look the same on the court.........not only based of the highlight reel, just the way they make their statement on the court.
You have to remember, the era's were different, roles different, not every stat will be the same.
When I meant compare stats, I meant averages. I doubt Smart will shoot 56% of his shots as three's , as that will be terrible for him to continue.
Lyndsay Hunter became just that , a spot up 3 point shooter, who barely shot 38-41 % and played hard on both ends....difficulty finishing, not that greatest ball handler, not the best of passers. A hard working player.
That is how I see Smart. That's how Lyndsay was most if not all of his career.
Of course Smart is 2 and a half years younger when they both started. So yes maybe Smart will develop into something Hunter never was by the time he hits Hunter's rookie year.....I just think he won't change much. Although he definently can.