If Marcus smart is genuinely the difference between having a top 5 defense and losing to Philly, he might be the most valuable asset in the entire league. Smart for steph curry... Which team says no?
Your exaggeration aside, tonight was a prime example of why we missed Smart. Our offense is at its best when we're getting stops, creating turnovers, and running the ball. We didn't do any of that until the last four or so minutes of the game, and look what happened. Our defense has been extremely porous without him, and we've given up open shot after open shot to other teams. Hell, how many open corner threes did they give up tonight because of horrible rotations? Smart helps with that because he's an excellent help defender and he keeps defensive rotations in check, similar to how KG would back in the day.