you know i didn't mention his three point shooting and how people were mocking his low precentage-not now
-like crowder,like butler -this kid will practice till he is more than competent shooter
Yup, just like Rondo, Howard, Jordan, and Drummond will practice until they're competent free throw shooters. It's happening, book it :-D
The difference is Smart has shown to be a streaky shooter. He showed it last year and he has showed it this year. Rondo, Howard, Jordan and Drummond have never been streaky free throw shooters they have always just been bad.
Smart is shooting 38% from 3 for the last 15 games. Last year he had shot around 40% for months at a time. He's not a bad shooter, he just is inconsistent which is to be expected from a young player.
What?! Rondo had so many FT streaks when we thought he was turning it around that it's not even fun. Were you not paying attention? You should check his 2008-9 breakdowns for an illustrative example -- multiple months of ~55% FT shooting and multiple months of ~75% shooting.
Ironically, the problem with both Smart and Rondo is the same -- bad form. Smart brings the ball down and has a hitch in his shot. He's not quite as bad as Tony Allen, but is certainly suboptima.
I guess I don't remember his streaks, tp for looking it up. Even when rondo was on a hot streak he topped out at league average, when Smart gets hot he's a lot better than league average.
The problem for Smart imo is less with his form and more with his feet. When he squares up he knocks it down more often than not, but when he doesn't jump straight up and down he misses.
The difference between all the guys you listed and Smart is that Smart isn't a bad shooter. Smart shot around the league average last year and now is reverting to the mean which is last year's shooting percentage by getting hot. Where Jordan, Drummond, and Howard are all historically bad big men.
Smart was supposed to be an awful shooter but came into the league shooting around league average from 3 to start his career. Despite his poor start to the season people are making his shooting out to be a lot worse than it actually is.