I skimmed the last couple pages. Saw my name a bunch. Instead of responding to everyone, I'll keep it simple.
Show me one person who described Marcus smart pre-draft as "Rondo without the passing ability. Projects as one of the worst offensive players in the league". If you can find that person, congrats... That's the one person who is allowed to say they aren't disappointed in Smart's first two seasons. I remember Kevin O'Conner having realistic expectations, but a lot of folks here thought he'd be the second coming of Russell Westbrook.
For the rest of us, if we are being honest, the vast majority expected Smart to have all star potential. If the fact that multiple scouts compared him to Tyreke Evans offends you, so be it. The perception was still there that Smart would enter the league as NBA-ready, immediately be a player who could replace Rondo, and be our key offensive weapon. The draft was widely acknowledged to be the best in a decade. Smart was one of the 8 golden prizes everyone wanted. While he wasn't seen to have a ceiling on the level of Wiggins, Parker or Embiid (smart was actually 8th on my list), he was still widely seen as someone who could flirt for all star appearances. Someone on the Tyreke Evans/Rudy Gay spectrum of borderline all star.
He's been a grand disappointment. Bottom line end of story. Move the goalposts if it makes you feel better about the fact our #6 pick has been a let down so far. But it is what it is. I still have hope he will make a major leap in year 3 and finally live up to his draft position, but so far he's performed like a late 1st rounder. Tony Allen territory.
The reason why I'm more excited about Jaylen brown, in spite of the belief by some he might end up like Kedrick Brown, is mainly the "unknown" factor. He's 19. He has an NBA body. He's explosive and athletic. He has good size. His shot mechanics look good. His ball handling look good. He might be two years away from being two years away, but there's a small chance he ends up an all-star level player like Jimmy Butler in 5 years. I'm excited to see if he gets there. Maybe he develops into a legit superstar. Whereas the belief was that Marcus Smart was expected to make an impact immediately as a borderline star, but have a limited ceiling beyond that. And yes I realize that some thought Smart could end up like Dwayne Wade or James harden. I personally never bought into that. I'm drinking the Jaylen brown Kool aid though.