This thread is just ... nuts.
Horford's defensive numbers this season are phenomenal and his value to this team on the defensive end alone has dwarfed Smarts total value on both ends. Seriously. It is not close.
Not only does Horford typically end up contesting far more shots each game than Smart, he also has a dramatically bigger defensive impact (reduction in opponent efficiency) on those shots. Horford contests an average of 16.2 shots per game this season, imposing a massive -6.7% DFG% differential.
Smart contests 9.0 shots per game, imposing a -3.3% differential.
And no, despite the rather sad flop of the _team's_ defense the last game, Horford has continued to have this sort of elite defensive impact even through the team's recent struggles. Over the last 15 games, he's contested 16.7 shots per game and imposed a -7.6% differential.
Add in all the other things Horford does (defensive rebounds, blocks, disruption of passing lanes, hedging, etc.) and it's not remotely close. Horford's WS/48 rate just for defense alone is twice Smart's _total_ WS/48 rate!
Across the NBA, Horford is 3rd in shots-defended per game, and among the top 10 guys in shots defended per game, he leads by far with the biggest differential. In fact none of those 10 other players has even a -5.0% differential.
Horford is legitimately going to be in consideration for DPOY this year. Smart will not be in that conversation.
And then there is offense. Please. This should not even be a thread.