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Re: Appreciating Smart
« Reply #30 on: March 11, 2018, 11:47:52 AM »

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Was interesting to read quotes from Smart about the team's success since the break.

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“You have Kyrie doing what Kyrie does,” Smart said. “With me playing on the ball, and him playing off the ball, it takes out another defender. We know exactly how they’re going to play Kyrie. With me on the ball, I’m a great passer and a great playmaker. What a way to have it with our best player and our best scorer off the ball, and your best playmaker finding him.”

He's right that that's an interesting set. But calling himself the best playmaker on the Cs? When a player starts talking about himself in public this way I get a little concerned. What do his teammates think of this, and why would he say it? Surprised me a little. He seems to have embraced his sixth man role, but maybe it still grinds on him.

Re: Appreciating Smart
« Reply #31 on: March 11, 2018, 12:58:14 PM »

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Was interesting to read quotes from Smart about the team's success since the break.

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“You have Kyrie doing what Kyrie does,” Smart said. “With me playing on the ball, and him playing off the ball, it takes out another defender. We know exactly how they’re going to play Kyrie. With me on the ball, I’m a great passer and a great playmaker. What a way to have it with our best player and our best scorer off the ball, and your best playmaker finding him.”

He's right that that's an interesting set. But calling himself the best playmaker on the Cs? When a player starts talking about himself in public this way I get a little concerned. What do his teammates think of this, and why would he say it? Surprised me a little. He seems to have embraced his sixth man role, but maybe it still grinds on him.

I think he is right. He has better vision at this point in CBS system than Irving. Irving will in the long run, but when he talks about "play-making," he is talking about setting up teammates.

The "on-ball" thing I think is talking about a current trend where you take your worst shooter and give him the ball, forcing his defender to engage on defense the whole possession. By doing that, there is no place for your worst defender to hide or be lazy.

Re: Appreciating Smart
« Reply #32 on: March 11, 2018, 01:26:53 PM »

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Was interesting to read quotes from Smart about the team's success since the break.

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“You have Kyrie doing what Kyrie does,” Smart said. “With me playing on the ball, and him playing off the ball, it takes out another defender. We know exactly how they’re going to play Kyrie. With me on the ball, I’m a great passer and a great playmaker. What a way to have it with our best player and our best scorer off the ball, and your best playmaker finding him.”

He's right that that's an interesting set. But calling himself the best playmaker on the Cs? When a player starts talking about himself in public this way I get a little concerned. What do his teammates think of this, and why would he say it? Surprised me a little. He seems to have embraced his sixth man role, but maybe it still grinds on him.

Maybe he was talking about Horford?

Al is this team's best playmaker.

Re: Appreciating Smart
« Reply #33 on: March 11, 2018, 01:42:11 PM »

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Was interesting to read quotes from Smart about the team's success since the break.

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“You have Kyrie doing what Kyrie does,” Smart said. “With me playing on the ball, and him playing off the ball, it takes out another defender. We know exactly how they’re going to play Kyrie. With me on the ball, I’m a great passer and a great playmaker. What a way to have it with our best player and our best scorer off the ball, and your best playmaker finding him.”

He's right that that's an interesting set. But calling himself the best playmaker on the Cs? When a player starts talking about himself in public this way I get a little concerned. What do his teammates think of this, and why would he say it? Surprised me a little. He seems to have embraced his sixth man role, but maybe it still grinds on him.

Maybe he was talking about Horford?

Al is this team's best playmaker.

25% of this board will tell you otherwise and tell you Al's a bum.


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Re: Appreciating Smart
« Reply #34 on: March 11, 2018, 02:04:41 PM »

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Was interesting to read quotes from Smart about the team's success since the break.

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“You have Kyrie doing what Kyrie does,” Smart said. “With me playing on the ball, and him playing off the ball, it takes out another defender. We know exactly how they’re going to play Kyrie. With me on the ball, I’m a great passer and a great playmaker. What a way to have it with our best player and our best scorer off the ball, and your best playmaker finding him.”

He's right that that's an interesting set. But calling himself the best playmaker on the Cs? When a player starts talking about himself in public this way I get a little concerned. What do his teammates think of this, and why would he say it? Surprised me a little. He seems to have embraced his sixth man role, but maybe it still grinds on him.

I hear you, but having Marcus engage in delusions about his playmaking is far preferable to delusions about his shooting.   Let him consider himself an elite playmaker, defender, energy-guy all day long.  He'll shoot less.

Re: Appreciating Smart
« Reply #35 on: March 11, 2018, 02:06:05 PM »

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As far as the topic of the thread, I do appreciate Smart for what he brings to the team.  His elite defense, will to make the hustle plays, and overall toughness are much needed traits.

I don't even mind when he has the ball in his hands, I just wish he had better shot selection.  When he focuses on being more of the playmaker he seems to envision himself as, he definitely can have a positive impact on the offense.  It's when he starts feeling himself, and taking absurd amounts of threes early in the shot clock that I start to lose my patience with him.

EDIT:  Basically what Neurotic Guy said above.