If you bet against Marcus Smart, you lost

return2glory · Post #241 » by **return2glory** » Sat Jan 26, 2019 8:09 pm

Didn’t we hear Semi is the strongest guy on the Celtics? And it looks it. Then probably Yabusele.

What’s not to like about Smart? He plays hard, brings energy, is a glue type guy for the team. He defends, passes well, and is improving his 3 point shooting. He is also a great fit to that starting lineup where he is surrounded by scorers like Irving, Tatum, Morris and occasionally Horford.

That being said, there are a few people here that act like Smart is a 3 time all-star. Let’s not get carried away.

cloverleaf · Post #242 » by **cloverleaf** » Sat Jan 26, 2019 9:07 pm

return2glory wrote:Didn’t we hear Semi is the strongest guy on the Celtics? And it looks it. Then probably Yabusele.

What’s not to like about Smart? He plays hard, brings energy, is a glue type guy for the team. He defends, passes well, and is improving his 3 point shooting. He is also a great fit to that starting lineup where he is surrounded by scorers like Irving, Tatum, Morris and occasionally Horford.

That being said, there are a few people here that act like Smart is a 3 time all-star. Let’s not get carried away.

Are you forgetting Baynes?

Fencer reregistered · Post #243 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Sat Jan 26, 2019 9:42 pm

Jaqua92 wrote:
Fencer reregistered wrote:
The Comedian wrote:
Hahahaha i knew this exact response was coming, thanks.

Denmuscles was wrong though, it'd be 10 out of 10.

There are very few people on the planet who are not only superior to Smart in strength, but so superior as to outweigh his extreme quickness. I'd be shocked if any of them posted here, unless Jaylen's heavyweight boxing champion Dad is here under a disguised name.
Eh, there's a lot of people in the world man. There's probably a decent amount of people in MA that can take him, or most players. These guys aren't superhumans lol

That said, I dont believe that green guy

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I think Smart happens to have the body, mind and temperament to be a GREAT fighter. And he's in professional athletic shape in his sport. So I think most of the people who could beat him in a fight are comparably-sized athletes in combat sports, or else people with military training in hand-to-hand combat who are skilled at disabling otherwise superior opponents.

I.e., I think most pepole who could beat him excel in both general athleticism and relevant training.

Jaqua92 · Post #244 » by **Jaqua92** » Sun Jan 27, 2019 1:18 am

Fencer reregistered wrote:
Jaqua92 wrote:
Fencer reregistered wrote:
There are very few people on the planet who are not only superior to Smart in strength, but so superior as to outweigh his extreme quickness. I'd be shocked if any of them posted here, unless Jaylen's heavyweight boxing champion Dad is here under a disguised name.
Eh, there's a lot of people in the world man. There's probably a decent amount of people in MA that can take him, or most players. These guys aren't superhumans lol

That said, I dont believe that green guy

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I think Smart happens to have the body, mind and temperament to be a GREAT fighter. And he's in professional athletic shape in his sport. So I think most of the people who could beat him in a fight are comparably-sized athletes in combat sports, or else people with military training in hand-to-hand combat who are skilled at disabling otherwise superior opponents.

I.e., I think most pepole who could beat him excel in both general athleticism and relevant training.

I love how this thread has slowly morphed into the same kind of format as battle Forums on comic book forums lol

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Post #245 » by **djFan71** » Mon Jan 28, 2019 8:55 am

Meh, call me crazy, and super late to the party, but what the heck, I believe Captain Green. I feel like the math has to work out to at least someone on this board being able to take Marcus. Why not him or her?

jmr07019 · Post #246 » by **jmr07019** » Fri Feb 1, 2019 12:00 am

Was listening to last night's game on the radio and Grande says (paraphrasing) "Smart throws up a freeze check". You know, like a heat check, but to see if you're still ice cold. Felt this needed to be shared

3D Chess · Post #247 » by **3D Chess** » Fri Feb 1, 2019 4:11 pm

Zach Lowe owning up to the loss.

9. Marcus Smart, apparating
Folks within the Boston Celtics boast that it's impossible to screen Smart. That's obviously not true. What is true: If someone manages to lay the wood on him, Smart's recovery speed is ludicrous.

He is a god damned phantom -- back inside your jersey before you've even processed that you are open.

Smart has been a beacon amid a strange, inconsistent Boston season. He deserves a starting spot that seemed temporary when he got it. He is one of the league's half-dozen best perimeter defenders -- and one of the only ones strong enough to stone all but the beefiest post brutes.

Almost 65 percent of Smart's shots have come from deep, up from about 45 percent in each of the past three seasons. He has hit 36.5 percent on 3s. If that holds, Smart is a different player -- and a more attractive trade chip.

He's even shooting a career-best 70 percent (!) in the restricted area, a byproduct of clever cutting for more assisted buckets from Al Horford and Kyrie Irving. I was once a semi-Marcus Smart skeptic. I worried his bricky jumper would make him a liability in the playoffs. I am here to repent. I am a believer.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/25895789/10-things-like-including-demarcus-cousins-nba

La Flame · Post #248 » by **La Flame** » Wed Feb 6, 2019 7:36 pm

Jayson Tatum - 1.6 3PM 4.3 3PA .372 3p%

Marcus Smart - 1.6 3PM 4.2 3PA .377 3P%

Cobra is crazy 8-)

cloverleaf · Post #249 » by **cloverleaf** » Wed Feb 6, 2019 7:42 pm

La Flame wrote:Jayson Tatum - 1.6 3PM 4.3 3PA .372 3p%

Marcus Smart - 1.6 3PM 4.2 3PA .377 3P%

Cobra is crazy

He straightened out both his shot and his shot selection. But not until he had moved beyond his rookie contract, despite having played 30 minutes a game for years.

Hard to imagine that TRo might not make a similar jump, particularly if he's a regular starter somewhere, next year.

Terry as a starter this year - 2.4 3PM 5.9 3PA .415 3P%
Terry as a starter last year - 2.8 3PM 7.1 3PA .389 3P%

3D Chess · Post #250 » by **3D Chess** » Fri Feb 8, 2019 8:11 pm

Read on Twitter

Post #251 » by **Feed Your Head** » Fri Feb 8, 2019 8:21 pm

3D Chess wrote:

Read on Twitter

That is one of the more incredible stats I've seen.

3D Chess · Post #252 » by **3D Chess** » Fri Feb 8, 2019 8:31 pm

The Comedian wrote:
3D Chess wrote:

Read on Twitter

That is one of the more incredible stats I've seen.

Read on Twitter

cloverleaf · Post #253 » by **cloverleaf** » Fri Feb 8, 2019 10:29 pm

Those stats are crazy.

Big Joke Line · Post #254 » by **Big Joke Line** » Fri Feb 8, 2019 11:47 pm

That is impressive no matter how you slice it but I also think stats like this need context. Are they talking those are 22 post ups? Or does that include switches, etc on the perimeter.

ConstableGeneva · Post #255 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Sat Feb 9, 2019 12:01 am

Smart hater somewhere, probably: "That's gotta be a typo. He guarded 9 possessions against centers and they scored 133 points on him!"

Green89 · Post #256 » by **Green89** » Sat Feb 9, 2019 6:28 pm

I've definitely noticed that when centers get the ball and he is gets up on them to defend, they think twice about trying to post him up. I think he can get them to pass it based on his reputation for being able to guard centers in the past.

Fencer reregistered · Post #257 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Thu Feb 14, 2019 11:24 pm

I'd say Smart does not want to be traded.

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captain green · Post #258 » by **captain green** » Thu Feb 14, 2019 11:36 pm

djFan71 wrote:Meh, call me crazy, and super late to the party, but what the heck, I believe Captain Green. I feel like the math has to work out to at least someone on this board being able to take Marcus. Why not him or her?

appreciate it but the debate is over I couldn't beat him now I slipped and broke my hip and hand on the ice. And my age 40+ doubt I recover well enough to play a basketball game let alone pivot and duck for fighting. So alas I can't beat him.

peachbucket · Post #259 » by **peachbucket** » Fri Feb 15, 2019 1:04 am

Fencer reregistered wrote:I'd say Smart does not want to be traded.

Read on Twitter

He's not going anywhere...

Big Joke Line · Post #260 » by **Big Joke Line** » Fri Feb 15, 2019 3:48 am

captain green wrote:
djFan71 wrote:Meh, call me crazy, and super late to the party, but what the heck, I believe Captain Green. I feel like the math has to work out to at least someone on this board being able to take Marcus. Why not him or her?

appreciate it but the debate is over I couldn't beat him now I slipped and broke my hip and hand on the ice. And my age 40+ doubt I recover well enough to play a basketball game let alone pivot and duck for fighting. So alas I can't beat him.

Damn man sorry to hear that. As another 6’7” guy who has slipped and fallen on the ice I know it’s a long way to go. As another early 40 something who pulled both hammies and a groin at the same time water skiing last year I know how much harder it is to come back.