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I still wouldn't mind keeping Smith.

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Re: I still wouldn't mind keeping Smith. 

Post#21 » by Moose10Fan » Thu Jun 19, 2014 1:55 pm

paQo the BAWSER wrote:Smith is better finishing at the rim, better passer, so much better defender and rim protector and he's an awful shooter but got some range that Monroe hasn't.


He is also a moron on the basketball court, making horrible choices every possession, regardless if hes playing the 3 or the 4 he is a bonehead, the guy has no idea how to play within himself and it is to late to change him.
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Re: I still wouldn't mind keeping Smith. 

Post#22 » by paQo the BAWSER » Thu Jun 19, 2014 2:22 pm

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paQo the BAWSER wrote:Smith is better finishing at the rim, better passer, so much better defender and rim protector and he's an awful shooter but got some range that Monroe hasn't.


He is also a moron on the basketball court, making horrible choices every possession, regardless if hes playing the 3 or the 4 he is a bonehead, the guy has no idea how to play within himself and it is to late to change him.

He's better ball handler and better protecting the ball too. If he wasn't stupid maybe he was the best PF in the NBA, so I don't know what's your point and most of people here talk about him like he was a D-League player.

He was signed to be a star and Dumars told him about keep shooting (that was for Jennings too, I hate Jennings because his NO defense), keep him with SVG and he's a so much better player than Monroe, at least as PF.
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Re: I still wouldn't mind keeping Smith. 

Post#23 » by Moose10Fan » Thu Jun 19, 2014 2:51 pm

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paQo the BAWSER wrote:Smith is better finishing at the rim, better passer, so much better defender and rim protector and he's an awful shooter but got some range that Monroe hasn't.


He is also a moron on the basketball court, making horrible choices every possession, regardless if hes playing the 3 or the 4 he is a bonehead, the guy has no idea how to play within himself and it is to late to change him.

He's better ball handler and better protecting the ball too. If he wasn't stupid maybe he was the best PF in the NBA, so I don't know what's your point and most of people here talk about him like he was a D-League player.

He was signed to be a star and Dumars told him about keep shooting (that was for Jennings too, I hate Jennings because his NO defense), keep him with SVG and he's a so much better player than Monroe, at least as PF.


Hey we are both rooting for the same squad but we have to agree to disagree on this one. I truly believe Smith was masked by Horford, J Johnson and the guards in Atlanta, I'm not sure if I actually believe Smith is a good ball handler, he dribbles way to high and thinks he has guard skills which he really doesn't.
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Re: I still wouldn't mind keeping Smith. 

Post#24 » by paQo the BAWSER » Thu Jun 19, 2014 5:28 pm

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paQo the BAWSER wrote:
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He is also a moron on the basketball court, making horrible choices every possession, regardless if hes playing the 3 or the 4 he is a bonehead, the guy has no idea how to play within himself and it is to late to change him.

He's better ball handler and better protecting the ball too. If he wasn't stupid maybe he was the best PF in the NBA, so I don't know what's your point and most of people here talk about him like he was a D-League player.

He was signed to be a star and Dumars told him about keep shooting (that was for Jennings too, I hate Jennings because his NO defense), keep him with SVG and he's a so much better player than Monroe, at least as PF.


Hey we are both rooting for the same squad but we have to agree to disagree on this one. I truly believe Smith was masked by Horford, J Johnson and the guards in Atlanta, I'm not sure if I actually believe Smith is a good ball handler, he dribbles way to high and thinks he has guard skills which he really doesn't.

He's not good as ball handler, I'm agree with you, but he's so much better than Monroe, he got an average ball handling for a PF, not as Monroe, who got a good ball handling for a C, but a bad one for a PF.
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Re: I still wouldn't mind keeping Smith. 

Post#25 » by Invictus88 » Thu Jun 19, 2014 7:53 pm

paQo the BAWSER wrote:
Moose10Fan wrote:
paQo the BAWSER wrote:He's better ball handler and better protecting the ball too. If he wasn't stupid maybe he was the best PF in the NBA, so I don't know what's your point and most of people here talk about him like he was a D-League player.

He was signed to be a star and Dumars told him about keep shooting (that was for Jennings too, I hate Jennings because his NO defense), keep him with SVG and he's a so much better player than Monroe, at least as PF.


Hey we are both rooting for the same squad but we have to agree to disagree on this one. I truly believe Smith was masked by Horford, J Johnson and the guards in Atlanta, I'm not sure if I actually believe Smith is a good ball handler, he dribbles way to high and thinks he has guard skills which he really doesn't.

He's not good as ball handler, I'm agree with you, but he's so much better than Monroe, he got an average ball handling for a PF, not as Monroe, who got a good ball handling for a C, but a bad one for a PF.


I wouldn't trust either of them to lead a fast break to save my life but the rest of what you are writing above is fiction.

Monroe time and again would catch the ball from the 10-12 foot range and then drive past his defender to the basket for a layup. If he is able to do this on a consistent basis (which he DID last year) then how can you come to the conclusion that he has bad ball handling for a PF?

What are your expectations of a PF that Monroe is not meeting w/respect to ball handling?

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