Marcus Smart Discussion: Welcome To LA

Bet we do!

 

Have to like hearing about these players getting into shape and buying into the culture

Should make a difference in their health throughout the season

 

"The Lakers have an intense culture of fitness that permeates into every player at the deepest levels."

 

I like it

 

Smart needs to start and close games. The entire point of bringing him in is to guard the other team’s primary creator, whether it be POA or on the wing. Those guys are starting and closing games. You could play him the first 6 minutes and the last 4 minutes of each half and nothing else.

 

I think the downside of smart is he isn’t a great shooter, it’s one of the reasons Jrue was such a tangible improvement on him and helped those Boston teams click.

From that point of view, he probably fits better with Luka, Lebron and Ayton when Rui is starting rather than Reaves. But at the same time, I don’t want to bench Reaves in a contract year.

 

This, but he also has more PG IQ than westbrick or just IQ in general. I don’t see him or any other player thinking it’s a good idea to chuck another one up after going 0/12 from deep after 2 of your teammates are on a hot streak.

I dont want it to be like this, im just saying I hope it doesn’t. He just doesn’t have the skill set to catch and shoot. He’s going to have to slash and cut a lot of ball if so.

We all know what the other stuff he herrings to the floor. Hustle, your glue guy, defender, disrupts passing lanes.


I think there’s a misconception of being a Debbie downer when calling things ok.


Luka is fine, but he can but slimmer I don’t think we as a fan or community/team should be ok with players not committing themselves to be slimmer especially after what we’ve seen with shaq, other players in other team getting hurt or worn out due to it, etc etc.

With that said in just hoping the worst doesn’t happen, I’m not saying it is or will. But if at and Luka are cold or even one of them a line up with smart/ar/luka/lebron can be great or atrocious.

LeBron was closing games late last season but when he pulls up non chalantly like he’s the second coming of mamba or curry just blows my mind, whether we have the lead, tied or down by 10. I can really see brick city happening.


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