Marcus Smart Discussion: Welcome To LA

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  1. JSM

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    Smart speaking a little on this tonight

     
    JSM, Nov 3, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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    He is great but I think it's the whole team and the coaches. They are building an identity and getting all the players to buy in. This is looking like a breakthrough season for us. I am not sure if we will win it all but we are going to be a top 5 team I think.
     
    Wino, Nov 3, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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    Love this guy. Such a great pickup!!
     
    lakerjones, Nov 3, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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    He’s already got a sweet highlight reel a handful of games in

     
    Weezy, Nov 4, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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    JSM, Nov 4, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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    Getting in Avidja mug in a way that didn't draw a tech but made sure the message was sent was a pro move there.

    It led directly to the refs calling avidja for an offensive foul a few plays later for a similar play.

    What a great addition please don't get hurt
     
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    ...Smart can replicate what Bradley did for us eons ago.
     
    gcclaker, Nov 4, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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    We have been missing this grit and toughness since the last Chip Squad.
    What a huge pickup by Rob. This guy just makes the entire team give more effort on D and that will never be quantified by a box score.
     
    FrontOfJersey22, Nov 4, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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    True statement.
     
    Toklat, Nov 4, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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    Smart is just a tough, gritty SOB. Reminds me so much of 2020 Rondo.
     
    CarolinaLakerFan, Nov 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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    Smart gives you a bunch and then Marcus takes some of it away. lol that was such stupid TO - he didn't have to rush to get the ball to rui.
     
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    He was careless, he also turned the ball over after the challenge
     
    KareemtheGreat33, Nov 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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    That was horrible, but he knew it.
     
    Wino, Nov 5, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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    He does a bunch of dumb s*** like taking a break away 3 on a fast break when he had a wide open lane to the hoop. BUT he does a ton of high IQ stuff on D, being in the right spot. Getting the ball moving

    The Marcus Smart experiment. Overall with the good and bad, it's a huge plus for the team. His size, switchablity on D and able to be a ball handler on offense is hige
     
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    Well, at least he owned up to it, you wouldn’t ever see Westbrook saying that, he’d be like “I don’t look backwards man, only forwards, it’s just fun, having fun out here, I just gotta be me”.

     
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    He did the same against Portland in the 1st half , it wasn't called .
     
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    Sometimes, all it takes is getting your butt kicked once to make you stop and take notice. I am not worried about this.
     
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    You commend the thought process. Smart is seeing and reacting to opportunities faster then his own team hell his own body to execute. I love him lol just energized the team even with the dumb mistakes included
     
    Pioneer10, Nov 6, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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    You could see on the bench he was owning up to it... That was Odom-esque.
     
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    Definitely a roller coaster but the good outweighed the bad. He was solely responsible for 3 of Wembys fouls and was the only one who hunted him on offense for one of those.

    They talked about it during the broadcast, but I don't know why the league has gone away from attacking and hunting those in foul trouble more. It's letting them off the hook.


    Defensive captain
     
    JSM, Nov 6, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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