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BTW. You psuedo-agreed with me
Suck my dick.
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No, I'm not disagreeing, I just will never forget Bilas ripping the poor guy mercilessly as he was walking to the podium to shake Stern's hand on draft day.
His shot selection is awful and it detracts from what could be an All-Star caliber player. In 2009-10, he only attempted a handful of 3pters all season, less than 10, and it seemed like he had turned the corner. He was still taking way too many 15-19 footers (aka the least efficient shot in the game) but he had at least given up on the perimeter.
Then he regressed completely under Larry Drew and began attempting 2-3 treys a game again. Even worse, he actually started making a few more. He was up to around 34%, which is of course a solid percentage for a front court player and one that would make you think he's "multidimensional" ... but with Smoove, actually making a long shot is the worst thing that can happen, because it means he'll keep shooting. And even if he does make a decent percentage of them, he's still doing that INSTEAD of what he does best, which is attack the rim. Any jump shot Smith takes, make or miss, is a wasted opportunity for him to use his best skills.
Until he truly embraces that he's ONLY a post scorer, he will not maximize his full ability. Very befuddling and infuriating player. Because of his mercurial ways, he is the team's most valuable player. Whether or not the team plays efficiently is entirely dependent on how much Josh Smith feels like remembering his strengths and forgetting his weaknesses on that given day.Comment
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I've been looking for years FT, haven't been able to find the Bilas clip on YouTube. It was really unprofessional of Bilas though, and I think it's the reason they no longer have the analysts mic'd throughout the whole building.Comment
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2004: The Hawks take high schooler Josh Smith as Jay Bilas rips the pick to shreds. "If you had to pick which guy was most likely to be a bust in the first round, it would be this guy," he said. "He has no right hand, and he can't shoot." That's followed by poor Smith having to defend himself to Stu Scott, capped off by a phenomenal exchange:
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Its funny that Josh Smith has probably had the second best career behind Dwight Howard of the 2004 draft. This is why I really don't pay much attention to these analyst during drafts, because the only difference between them and anyone else is that they have a platform to make their comments look foolish.
LOL, I remember that Rafael Araujo pick....at the time I was like who is this big Brazilian with all the tattoos looking like Shrek? Then I had to remember it was Toronto picking (sorry Kuzzy)Comment
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Still a pretty good draft overall. Out of the top 29 picks, 11-12 of them turned out to be decent.Its funny that Josh Smith has probably had the second best career behind Dwight Howard of the 2004 draft. This is why I really don't pay much attention to these analyst during drafts, because the only difference between them and anyone else is that they have a platform to make their comments look foolish.
LOL, I remember that Rafael Araujo pick....at the time I was like who is this big Brazilian with all the tattoos looking like Shrek? Then I had to remember it was Toronto picking (sorry Kuzzy)Comment
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Yeah, as he was walking up to the podium Bilas was blaring over the loud speakers. Very awkward. "If I had to pick one guy to be a bust, it'd be Josh Smith. No right hand, no work ethic, lazy, completely disinterested in getting better, blah, blah, blah"
Might have been a blessing actually because maybe it motivated Smith, who turned out to be a steal as the 18th pick. Unfortunately we had already taken Josh Childress with the #6 pick that night or else I'd say that for once Billy Knight actually had a good draft.Comment
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Yeah Josh Smith is in the discussion behind Howard.
It's basically
Josh Smith
Lulz Deng
Emeka Okafor
Andre Iguodala
For that honor behind Dwight.
Ben Gordon was doing nicely until he went to Detroit and fell of the face ofthe Earth.Comment
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