I'm curious as to what is the fascination with Marcus Smart? I get that he's a big strong Point Guard and that he plays defense but couldn't you just draft a defensive specialist guard in the 2nd round for that? He acts more like a shooting guard that puts pressure on the defense by getting to the foul line a lot. However, he doesn't shoot the ball well (29% from College 3 Point line), he doesn't pass the ball well (4.7 Assists per game), has a low A/T ratio (1.8 Assists per Turnover) and has a Hero ball mentality at times.
I understand that he's intense and that people say he has leadership qualities. However, his intensity got him into trouble with a chair and a fan (Ron Artest like). His leadership got him bounced in the first round of the NCAA tournament in both his freshman (5 seed lost to 12 seed Oregon) and sophomore (9 seed lost to 8 seed Gonzaga) years.
Supposedly Marcus Smart has great intangibles and is a great interview but I don't see that translating onto the court in terms of production and winning.
For comparison's sake, I included his Sophomore numbers along with the Sophomore numbers of some other noted Point Guards along with Trey Burke's.
xTrey Burke Career2012-13 (So)2011-12 (Fr) |
xMarcus Smart Career2013-14 (So)2012-13 (Fr) |
xDeron Williams Career2004-05 (Jr)2003-04 (So)2002-03 (Fr) |
xChris Paul Career2004-05 (So)2003-04 (Fr) |
xRussell Westbrook Career2007-08 (So)2006-07 (Fr) |
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Bio | |||||||||||
Height | 6-0 | 6-4 | 6-3 | 6-0 | 6-3 | ||||||
Weight | 190.0 | 220.0 | 210.0 | 175.0 | 189.0 | ||||||
Position | Guard | Guard | Guard | Guard | Guard | ||||||
Home State | Texas | North Carolina | California | ||||||||
Current Age | N/A | N/A | 29 | 29 | 25 | ||||||
Playing Time | |||||||||||
Team Games | 39 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 39 | Chart It | |||||
Scoring | |||||||||||
Games Played | 39 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 39 | Chart It | |||||
Games Started | 39 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 34 | Chart It | |||||
Minutes | 1378 | (3) |
1014 | (442) |
1017 | (160) |
1069 | (106) |
1318 | (4) |
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Min Per Game | 35.333 | (87) |
32.71 | (293) |
33.9 | (167) |
33.406 | (416) |
33.795 | (335) |
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Minute Pct | 87.4 | (74) |
72.9 | (643) |
76.4 | (425) |
79.7 | (589) |
84.2 | (294) |
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Possessions | 640.0 | (5) |
532.0 | (51) |
404.212 | (208) |
445.0 | (114) |
484.0 | (109) |
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Possession Pct | 28.9 | (151) |
30.1 | (42) |
24.4 | (353) |
23.1 | (879) |
22.5 | Chart It | |
Scoring | |||||||||||
Points | 727 | (10) |
557 | (130) |
420 | (278) |
488 | (143) |
497 | (189) |
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Pts Per Game | 18.641 | (40) |
17.968 | (89) |
14.0 | (304) |
15.25 | (346) |
12.744 | (717) |
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Points Per 40 | 21.1 | (93) |
22.0 | (87) |
16.5192 | (606) |
18.3 | (612) |
15.1 | Chart It | |
Offensive Rating | 121.2 | (93) |
110.3 | (698) |
111.3 | (332) |
122.9 | (222) |
110.2 | (748) |
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Shooting | |||||||||||
FG Made | 259 | (4) |
163 | (279) |
147 | (274) |
143 | (324) |
182 | (149) |
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FG Att | 560 | (5) |
386 | (200) |
360 | (185) |
317 | (324) |
391 | (160) |
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FG Pct | 46.3 | (438) |
42.2 | (820) |
40.8 | (523) |
45.1 | (901) |
46.5 | (759) |
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FT Made | 133 | (108) |
182 | (37) |
59 | (777) |
156 | (27) |
107 | (222) |
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FT Att | 166 | (153) |
250 | (29) |
75 | (937) |
187 | (61) |
150 | (206) |
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FT Pct | 80.1 | (193) |
72.8 | (576) |
78.7 | 83.4 | (288) |
71.3 | (861) |
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Free Throw Rate | 29.6 | (770) |
64.7 | (95) |
20.8 | (964) |
58.9 | (204) |
38.3 | (643) |
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3pt FG | 76 | (101) |
49 | (434) |
67 | (143) |
46 | (425) |
26 | (971) |
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3pt FG Att | 198 | (109) |
164 | (266) |
170 | (180) |
97 | (678) |
77 | (979) |
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3pt FG Pct | 38.4 | 29.9 | 39.4 | (132) |
47.4 | 33.8 | Chart It | ||||
Effective FG Pct | 53.0 | (367) |
48.5 | (844) |
50.1 | (644) |
52.3 | (798) |
49.8 | Chart It | |
Floor Pct | 55.5 | (277) |
53.6 | (644) |
48.7 | (895) |
57.3 | (308) |
54.1 | (535) |
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Shot Pct | 28.3 | (162) |
27.2 | (237) |
24.7 | (439) |
20.2 | 21.4 | Chart It | ||
True Shooting Pct | 56.8 | (335) |
55.1 | (613) |
53.0 | (722) |
60.1 | (366) |
53.7 | Chart It | |
Rebounds | |||||||||||
Rebounds | 124 | (994) |
183 | (414) |
97 | 144 | (571) |
153 | (597) |
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RPG | 3.179 | 5.903 | (373) |
3.2 | 4.5 | 3.923 | Chart It | ||||
Off Rebs | 21 | 44 | (781) |
14 | 22 | 61 | (393) |
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Off Reb Pct | 1.8 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 5.8 | Chart It | |||||
Off Rebs Per Game | 0.538 | 1.419 | (751) |
0.5 | 0.688 | 1.564 | Chart It | ||||
Def Reb Pct | 8.7 | 14.8 | (793) |
9.6 | 12.3 | 8.4 | Chart It | ||||
Def Rebs | 103 | (695) |
139 | (292) |
83 | (818) |
122 | (279) |
92 | (801) |
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Def Rebs Per Game | 2.641 | 4.484 | (257) |
2.8 | (827) |
3.812 | (684) |
2.359 | Chart It | ||
Assists, Steals, & Blocks | |||||||||||
Assists | 260 | (3) |
148 | (82) |
185 | (14) |
212 | (10) |
167 | (48) |
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Assists Per Game | 6.667 | (12) |
4.774 | (64) |
6.2 | (12) |
6.625 | (22) |
4.282 | (172) |
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A/T Ratio | 3.0 | (11) |
1.8 | (282) |
2.5 | (22) |
2.4 | (89) |
1.7 | (318) |
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Assist Pct | 37.2 | (22) |
30.0 | (77) |
34.8 | (30) |
33.8 | (117) |
24.3 | (460) |
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Steals | 62 | (64) |
89 | (5) |
31 | (672) |
76 | (20) |
63 | (46) |
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Steals Per Game | 1.59 | (168) |
2.871 | (3) |
1.0 | (717) |
2.375 | (128) |
1.615 | (441) |
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Steal Pct | 2.8 | (456) |
5.0 | (7) |
1.8 | 3.9 | (287) |
2.9 | (657) |
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Blocks | 20 | (515) |
18 | (645) |
9 | (958) |
1 | 7 | Chart It | ||
Blocks Per Game | 0.513 | (676) |
0.581 | (630) |
0.3 | 0.031 | 0.179 | Chart It | |||
Block Pct | 1.5 | (992) |
1.8 | (879) |
0.9 | (986) |
0.0 | 0.5 | Chart It | ||
Turnovers & Fouls | |||||||||||
Turnovers | 86 | (197) |
82 | (184) |
75 | (322) |
89 | (123) |
96 | (125) |
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TOPG | 2.205 | (471) |
2.645 | (161) |
2.5 | (365) |
2.781 | (758) |
2.462 | (981) |
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Turnover Pct | 13.4 | 15.4 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 19.8 | Chart It | |||||
Fouls | 73 | (855) |
91 | (402) |
68 | (937) |
82 | (370) |
93 | (238) |
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Fouls Per Game | 1.872 | 2.935 | (324) |
2.3 | (970) |
2.562 | 2.385 | Chart It | |||
Plus/Minus | |||||||||||
Plus Minus Games | 34 | (25) |
23 | Chart It | |||||||
Plus Minus | 415 | (9) |
290 | (67) |
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+/- Avg | 12.2 | (69) |
12.6 | (14) |
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Roland | 375 | (17) |
238 | (113) |
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Roland Avg | 11.0 | (97) |
10.3 | (55) |
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Plus Minus Win Pct | 85.3 | (120) |
71.7 | (262) |
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Clutch Games | 10 | (502) |
9 | Chart It | |||||||
Clutch Seconds | 2808.0 | (228) |
2055.0 | (840) |
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Clutch Plus Minus | -2 | -15 | Chart It | ||||||||
Clutch Roland | 10 | (449) |
-14 | Chart It | |||||||
Clutch Win Pct | 45.0 | 38.9 | Chart It | ||||||||
xTrey Burke Career2012-13 (So)2011-12 (Fr) |
xMarcus Smart Career2013-14 (So)2012-13 (Fr) |
xDeron Williams Career2004-05 (Jr)2003-04 (So)2002-03 (Fr) |
xChris Paul Career2004-05 (So)2003-04 (Fr) |
xRussell Westbrook Career2007-08 (So)2006-07 (Fr) |
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