I recently developed serious concerns over responses given by Marcus Smart in an interview conducted by Amanda Pflugrad and posted to the Boston Celtics official team website.
During the interview, Smart announced his intention to be less “passive” this upcoming season. He went on to say that in the past he has been “too unselfish” of a player, it wasn’t going to be “the same me”, and he was “coming in with a mission” that everything was about business.
These sentiments represent a strange shift in attitude for a player who until now has always seemed to put his team first — and they might be especially worrisome viewed in the larger context of Marcus’ limited offensive repertoire.