My readers know well that I have been a huge fan of Marcus Smart since he came to Boston. Even when he was heaving up, and missing, desperation shots, I wrote about the many good things he was doing. I have now decided he should never be traded.
I love the above photo. Blocking the Greek Freak at the hoop. He backs down from nothing. And damn it, he is hitting his shots now. So many of our readers had correctly commented that his shot always seemed sound mechanically, but maybe he had a hard time transitioning from intense, in-your-shirt defender to a relaxed, focused shooter.