I love Marcus Smart, but I have a friend who loves Marcus Smart. He didn’t really follow the Boston Celtics closely until a few years ago, but really got into it during last years run to the NBA Finals. And there was a persistent refrain from him every time we sat down to watch a game: “give the ball to Marcus.”
It drove me nuts, because I kept trying to explain to him that we had several more effective options on offense, including but not limited to one of the five best players in the league.