Marcus Smart Discussion: Welcome To LA

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  1. KuzmoBall17

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    Good he made 8 3's
    Bad he took...14
     
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    Too bad he’ll miss so many games
     
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    Marcus Dumb. That is it.
     
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    Almost cost the Lakers with his boneheaded plays...

    Looks back, sees a Suns player trailing him for that wide open layup, still decides to do a behind-the-back pass.

    Instead of holding the ball and waiting for Luka+Bron to come, he decides to take advantage of a bait play and got his floater blocked.

    Then fouls Allen for no reason.
     
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    Lots of terrible decision making by Smart that game
     
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    Nutso Smart in crunch time
     
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    Guess we can still lose 20 point leads when Smart starts.
     
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    Yikes on some of those horrible decisions. I love Smart’s D but he has a bit of a savior complex here and he’s trying to do too much that isn’t necessary when you have Luka and LeBron (and Reaves when healthy). Marcus needs to just focus on the 3s and D.
     
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    Those three 3s in the 3rd were big time



    It's always a bit of a roller coaster with Marcus but overall I've been very pleased with his starting slot.

    The first of the Memphis games this calendar year, he was great in.

    In the 3 games this month he's up to 34 mpg, for his health sake I think we need to dial that down just a hair.
     
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    yeah, been a little disappointed in the turnovers, but overall, hard to complain with his effort and play. But he DEF needs to be under 30 minutes.
     
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    At this point in his career, Marcus should be an awesome 7th/8th guy. Problem is we need him to be the 5th guy.
     
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