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Originally Posted by Bearcat
I didn't say he hurts the team overall, but his play in the past month clearly wasn't helping... he wasn't the only thing holding them together while flopping around, going 3/14 from the field, and hitting 10 FTs. They can make up 10 or 15 points with a higher percentage of quality possessions.
I hated to bring up one game, because one or 3 games is obviously too small of a sample to determine anything, but the fact is they haven't won a game in a month. When Smart is playing well, of course he's going to elevate the team... and love him or hate him, it's pretty clear he wasn't doing that in the few weeks before his suspension.
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You're ignoring that even when he doesn't shoot well, he still helps in other areas (such as playmaking, FT ability, and elite level defense). It may not make up entirely for going 3 for 14 from the field in a given game, but he still does things that nobody else on that team is capable of doing.
And if he plays at the level he's established over the last 2 seasons, you're getting not only one of the best players in the B12, but one of the better players in the country. This isn't disputable.