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Originally Posted by Bearcat
At least try to understand where the other side is coming from. I think the points of 'doing everything to win,' etc; are generally understood from those who hate Smart, even if we think it's crap.
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You don't have to like Smart's flopping, but you should at least be capable of understand why he does it (and capable of admitting that it does help his team win). Unless changes are made to start giving out fouls for exaggeration (instead of there being an incentive), it is part of the game of basketball as it stands.
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Saying people hate flopping because they hate Smart is basically saying you haven't even tried to understand the argument that's been presented over and over and over, which means your love for him is clouding your mind, not the other way around.
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There is no argument that's been presented. All I see is a bunch of agitated KU fans upset that Marcus Smart has beaten their team twice in two years using tactics they didn't like. If he didn't do that, he wouldn't even be a talking point in this thread nor would the word hate be being used to describe feelings about him. As always, I'm totally capable of admitting my bias here. But that clearly goes both ways in this situation.