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Just follow the Miami vs Atlanta game, Smith certainly doesn't look anywhere near a max player and LeBron stopper.
Here's an interesting take from various writer's via ESPN Insider on where Josh Smith should land...
1. What's the best landing spot for Josh Smith?
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Dan Feldman, PistonPowered: San Antonio. The Spurs have played at a faster tempo the past couple seasons, which fits Smith, and maybe Gregg Popovich could even eradicate Smith's inefficient reliance on jumpers. Most tantalizing would be Smith defending next to Tim Duncan.
D.J. Foster, ClipperBlog: San Antonio. The Spurs have a habit of turning lost causes (Stephen Jackson, Boris Diaw, Danny Green) into serviceable players, so certainly they could cure Smith's shaky shot selection and shine him up enough to help him earn a max contract this offseason.
Tom Haberstroh, ESPN.com: Brooklyn. If Josh Smith is truly looking for a max deal, he should immediately get on the horn with Nets owner and gazillionaire Mikhail Prokhorov. And by horn, I literally mean a horn because Prokhorov apparently doesn't own a cell phone.
Curtis Harris, Hardwood Paroxysm: Houston. The Rockets would be the ideal spot for Smith. His ability to create defensive havoc complements the stout rim protection of Omer Asik. The offensive half court may be cramped for space when Jeremy Lin and Smith share the court, but in transition Smoove would ease those rough edges and make Houston absolutely devastating.
Tom Sunnergren, Hoop76: Milwaukee. Though giving Smoove the big payday he's angling for might not be what's best for Milwaukee -- max deals are like Hall of Fame inductions; if you have to argue about whether a guy deserves one, he doesn't -- it'd be a joy to watch Smith and Larry Sanders wreak shot-blocking havoc together.
Just follow the Miami vs Atlanta game, Smith certainly doesn't look anywhere near a max player and LeBron stopper.
I can't figure out why guys want to do trades for the Spurs even though they have the best record. All the Spurs really need is solidify the 4th big and backup pg spots. Another backup SF might be nice too.
Just follow the Miami vs Atlanta game, Smith certainly doesn't look anywhere near a max player and LeBron stopper.
Don't gauge a players worth on his ability to stop Lebron.
great point
Then what is his main use should he be traded to the Spurs ? We have enough scoring, outside shooting, & playmaking abilities from our guards, post defense & defensive rebounding with the resurgent TD and Tiago, we don't attack the offensive glass. He certainly ain't gonna be a cornerstone for this franchise with his max salary demand and ty overall play (for a max demanding free agent soon to be), but if he can be a Durant & LeBron stopper, then all of his tiness might just be worth it as a post season rental.
right now, lebron stopper or not. lebron can't be stopped, there's no point in gauging. lebron did score under 30 though.
Well, look at that shooting %, that assists to TOs ratio, the rebounding numbers, i don't think LeBron's bothered at all & pretty much just coasting, doesn't need a max salary demanding player to make that kinda defense against the king, SJax will do just fine, while not bricking each and every in outside shots taken and killed the team momentum along the way (playoff & fully healthy Jackson ofcourse).
It was close man it was close!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jax especially in that game 6 when he tried so hard to get us to that 7 and possibly finals! RJ would not hit a three that game 6, better yet we don't make it there with him! I remember when the trade went down though for Jax, I was nearly in tears from the chills like the otehr guy said and felt like it was a long overdue reunion! I felt like 03 again for a while, the 4 were together again for another run. I thought the Spurs would make it then lol, they came close.
Isn't Bynum a free agent after this season? He's gonna chase the money. Somebody in Philly got paid by the Lakers to make that trade happen.
Because we have a really not so stellar record vs elite teams that we'll actually see in the POs you know...
Listening to M&M this morning on the radio, and Greg Anthony comes on and says the Spurs are a dark horse who need to trade to get Josh Smith ... Not sure why GA comes on and says this since it's extremely doubtful, but he just wants the cred.
I'm not advocating him being on the Spurs, I'm saying that ruling out a player because he can't stop Lebron is a lesson in futility. There's not a person on the planet that can stop Lebron, so if you're looking for that guy, you're going to be looking for a while.
...and if you actually find him I seriously doubt he will be available via trade.
i didnt what Smith feeling up on my spurs anyway
Lol at Mike Bibby's reaction.i didnt what Smith feeling up on my spurs anyway
oh my gosh, Hawks just barely lost to the Lakers, and Josh Smith made boneheaded play after boneheaded play.
Overrated player. Glad we didn't trade for him.
He really sucked down the stretch. Very poor decision maker. Talented player but whoever signs him to a max deal (or anything close) will regret it in 3 years.
That's just what he is, a very physically gifted player who seems unable to ever get "it" and ascend to the next level as an elite superstar. He's a taketh as much as a giveth, plenty much like Blair or Neal, but with max salary demand to boot.
lol did the news not reach Indonesia that the spurs didn't trade for Smoove? Do they even have computers in Indonesia?
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