tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post3495296159802663709..comments2023-06-09T11:52:06.321-04:00Comments on Hoopinion: NBA.com: Smith: [Josh] Smith in the Trade Mix?Bret LaGreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12000566742639583055noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-225591844832231812010-11-02T15:10:48.896-04:002010-11-02T15:10:48.896-04:00Al's arguably the best center in the East not ...Al's arguably the best center in the East not named Dwight Howard.<br /><br />Josh Smith is a really good power forward, but its pretty clear at this point he's never going to be "the guy" at his position.jrauchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064708627368143691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-12313381500650902522010-11-02T15:03:49.973-04:002010-11-02T15:03:49.973-04:00CoCo--
I believe it's some combination of Al ...CoCo--<br /><br />I believe it's some combination of Al being younger (even though it's only by 7 months), the difference in their defensive reputations being greater than the difference in their defensive performance, that Josh Smith yelled back at Mike Woodson a couple of times, shot selection, and the inherent understanding that Al Horford is one of the top 5 centers in the NBA even though he may not be the platonic ideal of an NBA center.<br /><br />Lots of guys can be pretty good power forwards, hardly any can be pretty good centers.Bret LaGreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000566742639583055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912756.post-47477379737769327192010-11-02T14:04:29.729-04:002010-11-02T14:04:29.729-04:00What I don't understand, (I'm sure you can...What I don't understand, (I'm sure you can help me since you know about win shares and etc) is why if it comes down to a choice between trading Josh or Al in order to bring back the likes of a Carmelo or Chris Paul people seem to be so convinced that it should be Josh. Why is he so much more expendable than Al? I just don't understand why everyone leans toward getting rid of Josh. I know he has a shaky attitude, but from a basketball standpoint are we sure that Al is that much better than him? I'm not.CoCohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03580418511916359036noreply@blogger.com