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Is Josh Smith Overrated
he's so overrated to me. Why do some analyst try to convince to me that he's the "go-to guy" for Atlanta. Personally, i think Horford is your "go-to guy." i've seen the guy play. Terrible shot selections. I like when my power forwards can shoot in high 40s but this guy is shooting in the mid 40s. Sure Kevin Love and Dirk Nowitzki shoot in the mid 40s, but they have a reason to. They don't have the athleticism that Josh Smith has. He does not take advantage of his talent at all. Instead, he just chucks up jumpers.
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Josh Smith has become the "go to guy" because he kept the playoff chances alive for the hawks last season, with Horford out nearly the entire year, sure he has been known to make poor shot selections, analysts watch this closely, he has matured over the past year and his shot selections has reflected this maturity, he still has more room to improve, but with Joe gone, he will be the go to guy for the Hawks this year, the upcoming Hawks season rests on his success or failure(and his decision to stay or not, which I believe Ferry will keep him in ATL.) If continues his improvement into this season, he will be an all star(should have been last year.) and the Hawks will live up to some of the surprisingly good projections I have seen, I've seen some media project the Hawks as high as the 2nd seed.Native Georgian. Adopted Texan.Comment
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lol 2nd seed? that cant be serious they're more likely to miss playoffs then get the 2nd seed.Comment
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Yeah I've seen 2nd seed, I don't think the hawks will get that high, I'm thinking 4th or 5th. Ill look for a source can't remember where I saw the 2nd seed prediction.
Edit: Found it
ESPN the Magazine
In ESPN The Magazine's NBA Preview, ESPN experts and Basketball Prospectus project each NBA team's season. The consensus? A Heat-Nuggets Finals. The winner? Let's just say, not one, not two ...
2. Atlanta Hawks | Southeast: 2nd
Conventional Wisdom Sure, by trading six-time All-Star Joe Johnson, new GM Danny Ferry tidied up the cap and readied the Hawks for a down-the-road free agent spree. Short term, though, the team has taken a big step back.
Actual wisdom Salary dump? What salary dump? Atlanta inked a cheaper high-scoring playmaker in Lou Williams. He and Jeff Teague will stay busy finding new hires Kyle Korver and Anthony Morrow on the perimeter and Smith and a fully healed Al Horford (career 18.1 PER) in transition. All of those producers mean more points for the Hawks than their opponents -- and what some folks might consider a surprisingly high seed in the postseason. -- John Hollinger
Basketball Prospectus predictions
Projected record: 50.5-31.5
If Horford plays 82 games: 52-30 (2-seed)
If Horford plays 11 games: 43-39 (8-seed)
Last edited by Blue; 10-29-2012, 05:52 PM.Native Georgian. Adopted Texan.Comment
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There based of stats from some organization, doesn't counter in a lot of factors, but still I've seen a lot of people say the Hawks won't even make the playoffs, I don't believe that unless Horford or smith went down with a serious injury, but even last year we lost one and still over achieved.Originally posted by z4ckdabeastWait, what? Last year was an aberration due to the shortened season (and not being nearly ready for the season as usual); he typically shoots high 40s - low 50s.
Checkout the latest stats of Dirk Nowitzki. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, shoots, school and more on Basketball-Reference.com
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Hawks a #2 seed, Nuggets a #1 seed, and T-Wolves a #3 (!!!) seed? Those predictions are dubious at best.Native Georgian. Adopted Texan.Comment
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I don't think he's overrated at all.. I will say however that Josh not making the all-star game doesn't make him underrated. There are forwards in the East who are better than he is, and the All-Star game is a popularity vote anyways..
I do agree that Horford is underrated, but Smith is the go to guy for this season without a doubt.Comment
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Josh Smith is vastly underrated. Sure his shot selection isn't the greatest, but he is one hell of an all around player.
He fills up the stat sheet every night. If he were to get the correct coaching so they can get this guy in the right spots on Offense I believe the sky is the limit for him. He needs to get out of Atlanta and hopefully a true contender can pick him up (praying Chicago can
). To think this guy hasn't made an all star team is just obsurd
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I absolutely love Josh Smith. IMO he's mad underrated & under appreciated.
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As a lot of people have said before me. Josh Smith is underrated under appreciated player, who can play a much bigger role than he had in the past. With support he has from the fans and as a key player with team he can be much much better."I'll tell you there is still a little Vinsanity left in Vince"
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He's gotten off to a slow start this season though
Hopefully he picks it up and makes him worth the 1st round pick I spent on him.
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