Haven't the Grizzlies had about 6 players injured / suspended this season? Pretty much no team can survive that (same is happening to the Lakers right now), and I feel like that's much more of an influence than Smart.
Gotta love when people make a whole video just looking at stats. Smart has been huge for us except for the two games before the last Clippers game where he pretty much saved the game
As a Celtics fan who loved Marcus Smart on the Celtics, I still feel bad thinking that Jrue Holiday is just better overall and honestly, kinda better on defense too. Smart was great but his antics and somewhat uncontrolled play style hurt the team at times and even though he was great at hitting clutch shots, he took way too many shots in the final minutes of games when there's Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown alongside him in those minutes 99% of the time. I really like how Holiday is just all business, he doesn't celebrate after dunks, doesn't get hyped up for really anything, and that just keeps the team in line as he's the main point guard most of the time. I loved Smart so much it actual feels like cheating when I think of how good Holiday is, especially when I used to argue that they were basically the same player but Holiday was a bit better on offense (he's actually way better).
Celtics fan here too. I was happy we finally traded Smart. He’s an overrated defender. Also as many games he helped us win down the stretch he would cost us more.
I was looking at Smart's stats and saw 42.9% fg% and was like "why is his fg% so low this year" and looked at his career stats and was shocked to find that 42.9% would be his career high if the season ended now. I was blinded by his charm and aggressiveness as a fan but can now see how much better the team is with a more steady point guard. I still live Smart though, he'll forever be a Celtic in my mind.
No, injuries plaqued the Grizzlies. People don't realized how important Steven Adams is to the Grizzlies. Also don't forget Ja was injured game 1 and Brandon Clarke was hurt. Three starters. Take 3 starters off any team and see if they make it out of the first round. Lakers didn't beat a healthy team.
True, but being banged up and 3 of your main starters gone is a difference. Take LeBron, Steph or Jokic out only and none of those teams get out of the 1st round. Take Steph, Klay & Draymond out at the beginning of a season and their record will look like the Grizzlies is now.
Not taking a dig at any players but Jayson Tatum is that good, his assist numbers aren’t crazy high but he makes every single player around him better and he deserves that credit
If I got to start my career in Boston and had to move to any team with ja much less go to an organization like Memphis you would see my stats fall off too this move was the worst thing to ever happen for smart not the other way around
Crazy how losing a few pieces can derail an entire team. Dillon defensive/tough mentality impact, Ja and Tyus offensive impact, Steven Adams rebounding impact. 4 guys gone and Memphis looking like a lottery team
I appreciate the stats used to demonstrate Smarts impact, but let’s be serious. The sample size is exceptionally small for a player moving to a new team. If dillon brooks was on the grizzlies still they would be worse, he was out of control and his shooting percentages were on par with Killian Hayes. The only reason Brooks looks good now is because 1. Ime Udoka isn’t gonna let him take the same bs shots any more and 2. He knew he would be out of the league. Smart will improve on A/TO (he is better in this category than Jrue Holiday for instance) and with less usage he will shoot better
Mature? Smart was mature too, he just didn’t take any shit. I’ll take a player like that any day, one who will go out there and give you a dog fight, versus a timid little bitch. LOL.
@@dannyhernandez265 man, stop it. I’ll bet my last ashy penny Cs gonna whoop they ass like they stole something. Matter of fact, fuck the Finals, I’ll be back to this comment on 1/19 LOL.
Nope. As a Celts fan, most of us in Boston knew that although Smart was one of the league's best defenders, he was a subpar point guard with shoddy ball handling. For rvery eye catching great pass he made, there would be a stupid brainless pass for a big turnover, especially in crunch time. Also while Smart is not a bad scorer, he is not nearly as good as he thinks he is. So in win or lose situations, too often he takes that last shot that Tatum or Brown should be taking. Smart was not an awful player for the Celis. But honestly few of us fans were devastated to see him go.
Smart was always overrated and with him gone JT & JB have been able to become the loudest voices on the team, something that could never happen with smart on the team. My Celtics are in a great position to get back to the Finals and finally finish the job.
Your a hater. Point Blank. You didn't mention all the injuries that Memphis is dealing with. Yes Smart is not supposed to the The point guard. We all know that. They were able to stop some of the bleeding by getting Bismark. but Zaire, Jake, Tillman Rose, Adams and Clark are out! NOT TO MENTION JA! When those players become relevant in the rotations soon! I HOPE! I hope you do a better video and give them praise. OHHHHHH and that comment you made about them that they Might not get in to the PLAY IN! LOL EAT those words with desert! I almost subscribed to your channel, until I smelt the haterade!
Marcus is still smarting from the sting of being traded from the Celtics. He doesn't want to be there and I don't blame him. Send him back to Boston where he belongs. Memphis? 🤣🤣🤣 C'mon man. 🙏🇺🇲✌️😎
He was traded and no it wasn’t. In the short term yeah they miss him but long term wise it really was the best move. Tyus was only good last year bad IF he was the starter. If he wasn’t he didn’t do a great job as a backup at all. It was time for him and the team even if it doesn’t look pretty now
As a Celtics fan I loved the effort Marcus played with. I hated the decisions he made on offense in big games tho. He truly had a love/hate relationship with the fans. But after watching Marcus get blown by and scored on by the Heat role players all series I knew the Celtics would never win with him as our starting PG. Like you can’t be this lockdown player that’s bad on offense letting Duncun Robinson and Gabe Vincent get layups on you. At that point you’re just detrimental on both sides of the ball. I was excited when we landed a fringe all star talent I was shocked at how fans could even call it a bad deal. Trading Marcus also unlocked Derrick White. And with half a season as a starter I now wonder why Derrick was coming off the bench at all when he is clearly much better on offense than smart and still a great defender. I wish the best for Marcus tho he gave us so many great years just couldn’t get over the hump.
Smart was all NBA 1st team defense last year. He was defensive player of the year 21-22. He's not the type of guy who is going to carry the offense. That team is missing 3 bigs and role players galore. What do you expect for a new team in 10 games or so?
There is no way you are blaming Marcus Smart for the Grizzlies bad start. I will not allow Marcus Smart slander he is a fantastic player that any team would love don’t you dare disrespect him.
@@MyChannel-w7u he’s not a guy to go out and get you 30. He’s a hustle guy who makes winning plays when surrounded by talent. He’s not surrounded by any talent because everyone is hurt. He’s doing his job and doing it well. He’s not a good shooter he never has been but he can effectively guard 1-5 and he is a lock for multiple extra possessions a game because of his hustle
A team will only goes as far as their CENTER will take them.. no matter whose in the wings at the point, if you dont have a good center the offense will not flow as intended
Biggest regret? Labelling the trade as if it brings Grizzlies into a world end downfall. It is definitely not. Smart is injured. Morant was suspended. Adams and Clarke are injured. Sure Grizzlies are in disarray now..but they surely will bounce back. When all of the players are healthy..and they work together..they will do just fine. I cant wait to see your comment later on when it happens. BIGGEST REGRET?
They're adapting to an ever changing gameplan. Bismack adapted to the role fast. Marcus gels better now Banes offball and him and Jarren recently showed the defensive cohesion. Grizzlies have been underdogs before and developed bigtime. It's the start of the season, plenty of time. Just wait..
Take out any team’s superstar and starting center, are they competitive? I guess a little bit but it would be hard for them to stay afloat. Now fast forward 3 months and the entire starting 5 plus key rotational players are out due to injury that’s the Grizzlies current situation, they’ll be fine
Are you really blaming Marcus for all of the Grizzly’s problems? That’s insane, he’s been there a month… Problem is the organization poked his arrival up so much like it Would solve all the problems. Marcus is a warrior, the TEAM needs to find itself. Plus your highlights are showing Marcus making assists and hitting threes… So I guess I just fell for click bait.
Celtics fan here I don’t understand why people think Marcus smart was the heart and soul of the Celtics he was not in any way shape or form. I’ve always looked at him as the eighth or ninth best player on a team and if he is one of your starters, you have serious problems. Defensively solid offensively I didn’t even want him playing in the fourth quarter.
Not to mention poor decision making, horrendous shot attempts, and a turnover machine. I always felt he was ferocious on defense to mask his offensive liability.
Marcus was the self-appointed heart and soul of this team and that 👏 was 👏 a 👏 problem 👏. Idk about 8 or 9th, but for sake of argument even having your 4th/5th best player declare themselves the leader is a detriment to the team's actual stars.
I think smart is a good addition next to ja, let's jam play more off ball, and brings good defense. He's basically a lesser Westbrook, but doesn't take as many shots
Hold the phone folks. Think about it. The Grizz have not been getting blown out. With Ja and Adams the could have won every game they played. This is on Ja, not Marcus Smart. Marcus Is streaky and past his prime but this is not his fault. Signed--A Marcus Smart fan.
Premature. Look now: Smart's Net +/- per 48 minutes is +4.9. Bane's: -1.8; JJJ's: -2.7. Honestly, even now it's pretty small sample size. But 2 months ago was way premature for drawing any conclusions like you drew here.
As a Celtics fan who hated having Marcus Smart on the team, this video is now one of my favorite videos I've ever watched in my entire life. I've been saying for YEARS that Marcus Smart is not as good as everyone thinks, and anyone who would watch the important games would know that Marcus Smart's careless 3-pointers and unnecessary flops ended up costing the Celtics more wins than anything else. This video is awesome lol
As a Celtics fan you genuinely received a fantastic player, saying the grizzlies are purely bad due to smart is such a bad take. It's clearly and injury issue and letting a competent offensive player, Tyus jones walk is what is killing this team. Not too mention any team experiencing a large amount of injuries and suspensions is bound to have some hardships.
Never said it was purely because of Smart, but he is a big piece of it. He's not the player they thought he was going to be in a new role and higher expectations
@@MyChannel-w7u too early in the season and he's on a new team after playing for one team his whole career. this grizzlies team also is missing half their team
Those questionable 1st round picks lately starting to catch up to them especially Zaire Williams in the lottery few years ago on top of Roddy & larvia. Needed 1 of the 3 to step up and be a good rotation player probably start to aquire a wing if they don't wanna waste this season
Same roster, replace Smart with Brooks, I highly doubt they’d be much better in the standings or better off in general. Smart is having a slow start on a brand new team when he’s never been anywhere else but Boston. It’s a small sample size, give until all star break.
If anything Celtics just got rid of their problem. They would just let him play D. Might as well be a short SF. His O is nonexistent 90% the time. Tatum and Brown having to ISO the hell out the ball.
Gave up multiple 1st for bro too 😂😂😂 he will be better once ja gets back but how they are this bad with smart,bane,jjj all healthy is wild figured they would be around. 500 without ja but it's clear tyus was key in them being so good without ja passed few years . Gonna have to dominate when ja gets back to even avoid the play in
Problem with this caption is if they really a organization were they will measure seasons on how the post season will be, Marcus smart is there for April. Not December or November. So Marcus was signed to beat teams who have ant from Minnesota, PG from L.A, book from Phoenix, Murray from Denver. Luka from Dallas etc. Soo I understand they have get in first but that's not on smart they had slot of injuries. Morant obviously cause of discipline. So yea u can't measure now, any gm will tell u that .....In beginning of January. Just plain ignorant and un intelligent. But salute to you and yours
How is he a big mistake? He’s not supposed to handle the ball for the most part. He’ll either play off ball when Morant comes back, and/or play with the 2nd unit…
This is wildly inaccurate. Marcus Smart's best attributes are ones not measured by statistics. To call this a failure when half the team is injured is dumb.
i'd rather have a decent shooter than a dude who jacks up 3s all the time, and cant land them, but takes a charge now and then or a steal. i wasnt sad to see him go. i had my fill.
C's fan here...Marcus Smart sucks and has always sucked. He makes one or two great plays a game, which leads to people saying he's the heart and soul of the team, while ignoring all of the idiot things he does...Glad we traded him, feel sorry for you guys though.
Mid review. Talks about the lakers series, yet ignores the fact we lost because Steven Adams was down - who absolutely destroys Anthony Davis. And yea…. Maybe the 8 injuries to the Grizz are part of this seasons “success”
This is supposed to be the defensive player of the year. Now he's getting exposed. I can't wait until Draymond is traded so everyone will see how trash he really is.
I'll echo what a few others have mentioned. The Grizzlies are missing 6 starters and role players one being a generational talent. There is NO team in the NBA that can survive a season playing end of bench players as starters and first off bench guys. Almost all of the games have been close Ja's 26+ppg will get us alot of these wins we're fighting for.
Haven't the Grizzlies had about 6 players injured / suspended this season? Pretty much no team can survive that (same is happening to the Lakers right now), and I feel like that's much more of an influence than Smart.
Exactly
Gotta love when people make a whole video just looking at stats. Smart has been huge for us except for the two games before the last Clippers game where he pretty much saved the game
100% smart is arguably one of the better players on the team and saying the problem is absoletely crazy.
The same thing ain’t happening to the lakers at all
@@mrpopo5097They acting like LeBron, AD, DLO, Reeaves been missing games😂😂😂
As a Celtics fan who loved Marcus Smart on the Celtics, I still feel bad thinking that Jrue Holiday is just better overall and honestly, kinda better on defense too. Smart was great but his antics and somewhat uncontrolled play style hurt the team at times and even though he was great at hitting clutch shots, he took way too many shots in the final minutes of games when there's Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown alongside him in those minutes 99% of the time. I really like how Holiday is just all business, he doesn't celebrate after dunks, doesn't get hyped up for really anything, and that just keeps the team in line as he's the main point guard most of the time. I loved Smart so much it actual feels like cheating when I think of how good Holiday is, especially when I used to argue that they were basically the same player but Holiday was a bit better on offense (he's actually way better).
Smart drove me nuts as a Celtics fan
Celtics fan here too.
I was happy we finally traded Smart. He’s an overrated defender. Also as many games he helped us win down the stretch he would cost us more.
it is what it is
Coming from a Celtics fan you are spot on Brotha!!
this is how a true celtics fan should would feel
My friend! Talk about the poor start of Harden in L.A Clippers. Always great watching your videos!
It’s too soon, I need a larger sample size
@@MyChannel-w7uno i need you to panic and overreact
@@randysalinas5388then ask him about his Bulls
@@MyChannel-w7uLmao, 10 steps ahead of us just waiting 😂
Yeah they still need time to improve team chemistry lol
Crazy a couple seasons back they went like 22-6 without Ja. Now this team is is waiting for him to show up at the last second like he's Goku
Different team plus Ja not the only one missing from the rotation
Yeah rn it’s like we’re waiting on Goku and Piccolo to show up, and Krillin just died lol. Out here fighting with Yamcha, Tien and Bulma.
Need a true descent PG.we lost Tyus Jones and a lot of more missing pieces
Anyone that has ever watched Celtics know that Smart is a terrible decision maker
his last Name is so ironic right XD
Exactly! Super nice guy and has fire but he's too erratic
fr, hilarious they thought that's what they were getting. We used to cringe whenever he'd shoot a 3
🤓@@lasershow017
@@JeremyCaronyeah the 3p was an issue. But he had heart. Dont lie, we were sad to see him go. Sad to see IT go too.
I was looking at Smart's stats and saw 42.9% fg% and was like "why is his fg% so low this year" and looked at his career stats and was shocked to find that 42.9% would be his career high if the season ended now. I was blinded by his charm and aggressiveness as a fan but can now see how much better the team is with a more steady point guard. I still live Smart though, he'll forever be a Celtic in my mind.
No, injuries plaqued the Grizzlies. People don't realized how important Steven Adams is to the Grizzlies. Also don't forget Ja was injured game 1 and Brandon Clarke was hurt. Three starters. Take 3 starters off any team and see if they make it out of the first round. Lakers didn't beat a healthy team.
Nobody is healthy in the playoffs my guy. Everyone was hurting
@@chimingtsoi5069facts every team enters the post season banged up. It's the champions that can manage injuries and have the depth to make up for it
True, but being banged up and 3 of your main starters gone is a difference. Take LeBron, Steph or Jokic out only and none of those teams get out of the 1st round. Take Steph, Klay & Draymond out at the beginning of a season and their record will look like the Grizzlies is now.
@@chimingtsoi5069was everyone missing 3 starters though?
Not taking a dig at any players but Jayson Tatum is that good, his assist numbers aren’t crazy high but he makes every single player around him better and he deserves that credit
If I got to start my career in Boston and had to move to any team with ja much less go to an organization like Memphis you would see my stats fall off too this move was the worst thing to ever happen for smart not the other way around
Crazy how losing a few pieces can derail an entire team.
Dillon defensive/tough mentality impact, Ja and Tyus offensive impact, Steven Adams rebounding impact.
4 guys gone and Memphis looking like a lottery team
How is that crazy?
You take four guys out of any teams rotation and don’t replace their production and they get worse. Lol
4 guys is a rotation!!!! thats not crazy to imagine a drop off lol
Yeah… losing ja might have an impact
Another copy paste non grizzlie watcher. We missing 5 BC is not playing either. So 5 rotation players not here right now.
Grizzlies deserve it for doing Brooks dirty.
Great content as always bro bro. Slowly becoming the only basketball content I watch period.
I appreciate that my man! Really means a lot!
Biggest move of Celtics off-season, moving Smart and Grant Williams. Addition by subtraction. Way to go Brad!
Losing Grant for nothing kinda hurt. Hes a really good three point shooter and a solid defender. Hes starting on a suprisingly good Mavs team
@lloydbonafide3398grant Williams has been straight ass on Dallas y’all delusional 💀
I appreciate the stats used to demonstrate Smarts impact, but let’s be serious. The sample size is exceptionally small for a player moving to a new team. If dillon brooks was on the grizzlies still they would be worse, he was out of control and his shooting percentages were on par with Killian Hayes. The only reason Brooks looks good now is because 1. Ime Udoka isn’t gonna let him take the same bs shots any more and 2. He knew he would be out of the league. Smart will improve on A/TO (he is better in this category than Jrue Holiday for instance) and with less usage he will shoot better
Celtics without Smart seem so much more mature, like real adults finally. I don’t think it’s a coincidence
Mature? Smart was mature too, he just didn’t take any shit. I’ll take a player like that any day, one who will go out there and give you a dog fight, versus a timid little bitch. LOL.
Celtics probably still not winning the championship though.
@@dannyhernandez265 we will tho. And I’ll be back to this comment when we get the tournament win as well as the 18th banner. 🤣
@@lateiro6845 y’all are losing to Denver if you face them. I’ll remember this comment too. 😉
@@dannyhernandez265 man, stop it. I’ll bet my last ashy penny Cs gonna whoop they ass like they stole something. Matter of fact, fuck the Finals, I’ll be back to this comment on 1/19 LOL.
People are sleeping on this channel. Consistently good content
Appreciate it brother!
The channels that shouldn’t get that much traction get views and the channels that should get views don’t. Messed up algorithm.
Brooks been exactly what the rockets needed it’s really wild af out here 🚀🚀🤘🏾🤘🏾
Nope. As a Celts fan, most of us in Boston knew that although Smart was one of the league's best defenders, he was a subpar point guard with shoddy ball handling. For rvery eye catching great pass he made, there would be a stupid brainless pass for a big turnover, especially in crunch time. Also while Smart is not a bad scorer, he is not nearly as good as he thinks he is. So in win or lose situations, too often he takes that last shot that Tatum or Brown should be taking. Smart was not an awful player for the Celis. But honestly few of us fans were devastated to see him go.
Found your channel just now with that Jordan Poole video. I like your videos so far🙏🏼
Smart was always overrated and with him gone JT & JB have been able to become the loudest voices on the team, something that could never happen with smart on the team. My Celtics are in a great position to get back to the Finals and finally finish the job.
Your a hater. Point Blank. You didn't mention all the injuries that Memphis is dealing with. Yes Smart is not supposed to the The point guard. We all know that. They were able to stop some of the bleeding by getting Bismark. but Zaire, Jake, Tillman Rose, Adams and Clark are out! NOT TO MENTION JA! When those players become relevant in the rotations soon! I HOPE! I hope you do a better video and give them praise. OHHHHHH and that comment you made about them that they Might not get in to the PLAY IN! LOL EAT those words with desert! I almost subscribed to your channel, until I smelt the haterade!
Should we just say this wasn't a "Smart" move? 🤔😄
;)
😂 Hey Smart didn’t ask to go the grizzlies though.
Marcus is still smarting from the sting of being traded from the Celtics. He doesn't want to be there and I don't blame him. Send him back to Boston where he belongs. Memphis? 🤣🤣🤣 C'mon man. 🙏🇺🇲✌️😎
Boston ain’t shit and the Celtics suck lol and Memphis don’t want that bum smart he sucks
We do not want him in boston
Bigger regret was to let tyus jones walk
And brooks
Tyus looking like ass rn
Jones was traded for Smart.
He was traded and no it wasn’t. In the short term yeah they miss him but long term wise it really was the best move. Tyus was only good last year bad IF he was the starter. If he wasn’t he didn’t do a great job as a backup at all. It was time for him and the team even if it doesn’t look pretty now
As a Celtics fan I loved the effort Marcus played with. I hated the decisions he made on offense in big games tho. He truly had a love/hate relationship with the fans. But after watching Marcus get blown by and scored on by the Heat role players all series I knew the Celtics would never win with him as our starting PG. Like you can’t be this lockdown player that’s bad on offense letting Duncun Robinson and Gabe Vincent get layups on you. At that point you’re just detrimental on both sides of the ball. I was excited when we landed a fringe all star talent I was shocked at how fans could even call it a bad deal. Trading Marcus also unlocked Derrick White. And with half a season as a starter I now wonder why Derrick was coming off the bench at all when he is clearly much better on offense than smart and still a great defender. I wish the best for Marcus tho he gave us so many great years just couldn’t get over the hump.
Smart was all NBA 1st team defense last year. He was defensive player of the year 21-22. He's not the type of guy who is going to carry the offense. That team is missing 3 bigs and role players galore. What do you expect for a new team in 10 games or so?
He's turnover machine not a PG can't shoot the 3 consistent just a defensive player
Creator lost me when he said they can't win with DRose.
More than half of their team is out with major injuries! Any team would be down bad so I'm not sure what is up with this
Clickbait video.
Grizz about to call up Houston and Celtics for a 3 team trade. 😄
There is no way you are blaming Marcus Smart for the Grizzlies bad start. I will not allow Marcus Smart slander he is a fantastic player that any team would love don’t you dare disrespect him.
Not all on Smart, but he has been very disappointing for them. The numbers and eye test don't lie
@@MyChannel-w7u he’s not a guy to go out and get you 30. He’s a hustle guy who makes winning plays when surrounded by talent. He’s not surrounded by any talent because everyone is hurt. He’s doing his job and doing it well. He’s not a good shooter he never has been but he can effectively guard 1-5 and he is a lock for multiple extra possessions a game because of his hustle
Ahahah don’t put this on Smart!
Let's wait till Ja comes back.
A team will only goes as far as their CENTER will take them.. no matter whose in the wings at the point, if you dont have a good center the offense will not flow as intended
As a Celtics fan it makes me sad for smart I wish he would of at least went to a team with out all the bs drama
I want to see smart play with ja before I say it's a mistake
Imagine if Grizzlies kept Brooks and got Smart, the antics will be something but the toughness is there.
Biggest regret? Labelling the trade as if it brings Grizzlies into a world end downfall. It is definitely not. Smart is injured. Morant was suspended. Adams and Clarke are injured. Sure Grizzlies are in disarray now..but they surely will bounce back. When all of the players are healthy..and they work together..they will do just fine. I cant wait to see your comment later on when it happens. BIGGEST REGRET?
They're adapting to an ever changing gameplan. Bismack adapted to the role fast. Marcus gels better now Banes offball and him and Jarren recently showed the defensive cohesion.
Grizzlies have been underdogs before and developed bigtime.
It's the start of the season, plenty of time. Just wait..
Take out any team’s superstar and starting center, are they competitive? I guess a little bit but it would be hard for them to stay afloat. Now fast forward 3 months and the entire starting 5 plus key rotational players are out due to injury
that’s the Grizzlies current situation, they’ll be fine
They should’ve taken Malcolm Brogdon when we offered him 😂
Them missing Brandon Clarke has hit them hard as well.
I think their biggest regret trading away Jones too early.
They really miss Clarke.
You’re right Smart isn’t working out in Memphis. We’ll trade you Pritchard and a 1st rounder to send him home
Are you really blaming Marcus for all of the Grizzly’s problems? That’s insane, he’s been there a month… Problem is the organization poked his arrival up so much like it Would solve all the problems. Marcus is a warrior, the TEAM needs to find itself. Plus your highlights are showing Marcus making assists and hitting threes… So I guess I just fell for click bait.
You must not have watched the whole video then
Celtics fan here I don’t understand why people think Marcus smart was the heart and soul of the Celtics he was not in any way shape or form. I’ve always looked at him as the eighth or ninth best player on a team and if he is one of your starters, you have serious problems. Defensively solid offensively I didn’t even want him playing in the fourth quarter.
Not to mention poor decision making, horrendous shot attempts, and a turnover machine. I always felt he was ferocious on defense to mask his offensive liability.
Marcus was the self-appointed heart and soul of this team and that 👏 was 👏 a 👏 problem 👏. Idk about 8 or 9th, but for sake of argument even having your 4th/5th best player declare themselves the leader is a detriment to the team's actual stars.
I think smart is a good addition next to ja, let's jam play more off ball, and brings good defense. He's basically a lesser Westbrook, but doesn't take as many shots
Its not that big a deal since the Grizz gave up Tyus Jones and not much else for Smart. Its not like they traded Bane for Smart or something horrible.
Yup just click bait. Watch games and do your research. Sounds like you Copy pasted it from other AI stat readers.
Lol ok buddy.....you do the research and tell me where I'm wrong. I'll wait
I also had the Grizzlies being an (atleast) .500 team without Ja, who woulda thought that they would be so lost without him
Anyone who realized we lack a true point guard over 5'8
Also no Adams, Clarke, Tyus, and Brooks. Missing 5 guys. We are left with G league players starting….
Ja and Adams absence is 95% of the issue. The rest is window dressing.
Hold the phone folks. Think about it. The Grizz have not been getting blown out. With Ja and Adams the could have won every game they played. This is on Ja, not Marcus Smart. Marcus Is streaky and past his prime but this is not his fault.
Signed--A Marcus Smart fan.
Premature. Look now: Smart's Net +/- per 48 minutes is +4.9. Bane's: -1.8; JJJ's: -2.7.
Honestly, even now it's pretty small sample size. But 2 months ago was way premature for drawing any conclusions like you drew here.
As a Celtics fan who hated having Marcus Smart on the team, this video is now one of my favorite videos I've ever watched in my entire life. I've been saying for YEARS that Marcus Smart is not as good as everyone thinks, and anyone who would watch the important games would know that Marcus Smart's careless 3-pointers and unnecessary flops ended up costing the Celtics more wins than anything else. This video is awesome lol
As a Celtics fan you genuinely received a fantastic player, saying the grizzlies are purely bad due to smart is such a bad take. It's clearly and injury issue and letting a competent offensive player, Tyus jones walk is what is killing this team. Not too mention any team experiencing a large amount of injuries and suspensions is bound to have some hardships.
Never said it was purely because of Smart, but he is a big piece of it. He's not the player they thought he was going to be in a new role and higher expectations
@@MyChannel-w7u too early in the season and he's on a new team after playing for one team his whole career. this grizzlies team also is missing half their team
The Marcus Smart slander will not be tolerated it’s not his fault.
But its not fair yet to count smart yet.. he had not played with morant yet.. he would be nice as combo guard
Those questionable 1st round picks lately starting to catch up to them especially Zaire Williams in the lottery few years ago on top of Roddy & larvia. Needed 1 of the 3 to step up and be a good rotation player probably start to aquire a wing if they don't wanna waste this season
They will need Ja and Bane to be themselves. Then idk who will be their SF, but he'd be better off the bench to be honest lol.
I have never been a huge Marcus Smart fan and haven’t seen the Grizz this year but there’s no way Smart is playing as bad as this video implies.
You tripping bro, It could never hurt a team to have a player like Smart. Blame the coach.
Same roster, replace Smart with Brooks, I highly doubt they’d be much better in the standings or better off in general. Smart is having a slow start on a brand new team when he’s never been anywhere else but Boston. It’s a small sample size, give until all star break.
Mistakes they've made are letting Brooks walk and allowing Ja to act like a child...
The 22-23 Grizzlies definetely deserve a 30 for 30
Lol I would watch that
glad smart is gone from celtics
We knew all this in Boston he's just an elite Defender but he ain't s*** unless you have talent built around him to mask his problems
Honestly I always said we need OG annubovy he could be our true 3 and score around 15 points
Grizzlies defense is not close to their team defense without Dillon Brooks! Smart does not score enough and he's a big disappointment!
If anything Celtics just got rid of their problem. They would just let him play D. Might as well be a short SF. His O is nonexistent 90% the time. Tatum and Brown having to ISO the hell out the ball.
Celtics will add a piece by the trade deadline….maybe Marcus for the bench?
Mfers who really thought Marcus Smart was going to help improve the offense really did not pay attention to his career. Lol
Gave up multiple 1st for bro too 😂😂😂 he will be better once ja gets back but how they are this bad with smart,bane,jjj all healthy is wild figured they would be around. 500 without ja but it's clear tyus was key in them being so good without ja passed few years . Gonna have to dominate when ja gets back to even avoid the play in
Naw Memphis should just tank for a top 5 pick. Come back STRONG next year when Adams and Clarke are back healthy.
Problem with this caption is if they really a organization were they will measure seasons on how the post season will be, Marcus smart is there for April. Not December or November. So Marcus was signed to beat teams who have ant from Minnesota, PG from L.A, book from Phoenix, Murray from Denver. Luka from Dallas etc. Soo I understand they have get in first but that's not on smart they had slot of injuries. Morant obviously cause of discipline. So yea u can't measure now, any gm will tell u that .....In beginning of January. Just plain ignorant and un intelligent. But salute to you and yours
I am a celtic fan I was so happy when they let Smart go! he was always overrated and now exposed
Street Smart had to go. Port , Tay , Brown, White, Horf, Holiday, Pritch, better chemistry.
Marucus smart is known for his defence not his offence.
Yes, we all know this
THIS AGED WELL
It did
@@MyChannel-w7u really well. lol
How is he a big mistake? He’s not supposed to handle the ball for the most part. He’ll either play off ball when Morant comes back, and/or play with the 2nd unit…
Jjj would look absolutely amazing in a bulls uniform
He'd put a lot of teams over the edge with his defense alone
He's going to Philly I heard
Still cant believe they suspended Ja for showing a gun while black
i just said Marcus smart.was cheeks the other day thanks for confirming
Glossing over your Grizz prediction - we were right and it doesn't matter how it happened.
I feel like it’s not fair to assess Smarts game after playing 15 games with arguably the worst team in the league, right after getting traded.
This is wildly inaccurate. Marcus Smart's best attributes are ones not measured by statistics. To call this a failure when half the team is injured is dumb.
Made the video before players were injured.....still applies
i'd rather have a decent shooter than a dude who jacks up 3s all the time, and cant land them, but takes a charge now and then or a steal. i wasnt sad to see him go. i had my fill.
and then The Lakers lead by Queen James went on to get SWEPT!!!
💯💯💯
Bringing in Smart was dumb bc he thinks he’s a superstar. I’m a lifetime Celtics fan, he’s more aggravation than he’s worth
The Celtics system isn’t helping smart anymore
C's fan here...Marcus Smart sucks and has always sucked. He makes one or two great plays a game, which leads to people saying he's the heart and soul of the team, while ignoring all of the idiot things he does...Glad we traded him, feel sorry for you guys though.
Mid review. Talks about the lakers series, yet ignores the fact we lost because Steven Adams was down - who absolutely destroys Anthony Davis. And yea…. Maybe the 8 injuries to the Grizz are part of this seasons “success”
Can't shoot, what about pass the ball too? Like he's never been a PG before. What it looks like. They just need shooter's around him.
Tyus Jones was a big lost for them.
Bump that y'all lucky y'all got Smart
Bad take
This is supposed to be the defensive player of the year. Now he's getting exposed. I can't wait until Draymond is traded so everyone will see how trash he really is.
Thankful he’s no longer a Celts
I'll echo what a few others have mentioned. The Grizzlies are missing 6 starters and role players one being a generational talent. There is NO team in the NBA that can survive a season playing end of bench players as starters and first off bench guys. Almost all of the games have been close Ja's 26+ppg will get us alot of these wins we're fighting for.
Ja is a top tier player. However, he is not a generational talent.
@@sovietsoldierz beg to differ
@@kwillzmz to each is own!
Why is this person blaming Marcus for the failongs of the team
marcus smart back 2 boston 4 a protected draft pick 😆
Every Celtics player is worse elsewhere. Name one that didn’t have their best seasons in Boston. It’s the Boston bias somehow.