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I'm not convinced Smart is better. We saw them head to head in Norman last year & Buddy clearly got the best of him.

Buddy has more bounce to his game IMO. They are both 6'4" but buddy has a better basketball build.

We'll see how this plays out but it's far from conclusive the roid looking aggy flopper is better.
 
Buddy is playing great, but I am not sure he demands double teams and game planning quite the way Smart does. Maybe as a Junior and Senior...
 
OU matches up really we'll against OSWho in my opinion. Both strengths are in the guard play. OU has more depth at that position. Coaching is a mis-match! Bigs? Well, we will see. Spangler is playing really well though.
 
I think they're pretty comparable in the long run, but Smart right now fills a stat sheet much better than Buddy. It's not just the scoring with him...
 
Smart is an interesting player. I have not watched OSU play a bunch outside of the OU games but when I have watched I have not noticed this superstar player that the media talks about but I have seen Brown and Nash absolutely take over games. I suspect it is just due to my sample size being too small.

Regardless, the thing I like about Marcus Smart is I have repeatedly heard from people I know in Flower Mound that he is a really good person. Think how easy it would be to be a complete egotistical jerk with that kind of athletic ability.
 
Don't go overboard smart is a better player and a top 7 pick this year. Buddy is good but he isn't that good. I hope he can turn into a NBA first rounder.
 
pnkranger said:
I think they're pretty comparable in the long run, but Smart right now fills a stat sheet much better than Buddy. It's not just the scoring with him...
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Buddy is going to be a better NBA player? I love Hield but that's a stretch.
 
bocabull said:
I'm not convinced Smart is better. We saw them head to head in Norman last year & Buddy clearly got the best of him.

Buddy has more bounce to his game IMO. They are both 6'4" but buddy has a better basketball build.

We'll see how this plays out but it's far from conclusive the roid looking aggy flopper is better.
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If you are saying Buddy is as good as Smart right now, you are off your meds. You could argue 4 years of Buddy is better than 2 years of Smart. I wouldn't agree, but it is a decent argument.
 
I say they have only played head to head once and Buddy owned him.

In their sophomore seasons Smart is average 3 ppg more but shooting a lower % from the field, 3, and the line. Smart averages 1 more board per game but that is simply a function of Buddy playing with Spangler who is a vacuum cleaner.

I don't think either of them are difference makers in the NBA. Buddy is probably a little underrated while Smart is significantly overrated IMO.
 
bocabull said:
I say they have only played head to head once and Buddy owned him.

In their sophomore seasons Smart is average 3 ppg more but shooting a lower % from the field, 3, and the line. Smart averages 1 more board per game but that is simply a function of Buddy playing with Spangler who is a vacuum cleaner.

I don't think either of them are difference makers in the NBA. Buddy is probably a little underrated while Smart is significantly overrated IMO.
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Smart might be National POY. You don't get that by being over-rated.
 
I love Buddy but Smart is a much better player.

What I love about Buddy is he's learning and improving every day and he'll be at OU four years, at least I hope.
 
campbest said:
Buddy is going to be a better NBA player? I love Hield but that's a stretch.
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I don't see where I said Buddy will be better in any way, shape, or form. I said, in the long run ... and that means into the NBA, I think they can be COMPARABLE players in terms of IMPACT to a team DOWN THE ROAD.

NEVER did I say Buddy would be a BETTER NBA player.
 
propoke said:
If you are saying Buddy is as good as Smart right now, you are off your meds. You could argue 4 years of Buddy is better than 2 years of Smart. I wouldn't agree, but it is a decent argument.
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To me this is about outcome...if Smart can't get OSU past the round of 32 this year, then what's the big deal about having a player of the year candidate? However, if he does lead OSU to an Elite Eight or better...then it was definitely worth taking a two and done type.
 
bgrch1350 said:
Smart might be National POY. You don't get that by being over-rated.
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Maybe not, but you sure as **** don't get it by being underrated. In fact, within the universe of college basketball players, there is exactly one player who can get that award and not be overrated.
 
MI Sooner said:
Maybe not, but you sure as **** don't get it by being underrated. In fact, within the universe of college basketball players, there is exactly one player who can get that award and not be overrated.
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I guess a better way of saying it is, you don't go high in the NBA draft because of hype.
 
propoke said:
I guess a better way of saying it is, you don't go high in the NBA draft because of hype.
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LOL

You serious? There are tons of examples of that very thing happening.
 
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