Marcus Smart

[oSuJeff97]

Top 5 OSU players since 1990:

Desmond Mason, Tony Allen, Big Country, John Lucas III, James Anderson.

I think you could put Desmond, Tony, Country and James Anderson in a hat... you could make an argument for any of those four.

I would put JLIII and Joey Graham on the next line down from those four.

I'll probably wait until after this year to decide on where I would put Smart.

Funny, John Lucas accomplished A LOT more than Marcus Smart has. Lucas led OSU to Big 12 regular season titles, Big 12 tournament titles, Final Four, they won 31 games, etc... But again, it's not about who has been better for OSU, it's about who has a higher ceiling as a player and who translates better to the NBA.

Very true, but JLIII had a far superior supporting cast.

On the 2004 Big 12 champ/Final Four team, He had two NBA first-round picks in the starting lineup (Allen, J. Graham), plus a ton of experience at the other positions (McFarlin, Bobik) and coming off the bench (Crawford, Witherspoon, S. Graham, Miller, etc.)

Nash and Brown obviously have ability and will play in the NBA, but neither of them are as polished and accomplished college players as Allen and Graham were.

JLIII's team was far superior, in terms of the rest of supporting cast and bench.. (And coaching, of course... )

Marcus Smart would probably be #1 on this list, in terms of ceiling and how his game translates to the next level.

Maybe. But I think that Tony Allen is somewhat under-appreciated. He's not flashy, but the dude has carved out quite an NBA career for himself.

 

[MNsooner]

I think it is premature to judge. After this season he may be their top guy, but if he doesn't progress much he may end up regretting not coming out in this years much weaker draft.

 

[ByronHoustonsSweatyPalms]

Big Country contributed more at the college level

I'd like to think that the body I'm attached to will be remembered for more than pleasuring myself.


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[steverocks35]

I really don't see how Marcus Smart translates all that well to the NBA game. He's kind of a tweener who doesn't handle the ball well enough to be a point guard and doesn't shoot well enough and is undersized at the 2. He's a great player with a great motor and will to win but you need more than that at the next level to be considered great.

 

[CoachTalk]

I understand this is an OSU player, but try to be objective. He is really good. Bill Self called him the greatest competior he's ever coach againist and he has seen a lot of players.

He'll find a niche in the NBA. Westbrook was a tweener. He's 19-20 yrs old. Ball handling can get better.

 

[NickZepp]

I think he's similar to Blake as a freshman. Played good but had a lot of room to improve. And the numbers show that. He does a lot of little things well also. Blake was a next level freak athletically. I'm not sure Smart really is that, but he's a good all around basketball player.

 

[oSuJeff97]

One thing to watch this year will be how the (supposed) new emphasis on getting rid of hand-checking on the perimeter will free up players like Smart.

In theory, guards who can penetrate the defense should benefit.

 

[TINY]

One thing to watch this year will be how the (supposed) new emphasis on getting rid of hand-checking on the perimeter will free up players like Smart.

In theory, guards who can penetrate the defense should benefit.

The new anti-flopping rules will have an affect on his game, too.

 

[oSuJeff97]

The new anti-flopping rules will have an affect on his game, too.

Oh... right... I almost forgot that the OUHoops narrative on Smart was that all he does is flop.

 

[TINY]

Another thing to consider about the hand checking rule is arguably the best aspect of his game(his D, 3 steals/g) should take a hit, lest he wants foul trouble.

 

[skyvue]

Oh... right... I almost forgot that the OUHoops narrative on Smart was that all he does is flop.

Oh, it's not all he does.

But it's what he does best.

 

[jerry]

Oh... right... I almost forgot that the OUHoops narrative on Smart was that all he does is flop.

If you don't like it don't come here sheepherder.

 

[KBaden145]

I understand this is an OSU player, but try to be objective. He is really good. Bill Self called him the greatest competior he's ever coach againist and he has seen a lot of players.

He'll find a niche in the NBA. Westbrook was a tweener. He's 19-20 yrs old. Ball handling can get better.

A lot of what you say is true. It can also be said his game is NBA ready (flopping).

That said, I'd love to have him. He was worth 5 wins last season for his team and, along with 3 Big 12 officials, was the only thing keeping OU from a Bedlam sweep and a third place finish in the conference. If you pair him with a coach of Kruger's caliber, that number of wins he is worth goes up as does his draft stock.

 

[oSuJeff97]

If you don't like it don't come here sheepherder.

Herp derp.

Quit taking yourself so seriously, jerry.