I have relentlessly hated on Marcus Smart since he got into the league. Something about his misplaced swagger and his poor shooting just makes him an easy target for someone like me who likes to write mean words on the internet. It also annoys me how Celtics fans claim that Smart is a vital component of their team, because he probably is despite his shortcomings and that irritates me. Oh yeah, his face annoys me too. It looks like he accidentally stumbled onto the set of that YouTube channel that crushes stuff in a hydraulic press and they put his head in the press for half a second.
I won’t sit here and claim that Smart hasn’t improved. He has. He is shooting a not-dreadful 31% from three this year. Last year he was eighth-worst among qualifying players when it came to true shooting percentage; this year he’s only twentieth-worst. Since his numbers have objectively gotten larger, there is no way to argue that he’s done anything other than improve as a player. He’s still among the worst shooters in the league and I don’t personally think he will ever develop into a good shooter, but that’s just me hoping that he sucks forever so I can never stop throwing shade on him.