Greg Smith has some awesome hands. He pretty much catches everything. He has good chemistry with both Harden & Lin. He should be our starting PF going into the playoffs. But we all know his Achilles heel. He can't stop fouling. He's got tomahawk chop defense. He got major footwork issue on defense. He bumps offensive player too much as he slides his feet. I wish he could stay in the game as I've been very impressed with his low post game. Criteria MPG >= 15 http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/psl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=single&type=totals&per_minute_base=36&lg_id=NBA&is_playoffs=N&year_min=2013&year_max=2013&franch_id=&season_start=1&season_end=-1&age_min=0&age_max=99&height_min=0&height_max=99&birth_country_is=Y&birth_country=&is_active=&is_hof=&is_as=&as_comp=gt&as_val=&pos_is_g=Y&pos_is_gf=Y&pos_is_f=Y&pos_is_fg=Y&pos_is_fc=Y&pos_is_c=Y&pos_is_cf=Y&qual=&c1stat=pf_per_mp&c1comp=gt&c1val=5&c2stat=mp_per_g&c2comp=gt&c2val=15&c3stat=&c3comp=gt&c3val=&c4stat=&c4comp=gt&c4val=&c5stat=&c5comp=gt&c6mult=1.0&c6stat=&order_by=pf_per_mp
Smith can only learn through playing real games. He has showed full effort at both ends and he will get over it with time.
Terrence Jones isn't much better at staying out of foul trouble. T Rob is a much better defender, but nobody wants to see how 6'6" is going up against 6'11" Lamarcus Aldridge.
Where did you get that he is 6'6''? He is 6'7.75" without shoes, and 6'8.75" with shoes according to his predraft measurements. Source: draftexpress.com
on a positive note... It's not just Smith but all of our big guys have been committed to showing and stepping hard when defending the enemy's pick and roll, resulting in redirecting the ball handler. It's been happening since the clippers game. commitment to excellence. Maybe the coaching staff knows they have tons of options for disposal that they can be more aggressive when it comes to defending the p&r. Considering how the P&R is the main weapon for the cross dressing pgs** that jack 19 shots a game, I'm happy to see that we're finally guarding it appropriately. **curry and Irving are exceptions since they have a holy phenomastic shot and range.