I never saw Smith as more than 3rd center, at best, with too many weaknesses and only one slightly above average skill, which was grossly over rated by those i thought who ignroed all his numerous weaknesses.
Like i said, more minutes for speights
Maybe a blessing in disguise the sixers can take advantage of (as opposed to willie green blowing out his knee)
This evaluation of Jason Smith is to much for most anyone to pass on. A 3rd C? At best? Thats why he got minutes at C last year behind Booth! Not in the games I watched. So that means Eddy and Maurice have overvalued Smith. Further more your implication is that on most teams he would be a 4th C? And what teams would those be?
The only strength he has is spot up shooting? Oh really, check out any easily accessed scouting report which is worth a least as much as your opinion and your opinion is proven wrong at least as far as opinions are concerned.
This is a blessing in disguise? By missing a further year of playing? In what league would this make any kind of sense.
Do you really think that Stephanski and Cheeks along with all of the assistants on the 76ers staff would have a hard time dividing up the minutes among Speights and Smith according to the ability of either of them to contribute to the team? Please don't say yes!
Or are you suggesting that Smith would get the minutes over Speights because he is one year ahead in his development? It seems to me that players that are young get their playing time by improving their game in practice so that the coaches can move them into the game because they have seen what they can do in practice.
I for one am upset Smith is going to miss a year of playing time but I wish him well in his recovery. He has a lot of hard work ahead of him.
