Originally Posted by Michael Grange

Josh Smith obviously got off to a pretty impressive start on Friday night. He had 14 points on six-of-7 shooting by the time the first quarter was half over. But he also had, by my crude count, at least four deflections. Deflections are a stat that most teams chart to track defensive effort, though it’s not an official stat. Most coaches are pretty happy when their team gets 30 or so deflections for a game. Smith was on pace for that many on his own. And though Moon pretty much neutralized him offensively in the second half, Smith still dished the bulk of his seven assists, an aspect of the game I didn’t realize he had. I remember one NBA insider described Smith as a talent with “scrambled eggs for brains” but in his fourth NBA season at just 22 years old, the ceiling on this guy keeps rising. Not bad for a 17th pick.

Originally Posted by LyRrAd_Nation (Post 5686)

I'd still take this guy on my team anyday. If you can move Moon to the 2 and Smith at the 3 along with Calderon and Bosh, that's a deadly 4 combination..and a lot of athleticism and dunks.