Marcus Smart had 6 assist in his first Grizzlies appearance (24 minutes). that equals Dillon Brooks’ season high last year. I think the offense will flow a lot better without Brooks taking his highly contested fadeaway step back jump shots and 3 pointers.
I agree with you.
Bane will take off — he’s a smart player who lets the game come to him, so Brooks being a black hole took shots away from him. He is going to break out even more this year.
Smart will handle backup PG duties and is a better player than Tyus overall. He can also handle the on-ball defensive duties that Brooks was taking.
I see it as an upgrade once Ja is back.
When you give up a good player a first round pick, you would hope the team improves…
I don’t know why you are bringing up Brooks passing when that has never been a part of his skill set.
Yes Smart is better than Brooks at passing but Smart is worse than Jones which is the main difference.
Jones has been the best backup PG for years and has been t a major reason why even when Ja misses games they still have a winning record. I am really worried about the flow of their offensive over those 25 games. Smart is a solid PG but from watching him with the Celtics a decent amount he is looking for his shot more than the pass. He isn’t a true game manger/floor general. That is going be a problem IMO. I wouldn’t be shocked if they are around .500 or just below it when Ja gets back.
Here’s the thing Smart isn’t the only play maker on this team. Luke Kennard Desmond Bane Derrick Rose Marcus Smart Santi Aldama and Stephen Adams are all very capable and versatile play makers. I think not relying on just one person to initiate the offense will make the grizzlies a much better team.
The reason I brought up Brooks is because he an offensive negative he literally would kill the Grizzlies ball movement and chuck upshot’s whenever he felt like it. The Grizz will be a much better offensive team just with him not being in the rotation.
Ok. But they will be a worse team without tyus jones