Steve Alexander has confirmed in his rotoworld.com
article that Josh Smith is no longer a secret.
The best thing about drafting J-Smoove this year, regardless of how high you take him, is as soon as you make the pick, everyone in the draft room groans. The typical comments are "I was taking him with my next pick" or "I thought I could get him in the next round," which is also followed closely by "Great pick." If he hits the threes like he did late last year and continues to block shots, he has second- or third-round value, simple as that. And he's going to play power forward, so the blocks could even go up, which is scary.
Drafting J-Smoove is now expensive. In my NBA fantasy group, he was taken in the second round. And my immediate comment was "Great pick. Let's trade."
He had this statline a few days ago against the Wizards: 14 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, 3 blocks, 2 threes. His free throw percentage looks improved too. His downside right now though is his high turnover.
If he plays power forward, his rebounds should go up, so should the blocks. He'd also be guarded by slower fowards which could mean more half-court points. This would be really good for his development. He is quickly developing an all around game. As he matures, the turnovers should come down. And in a couple of years he should be an All-Star.
Update: Marvin Williams is out for a few weeks on an injury. JSmoove will be at SF for the time being.
Published by m4rvin
Monday, October 30, 2006 at 6:21 PM. article that Josh Smith is no longer a secret.
The best thing about drafting J-Smoove this year, regardless of how high you take him, is as soon as you make the pick, everyone in the draft room groans. The typical comments are "I was taking him with my next pick" or "I thought I could get him in the next round," which is also followed closely by "Great pick." If he hits the threes like he did late last year and continues to block shots, he has second- or third-round value, simple as that. And he's going to play power forward, so the blocks could even go up, which is scary.
Drafting J-Smoove is now expensive. In my NBA fantasy group, he was taken in the second round. And my immediate comment was "Great pick. Let's trade."
He had this statline a few days ago against the Wizards: 14 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, 3 blocks, 2 threes. His free throw percentage looks improved too. His downside right now though is his high turnover.
If he plays power forward, his rebounds should go up, so should the blocks. He'd also be guarded by slower fowards which could mean more half-court points. This would be really good for his development. He is quickly developing an all around game. As he matures, the turnovers should come down. And in a couple of years he should be an All-Star.
Update: Marvin Williams is out for a few weeks on an injury. JSmoove will be at SF for the time being.
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