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panel of writers selects josh smith as the 2nd worst signing this nba offseason....way to go joe!
Josh Smith | Detroit Pistons | Free Agency
ESPN Summer Forecast Worst Newcomer Rank: 2nd
Appeared on 23.8 percent of ballots, with 13.1 percent of all first-place votes
The Smith signing in Detroit is an excellent example of the importance of context. In a vacuum, the Pistons paid Smith his appropriate market value (in fact, they paid him about $500K less per year than I had him valued at). But when taken in the context of their current roster, Smith makes little sense as an addition.
As a small forward, his lack of a consistent perimeter jumper creates spacing issues for a team that already struggles to shoot from the 3-point line and instigates sagging opponent defenses that can clog the paint and will limit the effectiveness of Detroit's young bigs Andre Drummond and Greg Monroe (not to mention the dribble drive attacks of Rodney Stuckey and Brandon Jennings). Instead, move Smith to power forward (where he's better suited as a stretch 4), and push either Drummond or Monroe to the bench, and now rely on lesser or unproven talent to occupy the small forward spot (Kyle Singler, Luigi Datome, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope). Furthermore, Smith has become somewhat of a ball-stopper of late, with a Carmelo Anthony-like tendency to hold the ball and stagnate the offense before making his move.
Josh Smith | Detroit Pistons | Free Agency
ESPN Summer Forecast Worst Newcomer Rank: 2nd
Appeared on 23.8 percent of ballots, with 13.1 percent of all first-place votes
The Smith signing in Detroit is an excellent example of the importance of context. In a vacuum, the Pistons paid Smith his appropriate market value (in fact, they paid him about $500K less per year than I had him valued at). But when taken in the context of their current roster, Smith makes little sense as an addition.
As a small forward, his lack of a consistent perimeter jumper creates spacing issues for a team that already struggles to shoot from the 3-point line and instigates sagging opponent defenses that can clog the paint and will limit the effectiveness of Detroit's young bigs Andre Drummond and Greg Monroe (not to mention the dribble drive attacks of Rodney Stuckey and Brandon Jennings). Instead, move Smith to power forward (where he's better suited as a stretch 4), and push either Drummond or Monroe to the bench, and now rely on lesser or unproven talent to occupy the small forward spot (Kyle Singler, Luigi Datome, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope). Furthermore, Smith has become somewhat of a ball-stopper of late, with a Carmelo Anthony-like tendency to hold the ball and stagnate the offense before making his move.
