Josh Smith is an interesting player. You look at him and think he’s a half decent player. Good on the fast break, can shoot outside. But he is in fact, on of the most inconsistent players in the NBA. Shooting percentage. Mediocre. Defense, shoddy. Overall he’s an overvalued small forward who looks like he can knock down shots but really can’t.
But according to ProBasketballTalk, Josh Smith might be making some steps to be better by bulking up.
“I’m ready to play whatever position is asked of me,” said Smith, noticeably thicker in the chest and shoulders, in his first day back at the Pistons practice facility on Tuesday. “But I’m going to play a lot of (power forward) and that was my main focus on being able to get more in the weight room and put some more muscle on my body to be able to withstand that physicality in the paint. I played that position so much, so long in the league that I know how big you have to be in order to be able, night in and night out, to withstand that impact and that physical nature inside the paint.”
If Van Gundy can get Smith to play closer to the basket, he should get votes for coach of the year
Imagine if Josh Smith and Brandon Jennings stayed in the offense and not go all “Loose cannon”, the Detroit Pistons would actually be a great team. Maybe I’m reaching but this is positive news nonetheless.
