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Strengths: Athletically, Smith is a great package of explosiveness and strength … These natural gifts along with his body control allow him to convert difficult finishes around the basket even in heavy traffic … Very unselfish player almost to a fault, as he constantly looks to feed teammates … Possesses an almost guard-like court vision to quickly identify passing options … Perimeter shooting has shown some signs of improvement from the three point line and a good looking turnaround jumper … Aggressiveness when taking the ball to the basket earns him a lot of contact that results in free throws opportunities … Even more impressive, after creating the contact he has the ability to use his body strength to absorb and finish … Underrated rebounder who uses his strength and leaping ability to get a good amount of boards … Back to the basket moves enable him to take advantage of mismatches or weaker defenders … Team player and glue guy who does a lot of the little things that don’t show up in the box score … Uses his athleticism in transition to finish with flair … Defensively, Smith has improved greatly on the perimeter where his quick hands, lateral quickness, and long arms allow him to disrupt most players … Plays the game with toughness and intensity … Does a good job of playing the passing lanes for steals … Patient player who doesn’t force many things, simply allows the game to come to him … Owns a high basketball IQ and good feel for the game that you can't teach …
Weakness: While his ball handling is good enough to bring the ball up the court, he isn’t very advanced taking players off the dribble consistently … When faced with heavy pressure from perimeter defenders he will automatically pick up his dribble and pass to a teammate … Shows the ability to shoot from the perimeter, but is far from consistent … To his credit, he has improved shooting when his feet are set, but must still work on shooting off the dribble … Offensively, Smith isn’t as assertive as you would like to see, as he defers to other teammates … Despite all his talent, teams will grade his potential on the level of a junior – he’s a year older due to an additional year he spent at prep school … Isn’t a very reliable three point shooter … For such an accomplished athlete, he surprisingly he lacks the confidence to consistently take over games … Isn’t nearly as effective playing in a half court set due to streaky shooting … While Smith has the prototype body and athleticism to play small forward in the NBA his lack of precise shooting given his age is troubling to some …
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SEASONS |
GP |
FG% |
3PT% |
FT% |
SPG |
BPG |
RPG |
APG |
PPG |
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2006-07 Iowa |
31 |
44.2 |
25.4 |
72.7 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
4.9 |
3.6 |
14.9 |
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2007-08 Tennessee |
35 |
54.1 |
38.9 |
71.1 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
6.8 |
3.5 |
13.7 |
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2008-09 Tennessee |
34 |
43.9 |
29.2 |
76.6 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
5.8 |
3.4 |
17.4 |
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2009-10 Tennessee |
12 |
57.3 |
00.0 |
69.7 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
4.7 |
3.7 |
11.7 |
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2009-10 Bornova |
12 |
53.1 |
42.9 |
72.5 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
6.8 |
4.1 |
16.8 |
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Pro Totals |
12 |
53.1 |
42.9 |
72.5 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
6.8 |
4.1 |
16.8 |