Finally, Justin Smith can be compared to Zion Williamson. They both blew out basketball shoes within one week of each other. Unfortunately, this is the only thing he will ever have in common with Williamson.
Justin Smith/Zion Williamson
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Smith gets a ton of criticism for obvious reasons, but blasting him because he isn't Zion Williamson is pretty lame. They are build completely different and are two very different players. A player like Zion comes around about once every 25 years. Last comparable player was Barkley in terms of height/weight/ability. A player like Smith is a dime a dozen, and really his only major calling card is his amazing vertical jump. There's certainly not been many players that could jump 48 inches in the history of basketball, but the rest of his game and his size is completely average.
Smith should be role player off the bench who is playing more than he should because the upperclassmen except for Morgan and maybe Rojo last year have been weak since he has been here. Hopefully he becomes a solid player as an upperclassmen once he developed his basketball skills and cleans up his mistakes. That said, the same things concerning Green were said and he seems to have regressed this year. I'd hate to see Smith transfer but if he is part of the chemistry issue then so be it.
I noticed it. He could be a factor playing the three for us, bullying guards in the paint...but he will have to be able to defend at that position.
He has the potential...needs a better motor and a tune up between the ears. He doesn't seem to realize he can't shoot, despite all the evidence pointing that way.
The difference is about 50 pounds of muscle. Smith has all of the athleticism, he just doesn't have a position because he's too skinny to play the post but can't shoot well enough for a wing. He needs to do nothing but lift weights and shoot 3's over the off-season and we can wee what sticks.
He can shoot all the threes he wants over the summer, but it will do no good unless somebody works with him to correct his shooting technique so he is in a more balanced position and not bringing the ball back behind his head before he releases.
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