re: Ish Smith - asset or just a fill-in?

The Ish I saw at the Mavs game was a different Ish than I saw the first time. He used to look afraid to take the shot on his drives - he'd either drive and kick it out or drive and just make a loop under the basket and come back out. Against the Mavs (didn't see last night's game) he was consistently taking the layup or reverse layup when it was there. He was a BIG asset. Made me think that this style of play from him might free up Reke to play small forward if needed when he comes back.