Do you consider JaVonte Smart's career a disappointment?

If he sticks with the draft I don't see him getting drafted but ya never know how things turn out. I think only one tiger will get drafted maybe.

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Bro, he’s a sophomore. Let’s just relax

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Yes, a sophomore who has declared for the draft. Meaning, as of now, his LSU career is over with and it is fair game to look at his career as whole.

Not at all having seen him play in HS numerous times, he is exactly what I thought he was. Just a tweener, not a great shooter or facilitator. Not explosive but quick enough to get to rim against most guards. I have no doubt he will return and I don't see him ever being an NBA regular. Just an really good Collège guard.

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No way. He was a big part of a sweet 16 and the starting PG on a tournament team if there was one. Frustrating? Perhaps. Extremely inconsistent? For sure. But not a disappointment

He's not a true PG, he's way better as a 2 guard, it shows since Waters left

He has all the skills to be a great player. I think his problem is that he needs to decide what he is, a shooting guard or a point guard. Many games he plays with confusion, where he comes down the court and you can tell no matter what he is going to shoot, no matter if he has a good shot or he has open team mates. Other times he is determined to distribute the ball and hangs around the top of the key passing the ball around, not trying to penetrate.

This is all part of making better decisions. Skylar Mays was as guilty of these things as anyone early in his career, but got better every year. Smart just has to learn to take what the defense gives and pick his spots on inflicting his will, where now he does the opposite.

He will be back, but at this point I don’t know how you don’t consider it a disappointment. Though I will say I felt like he was coming on before the season abruptly ended.

He's had a good two years thus far. Perhaps the issue is not his play, but your own subjective expectations. It's not like in year one he sat behind a couple of slouches (Mays and Waters - both experienced players). Yet, he still averaged 11/3/2 and was probably LSU's best "sixth man". This season after a rough first few games...which everyone unfairly held against him for the entire season...he turned into one of the better PG's on the BEST offense in the SEC. LSU didn't miss a beat offensively when EVERYONE thought they would because of the loss of Waters. Smart was a part of that.

He wasn't seen as a one-and-done guy when he signed with LSU (Wade confirmed that in the wiretap). And you can argue he's played unselfishly for the greater benefit of his team. He's probably the best player on the team at getting tough baskets when there is not much there. In fact, you might say he's been a little too unselfish at time. Particularly when you saw what he could do as a scorer vs a top 5 Tennessee team as a freshman. That was a great Tenn. team and they were helpless to stop him down the stretch. Without that performance, LSU likely doesn't win the SEC outright.

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