re: Javonte Smart breaks record in Toronto Raptors Work out

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Last season, with Smart at the controls, was the highest scoring offense we’ve had under Wade. Plus he wasn’t originally a point guard, he was a 2 guard who had to convert to being a point. Those other 2 guys were true point guards from the get go.

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Both the highest scoring offense and most efficient. I thought LSU terrific offensive output/efficiency in the first two years was almost entirely a byproduct of Waters. But two years later the numbers show LSU's offense was just as good, if not better, with Smart at the primary PG.

Now, Smart had less assists than Waters, and certainly less great passes. But he also had less TOs. Smart turned the ball over like crazy in his first few games of the 19-20 season and fans never realized that was an aberration. But the time SEC play finished that year Smart was among the best in conf. play in assist-to-turnover ratio. He continued that into last season while also shooting 52% from 2-pt range and 40% from 3.

Is he a prototypical NBA PG? Probably not. And he isn't going to be a 1st round pick. But he was a tremendous competitor for LSU with a tremendous motor who always seemed to have a knack for playing his best in big moments. That attitude and his scoring ability gives him a shot to make a NBA roster