I was just looking at raw stats compared to last year and I was thinking, wow Smart is taking a lot more 2s this year than last... But the same % of his shots are 2s as last year. He's just shooting the ball way more.
He had a career year from 2 pt range last year too. This year he's at a career low, at .409 (1.8-4.5). Last year he was at .511 (1.4-2.8). He's rebounded in the 3 point category so here's hoping.
Last 10 games: .400/.420/.947 on 12.1 FGA and 7.3 3PA. 14.3 points, 5.2 assists, 4.4 rebounds, 1.7 steals in 31.4 minutes.
I don't really know what to think about Smart though. I always wanted Rozier to live behind the 3 point line but I'm not sure Smart should be doing that. Ironically enough, Rozier has improved his 2 point FG% every single year in the league. Even with that, he's only at .444 this year, a career high. They actually have pretty similar numbers inside 3 ft but Terry takes considerably more shots.
Then again, 75% of Smart's shots are from 10 ft+ out. 62% for Terry.
Smart's at .374/.351/.831 this year. For his career, he's at .373/.316/.770.
First 4 years: .360/.293/.756, 321-1094 from 3. 511-676 from FT.
Last 2 years (last season and current): .401/.358/.816. 214-597 from 3. 168/206 from FT.
Easy to forget just how putrid Smart was at shooting his first 4 years in the NBA. We all know he put the work in tho and sometimes it takes awhile to show up in the results. Also encouraging to see the FT% up considerably. "They" say that FT % usually stabilizes after 100 FT so if that's true, combined with the improvement in his 3 point %, it's pretty much a given he's improved as a shooter the last 2 years.
The 2 point FG% stuff is interesting because last year he took a career low 2.8 2PA a game and shot a career best. This year, he's at 4.5 which is more in line with the rest of his career and he's at a career low. To be fair, the .409 is pretty much in line with every other year but last, too.
Heavily suggests he has some shot selection issues or forces shots. Surprise, surprise. Still really easy to cheer for when he's hitting 3 pointers at close to a league average clip especially since he's 2nd on the team in attempts.