Phil Forte, teammate: The 2K games got more competitive than anything Ive ever seen on the court with our team. I think everybodys scouting report is to make those guys try to pass the ball. Theyre very strong, powerful black women. Jeff Luster: Marcus didnt realize how good he was at basketball. ", Few know how Marcus became the way he is today. Yes, he did. Its not about them getting money, like some mentors do. No one should expect to make money from the picks and predictions discussed on this website. Smart: Oh yeah. Marcus Smart started Thursday's Boston Celtics - Indiana Pacers game. He came home safe. So, yes, Smart can shoot. Thomas: There used to be a media board here called Texas Roundball that everybody could get on and voice their opinion. Coach, Forte said, were different over here.. Admittedly, the 76ers offense has been successful as a whole in these situations but watching him endlessly frustrate a much bigger and more offensively talented player is the most essential part of the Smart experience. The Timberwolves had been hoping a Marcus Smart extension would not happen in Boston, sources say, so as to be able to trade for Smart. They were a ragtag group that didnt look like much, but regularly won major tournaments and did so while bouncing from one altercation to the next. That team really shaped me and it offered the best. The kids were just walking to the van like nothing was happening, said Thomas. "I really don't tell people that story because what would you say? He has it all. You have to expand your vision and see. For more information, please read our Legal Disclaimer. He was like, Somebody got to break towards the rim. All advice, including picks and predictions, is based on individual commentators opinions and not that of Minute Media or its related brands. But when all this went down, basketball became my primary sport because of him. Though the cancer spread to his lungs, then his stomach, Todd always found enough resolve to mentor his brothers. The night that remains most crystallized in Marcus' mind is when he was running for his life from the man in the black hooded sweatshirt. You got to give me more offensive rebounds.. And not just verbally. 3x Marcus Smart 2021-22 Panini Prizm Basketball Base Card 43 Boston Celtics. The senior wide receiver out-jumped defenders to snag a two-point conversion in the second half, that quickly made the rounds on social media celebrating Smarts vertical leaping ability while somehow coming back down in the endzone before being shoved out of bounds. Wed steal Walmarts outside trash cans, completely disgusting. "I have never felt something so cold and so hard in the human body before. Smarts teammate, Phil Forte, put his arm around Thomas. Were getting ready to take the court. They were decked out in gold and diamonds and had oversized flat-screen televisions before much of suburban American owned one. We were in a timeout, and the other team was in the baseline out of bounds. Privacy and Cookies Policy. Well go have dinner or something, just catch up and just talk about life, things that are going on. "Just imagine him that close to you with a chainsaw, that's how close he felt. I was like, No. I wasnt angry or mad or anything, Tatum said. 1M; 0:21. The coach was a real big guy, probably 400-something (pounds). So he just showed up and hed just kick your butt every game and eventually people were like, This dude just wins and no matter who hes guarding. In 12 minutes, Smart scored two points and had two assists and one rebound. Oklahoma State coach Travis Ford remembers urging Smart to take some time off after he returned from the FIBA Americas Under-18 Championships in Brazil, but Smart instead was in the gym working out the next day. And he liked it because it brought everybody together and he got to hang out with his boys. Marcus Smart Over 5.5 Assists (+100 at BetMGM) Marcus Smart has been working to reintegrate himself into the first-unit offense for the Celticsthat should be easier tonight with Jaylen Brown out. But problems were beginning to fester for Marcus, whose rage simmered. Were walking out. The fights escalated. 1M; "How would you put it? Marcus seems like a big brother.". I think the thing with us is we dont ever want to use Marcus. It was tag with your cars. 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During a one-month binge of cocaine abuse, Michael snorted so much on one occasion that he toppled over in the home and hurt his eye. In the picture, Todd wore No. He just kicks everyones butt whos ranked ahead of him. And eventually he moved up the ladder. From sophomore to senior year there might have been one tournament where we didnt win the whole thing. That just sat big with me, because it was me, my mom, my dad and stuff. He said, Hey, Von. The things I do now, I am fully aware of. This is my game. He had transferred to Indiana from Garden City Community College in Kansas where he was a two-year standout and Jayhawk Conference Player of the Year. And soon after, Marcus again was in a long hospital hallway, bracing himself for another ice cold foot to grasp, thinking all the while that he could lose a second brother in the span of a year. In 2003, he became an assistant with the Golden State Warriors. I didn't have a feel for it. But Smart was a First Team selection in 2018-19 and that spot may be his to lose for the foreseeable future. (Peter G. Aiken / Getty Images). The Knicks rookie had Smart as his primary defender for just over 32.4 possessions this season, on which New York mustered just 23 points (71.0 points per 100 possessions). He also co-hosts the "Anything Is Poddable" podcast. He desperately sought to inflict others with the pain that incessantly gnawed at his 12-year-old heart. Jonathan Keith Smart (born September 21, 1964) is an American collegiate basketball coach and former player. Less than a year after Todd's death, Marcus was at an AAU tournament when Camellia relayed him a message that Michael was in the hospital. I just thank God for that, I kept my faith. In that stretch, the Flower Mound native has put up 11.9 Web"It has to translate and I feel like Rudy in the playoffs didn't translate and Marcus Smart guards 1-4," Adebayo said in the interview. Then his son runs out to the court and hes screaming. Gary Westbrook, his uncle who was rendered a paraplegic after being shot in the spine in a carjacking, came off his wheelchair to pound his chest to try to revive him before calling 911. Jeff Luster: Marcus, thats when his nuts really dropped. It was never Marcus fault. And until he glanced back in the dimly lit roads, he did not know what object the man held in his hand: a loaded gun. Upon entering the room, his emotions swirled as he saw tubes coming out of Michael. Marcus Smart started Thursday's Boston Celtics - Indiana Pacers game. She already lost one son.". Feedback on our suggestions. To protect himself, he says he had at least five firearms: "A .40 and .45 caliber, a TEC-9, an AK-47 and a 12-gauge shotgun.". Pustevosky: I think they truly care about him. Shed get to shit-talking more than anybody I know. It was just his second game since injuring his ankle on January 16th. On May 31, 2013, the Kings fired Smart with one year remaining on his contract. I was growing up around it. Forte: The Island of Misfit Toys. It was the same room where they would always put a hanger above the door in the shape of a basketball hoop and would join Todd in shooting balled up socks until Todd grew fatigued. 35 years ago Smart came to New Orleans as a junior on the IU basketball team and hit the most famous shot in program history to It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages. Latest on Boston Celtics point guard Marcus Smart including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN You cant just stack and everybody run away. This is something I had never thought about as a coach (in) 16 years. Smart: Right afterward, its always, I love you. It makes me look bad. But Marcus also had other images seared into his mind: his 19-year-old brother Michael, who had been a talented point guard at Lancaster High, spiraling into a world of gangs, drugs and guns. He says he felt like he could have killed someone. You see that stuff on the news and play the [video] games, and it's like a video game. And if you leave our team, man, youre done. Marcus went home and got his dad's .22 caliber pistol. If we climbed a tree, hed try to climb as high as he could and then just jump off. Should Smart play more? He was a very tough kid. Using graphs from DARKO, we can see that even accounting for noise and random variance, Smart has clearly improved as a 3-point shooter, starting with the 2017-18 season. "God had me on this Earth for a reason," Michael says. Grab rebounds. The best thing about it is I can call Marcus at any time and hell pick up the phone, and well leave off like nothing ever happened. I want to hear good things. Every team knows we are trying to go to Jayson and Jaylen and every team is programmed and studies to stop Jayson and Jaylen. If you don't learn things and understand things, this world can eat you up. My uncles, actually, they have done drugs. Im your son. The Rainbow Warriors and Aztecs will face off on Saturday at 11:00am HST. Smart, who would have needed to move more than 40 miles, initially declined Fortes offer. It was insane. Michael says Marcus regularly encourages him to keep his life above board and tells him how proud he is that Michael, who is now 27 and works at a warehouse, gave up selling drugs a few years ago. Gray: At that time, Marcus, when he was starting to hit his growth spurt and get a little bit better and that notoriety of, Oh, Im about to go to the NBA and stuff. It helped a lot. I have more control over my emotions now. Marcus Smart is a defensive dynamo, a vessel of suave and the Boston Celtics spirit animal. His dad came in and he called us all the P word. His first interview regarding his experience in a locked closet (basically) lands on Wednesday, on the Aubrey Marcus Podcast. It was more than just dunking on Austin, a five-star prospect who went on to play at Baylor. Smart: We was crazy with the best of them. When we played in our own age group, we won pretty much every tournament. It was bound to happen for a time. She basically dragged him over there to their locker room. You never know who is watching and never know who is who. Back in Camellia's suburban home, which is filled with Marcus' trophies, signed basketballs and Adidas shoes from the McDonald's All-American game, she walked to the fireplace and picked up a team picture of Todd from Lancaster's 1987-1988 season. Thats a fact. It's all on me. I met Phil in third grade because we played on the same AAU team. There wasnt no malice behind it. DARKO estimates that Smarts true 3-point shooting ability is that of roughly a 36 percent shooter which, coincidentally, is right around what hes shot the past two seasons on just over 700 attempts. "He was like reborn," Camellia says. [1] He had transferred to Indiana from Garden City Community College in Kansas where he was a two-year standout and Jayhawk Conference Player of the Year. "The worst pain you can ever think of, that's exactly how angry I felt. You know what Im saying? What would you do if you were in that situation? Boren: Most of those kids start getting recruited their freshman and sophomore years. You be different. Like when we get married and have kids, we are still going to be in touch. I think part of me, you get going, everyone thinks that Marcus Smart is the best. That is how remarkable the change was.". WebMarcus Smart scored 11 points on 4-for-9 shooting with four rebounds, six assists, four steals, and two three-pointers over 31 minutes in Sunday's 116-87 win over the Wizards. And everyone loved him to death. His son was on a team Clyde was coaching. He is intent not to let his brother's name go in vain. "You know how you know something is wrong, you can feel it. He wanted to see how he could either get away with stuff or, Whats the most dangerous thing I can do? He was a daredevil. Our parents paid for everything. White came up short of breaking Smarts mark as the second-year guard with the Celtics finished hitting 8-of-14 shots from beyond the arc en route to a regular-season career-high 33 points. One thing my mom always told me: Treat others like you always want to be treated. Smart: Correct. Ill give you one 3-pointer (if) you give me four or five offensive rebounds. And hed count them. As of 2022, Smart's net worth is estimated at approximately $15 million. "He was just tired almost of living. Marcus says now. Do what you do best. He played hard. We just really enjoy playing with each other. It was the craziest thing Ive ever seen, Thomas said. I was seeing his pain. She had to laugh, you know? Marcus Smart (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images). "Thank God I had both parents and older brothers. Got to release it. That was us. Forte: It was never personal. Im just thankful for those times. Marcus instead chose 33 because that was Todd's age when he died. Just kill yourself.". Then we had to go out there and show them that, Yall just made the biggest mistakes of yall lives., Taylor Luster: I think Winston (Shepard, a top-35 recruit who went to San Diego State) was trying to attempt to dunk on Marcus. Spotting a man on a bike in a black hooded sweatshirt, they unleashed rocks and celebrated with high-fives and laughs after Bam! We are going to disrespect them. Im like, What? "That is what I always admire about him," Marcus says, "that tenacity and that ambition to keep living even though you know you don't have much time. Jay King is a staff writer for The Athletic covering the Boston Celtics. Nobody wants to try to guard? I mean, (Smart) did anything he wanted and guys did not want to guard him. The Cobra Strike is Smarts signature defensive move. Because we feel like we had a special group and we had a group that cared about each other. On the flip side, he finished with fewer than three assists for just the second time this season, so Smart's night could've been even better. And he was so damn good at it at such an early age. Getting to Know: Marcus Smart's family at the forefront Eric Prisbell, USA TODAY Sports View Comments 0:04 0:35 Freshman Marcus Smart%27s brother died from Always try and make sure to know where the end of the endzone is so I can get my right foot down, said Smart. After his brother Todd Westbrook passed away from cancer in 2004, Smart started to get into a bunch of trouble. Says Marcus, "People always ask me, 'How are you so humble?' How far have you come with the anger issue? We didnt realize the damage we could do if someone actually got hurt. 2 ranking in the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches' Class 4A poll. [14], On May 12, 2021, Smart was announced as Assistant Coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks under Head Coach Eric Musselman. He was too young to live through that.". Since coming back from an injury and a second bout with COVID-19 on January 23, 2022 in a road game against the Washington Wizards, Boston Celtics veteran point guard Marcus Smart has been playing some truly amazing basketball for a team making moves up the Eastern Conference standings. Nick is playing overseas. Hes going to let you know about it whenever he has that chance to play you. Nobody wanted him. I definitely feel that he is out there with me. But it was blatant. 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