Charity award dpoy, literally won his award to boost currys legacy. Celtics fell ass backwards into the finals then let the dpoy play drop coverage on himđź’€
WalkingThePlanes
Michael Jordan won a DPOY as a guard
SquimJim
The best part about trading Smart is that fans from other teams can finally appreciate him for what he actually is and not just clown on him because he’s on the Celtics.
Capereli
Biggest accomplishment for the Celtics since 08
TheBenMan08
Tony Allen – Played College Ball at Oklahoma State – Traded from Celtics to Grizz – Defensive Gawd
Marcus Smart – Played College Ball at Oklahoma State – Traded from Celtics to Grizz – Defensive Gawd
legacyquestionman
What is his Celtic legacy going to be?
KingSwagamemnon
God damnit I’m pumped
IamLegend840
I’ve always liked his game minus the flopping. It’s funny how everyone thought he’d be a Drose/Russ kind of PG when he was coming to the NBA.
Eljo4
Fake dpoy
Lake_Shore_Drive
He won the same way Embiid won MVP, the east coast media Mafia
muhammad_oli
It’s between him and Tyson chandler imo
Sleeze_
Should just play the end of that Rockets game a few years ago when Smart totally broke James Hardens soul.
renegradermax
Today I learned Michael Jordan and Sidney Moncrief don’t exist
pdizzzzzz
Smart isn’t a difference maker. Especially in the playoffs 🤷‍♂️
AleroRatking
He then followed it by completely missing the all defensive teams.
Smart was not even close to being in the running until Rob got hurt, then when it was announced Rob would miss weeks, Smart suddenly was the favorite. Lmao.
ComfortableMaster625
Only point guard? There was at least one shooting guard that won the award, back in 1988…
ComfortableMaster625
Only point guard? There was at least one shooting guard that won the award, back in 1988…
SoKrat3s
don’t call him a guard if you wish, but I still think Simmons should have won it for 2020-21. He was an elite-on ball defender who could play defend inside and outside. He was perhaps the only player in the league that could defend 1 through 5 at an elite rate. He came in second to Gobert who has been routinely exposed in the playoffs by his lack of ability to switch and do anything other than sit under the rim.
Tryingtobehappy31
I miss how much sliding space there was in the bubble
luvvdmycat
Congrats Memphis!
You got your new Dillon Brooks.
Imzocrazy
Am I the only one that thinks he wasn’t even the best defensive player on that team when he won the award
Custrdw4lrus
Did you mean point guard? Sidney Moncrief was a shooting guard and he won it twice.
ParsnipPizza
Oh yeah now you all want to praise him
Scary-Passage-1465
They needed to trade jaylen
uziman55
I swear in that Boston vs Miami series, when Boston needed a bucket, Smart ended up to be the one to hit the 3 to get the momentum going and make the offense start moving. For all of his hustle, his offensive game is nice too.
Foreign_Salary_1789
I’m just here for the English language chat:
I read “after” as “aside from” or “other than” as in theyre the only 2 guards that have ever won it.
You’d need to tag “after Gary Payton *won it*” or something to signify that you’re talking about a date or event.
PocoborH2
Only if he wasn’t a cry baby flopper.
Aggravating-Swing836
I’m a Celtics fan but Marcus was the only player I actually liked to watch. This sucks
Particular_Ad_4761
Now do the ones where he sends himself flying and flailing.
waffelman1
The west pulling out all the stops to get past the nuggets
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I enjoy watching the downfall of the Celtics (:
Charity award dpoy, literally won his award to boost currys legacy. Celtics fell ass backwards into the finals then let the dpoy play drop coverage on himđź’€
Michael Jordan won a DPOY as a guard
The best part about trading Smart is that fans from other teams can finally appreciate him for what he actually is and not just clown on him because he’s on the Celtics.
Biggest accomplishment for the Celtics since 08
Tony Allen – Played College Ball at Oklahoma State – Traded from Celtics to Grizz – Defensive Gawd
Marcus Smart – Played College Ball at Oklahoma State – Traded from Celtics to Grizz – Defensive Gawd
What is his Celtic legacy going to be?
God damnit I’m pumped
I’ve always liked his game minus the flopping. It’s funny how everyone thought he’d be a Drose/Russ kind of PG when he was coming to the NBA.
Fake dpoy
He won the same way Embiid won MVP, the east coast media Mafia
It’s between him and Tyson chandler imo
Should just play the end of that Rockets game a few years ago when Smart totally broke James Hardens soul.
Today I learned Michael Jordan and Sidney Moncrief don’t exist
Smart isn’t a difference maker. Especially in the playoffs 🤷‍♂️
He then followed it by completely missing the all defensive teams.
My king
Half of Marcus’s defense plays are flops looool
i refuse to say anything nice about him
Joke of a DPOY
[Smart was +22000 odds to win DPOY on March 12th last year](https://www.sportsbettingdime.com/nba/2022-defensive-player-of-the-year-odds/). For those of you who don’t do betting odds, that’s about 0.5% implied odds. Yes, less than 1% chance he would win.
Same date, Rob had the 5th best odds. Rob then proceeds to get hurt about a week and a half later.
On March 29th, Smart was suddenly +173 to win DPOY. I wonder why his odds jumped from +22000 (not even in the running) to +173 (the DPOY favorite) **in just 2 weeks?** Can you guess which day the Celtics announced Rob had a torn meniscus? [March 28th](https://www.nbcsportsboston.com/nba/boston-celtics/report-robert-williams-out-several-weeks-with-torn-meniscus/206395/?amp=1).
Smart was not even close to being in the running until Rob got hurt, then when it was announced Rob would miss weeks, Smart suddenly was the favorite. Lmao.
Only point guard? There was at least one shooting guard that won the award, back in 1988…
Only point guard? There was at least one shooting guard that won the award, back in 1988…
don’t call him a guard if you wish, but I still think Simmons should have won it for 2020-21. He was an elite-on ball defender who could play defend inside and outside. He was perhaps the only player in the league that could defend 1 through 5 at an elite rate.
He came in second to Gobert who has been routinely exposed in the playoffs by his lack of ability to switch and do anything other than sit under the rim.
I miss how much sliding space there was in the bubble
Congrats Memphis!
You got your new Dillon Brooks.
Am I the only one that thinks he wasn’t even the best defensive player on that team when he won the award
Did you mean point guard? Sidney Moncrief was a shooting guard and he won it twice.
Oh yeah now you all want to praise him
They needed to trade jaylen
I swear in that Boston vs Miami series, when Boston needed a bucket, Smart ended up to be the one to hit the 3 to get the momentum going and make the offense start moving. For all of his hustle, his offensive game is nice too.
I’m just here for the English language chat:
I read “after” as “aside from” or “other than” as in theyre the only 2 guards that have ever won it.
You’d need to tag “after Gary Payton *won it*” or something to signify that you’re talking about a date or event.
Only if he wasn’t a cry baby flopper.
I’m a Celtics fan but Marcus was the only player I actually liked to watch. This sucks
Now do the ones where he sends himself flying and flailing.
The west pulling out all the stops to get past the nuggets
Only guard to win DPOY who should not have.