So Nolan?

Hes being taught by Crawford. Nate seems to talk that selfish player up without much in return.

Bring him back to Oregon after he finishes the Chinese season.

I don’t think Nolan really wants to be chucking it up from 3. It wasn’t his game at Duke. There, surrounded by very good shooters, there was better spacing, and more importantly, he was physically gifted enough to get penetration, and then had less imposing bigs to score on in the paint. It seems pretty clear to me that Smith is not physically gifted enough to penetrate on a regular basis (a la Westbrook), nor a good enough ball handler (Stockton), nor savvy enough (a la Andre, who a Rotoworld columnist made a great joke about, saying that Andre at 35 was fine, because he’s had an old man’s YMCA game his entire life), nor can he shoot well enough to force people to get close enough to where he can toast them (Steve Nash). I think he’s a hard working, good kid who will bust his butt on defense, but I see no meaningful upside, unless he becomes a very good 3-point shooter, which doesn’t seem likely but does occasionally happen.

nuff said. He is your future PG

a rookie with about 15 minutes NBA game experience isn’t looking like the next CP3? SOMEBODY DOOOOO SOMETHING!

He’s hardly had enough minutes to form any kind of opinon on him as of yet. Some players take some time to develop, and some never do. N.Smitty is one that WILL develop. He was the starting PG for Duke, and lead the team to a National Championship. He is also a better PG than Kyrie Irving. Duke is one of the BEST college programs in the country and one of the best coaches (coach K) brought him up in one of the best systems. Nolan is a hard worker, and a fierce competitor. He wants to win, and he wants to play. I have read that he is already asking the veterans like Crawford and Felton how he can improve his game. Give him time, because I believe he will start producing once he adapts to the NBA style of play. He has a VERY high basketball IQ, and has great athletic ablilty. In case you haters think he’s a garbage player go watch some of his highlight videos and look at what he’s capable of doing once he adapts to style of play…

2010 NCAA Champion
2011 ACC Player Of The Year
2011 First Team All American
2011 First Team All-ACC
2011 First Team All-ACC Defensive Team

they are all college achievements!! get over the college achievements cause a lot of the guys that did that well in college cant do it in the pros its a different game!! dont believe me ask adam morrison hahahahahahaha

and nolan smith does nothing to me to say that he is going to make it. his shot isnt very good, he isnt very good on offense i could possibly see him as a back up but i think elliot will pass him up. most four year guys come out right away and show they can play nolan hasnt.

minutes and he shows nothing in them.. i say give elliot those same minutes and see if he does better! look at the rhino he gets the same minutes and helps the team out nolan does nothing in those minutes and shoots way to much!