Agree with the Shooting Slump. Every player has it. But in the long run specially playing against the fast points guards in the West we need to bring Sasha back into the rotation and start Farmar at point. Smush disapoints me every time he gets burn to the basket. He is a defensive liability.
<div class="quote_poster">phunDamentalz Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Shape, i get the feeling that you want Smush off the team!</div> I've never been a fan of his. Right now he's just a taller version of Tierre Brown and I hope the team doesn't re-sign him in the offseason. It would be great if the Lakers could trade him back to his hometown of NY for Mardy Collins.
<div class="quote_poster">Laker_fan Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Smush is taking alot of unnecessary heat. He obviously deserves some stick after his lackluster effort on D and some of the other stunts he pulls in the games but if he improves his D and improves his decision making skills, he'll be a solid player. Pablo, everyone has shooting slumps. Farmar went 0-7 yesterday. As I said, if he improves his decision making, he won't take bad shots.</div>It's more than just his shooting, it's really everything. By now, his slump should be over, seeing as how it started LAST YEAR. His pathetic defense on Nash was one of the big factors that cost us the series last year. He gave Nash more layups than I can really count to. Beyond that, after realizing he had the starting role, he took the second half of the season off, and apparently has forgotten to start back up. He's been very, very lackluster in every category since the AS break last year. His defense is putrid, his offense hasn't improved, he's a terrible decision maker, he doesn't distribute worth a damn. I don't see one real positive of him starting except giving Farmar a little more time to figure everything out. If Smush is still starting come AS break, I'll be surprised, cause he's been outplayed every which way by Farmar so far, and unless he steps it up, he doesn't deserve to be the starter on this team.
