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Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky
Smith is never going to be a great matchup with quicker 3s like T-Mac in a man-to-man defense but I think people remember Howard's defense as being much more stellar than it was. Howard was lazy and just didnt move his feet-- usually getting his long arms caught around his man and fouling. In a hybrid zone, though I think Smith would really shine because of how explosive he is on the weakside.
I also think we are being a little too strict with the 1-5 position. We have a center position and we have a point position, but everything else is rather subjective.
Our star has the size of a 5 but not the strength, athleticism or shotblocking. He plays the offense of a 3 and is an average defender of 4s, 5s and slower 3s.
Smith moves a lot like Marion or Kirilenko and no one would have a problem playing Dirk with one of them.
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That last point is a fair one. Maybe I am being a little strict on the position assigments on defense.