Josh Smith
Josh Smith
Joshua "Josh" Smithis an American professional basketball player who last played for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association. He has previously played for his hometown Atlanta Hawks, the Detroit Pistons, and the Los Angeles Clippers. He is sometimes referred to by his nickname "J-Smoove"...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth5 December 1985
CityCollege Park, GA
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I don't care what the numbers say, I'm telling you we're getting screwed. We play hard and I think we deserve the same calls anybody else gets. We play aggressive on both ends of the floor. We don't get that respect on the defensive end because every time we touch somebody it's a foul. Then we go out there on the offensive end and get hacked and it's not a foul. Anybody can see that something is not right.
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(Assistant coach) Larry Drew kept telling me to shoot my shot because it's right on target. The opportunity came, Al (Harrington) swung the ball to me, and I knocked down the jump shot.
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I think we are (better than last year). We're starting to find ways to win basketball games.
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Kyle is our work horse. We put the ball in his hands, and I think he did a great job. He left a couple up, but the boys stepped up behind him and gave him some confidence.
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I thought I had a good block when they called the foul. I wanted to be in the game at the last minute.
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Joe is really a clutch performer. We knew he would give us a lift.
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You can either pay someone to drive around or you can pay for a computer to scan the area.
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We shot a lot of outside jump shots and we thought we could put a little bit of pressure on their defense. On the switch-offs we had a lot of mismatches and we didn't take advantage of them.
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We knew we?d have to really step up tonight. It was an amazing game by both teams.
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There is probably some pressure on all of us. You don't want to have a sophomore slump and you want people to know that you were drafted for a reason. But we've all dealt with pressure before. And we'll deal with it now.
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We started hot, but couldn't maintain it. We got tired and couldn't sustain our defensive intensity. They wore us down and killed us on the glass in the second half.
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He felt like he was held back here. He had an opportunity in Phoenix, and he's playing to his potential now.
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I got the ball, was open and had to take it myself and hope for the best. My form was all right. I just prayed that it would go in.
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I'd like to see how space is. I'd like to float.