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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We're playing defense tremendously well. Our zone has been a high as of late. We've been playing well as a team and we're having fun. I think that's why were getting better.
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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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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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They said I grabbed the rim and pulled up to get the rebound. I was shocked.
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They played off of me and I took every opportunity to take it to the basket. They really can't match up with any of us man-to-man.
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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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Coach has put confidence in me. He knows I've been working on my jump shot, so he doesn't have any problem with me taking it.
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I think the crowd will be behind Robinson because when I see somebody that short getting up like that, I'm thinking the same thing. It gets my attention. I think I'm the underdog even though I won it last year.
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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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Joe is really a clutch performer. We knew he would give us a lift.
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It could have been avoided because obviously a fan isn't supposed to dehumidify a room.
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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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I think the third quarter beat us. We came out kind of flat, and they took advantage of it. Chucky Atkins knocked down some threes early and got the lead to 20 real quick.
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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.