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
defensive glass maintain second sustain tired wore
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.
fun
I really had a lot of fun on the trips. I got to see a lot of new cars.
close joe stepped time
Every time it was close like that, Joe stepped up big.
advantage bit jump outside pressure shot shots
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.
deal dealt drafted people pressure slump sophomore
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.
amazing both game knew step
We knew we?d have to really step up tonight. It was an amazing game by both teams.
defense high playing team zone
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.
hitting jump leave pay shot
When I've had to score, if they leave me open, I'm going to try to make them pay by hitting the jump shot like I did tonight.
behind crowd gets last robinson short somebody thinking though underdog won
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.
basketball last starting ways win
I think we are (better than last year). We're starting to find ways to win basketball games.
clutch joe knew
Joe is really a clutch performer. We knew he would give us a lift.
avoided fan obviously supposed
It could have been avoided because obviously a fan isn't supposed to dehumidify a room.
felt held opportunity playing potential
He felt like he was held back here. He had an opportunity in Phoenix, and he's playing to his potential now.
I think if we don't make it that will be a big disappointment for all of us.