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
adversity coach great hard hate ignore prevent stuff trying
We've had a lot of adversity, a lot of stuff said about our team. We've got to ignore that stuff. Coach is a great coach and we hate to see him go down that path. We're trying to play as hard as we can to prevent that from happening.
coach confidence jump knows problem taking
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.
coach fired good lions
Don?t be like all the other Lions coaches, how they got fired and stuff. Be a good coach and be supportive.
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.
beat feels four good number playoff seem
We seem to have their number this year. They are a playoff team, so it feels good to beat them, especially that we could beat them four times.
close joe stepped time
Every time it was close like that, Joe stepped up big.
ball best figured last pass win
We figured out a way to win. In these last two wins, if you look at the assists we had in those games, they were kind of high. The best thing that you can do is just pass the ball and get everyone involved, and we'll win games.
amazing both game knew step
We knew we?d have to really step up tonight. It was an amazing game by both teams.
form hope open prayed
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.
space
I'd like to see how space is. I'd like to float.
aggressive anybody both calls care defensive deserve ends hacked hard numbers offensive respect somebody telling time touch
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.
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.
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.
I think if we don't make it that will be a big disappointment for all of us.