Who won more championships? Phil Forte, teammate: The 2K games got more competitive than anything Ive ever seen on the court with our team. Everybody was intimidated by (Smart). White came up short of breaking Smarts mark as the second-year guard with the Celtics finished hitting 8-of-14 shots from beyond the arc en route to a regular-season career-high 33 points. Gray: Everybody on that team has done something successful. Back in November, Marcus Smart sent shockwaves across the Celtics roster when he publicly called out Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown after an ugly home loss to the It was just his second game since injuring his ankle on January 16th. "I have never felt something so cold and so hard in the human body before. Whats wrong with you? He just tested his limits on us because he knew he was stronger than us and could just bully us. Nick is playing overseas. And Marcus went up and just blocked it, I mean right at the rim too. And I guess thats a testament to growing up without brothers and then having sons. This AAU team helped shape Smart into the ruthless, uber-competitive player Boston Celtics fans have come to know. He also co-hosts the "Anything Is Poddable" podcast. (Illustration: Adrian Guzman / The Athletic). [11] He recorded a 4893 record over parts of two seasons with the team. So she hasnt moved. [5] Smart later played in the Continental Basketball Association with the Rapid City Thrillers (199596) and Fort Wayne Fury (199697). And he was so damn good at it at such an early age. Thats just how it was. News: 1 day agoSmart posted 19 points (7-15 FG, 2-7 3Pt, 3-4 FT), four rebounds, two assists, two blocks and one steal in 34 minutes during Monday's 109-94 loss to New York. Marcus jumped right in his way, and he pushed Marcus. "Just imagine him that close to you with a chainsaw, that's how close he felt. Friends would have to tell him that it was just a man walking his dog. They had a kid named Jordan Loveridge. He didnt care about getting hurt. Police issue arrest warrant for top NFL draft prospect Jalen Carter in connection to fatal Georgia crash, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy, Freshman Marcus Smart%27s brother died from cancer in 2004 at the age of 33, Fellow freshman guard Phil Forte has been Smart%27s best friend since the third grade. Free shipping for many products! Why aint nobody trying to break it up?. Less than a year after Todd's death, Marcus was at an AAU tournament when Camellia relayed him a message that Michael was in the hospital. ", Says Marcus, "He should have been dead, that's how much was in his system. This is crazy. We had to get him under control. On May 31, 2013, the Kings fired Smart with one year remaining on his contract. Marcus and the head coach get into it. Dominoes would be playing. My wife and I, his brother, are all proud of what he is doing.. You're battling out there. Jeff Luster: Marcus, thats when his nuts really dropped. It was not given. If he missed a couple free throws, oh, shed almost smack all the hair off his head. We got reversible jerseys, we bought our own stuff and it was like, I thought we were supposed to be with Adidas. Not only that, but were winning the tournament. Thats the thing that separated us from most. The Timberwolves had been hoping a Marcus Smart extension would not happen in Boston, sources say, so as to be able to trade for Smart. I said 3. [16], Smart and his wife Carol have two children. Smart spoke at length with USA TODAY Sports' Eric Prisebell about his journey: On playing in college with his best friend, Phil Forte. Were stuck in the elevator, and hes playing around, he does something to me and I kind of just muff him across the face. But, mainly, he stayed with one of us. Free shipping for many products! Still, three seasons is a reasonably large sample size to find a few players who have been thoroughly stymied by Smarts aggressive defense. Wed steal Walmarts outside trash cans, completely disgusting. I was growing up around it. WebMarcus Smart vs. Keith Smart Comparison Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Keith Smart and Marcus Smart that includes championships won, honors and awards Veteran guard Marcus Smart got injured in Game 1, and even though he returned to playing he is on the injury report as questionable with a right thigh injury for 12 LSU in Baton Rouge. "The worst pain you can ever think of, that's exactly how angry I felt. Denise Pustevosky, Smarts high school teacher and tutor: He didnt want to disappoint her, I guess, would be the best way of saying it. Everything is complete. But when all this went down, basketball became my primary sport because of him. Thomas: Marcus had 29 points and 19 rebounds. If we had those two guys on the court together, nobody was scoring on us. Were driving in our parents rental cars. That's the reason I really started to love the game of basketball. Phil is coaching, Taylors coaching, Im (in sports performance training). Smart fell just three points shy of matching his season-high output in the scoring column and posted just his third multi-block game of the season, displaying his ability to contribute on both ends of the floor. Thomas: We were playing a team from Dallas. [12][13] It was crazy. She was playing dominoes, cards, whatever she was doing it was competitive. Never personal. On March 19, Smart announcedon Twitter that he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, although at that time he was symptom-free. It was stupid stuff. Smarts offensive game may be pretty vanilla but his hair is anything but. It is what it sounds like. WebMarcus Smart (ankle) is not on the injury report and will return for Wednesday's game vs the Pistons. He desperately sought to inflict others with the pain that incessantly gnawed at his 12-year-old heart. Basketball saved my life. (Greg M. Cooper / USA Today). We were in my dads room one year in Kansas City. The senior wide receiver out-jumped defenders to snag a two-point conversion in the second half, that quickly made the rounds on social media celebrating Smarts vertical leaping ability while somehow coming back down in the endzone before being shoved out of bounds. What position is he? I was like, I cant do this here. Forte: It took him a while to get recognition over some of the top guys in the country just because he didnt shoot it great. Shes passionate like me. Jeff Luster: Phil says, I dont want to waste our time. When he puts the ball in this hand, this is whats coming. I cant wait to play you. "I really don't tell people that story because what would you say? "I don't want to be that person they look at and say, 'He's an A-hole, he's mean,'" Marcus says. Fire pit tables provide heat and a place to set down food and drinks, making them great for outdoor entertaining. Shed play all night if she could. Eight years ago. They were a big part of the road I chose to go down. Im walking back in, 7 a.m. Suggestions? And I'm still here.". 1M; 0:23. I didn't know what to do. May throw in some germx. Since coming back from an injury and a second bout with COVID-19 on January 23, 2022 in a road game against the Washington Wizards, Boston Celtics veteran point guard Marcus Smart has been playing some truly amazing basketball for a team making moves up the Eastern Conference standings. His cousin, Keith Smart, played two games for the San Antonio Spurs following a national championship at Indiana in the 1980s and went on to coach in the league for 20 years, including stints as head coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings. The core, anchored around Smart, had been together since grade school. I would have gone out and somebody might have gotten killed. It was just his second game since injuring his ankle on January 16th. We started throwing blows at each other. Smart has a long history with Musselman both as a player with the Rapid City Thrillers and Florida Beachdogs and as an assistant coach on Musselmans staff with the Golden State Warriors. The kids were just walking to the van like nothing was happening, said Thomas. Keith Smart is going to be a head coach for at least a couple of games after his boss, Arkansas head coach Eric Musselman, needed shoulder surgery. Marcus was bred in a close-knit family that rarely sulked despite tragedy. Upon entering the room, his emotions swirled as he saw tubes coming out of Michael. Follow Jay on Twitter @byjayking. After starting out as Team Texas, Smarts team eventually joined the Adidas AAU label as Texas Assault, adopting the name of the DC Assault, which had produced alumni like Jeff Green, Michael Beasley, Quinn Cook, Keith Bogans and Nolan Smith. It was not smart on my part. If I don't do this, I'm a coward.' Smart: They brought us a box of headbands and wristbands (for us to wear). It was tag with your cars. He came home safe. They made quick turns and knew a low-hanging branch required them to duck. Still in disbelief, Marcus walked to the other side of the bed thinking Todd was merely sleeping. In an AAU basketball world marked by rapidly shifting rosters, Smarts Dallas-area team stood out as an exception. My best friend, Phil Forte, hes a white man. Always had a smile on her face. She was going to talk. 1M; 0:21. Forte: Marcus almost enjoyed it. But Marcus also had other images seared into his mind: his 19-year-old brother Michael, who had been a talented point guard at Lancaster High, spiraling into a world of gangs, drugs and guns. If you are nasty to them, none will help you when you need them to. Michael recovered and went to the altar in church that Sunday. The kids had seen similar altercations enough to understand the moment would pass, everyone would make up and the group would continue behaving like a big, emotional family. If we climbed a tree, hed try to climb as high as he could and then just jump off. Jeff Luster: Theyre going to be life-long friends, man. And when the recruiting letters came, he didn't dwell on them, instead hitting the gym with Michael. Do what you do best. I don't want to hear any negative things about me. Marcus stared at her, gazing at her face, thinking he was dreaming. There was his mom, Camellia Smart, 58, who goes to dialysis three times a week and who Marcus fell. My life is a little bit more important right now., Forte: One day in third grade, this was Marcus being Marcus. We had fights, but again, they happened so often. Like two weeks into my first year of high school at Red Oak. Each brother has a tattoo in memory of Todd. Smart: It was just a sense of this is a forever thing with us. I mean, the best thing he did was run his mouth and play defense. When you see it in front of you, it's terrifying.". He says it made him so sick that he had to embarrassingly tell his mom, who took him to the emergency room. In Saturday's game against Texas Tech, Marcus scored only three points but didn't care. "It was cold as ice," he remembers. It was a fight every game, every day.. But when Marcus looked again, all he saw was the bike. He looked for any weapons he could find. Marcus knew that if anyone was destined to play in the NBA, it was Todd, who shot 62 percent from the field one season as a guard for Lancaster High. Marcus instead chose 33 because that was Todd's age when he died. WebDownload 100+ Free Marcus Smart Background Photos & 500,000+ Backgrounds for Free. Jeff Luster, head coach who preceded Thomas: We didnt view our AAU team like (other teams did). Taylor Luster: We used to play this game in the neighborhood. Marcus Smart Over 5.5 Assists (+100 at BetMGM) Marcus Smart has been working to reintegrate himself into the first-unit offense for the Celticsthat should be easier tonight with Jaylen Brown out. She is still on that same penny slot machine. Those nicknames may better capture the aesthetic of Smart on the court but Smarf has stuck because its the perfect encapsulation of his weird energy and the deep spiritual bond between him and his most passionate fans. Down seven, like six minutes to go. In Todd's hospital room, among crying relatives still trying to speak to Todd, Marcus walked to the foot of the bed, slowly knelt and touched Todd's foot. And he always stayed at somebodys house. "And I think that might be the reason my brother. Though there's no relation between the two, Marcus Smart and Bucks backup guard Javonte Smart couldn't ignore the fact that they share a less-than-common surname and decided to swap jerseys following the game. Javonte Smart, an undrafted rookie out of LSU appearing in just his sixth game for Milwaukee, does have some NBA lineage in him, however. People always say, you're a humble person, how are you so humble? Johnathan Gray, teammate: I like to say we were the toughest guys in the state, probably in the country. Every team knows we are trying to go to Jayson and Jaylen and every team is programmed and studies to stop Jayson and Jaylen. The best way to measure this is with the NBAs Second Spectrum player tracking matchup statistics, which are unfortunately only available for the past three seasons. Jeff Luster: You know Marcus, he couldnt shoot. 2023 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. Marcus Smart is a defensive dynamo, a vessel of suave and the Boston Celtics spirit animal. Feedback on our suggestions. "My life was almost taken," Marcus says. / by Eric He. It helped a lot. (The team) affected me because it showed me a different side of the world that I probably never would have seen if basketball wouldnt have come into my life. Now youre not even going to compete? Pustevosky: One time I did ask him: Where would you think youd be, had you not come to Marcus? And he said, In a gang or dead., Smart: And Im just like, my mom, shes worked too hard. From sophomore to senior year there might have been one tournament where we didnt win the whole thing. "God had me on this Earth for a reason," Michael says. Taylor Luster: Shed have the best little fish fries or just team meals. Smarts teammate, Phil Forte, put his arm around Thomas. Marcus Smart is a defensive dynamo, a vessel of suave and the Boston Celtics spirit animal. Over the years, other nicknames for Smart have been auditioned including, hound dog, wolverine, and the cobra. Marcus reflects on his life every day, appreciative of how far he has come and determined to always play hard and unselfishly. I would have been in the same one, but my mom did not want me to go to that school because it just got bad. No one should expect to make money from the picks and predictions discussed on this website. he Warriors were not too happy with Celtics' Marcus Smart after Wednesdays 110-88 loss. He said, Hey, Von. Ill give you one 3-pointer (if) you give me four or five offensive rebounds. And hed count them. Marcus Smart In 443 regular season minutes, that group was +24.6 points per 100 possessions. "You go down a different path," Michael told Marcus. Shes working her ass off out here. I kid you not, 10 minutes later the ref makes a call against Marcus and all I hear is, Oh hell nah.. Boren: We played Plano West. She had to laugh, you know? I think part of me, you get going, everyone thinks that Marcus Smart is the best. So Im not leaving my family and stuff behind. He said, Oh no, OK you dont have to leave. WebJanuary 15, 2022 Mike Schumann IUBB 2 Good things happen to Keith Smart when he returns home to Louisiana. Thomas didnt believe it until he lived it. Marcus Smart started Thursday's Boston Celtics - Indiana Pacers game. I decided I had enough and it boiled, and I just popped. Marcus Smart is a defensive dynamo, a vessel of suave and the Boston Celtics spirit animal. FAYETTEVILLE Keith Smart, an NBA head coach for three franchises and known for making one of the most iconic shots in NCAA Championship history, has been And he goes, Coach thats five. OK, you get one. Kemba Walker was surely excited to join a contender in the Boston Celtics but simply avoiding Smart as a defender may have been a bonus. I think thats the best thing about our group, our AAU team, that made it so special. In 2003, he became an assistant with the Golden State Warriors. Smart has only gone over this number in three games since returning to the lineup, but that was the only game with Brown out, like he is tonight. Now here we are, three presidential administrations later, and Smart is still getting the same question, still giving the same answer. Oh, OK, you think this? That caught my eye with him. This is my game. Ill keep that in my mind. He never forgets. Eight years ago. Be cocky, but at the same time be humble in the process. Pustevosky: I think they truly care about him. And the family moved into a three-bedroom ranch house in Flower Mound, a suburb west of Dallas. I can talk. And we were like, All right. Even the ref laughed. And Oklahoma State coach Travis Ford can recount myriad stories that he finds so unusual, so refreshing in this look-at-me-generation in which many players seek to compile highlight reels. During a one-month binge of cocaine abuse, Michael snorted so much on one occasion that he toppled over in the home and hurt his eye. He flew away.". Our video guy was Phillips dad. Boren: Most of those kids start getting recruited their freshman and sophomore years. ", Michael remembers the doctor telling him, "I'm here to save lives. You never know who is watching and never know who is who. I dont really know you like that. Egos, personalities, especially when you lose. You know how you dunk the ball and you all hype. All betting content is intended for an audience ages 21+. We would almost, it wasnt like a fist fight, but wed almost be body slamming each other. New Texas Assault head coach Vonzell Thomas was stunned by what he had just witnessed, two of his teams parents fighting in the parking lot. Gray: (In practice) we would go at it, me and Marcus. Ill take care of myself. He hits another three. Luckily, we have answers. If there was an issue ever, all you got to do is tell mom, and it wasnt going to be an issue anymore. $2.99 + $1. Is this how I die? He is doing something my mom wanted for all of us, to be successful. And soon after, Marcus again was in a long hospital hallway, bracing himself for another ice cold foot to grasp, thinking all the while that he could lose a second brother in the span of a year. Who scored more points in his career? Says Marcus, "People always ask me, 'How are you so humble?' Through the years weve seen: the mohawk, the blond mohawk with a twist, the normie fade, the loose braids, the horns, and the shamrock and No. 36 combination in the braids. The University of Hawaii football team will play its third road game in four weeks when it travels to southern California to face San Diego State, Saturday, Nov. 14 in Carson, California. Over the two previous seasons, Smart defended Walker for 77.8 possessions, holding him to assists 23 points, 2 assists and 4 turnovers. And if you leave our team, man, youre done. As of 2022, Smart's net worth is estimated at approximately $15 million. He was too young to live through that.". Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim says that by season's end there may not be a more valuable player in the country. But on Jan. 9, 2004, Marcus' aunt called him and his cousin inside from playing, asked them to sit down and tearfully delivered the news everyone feared: Todd was dying. Smart, who would have needed to move more than 40 miles, initially declined Fortes offer. I guess Marcus mom got in the middle of it and told him, You get back over there right now and apologize to him. He didnt want to. From some stupid decision I decided to make, one stupid decision that I felt was good, that I felt was fun, it could have easily taken my life. Jonathan Keith Smart (born September 21, 1964) is an American collegiate basketball coach and former player. But it was blatant. And he was, so I was like, Dude, Im not backing down from you. And obviously Marcus, he aint backing down from nobody. On feeling as if Westbrook is with him when he plays. The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only. It was insane. Life is more than just a game. His record was 931 with the club. "He plays with a chip on his shoulder, not like a prima donna. Smart: (Forte) actually had a house that at the time was vacant that he was renting out. "I was terrified. I have more control over my emotions now. But, yeah, thats just Ms. Mama Camellia. Marcus Smart is controlled chaos. Since coming back from an injury and a second bout with COVID-19 on January 23, 2022 in a road game against the Washington Wizards, Boston Celtics veteran point guard Marcus Smart has been playing some truly amazing basketball for a team making moves up the Eastern Conference standings. I had my highlights, but I just wanted to win. I promise you, six years later when you look back, see who is different and who made a difference.". I knew it was for some reason. This is a cold world out here. He explained to Michael how to wear a condom. WebMarcus Smart (ankle) is not on the injury report and will return for Wednesday's game vs the Pistons. We did fundraising. Behind Marcus, the footsteps and menacing voice grew louder. I have been through some of the bad things. I was seeing his pain. If were including hypotheticals, the answer is obviously a Robin Lopez do. Not just football, but also with how he is carrying himself and conducting himself. I thought Marcus was going to get punched on, but he went up and contested it. You have met Todd because you met Marcus. Marcus Smart shows off vision with nice dime vs. Charlotte Hornets.
. I feel like he always played with a chip on his shoulder because all of those other big-time players, Shabazz Muhammad, people like that who were in his class, they were getting offers well before he was. Having both parents and older brothers was definitely a key part in the road I chose to go down. Kenny Boren, one of Smarts high school coaches and a regular on the AAU circuit: In Vegas, in between games wed go to Walmart and Im not going to say steal, because we put them back. "And it was scary. Michael says Marcus regularly encourages him to keep his life above board and tells him how proud he is that Michael, who is now 27 and works at a warehouse, gave up selling drugs a few years ago. She didnt care if you was her son, her husband, she didnt care. And my other brother, I saw what he was doing and Im just like this aint it. And I said, Where did this come from? Shes like, Oh, baby. 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You know? Were brothers. Im your son. Marcus says he shared his story with USA TODAY Sports, including many details that he never told close family members, so that other troubled children who have endured the loss of loved ones and hardscrabble environments have a template for success. His son got it the worst. I was like, Dude, what the fuck? When Camellia saw he was wearing sneakers with holes in the bottom to school, Marcus shrugged. We came back and won by three. Forte: It was never personal. 35 years ago Smart came to New Orleans as a junior on the IU basketball team and hit the most famous shot in program history to Marcus Smart tried the Cobra Strike on LeBron. So I was like, Yeah, I got to move. I actually called Big Phil and just said,Is that offer still on the table? This is what I love., Boren: (In Vegas) one night, the kids had got done playing, the adults are going out, its probably 11, 12 midnight. She already lost one son.". I definitely changed.". Marcus and his friend leaped over the second-story railing, landing hard on the concrete below. Basketball saved my life. Marcus never told Michael that the man an acquaintance of Michael -- shot at him, only that the man tried to beat him up. On one occasion, he and a friend were jumped and outnumbered by guys. 500,000+ HD Backgrounds & Marcus Smart Background 100% Free to Use High Quality Backgrounds Personalise for all Screen & Devices. You know me, Ill settle it on the court. Grab rebounds. 'Momma, I didn't want to worry you.' Forte: We won the Super 64 back to back years. There is a picture in my office at home that I have. Some players in the sport are more talented than Marcus, but few possess such a unique skill set, and even fewer are as reluctant to boast about it. Anger boiled while confronting a neighborhood south of Dallas he called a war zone amid duplexes. 7:06 PM Keith Smith @ KeithSmithNBA Ime Udoka said Marcus I went to Flower Mound and Red Oak and wore No.3. Gray: At that time, Marcus, when he was starting to hit his growth spurt and get a little bit better and that notoriety of, Oh, Im about to go to the NBA and stuff. They put us in a pool that we had to qualify to get to the championship bracket. "When (Mom) looks at Marcus, it just brightens up her day. If the Iditarod race inspired you, weve compiled a list of the best gear to keep your dog safe and happy throughout winter, as well as year-round. Thats a fact. Comments? "It's his character," says Marcus' best friend and roommate Phil Forte, a friend of Marcus since they were in third grade. Thomas: We were playing a team from Utah. Privacy and Cookies Policy. That just sat big with me, because it was me, my mom, my dad and stuff. He is perhaps best remembered for hitting the game-winning shot in the 1987 NCAA championship game that gave the Indiana Hoosiers a 7473 victory over the Syracuse Orangemen. Taylor Luster, teammate: I called Marcus Eddie Haskell because Marcus was always perfect. On the flip side, he finished with fewer than three assists for just the second time this season, so Smart's night could've been even better. Boren: I remember Camellia standing up telling everyone like, Every one of you need to shut the hell up, quit bitching and play. That was a big part in us being successful and continuing to mature and staying together as brothers. 2023 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved. You have to expand your vision and see. Most people don't understand that. Got to release it. Smart: Oh yeah. It was a great talk actually. $2.99 + $1. They pulled out a pellet gun. They turn they smile. In the picture, Todd wore No. The Knicks rookie had Smart as his primary defender for just over 32.4 possessions this season, on which New York mustered just 23 points (71.0 points per 100 possessions). We took our jerseys and our Adidas gear off. In 2010, Smart took over for Golden State Warriors head coach Don Nelson before the start of the 2010-11 training camp.[7]. Feedback on our suggestions. To Smarts credit, hes pretty patient with Our Cousin at least at first who seems to have confused puns with trash talk. "I think about it every day, it's incredible," Marcus says. I had nowhere to go, and Im locked in here with Marcus, who was twice my size. Man, hes an undersized power forward. Smart: Where do you think I get it from? Thomas: There used to be a media board here called Texas Roundball that everybody could get on and voice their opinion. Todd, at 33 years old and after an 18-year battle with cancer, had died. Over the past three seasons, regular season and playoffs, Smart has defended Simmons for about 87 possessions on which Simmons has managed just 16 points, 9 assists and 10 turnovers. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. For my money, its mustache-and-crushed-purple-velvet Smarf. Who will waste their time on a 6-(foot)-2 power forward?. Once home that night, Marcus never closed his eyes. Smart is one of the leagues most tenacious defenders but the structure of this awards leaves only four guard spots to be meted out between both conferences. Boren: Then theyd all go out and have a good time at the end of the night. And not just verbally. It's crazy, man. And you turn and run back down the floor. We were sitting there watching TV, acting like nothing happened. From those four options, the objective answer is clearly D. If were putting everything weve already seen on the table, lets go with the horns. To him, it really was a game. Smart says the way he plays is a nod to his older brother, Todd Westbrook, a great shooter who was diagnosed with cancer at 15 and died at 33 in 2004. I came to OSU, and coaches called me to ask what number I wanted to wear. They dont want to pass the ball and thats something that theyre going to learn., It caught me off guard for sure, Tatum said. Smart: AAU teams dont practice. 3x Marcus Smart 2021-22 Panini Prizm Basketball Base Card 43 Boston Celtics. The torch has been passed according to hoops legend Keith Smart after his son Jared impresses with vertical leap for Bows Football // For more @khonnews mobile app link in bio @___j23__ @rainbowwarriorsfootball #HawaiiFB #GoBows @laney_eagles_football @coachjohnbeam, A post shared by Rob DeMello KHON (@robdemello) on Nov 10, 2020 at 8:23pm PST, The way he planted it was almost like I was looking at myself. Shifting rosters, Smarts Dallas-area team stood out as an exception Warriors were not too happy with Celtics ' Smart. Go to Jayson and Jaylen and every team is programmed and studies to stop and. Chainsaw, that 's the reason I really do n't tell people that because! 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