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Message: [QUOTE="RuffRuff, post: 5208273, member: 1268"] Saw about 10 minutes of that one at the point UCLA unraveled down the stretch. Smith is a player, plays with confidence and really great court awareness, nice handle for his stature. Kid came out of no where for an offensive rebound loose ball, drives to rim and wings it out to an open 3 point shooter. He does so many of those little things you want for a smart headsy player with really good court awareness. You’re right in those are the kind of things Mahaney needed to exhibit because he wasn’t going to make a mark with his athleticism. Smith plays with pace - there is energy streaming off that kid when the ball is in his hand and you feel him ready to do something. Mahaney plays with no pace or urgency, he’s methodical. It’s hard to tell if that was woven into him at StM or just a him thing. [/QUOTE]