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He is playing better than Taj right now.

Smith dubs fans 'bandwagoners'

ATLANTA -- Houston Rockets forward Josh Smith called Hawks fans "bandwagoners" following the Rockets' 104-96 loss Tuesday at Atlanta.

The interplay between Smith and the Philips Arena crowd was lively throughout the night. Smith, an Atlanta native who played his first nine NBA seasons with the Hawks, was booed loudly whenever he touched the ball. The catcalls grew louder in the third quarter, after Smith drained a 3-pointer that rattled around the rim several times before dropping in. Smith then shushed the crowd by placing his finger over his lips as the Hawks called timeout.

"I mean, those fans are fickle, very fickle and bandwagoners," Smith said. "It really doesn't mean anything to me."

Despite qualifying for the playoffs in Smith's final six seasons in Atlanta, the Hawks never finished in the top half of the NBA in attendance. This season, the Hawks are faring better at the gate and averaging just more than 17,000 per game, their highest total since Smith came into the league.

Smith was a polarizing player during his nine seasons in Atlanta. Chosen by the Hawks with the No. 17 pick in 2004 draft, Smith dazzled fans with his acrobatics, shot-blocking and athleticism. But despite being only a 28.3 percent 3-point shooter, Smith attempted more than 942 shots from beyond the arc as a Hawk. Toward the end of his tenure, a groan would emanate from the crowd at Philips Arena whenever he elevated for a long-range shot.

In 24 minutes Tuesday, Smith finished with 14 points on 6-for-14 shooting from the field, along with seven rebounds, three assists, three turnovers and two blocks. Following the game, he remarked that his 2-for-5 line from long range was "pretty good."

I am not a legal expert, how many times do I have to say it?

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I rarely troll.

Not this again.

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This one is not really much of an argument at this point. Josh has shown that he is clearly the better player. A simple acknowledgement and we all can move on.

You're wrong. You're welcome to keep trying though.

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With Howard and Smith you have two of the worst free throw shooters in the league?

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Houston inserts Josh Smith into the lineup and wins the last three games of the series. Bulls insert Taj Gibson into the starting lineup and loses the last three games of the series.

You seem oddly obsessed with Taj Gibson. Do you really think this is worth continuing at this point given the actually still relevant storylines surrounding the Bulls these days?

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it's not an obsession. Just an observation. It's funny how there was a lot of certainty and back slapping a few months ago when this thread was started. Now that it is obvious who the better player is the same group that felt so strongly about Taj are now silent
It's not surprising that rather than address the point you choose to speculate about some perceived obsession. There were a lot of people on here that were wrong about Gibson like they are wrong about the greatness of Thibs. Rather than admit it the focus becomes about some "obsession". Typical

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Please refer to him as "formerly Arguably an All Star" Josh Smith.

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Again, you jump back and forth in time frame. I don't care -nor is it relevant to this discussion- how good people believed Josh Smith was or would be 3 or 4 years ago. Doesn't mean diddly. The argument being made by myself and pretty much everyone else on this board is that Taj is currently a better player. Further, The Bulls have not been actively seeking a replacement - they simply have been trying to improve by targeting the best available players. Gasol is a Player that gets them closer to a championship. That doesn't diminish Taj, nor does being a top level 6th man.

The beauty of of these discussions is that they are subjective and thus lack finality. However,

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I haven't followed this argument (because I'm not a fan of self-torture), but at their peaks, Josh Smith is much better than Taj Gibson. #fact

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That's fine, but I'm talking about right now.

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Just admit LTG was right and move on.

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Detroit paid him $26 million to not play basketball for them. Houston also told him to go away. Now he can't even get on the floor for a third team.

Apology accepted.

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I haven't followed this argument (because I'm not a fan of self-torture), but at their peaks, Josh Smith is much better than Taj Gibson. #fact

John Kirk rule

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