Was Smush Parker really that bad?

[JT123]

I constantly see Kobe fans on here talking about Smush as if he was the worst starting pg in NBA history, (then again most Kobe stans throw his teammates under the bus) but let's compare Smush's production in 05-06 to a starting pg from a recent championship team.

Smush - 12 ppg on 45% with 4 apg
pg from recent champ team - 9 ppg on 43% with 3 apg

Is there something the stats aren't telling me? From what I can see Smush gave the Lakers more than enough to be a competitive team, especially if a point guard who put up inferior production to Smush was good enough to start for an NBA champion.

[AirTupac]

You were definitely too young to know anything about those Lakers. Smush was a bum just like your family.

[Showtime2001]

You were definitely too young to know anything about those Lakers. Smush was a bum just like your family.

[Legends66NBA7]

It's commonly accepted amongst all of the basketball community that Smush sucked.

[305Baller]

He had some good dunks, decent athlete. But was a subpar pro bball player with a low IQ and bad defense. He then punched a valet and got kicked out of the league.

[SAKOTXA]

You were definitely too young to know anything about those Lakers. Smush was a bum just like your family.

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[JT123]

You were definitely too young to know anything about those Lakers. Smush was a bum just like your family.

Yet that "bum" put up better production than a Championship team got from it's starting pg just a few years ago.
Do any Laker fans have any intelligent analysis to add, other than saying Smush is a bum because Kobe couldn't win with him?

[Showtime2001]

Yet that "bum" put up better production than a Championship team got from it's starting pg just a few years ago.
Do any Laker fans have any intelligent analysis to add, other than saying Smush is a bum because Kobe couldn't win with him?

If he's so good like you claim he is then why did he become irrelevant when the Lakers got rid of him?

[iamgine]

I think he's around Nate Robinson level.

[JT123]

It's commonly accepted amongst all of the basketball community that Smush sucked.

But so far not one Laker fan can explain to me WHY he sucked. I just offered irrefutable proof that teams have won Championships with WORSE starting pg's.
I'll just go ahead and put it out there, the other point guard is Mario Chalmers during the 2012-13 season.

[CarlosBoozer]

Smush just sucks. Put him with any championship team and he'll still suck.

[JT123]

If he's so good like you claim he is then why did he become irrelevant when the Lakers got rid of him?

Probably because Kobe ruined his rep and got him blacklisted. Smush demanded that Kobe actually treat him like a human being, and Kobe didn't like that. What happened to Smush is why so few of Kobe's teammates are willing to stand up for themselves, cause they know that Kobe will ruin their careers if they don't bow down to him.

[tpols]

fun fact: smush now plays in the Mongolian national basketball league.. aka the MNBA (not a joke)

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

The fact guy was outta the league a year after playing with LA should tell you all you need to know.

[Showtime2001]

Probably because Kobe ruined his rep and got him blacklisted. Smush demanded that Kobe actually treat him like a human being, and Kobe didn't like that. What happened to Smush is why so few of Kobe's teammates are willing to stand up for themselves, cause they know that Kobe will ruin their careers if they don't bow down to him.