Josh Smith

 Cleveland certainly does not have anyone close to Josh Smith, who has the rare combination (that KG also possesses) of quickness, intensity, length, strength and physicality necessary to contain Garnett.  The Big Ticket should find himself with enough space to execute his game and be successful.

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've still been wildly inconsistent even in their wins and have relied too heavily on the heroics of Josh Smith and Joe Johnson to do everything on both ends of the floor for them.  Though Johnson was terrific again last night, the Atlanta bench and Mike Bibby stunk up the garden like a rancid skunk carcass (what beautiful imagery) and sunk what little chances the Hawks had of beating the Celtics again.

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and a bit old with their overwhelming athleticism on both ends of the floor.  Joe Johnson and Josh Smith have played out of their mind, particularly down the stretch of last night's win in Atlanta, and Josh Childress and Al Horford have also been making solid contributions on offense and defense as well. 

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re nice veterans with some playoff experience and success under their belts (though no titles), and Josh Smith is a tantalizing young talent with limitless potential and a freaky body, but they aren't exactly the same as Baron Davis, Stephen Jackson, Jason Richardson and Monta Ellis (Joe Johnson is best player in that group not named Baron Davis, but I really like Ellis and Jackson's experience, winner's mentality, craziness etc.). 

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