Josh Smith Highlights - Houston Rockets Debut

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Josh Smith goes for 21 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists in his Houston Rockets debut as the Rockets beat the Memphis Grizzlies 117-111 in overtime on 12/26/2014.

[@jikai8058]

wow! he sounds so humble, great acquisition for houston! i cant tell how appreciated i am to Van Gundy brothers lol

[@kn7cks347]

He means it too

[@LeBronJames62301]

Chris Smoove called Josh Smith going to the Rockets back in 2012.😂😂

[@Juicepluggedin]

***** how you like this lob city music number 27 to number 21 houston we gotta problem...:)

[@imsteezy1]

Happy for Smith, he sounds real humble to actually play for a team that can compete for a tittle, & he was a big reason the Rockets won this game, if he keeps this up by continuing to attack the paint & grab crucial rebounds the Rockets could make some real noise in the Playoffs.

[@x1997xCamper]

Rockets just became a stacked team, probably with the most depth besides a healthy San Antonio. now they have James Harden-#1 scorer, solid defender, all around great player(MVP candidate) Dwight Howard-Elite defender, elite finisher, elite rebounder Patrick beverly-elite defender, great shooter, plays tough Trevor Ariza-elite defeder, dangerous shooter, Josh Smith-elite defender, elite rebounder, elite finisher Cory brewer-elite defender, great scorer Jason Terry-veteran mentality, clutch shot maker and dont forget we have terrence jones once he comes back from his injury.

[@dwightturner7461]

James is not a good defender

[@racecar144]

they got the elite fans-Elite defenders, elite finishers, elite rebounders

[@AngelBattalion]

Dwight Turner i think solid means when he needs to he can play tight D on someone that isn't very smart

[@DCF530_]

James harden can't defend even if he got trained by the best defensive coaches. Just watch videos on him. He literally acts like a fucking ghost just walked passed him. He is so damn awful on defense.

[@iamyourfather7585]

u mean dwight can defend? hahaha

[@Seracen]

Well, I admit I am pleasantly surprised! Here's hoping Josh Smith continues to play like a traditional PF, and stays away from those long jumpers.

[@coolku]

This dude sounded like a changed man. Go rockets!

[@TheAfghan72]

I'm a Pistons fan and this guy never gets a break to be honest. Even today, pathetic pistons fans are blaming this guy for the sole reason they suck. I'm happy he's on a good team competing for a chip, he would have wasted his career in Detroit.

[@TheAfghan72]

***** I know that, the bench obviously stepped up but the real test is yet to come. Jennings is also considered a team chemistry killer.

[@faveology]

***** They haven't really beat anyone good though. If you take into consideration the injuries some of the teams they faced had n what not, they haven't really faced a solid team as of late. I'm a Piston's fan, and I'm glad we got rid of Josh Smith; however, I have to admit that I don't think him leaving has HELPED us as much as some other fans think. The issue wasn't honestly with Smith at all. The issue was our team relying so heavily on Smith to be our "carry". Smith is a great player, but I don't think he's the guy who can just put a whole team on his D night in and night out. He's one of those guys who needs some solid players to open the wings for him to drive the lane. Also, with that said, the Pistons have a bad ass interior team, so Josh Smith's style of play didn't fit in at all(Too many inside guys, so defenses could just clog the middle). Getting a new face gave us a bit of assistance, and our style of play has slightly changed -- giving other guys a chance to show their colors. Josh Smith is still an amazing player, and I think he fits the Rocket's scheme perfectly, so I think both teams won out overall. I just wish we could have got more for Josh Smith :/

[@TheAfghan72]

Chuck Deuces A well thought out comment. I agree on all points!

[@Mcmaster123ful]

Well Done!!!!! Josh Smith

[@williamruthi1978]

Wish you all the best, big guy.

[@ArvoThaDon]

"Play for an actual contender" LOL cold as ice but I like it! I was hoping he'd find new life with us, hopefully this performance is consistent! #RedNation

[@therubenp88]

Other GMs are playing checkers Morey is playing chess.

[@mikexcanxjerk]

Word

[@ClaytonElkins1985]

Training Day..."This shit's chess, it ain't checkers!"

[@coolku]

Well let's not be too confident - Lord Morey is indeed not like other GMs but they got some serious players out there in basketball ops field. The whole spurs and the Cuban are doing pretty awesome stuff.

[@armandoreyes4274]

Morey just needs to work on recognizing rookies with great potential and stop unnecessaryly putting them in trade deals

[@avolvick]

Let's go Houston!!!

[@Kris2fst4u]

Thats what he gotta Do Attack the Basket good job josh u r 1 of my favorite players

[@OffBrisk]

Ever since josh smith been a rookie he always been clutch af. Playin for the pistons was the only time he played bad in a season, now since the rockets he is making a comeback

[@petrucci15]

he is a humble guy, he just wants to play for a team that will accept him. He needs a good coach to tell him not to shoot too many jumpers, accept a slight role change...and then he will be a great asset to the team.

[@danielkim5477]

Thank you Houston - All Detroit fans

[@ssjwes]

And he helped us just get to the WCF!! Him and his 3's! lol

[@JaysonHoang14]

Haha Carter was dying at his bear hug on Smith

[@ClaytonElkins1985]

If he can guard LaMarcus Aldridge, then sweet.

[@XxxCORTEZxxxX]

I dont think anybody can guard Lamarcus Aldridge. #GoRockets

[@icesnoop]

Gerson Cortez AD shut him down this year.. got like 2 blocks...

[@bryant7198]

+Gerson Cortez are you sure about that?

[@benjohnston8665]

Caleb Liao LA scored 27 on AD in 3 quarters when they last played. AD was like 4-15 with 9points and 6 rebounds LOL. LA is a beast and shut down AD. He only played 3 quarters as well@@

[@NevaSellmySoul]

Gerson Cortez tim duncan & pau gasol can

[@13isnotunhappy]

Josh "The Brick" Smith

[@KEANUWHITE]

He does sound humble, thats a good damn thing, it's hard to find humble great players these days. Houston is pretty much stacked, no reason why they can't get to a championship this year, plus they say harden is better than my boy wade PROVE IT NOW

[@mandodelossantos2]

Great pick up. Groundwork for a title run.

[@DukeG3]

Beverley Harden Ariza Smith Howard Brewer Motiejunas Terry Papanikoloau Canaan Dorsey Johnson Shved Jones Capela This team went from no depth at all to one with not enough minutes for all the depth. Canaan and Papanikoloau didn't even play last night. I feel bad for TJones though, JSmoove has pretty much taken his role in the rotation and he may be gone at the trade deadline if he ever gets healthy

[@beatsentral]

That's one solid team since they have really good starters and bench players

[@bryant7198]

Couldn't agree more, Smith fits perfectly in this team

[@MyAssStings]

thats one fucking shitty ass bench ya got there. they will end up being unreliable come playoff time.

[@djfunky817]

hell of a debut.. glad we passed up ronda and got jsmooth!

[@viveksaran3876]

ya looking back I'm happy we didn't get Rondo. He would have been a bad fit I think

[@kinlun21]

Lets go Rockets!

[@oofoof6821]

underated dunker. miss him being a hawk

[@olapharm8693]

that team is stacked lol. ''play for an actual contender'' shots fired but true.

[@Th3min3craft3r5Gaming]

smoove would be happy right now

[@ghboy100]

Wasn't he already friends with Dwight?

[@perrybenisa3174]

I need to be like this tomorrow.my coach said its put up or shut up

[@g_newton32]

Bill Worrell man.. hahaha

[@kaizhangtabletennis]

How about my boy BG?

[@Rakven]

hes gotta be so happy detroit fired him lmao

[@garrickho]

Josh should have followed the KG route - be a lock down defender /rebounder and leave that 3-pt shot he would prob. have been a regular all-star He's def. got better athleticism than KG but the thing with him is prob. the heart and mentality

[@langstonwalker1618]

Just give it time. Josh will lose his mind. [Hawks fan]

[@23Houstontexas]

Injuries can cause u to be replaced real quick ... Talking to u t jones ... Have a feeling he will be gone from Houston soon

[@marcusmccloud8394]

Anthony Davis

[@cameronortiz7852]

that was because they put him at the 3 he was better at 4 were he blocked shots and rebound but because they had monroe

[@ghboy100]

He was not a free agent for long.

[@charlesxavier4981]

just stop shooting a lot of jumpshots. the problem of josh smith when he was in detroit, he thinks that he's dirk nowitzki. he always love to shoot threes...

[@TheAfghan72]

This nigga needs to know he's not the same josh smith in 2k as he is in real life. Turn down the sliders!

[@NevaSellmySoul]

Lol I'm fuvkin dead XD

[@marcusmccloud8394]

Now all they need is Anthony Davis. Man that would be great.

[@williamcooper571]

Just wait Rocket fans just wait...

[@MrIndman]

Growing their big... uh.. young guys. Lol

[@CroffStudios]

This video is terrible to watch as a Pistons fan. He thinks he is a 3 point shooter, but he isn't. He decides to take them when ever he feels so, and therefore has one of the worst 3 point percentages in the NBA. He is a lazy ball hogging and arrogant player who ruined the beginning of the pistons 2014-2015 season, and made us pay him a brick load of money. So quit bragging about "J-smoove". Soon you will see how terrible he is rockets fans...

[@Brianna-ns7pz]

someones angry

[@faveology]

While this is true, he had no choice really... Our team was pretty terrible, and I can understand why a talented player like Josh Smith would just get frustrated and attempt to do EVERYTHING himself. I don't hate him tbh. I just think we need to make some moves. At the moment, there's really no way for us to ever get a ring lol. We aren't making the plays to pick up free agents during the off season, and even when we do try, the players don't want to come to our team due to our shitty records as of late. We win a bit too many for us to pick up solid talent in the draft. Idk. I just feel like we're hoarding some real talent inside from the rest of the league. We're just that team who keeps a talented guy or two from joining an already solid team and making them god tier lol.

[@bio2020]

Here's a secret, CroffStudios. J-Smoove was dogging it on purpose. Why do you think he was jacking up 3pt shots? He was checked out mentally. Rockets are getting a championship hungry J-Smoove who believes he can win on that Rockets team.

[@presstrrr]

lmao he ruined team chemistry. hes gone now and look, pistons have won 4 straight and blow out every team they play. im so happy hes gone i love the new pistons.

[@ericmdk]

Pistons have won 7 straight since he left.

[@markcrew8779]

Fake.

[@toroazul9677]

How'd this team not win a ship that season? Oh that's right, Harden disappeared in the playoffs and then a salted the Rockets