Horford for Haywood would not be so bad for the Wizards …. It would give the Wizards a younger (although slightly less intimidating) center…. with some upside… I’d still take Haywood (especially at his current salary) simply because he’s much better defensively than Horford… He blocks and alters more shots, and plays exceptional one-on-one AND help defense. Plus the fact that if you give Haywood (28 mpg) the minutes that Horford gets (33.5 mpg) , he would put up similar offensive numbers at a slightly better TS%.

On the other hand, what is “stupid crazy” is how many Atlanta fans either forget that Josh Smith plays like a 6’10" jump shooting guard, instead of a Power Forward…. or they forget how many times Smith makes poor decisions (long 2-point shots early in the shot clock, ill advised 3-pointers, etc…) that hurt his team.

Smith needs to stop taking jumpers (35% eFG% on jumpshots) and start doing the things that a 6-year veteran does. He is a poor jump shooter; so he should stop taking those shots. Take smart shots. Play smart defense. I suspect that after 5-years in the League, what we see from Josh Smith is what he’s going to continue to give… Exciting blocks and dunks. Poor positional defense. Poor shot selection, and questionable (at best) Basketball IQ.

If Smith would stick to driving to the basket, finishing on the break, and crashing the Offensive boards to get his points – work on his low post game, and use his quickness against the opponent PF’s – he would have already been an All-Star several times over.

But until he changes, his 15 ppg and 7 rpg are not worth Jamison’s smart, veteran savvy play – oh Yeah, and Jamison averages 22 ppg and 9 rpg