Celtics ☘️ Sentinel

 This is the second year in a row that the Celtics Marcus Smart has won the NBA Hustle Award , and the third time over a 5-year period. The Award is based on a number of hustle stats, including,     Deflections, loose balls recovered, charges drawn, screen assists, contested shots and box-outs   Smart may play in the shadow of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown , but his contributions to winning are always there for everyone to witness. The 2021-22 Defensive-Player-of-the-Year knows his role - accepts it - and never backs down. Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart is the winner of the 2022-23 NBA Hustle Award. Smart has earned the annual honor for the second straight season and the third time in five seasons. A look at his impactful effort plays ➡️ https://t.co/BltE74x3oT pic.twitter.com/TraGOE0jyh — NBA Communications (@NBAPR) May 4, 2023  Should the Celtics finally earn Banner 18 this season, The Wolverine will be one of the main drivers. It is just so rewar...

The MVP chants for Marcus Smart may have been a bit overzealous, but the heart-felt intent was not. Boston Celtics fans adore this man. What started as a light moment as Smart was once again dislodging a wedged basketball from the vicinity of the hoop quickly turned into a loud outpouring of love for a warrior that has transformed himself into a valid role model for young and old alike - quite an accomplishment for a 25-year-old ( per MassLive's John Karalis ): “I remember a time when those chants were different types of chants for me,” Smart said, remembering back to a time where he was considered little more than a maniac on the floor with a broken jumper. “I just stayed with it, kept working, finally people are seeing the things that I’m valuable, that I bring to the table on every given night.” “I know right? But it’s special,” Smart said with a laugh. “It’s special, you know. Because those chants -- yeah, we know I’m probably not the MVP, but those chants of that signify wh...

Let me clear this up right away! Boston.com's, Zachary Dupont, praised former-Celtic, Isaiah Thomas, for boosting his former-teammate, Marcus Smart, for NBA Defensive-Player-of-the-Year, which I agree with. But Isaiah didn't start it - I did ( per Boston.Com's Zachary Dupont ): Smart’s former teammate Isaiah Thomas took to Twitter to praise him, and to start a very early campaign for him to be the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year. The sequence of Twitter posts is shown below in order of appearance. I got this ball rolling on November 12th, complete with CelticsSentinel article. Follow the sequence. And the 2020 NBA Defensive-Player-of-the-Year Award goes to ----- Marcus Smart. https://t.co/hkEe8hyc5u pic.twitter.com/ODKnSzZNmE — Tom Lane (@CelticsSentinel) November 12, 2019 Marcus Smart DPOY — Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) November 21, 2019 Great minds think a like ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 — Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) November 21, 2019 Now that I have vented, Ma...