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Article: ``I'M HAVING MORE FUN'' JOE SMITH HAS RESDISCOVERED HIS GAME SINCE THE DEPARTURE OF LATRELL SPREWELL.(SPORTS)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- December 18, 1997
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Byline: TIM KEOWN, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
OAKLAND, CALIF. -- Latrell Sprewell went away and Joe Smith immediately became a different player. He's more involved, more active, more alert. He's more likely to let loose with a smile on the court, and the whole world knows the Warriors could use a few truckloads of that.
This was an instant transformation. People who see Smith in practice every day say it happened immediately, from one day to the next. No waiting, no hassles. Nobody can explain it.
Watching Smith now, it's harder to believe in the sanctity of random occurrences. The line between the two events - Sprewell leaves, Smith becomes a new ...