I don't get how people want to lose the 6th man of the year... I mean losing him is contingent on shump taking a MAJOR step next season and maybe signing nate to replace him. You take jr off our roster we don't win 50 games this year.
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During our 18-5 run Raymond Felton made himself our 2nd option on offense averaging 16.5 shots per game for 19 pts, 7 ast, 1 stl, and 1 turnover .. the best part of Felton being our 2nd option was Tyson Chandler were averaging 10 or more points per game. Recall Kidd & Brewer were starters with Felton during our 18-5 run when we were playing team-ball with ball-movement in every game (we were hitting the 3-ball because everyone was given a shot to shoot the 3-ball).
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Originally Posted by skisloper
I think what laughabe is that you want to sign a player who was a no-show for the playoffs based on a multiple number of reasons i do not need to explain....
So you ar correct i do NOT think we will be a better regular season team without JR.
I do think we will be a better playoff team without JR.
With or without JR the chances of the Knicks getting by the Bulls, Heat or Pacers is not good.
I think Woodson bows down to JR. His 36 minutes of playing time despite what his game is like is ludicrous.
Now we can say thats on Woodson but if playing time goes down we will have a disgruntled JR who be a complete ass as a teammate....I mean look how crappy of a teamate he was in the playoffs with his committment.
I think its best the Knicks start creating some team play and start finding pieces that will work for Melo following next season......Give Copeland JR's minutes......Give Stat JR's minutes.......We have draft picks and Vet min....find guys that will give their heart and soul.....lets get team ball....JR is not that....
I 100% agree JR is as athlectic as they come but what I do not buy into is his selfish play on and off the court....I cannot watch another season of 36 minutes for JR whether his is 16 for 16 or 2 for 16 ..............its wrong and for sure not good for team morale...
so in the longrun I think Knicks are a better playoff team without JR
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I also dont see any reason to resign JR.Smith, other than being the only Knicks teammate that will accept ISO-Melo ball-hogging for 4 quarters of the game.
JR.Smith action with a minute left in our 3rd winning-postseason game vs Boston 90-76, when JR elbow Terry's face for no reason when JR couldve dribble the clock out. That act put the icing on the cake on whether we resign JR.Smith in the offseason .... JR gets no-pass on that act.
Especially when Terry's outstanding performance receive the MVP for beating us in game-4 and game-5 of the series.
I liked JR rookie season, I dont know what JR did his 2nd season that pissed off his headcoach to bar him from the lockerroom when CP3 was a rookie, but when NO traded JR to the Chicago Bulls for Tyson Chandler, the Bulls also didnt allow JR in their lockerroom, and traded JR nine days later to the Denver Nuggets.
I was happy we sign JR lastseason, until JR got on the court to do nothing on defense, receiving 30 minutes his first game as a Knicks to be the 3rd or 4th player back on Lin's uptempo transition-offense to do what? stand in one-spot on the perimeter begging for the ball to dribble 5 feet to take a jumper!
In Denver, every defender new where JR & Melo would be when Iverson ran an uptempo transition play (on the perimeter).
So Jeremy Lin's uptempo transition plays we got used to became dead when Jr's & Melo's defenders were all over him, and the passing lane to Tyson Chandler. At one time Lin had everyone running back fast in his transition for an easy basket, when Novak's defender started doubling on Lin the ball went to Novak for a 3.
We were all o.k. with Jeremy Lin's 3 turnovers per game, when we added a 30 minute JR.Smith, and Melo came back from a groin injury to play 38 minutes per game, Lin's turnovers increased to 5 or 7 per game.
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