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DSJ:
?I think we can hit the playoffs. Everybody do a lot of talking and things like that,? he said, ?I?ve never really been one to feed into it on social media and things like that. But I think we have a really good team, and especially with the way I?ve been working this summer, I think I?m going to take my game to the next level and it?s going to put us in the playoffs.?
Jordan was Smith?s teammate in Dallas and New York last season.
?I wasn?t surprised, to be honest with you. People in the league talk anyway. They just keep it private. People in the league talk,? Smith said. ?They?re great players but I like what we have, to be honest with you. I know there are a lot of hecklers out there and talking this that and the third. But I like what we have and I?m not really concerned with what?s going on in Brooklyn.?
Smith is an explosive scorer and leaper but has largely failed to live up to expectations. He was traded to the Knicks in January as a add-on piece for Kristaps Porzingis. Smith?s 3-point shot ? which he converted at just a 31 percent clip over his first two seasons ? has been an impediment. He said Saturday that his mechanics were tweaked in the offseason.
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?It?s a big difference. And I can feel it,? said Smith, who joined the Knicks at Summer League practice Saturday. ?Everybody can see it, from my pops and my friends. So adding that into my game, getting consistent with it, is going to open up the floor not only for me but everybody else and make my reads a lot easier. So it?s major for me.?
Old lady inside the compound in the original Road Warriors:?words, just words.? What is DSJ supposed to say:?we are gonna suck, I don?t even know if I?m starting.? That?s the truth. ?I was on this team last year and we are only gonna win 5 more games this year.? That?s closer to the truth than what I?m reading above. ?I?m the worst PG in the Atlantic Division if I do start?? That?s the triple truth Ruth.