Lin2Jeffries wrote:Really dude? Nay and we'll lose in the playoffs without Jr Smith? Get a clue, seriously.

Elite defenses make a living out of packing the paint. You want to stop the Lin pnr and Melo iso simultaneously? Pack the damn paint. It's too easy a gameplan, dude, and I don't like it. I didnt mean to say that we were guaranteed to lose, so my bad. But if we do lose, be it the first round, semifinals, conference finals, it will be because of spacing. I guarantee it.

But his attitude problems are overblown. His former team Chicago is even pursuing him (despite their bad history). He is not the thug you people perceive him as. And his coming here is a low risk/high reward scenario. You bench him if he acts up. If he plays, he is magnitudes an improvement over Toney Douglas. What don't you people understand?

But with that said, if a short leash is installed and a willingness to defer to others from JR, then he'd be much welcomed and preferred over Billy, TD, Bibby, Baron (depending on health).

His brainphuckz are just a huge worry

Regardless he'd be the best SG we have.

MarburyAnd1Crossover wrote:It's a big risk. I don't know if he likes Chinese people; I've read reports of unprofessional conduct while in China. It tells me doesn't respect the Chinese people, so how will he ball with Lin? I don't know.

You serious?

airchibundo507 wrote:

Lin2Jeffries wrote:Really dude? Nay and we'll lose in the playoffs without Jr Smith? Get a clue, seriously.

Elite defenses make a living out of packing the paint. You want to stop the Lin pnr and Melo iso simultaneously? Pack the damn paint. It's too easy a gameplan, dude, and I don't like it. I didnt mean to say that we were guaranteed to lose, so my bad. But if we do lose, be it the first round, semifinals, conference finals, it will be because of spacing. I guarantee it.

But his attitude problems are overblown. His former team Chicago is even pursuing him (despite their bad history). He is not the thug you people perceive him as. And his coming here is a low risk/high reward scenario. You bench him if he acts up. If he plays, he is magnitudes an improvement over Toney Douglas. What don't you people understand?

Elite defenses make a living watching threes rain in from NBDL talent like Steve Novak. And I'm sure Melo will just sit out at 18-20 feet and miss j's all day, that's how he got to make the millions he's making, right?
And NO NBA Team's thought about packing the paint in the last 5 games right? They will all wait until the playoffs to do that.
I mean, the Lakers always play stupid, spread out, prevent the three at all costs D all through the regular season, right?

JR Smith is a me-first cancer. They still talk about it in NO, they still talk about it in Denver. Taking 60 shots a night in China is not going to change this perception. This Knick's team psyche is a fragile enough thing at this point in happy Linland. What don't you get about not screwing that up?

How about another few poll choices:
[_] Nay, because the Clips or someone else will sign him and stupidass threads like this will finally die off
[_] Nay, because I can't wait to see JR sign with some other team and lead them to a chip, so people like airchibundo can say I told you so

jrodmc wrote:

airchibundo507 wrote:

Lin2Jeffries wrote:Really dude? Nay and we'll lose in the playoffs without Jr Smith? Get a clue, seriously.

Elite defenses make a living out of packing the paint. You want to stop the Lin pnr and Melo iso simultaneously? Pack the damn paint. It's too easy a gameplan, dude, and I don't like it. I didnt mean to say that we were guaranteed to lose, so my bad. But if we do lose, be it the first round, semifinals, conference finals, it will be because of spacing. I guarantee it.

But his attitude problems are overblown. His former team Chicago is even pursuing him (despite their bad history). He is not the thug you people perceive him as. And his coming here is a low risk/high reward scenario. You bench him if he acts up. If he plays, he is magnitudes an improvement over Toney Douglas. What don't you people understand?

Elite defenses make a living watching threes rain in from NBDL talent like Steve Novak. And I'm sure Melo will just sit out at 18-20 feet and miss j's all day, that's how he got to make the millions he's making, right?
And NO NBA Team's thought about packing the paint in the last 5 games right? They will all wait until the playoffs to do that.
I mean, the Lakers always play stupid, spread out, prevent the three at all costs D all through the regular season, right?

JR Smith is a me-first cancer. They still talk about it in NO, they still talk about it in Denver. Taking 60 shots a night in China is not going to change this perception. This Knick's team psyche is a fragile enough thing at this point in happy Linland. What don't you get about not screwing that up?

How about another few poll choices:
[_] Nay, because the Clips or someone else will sign him and stupidass threads like this will finally die off
[_] Nay, because I can't wait to see JR sign with some other team and lead them to a chip, so people like airchibundo can say I told you so

Melo eats up most of Novak's minutes, so the spacing dynamic changes. Regardless, Novak can't be the only three-point threat on the roster, especially since he only plays limited minutes.

The playoffs are different from the regular season. It's evident. I used to watch Melo's early days in Denver where AI and crew would run-and-gun their way to 50 regular season wins each year, but as soon as the game slowed down matched against elite defenses, our lack of perimeter shooting (in most cases, sub-30% behind the arc in the postseason) would be exploited ruthlessly. Not that teams don't gameplan in the regular season, they just are far more focused and improved at it when matched up against the same opponent night after night after night.

Do they talk JR's me-first attitude in Chicago? That was his former team, correct? Yet they are strongly pursuing him as well.

I get the whole fragile psyche thing. That's why you bring JR off the bench, play him in limited minutes early, and restrict his playing time if he acts up. Give him a short leash and let him prove himself to be a valuable asset.