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Whoever thinks JR Smith is some kind of cancer
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BRIGGS
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4/12/2008  3:53 PM
Posted by McK1:

what if

Karl has found a way to maximize his talent as a spot up shooter off the bench. thrusting him into a role which requires more responsibilty like 35 mpg starting 2 guard may be to his detriment

JR is a big very athletic kid. What exactly would hold him back on the D with the right coach? He is not a player who is listed at 6-6 and is really 6-3--look at his build.
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4/12/2008  5:10 PM
He's a nice player, but Walsh isn't going to do it. He's set a priority to get under the cap sooner rather than later and signing anyone to an mle won't be part of that picture. A sign and trade might work.
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4/12/2008  5:25 PM
Posted by BRIGGS:
Posted by McK1:

what if

Karl has found a way to maximize his talent as a spot up shooter off the bench. thrusting him into a role which requires more responsibilty like 35 mpg starting 2 guard may be to his detriment



JR is a big very athletic kid. What exactly would hold him back on the D with the right coach? He is not a player who is listed at 6-6 and is really 6-3--look at his build.

its all on him. I would cheer for JR to do well if Donnie went after him. would really like to see an improvement in ball handling as well as on D in the coming post season from JR. looks like he'll be facing either Kobe or his old coach/team that shipped him so either way the motivation shouldn't be an issue
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4/12/2008  7:21 PM
i suggested earlier in the season we go after camby and smith. it was only a matter of time smith would develop into the player you are seeing. i could care less if smith turns up the defense.....the guy is a pure shooter, period.

but if smith is the cancer you think he is go after rashad mccants
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4/13/2008  8:11 AM
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4/13/2008  12:50 PM
Artest is one of the best players in the entire league, and thats a fact, everyone gets a hard on for a player like smith, aside from scoring he brings nothing to the table.

The Kings are going to finish about 500 in the western conference and thats with bibby out pretty much the entire first half of the season, martin missing a huge chunk of time, miller down and artest suspended the first 7 games of the year.

If we can make a move to get him giving up balkman and another player why not, Smith thinks he is the man, he isn;t the truth he is another playground punk. We should be targeting two way players, like lowry or childress not JR Smith. Nate has value as a scorer and his fire is nice but he is always going to be a sideshow someone that celebrates a dunk down 10 headed for 24 wins on the year you don't win with punks. We need to get away from these types of players.

I would even move lee and curry for Marvin Williams, Nate for Lowry and start to move in the right direction with a younger core of chandler, williams, lowry, draft choice. Sign a big man like kurt thomas for the midlevel, to go with a new coach and a new attitude.

Lowry/Mardy
Crawford/Q
Williams/Chandler
Zach/Jefferies
Thomas/Rose

I don't care if the team is boring just so some of the young kids get an atmosphere of professionalism
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4/13/2008  12:52 PM
JR smith works well w/ a team with veterans and responsibility. it'd be a disaster to bring the guy here, he is an absolute punk and with a complete vacuum of responsibility and player conduct, i shudder to think what would happen w/ him looking up to the likes of z-bo and starbury.
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4/13/2008  1:18 PM
Jamal's better than JR Smith & Nate has been vastly improved this year, not to mention Q Rich isn't going anywhere for another year or so, so we're pretty much set at the SG position unless u're talking about bringing in a proven star sharpshooter like a Michael Redd in a trade for Zach persay, but since that's not gonna happen i don't wanna give JR a MLE contract just to be another redundant piece on this roster... we need a PG who can orchestrate, not another perimeter scorer... please pass on JR Smith.
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4/13/2008  2:54 PM
To be honest I would look to move Mardy, Balkman, and Zach in a deal for Red. I think they would be better off with Zach, Bogut and Yi in the frontcourt. And then I would seriously look to move Red to cleveland for somone thats expiring maybe west and wally for Redd because lets face it the cavs know that LJ is going to NJ so adding a player like redd and starting gibson at the 1 would make them a very interesting team,
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4/14/2008  1:38 PM
JR grow up or is it that he has grown up in a contract year?
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4/14/2008  2:08 PM
[quote]
Posted by TMS:

Jamal's better than JR Smith ? Are you kidding me?
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4/14/2008  2:15 PM
Posted by BRIGGS:

[quote]
Posted by TMS:

Jamal's better than JR Smith ?
Are you kidding me?

Don't even bother trying Briggs.
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4/14/2008  3:08 PM
I remember reading that Jamal likes to please people and he gets along with his coaches. He did well under larry.

Bonnie laso likes to please and go along with "the guys".
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4/14/2008  11:14 PM
Posted by BRIGGS:

[quote]
Posted by TMS:

Jamal's better than JR Smith ? Are you kidding me?

nope, not kidding.
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4/14/2008  11:17 PM
Posted by Nalod:

I remember reading that Jamal likes to please people and he gets along with his coaches. He did well under larry.

Bonnie laso likes to please and go along with "the guys".

don't even bother trying Nalod.
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