misterearl wrote:IsraelKnick - how long do you hold Smith's past up like a rusted trophy?

until he proves otherwise

israelKnick wrote:Earl

7-19
1-7 from 3
0 assists
3 turnovers

I guess he coulda done worse

He had a lot of no calls or calls against him. The one that stands out was the charging call when JVG said Pierce was inside the restricted area and should have been called for the block. Took away a bucket and one and gave JR his first or second foul. Whats up with Pierce getting charging calls as he moves into position or is in the restrictive area. Two or three times JVG said the foul was on Pierce when it was called on the offensive player. He went onto praise Pierce for sacrificing his body.

CrushAlot wrote:

israelKnick wrote:Earl

7-19
1-7 from 3
0 assists
3 turnovers

I guess he coulda done worse

He had a lot of no calls or calls against him. The one that stands out was the charging call when JVG said Pierce was inside the restricted area and should have been called for the block. Took away a bucket and one and gave JR his first or second foul. Whats up with Pierce getting charging calls as he moves into position or is in the restrictive area. Two or three times JVG said the foul was on Pierce when it was called on the offensive player. He went onto praise Pierce for sacrificing his body.

I do like that he has started to go to the hole more instead of taking bonehead fadeaways.

misterearl wrote:vomit - puke - disgorge - spue - throw up

I am not interested in the feel good daddy son **** that you spew.

IsraelKnicks - when did it become a crime to support a Knicks player?

Spew?

Really?

Support anyone you want.

I support efficient play.

Perhaps when he jump out of his moms vagina he hit his head, dunno.

"To have Been Bobby then you have to bobby", you are who you are because of what you been threw. JR will always be JR.

(and the number 3 rated play on ESPN Top Ten)

“We changed up coverages,” said Woodson, noting Carmelo Anthony “covered (Jeff Green) most of the second half, he did an excellent job on him. And J.R. [Smith]. (Green is) a young talent. He’s got all the tools. I thought our defense did a great job on him in the second half.”

Efficient defense won the game.

Bonn1997 wrote:
A:TO ratio. 0 assists and 3 turnovers doesn't help the team use its possessions efficiently either.

Israel is right, although obviously he's also nit-picking.

bonn1997 - statistics are for accountants. This is not Big Bang Theory. This is big boy playoff basketball, where the collisions are vicious and referees struggle to manage emotions on full blast. To point to a number on a page misses the physical side of late April pro basketball. You want statistics? Chris Copeland got a crash course in playoff intensity and went 0-3. In five minutes, Steve Novak was invisible. He did nothing.

Just looking at numbers, the most efficient offensive player in was Kenyon Martin. That is only a small fraction of his contribution. His passion for defense was his greatest contribution.

Defense. Did anyone notice that the Celtics made their run in the second quarter after Earl Smith went to the bench with foul trouble?

The only statistic that matters is winning game one.