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smackeddog
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9/6/2013  4:37 PM    LAST EDITED: 9/6/2013  4:38 PM
GustavBahler wrote:
smackeddog wrote:
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Are they saying that JR was smoking during the regular season?

Why does it matter? Players can drink and smoke cigs, those will affect their performance as much as weed. Player should never have agreed to tests for weed- just backward moralising by people who know nothing about it.

I'll try one more time, its not about weed. If the league said that drinking snapple will get you suspended, if they have a test for it, you make sure you pass the test, or you switch to vitamin water. Its about not getting you're arse suspended over any substance, its about not letting your team down. A five game suspension is letting your team down and smoking during the regular season when you know that you will be under more scrutiny was a poor decision on his part, if in fact that's what happened.

And I agree with what your saying, I just think its important to also say when a rule is complete BS- what the heck is the justification for it?!

I wonder if league officials and team owners get tested for substance abuse all year round...
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9/6/2013  4:42 PM
smackeddog wrote:
GustavBahler wrote:
smackeddog wrote:
GustavBahler wrote:
TeamBall wrote:

Are they saying that JR was smoking during the regular season?

Why does it matter? Players can drink and smoke cigs, those will affect their performance as much as weed. Player should never have agreed to tests for weed- just backward moralising by people who know nothing about it.

I'll try one more time, its not about weed. If the league said that drinking snapple will get you suspended, if they have a test for it, you make sure you pass the test, or you switch to vitamin water. Its about not getting you're arse suspended over any substance, its about not letting your team down. A five game suspension is letting your team down and smoking during the regular season when you know that you will be under more scrutiny was a poor decision on his part, if in fact that's what happened.

And I agree with what your saying, I just think its important to also say when a rule is complete BS- what the heck is the justification for it?!

I wonder if league officials get tested for substance abuse all year round...

I agree 100 percent that its a BS rule, that JR knew about. Attitudes are changing, the Justice dept recently said that they won't go after growers in states like Washington and Colorado which legalized weed, which is a big step towards it becoming legal nationwide in the future. Eventually I get the feeling that they will negotiate that out of the CBA.
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9/6/2013  4:53 PM
smackeddog wrote:I wonder if league officials and team owners get tested for substance abuse all year round...

interesting concept, wonder why more player's unions don't push for this type of fair play on both sides.

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9/6/2013  5:18 PM
smackeddog wrote:
GustavBahler wrote:
smackeddog wrote:
GustavBahler wrote:
TeamBall wrote:

Are they saying that JR was smoking during the regular season?

Why does it matter? Players can drink and smoke cigs, those will affect their performance as much as weed. Player should never have agreed to tests for weed- just backward moralising by people who know nothing about it.

I'll try one more time, its not about weed. If the league said that drinking snapple will get you suspended, if they have a test for it, you make sure you pass the test, or you switch to vitamin water. Its about not getting you're arse suspended over any substance, its about not letting your team down. A five game suspension is letting your team down and smoking during the regular season when you know that you will be under more scrutiny was a poor decision on his part, if in fact that's what happened.

And I agree with what your saying, I just think its important to also say when a rule is complete BS- what the heck is the justification for it?!

I wonder if league officials and team owners get tested for substance abuse all year round...

Dude come on, that's a ridiculous comparison. Weed can affect athletic performance, if it had no effect on the body no one would would spend money to smoke it. I don't want JR playing high.
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9/6/2013  6:02 PM
Mike Francesa just sided with JR. "It's only Marijuana"

Now I'm convinced that its only a matter of time before it is legalized nationwide
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9/6/2013  6:19 PM
Any depressant would effect your performance if you did it just before a game! The issue I have is when he's out partying and it effects his play during the season. I couldn't care less if he's smoking in the offseason. The idea that Weed is somehow worse than Alcohol is crazy. Alcohol abuse is hard to legislate against unless you get a DUI arrest or an accident where someone gets hurt. Other than that people get away with frequent use of Alcohol without any stigma or punitive issues.

It's 5 games and we don't know that he'd be all the way right for the 1st five games anyway. We've got plenty of players to cover his spot now so I'm not worried in the least about if he's available or not. Everyone wishes JR was a more responsible man, but he's just a bit of a loose canon.
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9/6/2013  6:19 PM    LAST EDITED: 9/6/2013  6:21 PM
martin wrote:
smackeddog wrote:I wonder if league officials and team owners get tested for substance abuse all year round...

interesting concept, wonder why more player's unions don't push for this type of fair play on both sides.

League officials union? Owners Union?

NBA can mandate, and for all we know, they might drug test their executives.

Owners are self employed.

its a bullshyt rule but its a rule they agreed two. Like I said, there contract stipulates certain promotional activities and community outreach. They promote an image and a conduct. They are heroes to little kids and the companies that pay millions to advertise expect to promote a positive image for their investment.

Nobody said great players have to be great men, but nobody put a gun to JR's head and made him sign an NBA contract either.

Bottom line is if a player is high come game time, it will effect his performance. Thus, you have to draw the line.

Maybe they can smoke all kinds of weed and drink if they move away from guaranteed contracts?

He has admitted to partying too much in the past. He lack of professionalism has cost him tens of millions. The talent is there!!
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9/6/2013  7:34 PM
I smoked weed when I was a kid==my mom grew it in her room. I was around weed since I was 12. I certainly did not over smoke it compared to what I couldve done as a younger guy because I knew my dad died from a heart attack when he was 31. Weed is an absolute stimulant--depends on what type and the grade. It could make you tired or hungry or it can make you roll around on the ground seeing things. The bottom line is its a drug--there is no getting around that. If you are getting caught three times--I mean CAUGHT then its likely you have a problem and thats where JR is. I wouldnt care if a dude was smokin a little once a month or once every two months at 28-29 but this guy has a problem--anyone has a problem who smokes more than a couple of small times a month--just like drinking you drink every day or every other day--you have a serious problem. Jrs not a smart guy hes proven that---he doesnt need weed to exacerbate his faulty judgement--he needs to live healthy and stop now. Hes had his no grow up or get THe Fck out.
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9/6/2013  7:43 PM
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9/6/2013  7:44 PM
it ain't even about,

it's that he keeps getting caught/ seen doing them.

if you're gonna do drugs, don't get caught. get high at home like everyone else.

this guy is living his life like it's a rap video. that's not how you win a championship.

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9/6/2013  7:56 PM
the league pushes players as figures that fans can look up to. families go to games, kids are watching these players. the nba is trying to push a wholesome image. it maintains revenue.

hence the rules surrounding weed.

smith doesn't care about upholding the league image. why should he care? he got his big payday and he is not going to stop smoking pot. he has his FU money and could not care less about keeping up appearances.

hard to say if he is being unethical-- who exactly is he harming?-- but there is no doubt that this guy is a clown regardless. i sleep easier at night knowing he will be incarcerated and/or broke within a few years of retirement.

knicks win 38-43 games in 16-17. rose MUST shoot no more than 14 shots per game, defer to kp6 + melo, and have a usage rate of less than 25%
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9/6/2013  8:00 PM
dk7th wrote:the league pushes players as figures that fans can look up to. families go to games, kids are watching these players. the nba is trying to push a wholesome image. it maintains revenue.

hence the rules surrounding weed.

smith doesn't care about upholding the league image. why should he care? he got his big payday and he is not going to stop smoking pot. he has his FU money and could not care less about keeping up appearances.

hard to say if he is being unethical-- who exactly is he harming?-- but there is no doubt that this guy is a clown regardless. i sleep easier at night knowing he will be incarcerated and/or broke within a few years of retirement.

well, he's harming the knicks.

and that's all i care about, really don't care if he's harming himself or his friends or whatever,

because me and jr's relationship, it's all about his play on the court, after the game is over i'm not friends with jr.

and that's why i'm mad, because this guy talks a big game but does nothing to back it up. guaranteeing a championship? that's the type of **** that will make you a laughing stock if things don't go your way this season.

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9/6/2013  8:09 PM
Just dumb.
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9/6/2013  8:13 PM
CrushAlot wrote:Just dumb.
Not surprised. We knew when we resigned him he would screw up again and again. Personallyi dont care that he wont the sixth man because in the playoffs we we really needed him he got himslef suspended and played awful
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9/6/2013  9:35 PM
IronWillGiroud wrote:
dk7th wrote:the league pushes players as figures that fans can look up to. families go to games, kids are watching these players. the nba is trying to push a wholesome image. it maintains revenue.

hence the rules surrounding weed.

smith doesn't care about upholding the league image. why should he care? he got his big payday and he is not going to stop smoking pot. he has his FU money and could not care less about keeping up appearances.

hard to say if he is being unethical-- who exactly is he harming?-- but there is no doubt that this guy is a clown regardless. i sleep easier at night knowing he will be incarcerated and/or broke within a few years of retirement.

well, he's harming the knicks.

and that's all i care about, really don't care if he's harming himself or his friends or whatever,

because me and jr's relationship, it's all about his play on the court, after the game is over i'm not friends with jr.

and that's why i'm mad, because this guy talks a big game but does nothing to back it up. guaranteeing a championship? that's the type of **** that will make you a laughing stock if things don't go your way this season.

ok you have a point. wish he could be terminated without pay.

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IronWillGiroud wrote:
dk7th wrote:the league pushes players as figures that fans can look up to. families go to games, kids are watching these players. the nba is trying to push a wholesome image. it maintains revenue.

hence the rules surrounding weed.

smith doesn't care about upholding the league image. why should he care? he got his big payday and he is not going to stop smoking pot. he has his FU money and could not care less about keeping up appearances.

hard to say if he is being unethical-- who exactly is he harming?-- but there is no doubt that this guy is a clown regardless. i sleep easier at night knowing he will be incarcerated and/or broke within a few years of retirement.

well, he's harming the knicks.

and that's all i care about, really don't care if he's harming himself or his friends or whatever,

because me and jr's relationship, it's all about his play on the court, after the game is over i'm not friends with jr.

and that's why i'm mad, because this guy talks a big game but does nothing to back it up. guaranteeing a championship? that's the type of **** that will make you a laughing stock if things don't go your way this season.

He had a great season. Seemed to be putting things together and finally attacking the basket. There was talk at one point in the season that there would be no way the Knicks could resign him. Then he had his epic playoff flame out and it just makes you question if this guy will ever grow up or be able to handle the trust and responsibility that the Knicks are ready to give him with this new contract. JR signed a really knick friendly contract last year. But his shenanigans just don't stop. Youthful indiscretions can be excused to some extent and in fact I think they should be. But this guy seems a bit self destructive.
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9/6/2013  10:44 PM
Typical Knicks story.
Addict owner brings other addicts into organization. No surprise.
MSG is an entertainment company and JR is one of the payed clowns.
White clown or black clown... not so important as soon as crowd has some good laugh.
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9/7/2013  1:54 AM
Maybe it was the weed that helped his last year by lowering his inhibitions and allowing to attack the basket instead of settling for 30 foot fadeaways Don't mean to make too much light of the situation, but it's obvious JR has a problem. Just like Super Beas. There are some people out there who just can't stop smoking.Unfortunately, JR is one of those guys who has to reach rock bottom before he gets it. You would think the fatal car crash would be enough though.
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9/7/2013  3:44 AM
CrushAlot wrote:
IronWillGiroud wrote:
dk7th wrote:the league pushes players as figures that fans can look up to. families go to games, kids are watching these players. the nba is trying to push a wholesome image. it maintains revenue.

hence the rules surrounding weed.

smith doesn't care about upholding the league image. why should he care? he got his big payday and he is not going to stop smoking pot. he has his FU money and could not care less about keeping up appearances.

hard to say if he is being unethical-- who exactly is he harming?-- but there is no doubt that this guy is a clown regardless. i sleep easier at night knowing he will be incarcerated and/or broke within a few years of retirement.

well, he's harming the knicks.

and that's all i care about, really don't care if he's harming himself or his friends or whatever,

because me and jr's relationship, it's all about his play on the court, after the game is over i'm not friends with jr.

and that's why i'm mad, because this guy talks a big game but does nothing to back it up. guaranteeing a championship? that's the type of **** that will make you a laughing stock if things don't go your way this season.

He had a great season. Seemed to be putting things together and finally attacking the basket. There was talk at one point in the season that there would be no way the Knicks could resign him. Then he had his epic playoff flame out and it just makes you question if this guy will ever grow up or be able to handle the trust and responsibility that the Knicks are ready to give him with this new contract. JR signed a really knick friendly contract last year. But his shenanigans just don't stop. Youthful indiscretions can be excused to some extent and in fact I think they should be. But this guy seems a bit self destructive.

Jr has been this way his whole career.

Expect some good, and quite a bit of bad.
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9/7/2013  5:08 AM
I can think of crimes wayyyy worse than smoking weed but the bottom line is its against the rules. For him to get caught is dumb and selfish. Thankfully its only 5 games
Knicks should be improved: win about 40 games and maybe sneak into the playoffs. Melo, Rose and even Noah will have some nice moments however this team should be about PORZINGUS. the sooner they make him the primary player, the better
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