1. the vet leaders on this team (esp. Chandler) will not let him **** things up

2. he's playing for a contract so i expect his best behavior

3. if he's disruptive, he gets cut

subzero0 wrote:

Uptown wrote:

knickstorrents wrote:What does JR Smith do that Steve Novak doesn't do better

Is this a serious question? JR can dribble-drive and create shots for himself and others. He's a spectacular athlete getting out on the break and finishing. He's come up big in huge playoff games in the past. Though he can do it, he doesn't need much help getting off a a shot for himself...

"dribble-drive and create shots for himself and others"
J.R. Smith has a career 1.0 assist per game playoff average.

"He's come up big in huge playoff games in the past."
J.R. Smith has a career 9.8 points per game playoff average on 35.6% shooting.

Now those are the facts uptown.

What does this tell me? He's a selfish guy who wants to pad his stats by playing more minutes and would rather shoot the lights out than play team ball and help his team actually win a playoff series.

Now go look up Fields's playoff stats.

airchibundo507 wrote:

subzero0 wrote:

Uptown wrote:

knickstorrents wrote:What does JR Smith do that Steve Novak doesn't do better

Is this a serious question? JR can dribble-drive and create shots for himself and others. He's a spectacular athlete getting out on the break and finishing. He's come up big in huge playoff games in the past. Though he can do it, he doesn't need much help getting off a a shot for himself...

"dribble-drive and create shots for himself and others"
J.R. Smith has a career 1.0 assist per game playoff average.

"He's come up big in huge playoff games in the past."
J.R. Smith has a career 9.8 points per game playoff average on 35.6% shooting.

Now those are the facts uptown.

What does this tell me? He's a selfish guy who wants to pad his stats by playing more minutes and would rather shoot the lights out than play team ball and help his team actually win a playoff series.

Now go look up Fields's playoff stats.

But you know what, for what J.R. Smith brings to the table, it is not worth bringing in all his baggage. I would rather have a team oriented smart well rounded player than a knucklehead like J.R. Smith, especially with his numbers I have reported here.