Worrying about JR's shooting percentage has turned into a national pasttime. It is only rehashed with the press pool sitting around waiting on Amare.

Earl Smith Jr will be fine. He has provided more thrills than chills this season and there is no doubt so long ae continues to play defense and rebounds, he will get minutes. It ain't that deep. That is the beauty of basketball as a team game.

One guy falters and a teammate picks him up. That is how teams do.

"Shooters go through it, and he's just got to think every time he pulls up to shoot a shot or he goes to the rim, that he's going to make the shot... you can't back away from it. We've all gone through it as players throughout our careers, and I've got faith and I believe in J.R. Eventually he'll break loose, and when he does, he'll be back to J.R. again, and that's going to help us even more I think."

Let us raise a toast to Pablo Prigioni and Raymond Felton... And the author of that quote ... Mike Woodson

There is no problem with Earl Smith that a buzzer beater cannot fix.

RoyBatty wrote:

IronWillGiroud wrote:

matt wrote:

FUCKING LOL

I've been looking at this and pausing it at the moment he gets the ball; it's barely, barely a travel. pierce, kg, do all worse. if you look at the vid, he plants his feet immediately after he gets the ball. and it's almost a simultaneous plant that he could pivot on his left. part of me does believe that jr gets short shrift from the refs. in fact, i don't think it's a travel. see where his feet are the moment his hands get the ball. they're not established, either one. so he could still pivot on either one.

he caught the ball as he establishes his right foot as his pivot foot.

VCoug wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:JR hasnt been the same since Game 3 in the first rounf when he got suspended. He must have cleaned out a whole city bar during his days off. I understand having an off night but jr looks like he doesnt even belong on the court. I hope he gets it together by Saturday but with 3 days in between games god knows what jr has been up to

You know what I've been wondering? Does anyone think that JR might have hurt his shooting arm when he threw that elbow?

misterearl wrote:Defense

Worrying about JR's shooting percentage has turned into a national pasttime. It is only rehashed with the press pool sitting around waiting on Amare.

Earl Smith Jr will be fine. He has provided more thrills than chills this season and there is no doubt so long ae continues to play defense and rebounds, he will get minutes. It ain't that deep. That is the beauty of basketball as a team game.

One guy falters and a teammate picks him up. That is how teams do.

"Shooters go through it, and he's just got to think every time he pulls up to shoot a shot or he goes to the rim, that he's going to make the shot... you can't back away from it. We've all gone through it as players throughout our careers, and I've got faith and I believe in J.R. Eventually he'll break loose, and when he does, he'll be back to J.R. again, and that's going to help us even more I think."

Let us raise a toast to Pablo Prigioni and Raymond Felton... And the author of that quote ... Mike Woodson

There is no problem with Earl Smith that a buzzer beater cannot fix.

"buzzer beater?" chasing cards is a losing strategy. it would be better if he played with poise throughout the game. streak shooters with mental instability is a bad combination especially in the playoffs.

JamesKPolk wrote:Where are the JR sword swallowers? I've been hearing about how great he is all year, yet he plays exactly like I've been watching him play his whole career - stupid and selfish.

Earl Smith Jr tried to play after coming down from a 102 degree fever. Damn him.

markvmc wrote:

IronWillGiroud wrote:

markvmc wrote:Maybe he needs a couple of drinks before stepping out on the court?

i heard chris mullin used to play drunk all the time

Wasn't there a guy from about 5 years ago claimed he always had a (small) bottle of gin/vodka when he played?

Chris Duhon or Stevie Francis while on the Knicks?