[the I in winParticipant]

He was the only player on the Knicks besides melo that would create his own plays and occasionally create for others, he wasn’t the answer but he wasn’t the problem either.

[beard20Participant]

Does anyoneelse find that JR does nothing but hurt the Knicks, i findall he does is dribble around the top of the key and throw up bad shots. Killing every possession he has the ball.

[TyroberParticipant]

 Against another team he wouldn’t have had to do that. Melo and JR shot more than everyone else combined, but it is because they had too. Miami played great defense and the Knicks just couldn’t match up with them

[mikeyvthedonParticipant]

Few players are better at making amazing plays when their team is completely out of the game. He is a streaky scoring guard who can definitely get buckets at times, but as the original poster said, can shoot you out of a game. I did not like the Knicks bringing him in and think there is little reason to pay him what he more than likely wants.

JR "My name used to be Earl" Smith is that 6th man that is good for an occasional scoring punch off of the bench, but also seems to have an attitude and his 3 point shooting has been far from consistent. Seeing that he shot 31.6% FG and 17.9% 3PT FG, he was at least part of the problem.

Yes, the Heat played fantastic defense. Maybe, I don’t know, adjust? Don’t shoot as many awful shots? For every nice bucket he made, there were apparently a couple others he probably could have passed on. This has been why no team has ever really been adamant about keeping him. He has the look of a starting SG and a potential scoring threat, can be in doses, but over the long haul he never seems to get it done.

Smith is "only" 26, but that means he is likely on the downside of his athletic prime. What you see is what you get and I think the Knicks were better off with Iman Shumpert and Landry Fields. They should let him go and I do not really know too many contending teams that would spend money to pick him up. Jeremy Lin should be a much higher priority on the money list than JR.

[RUDEBOY_Participant]

JR Smith has only 2 things that work for him that shooting 3’s and dunking..If he’s not doing that ,he’s useless…I thought he and Melo were buddies back in Denver..But word has it that Melo was upset when the Knicks signed Smith after he told them he would be a distraction…I’ve also notice the dirty looks Melo gives Smith noth when he fires up and misses a bad shot….

[CynthiaParticipant]

[BasterdInABasketParticipant]

In another thread someone said Wade was the 6’5” version of Lebron. The same is true for Smith being the 6’5” Carmelo. What an attrocious series of basketball to watch for the Knicks, him and Carmelo are two absoluetly inneficient isolationt ballstoppers with no will at all to play defense. No way I would touch the guy in free agency.

[UNCbasketballbumParticipant]

JR Smith has always stumped me.  He has world class leaping ability, atleticism and a sweet stroke.  He just has never developed any other aspects of his game since he entered the league.  He really is a wasted talent.

[IknoBall12Participant]

if yall warch the games then they often talked about thats what JR is asked to do. he wasnt asked to come in and be a facilitator or all round team player. Dantoni and woodson asked JR to come in and take shots. now yes some of those shots may be ill advised but he did what he was told

[mj23mj23besteverParticipant]

 hes a black hole on o has no interest at all on d and is basically a problem waiting too happen look at how he behaved in china 

[SpacegrassParticipant]

 Serious talent but , yes a total knucklehead.  Even one year of college would of done him well but , I think we would of saw Roy Williams have a freaking stroke if he had dealt with JR and McCants on the same team in 2005 at UNC.

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