For anyone that missed the post game interview....
it might be on Knicksnow.com later on today, unless Dolan doesn't want it on for his personal reasons which is possible because some of the other post game interviews are on the site already...
Sometimes we have to just admit we are wrong and just move on for the better of the team, as a pro athlete, and for his career
Until then, I like what I see from the combination of Murry, Iman, Tim Hardway JR, and some Felton/Udrih they relieve JR's minutes
He simply isn't the same player he was last year and part of the reason is his knee but a lot of it is his mental approach
Whether going to the basket and attacking aggressively, REBOUNDING, PLAYING DEF, and shooting only wide open jumpers and not shots that he can just get off, with a few step back jumpers when not needed
I wouldn't say he is selfish either though, he just isn't as HUNGRY as he was last year when he was auditioning around the league, looking at a point like a 10m+ per year player
Especially for those in a relationship and have a wife, they should know this, you cannot win every battle but you must win the war
JR Smith is eligible to be traded today or tomorrow, if he REALLY didn't have an altercation with Woodson in practice or do anything at all
Maybe it is beyond Woodson's control (my speculation and is that it is actually Dolan after the Chris Smith CUT but was fully payed for)
Dolan was originally on Iman Shumpert's case and it affected his performance/confidence but after Dolan went to the locker room and promised no trades/moves coming in the near future, Iman was relieved much and thus performed much better
When the reporter told him he was eligible to be traded tomorrow, he looked stunned, and didn't want to leave N.Y. but also didn't want to say that either..ll
I hope we don't move JR Smith because he has at a all time low in terms of VALUE as a Knick however, if he doesn't mature up, apologize, and continues to goes off doing/saying things he shouldn't, he could be a huge off the court distraction that we wouldn't need
Especially when we still have a legit chance to win the Atlantic Division again, despite our horrible start
Someone’s minutes are bound to be slashed – and perhaps altogether - as injured and ill Knicks continue to return to the lineup. J.R. Smith was that someone Mike Woodson once again elected to sit on Tuesday night. The Knicks didn’t claim Smith was sick or injured before the game, but the reigning Sixth Man Award winner wasn’t used at all despite a sluggish shooting start for leading scorer Carmelo Anthony, who came on late and managed 20 points on 9-for-22 shooting. New York Daily News -
With many Knicks fans in the crowd, chants of “J.R. Smith” broke out multiple times during the game, but his name was never called by Woodson, who even inserted Jeremy Tyler (six points) and Cole Aldrich for the closing minutes of garbage time. New York Daily News -
With many Knicks fans in the crowd, chants of “J.R. Smith” broke out multiple times during the game, but his name was never called by Woodson, who even inserted Jeremy Tyler (six points) and Cole Aldrich for the closing minutes of garbage time. New York Daily News
Jared Dubin: JR says "For [the shoelcace incident] to be the trigger point for all this to happen is ridiculous." Twitter -
Jared Dubin: JR also said "Communication from my end is over." -
Jared Dubin: JR also said "Communication from my end is over." -
Steve Popper: J.R. on what's going on: Honestly I don’t know. Take it every day, day by day and figure out what I can do to help the team. If I’m not helping the team, there’s no point in me being here. Twitter @StevePopper
Steve Popper: Asked J.R. if he thought it was behind him: "I stopped being surprised after the Miami game." -
Peter Botte: Woodson redux: "I'm not even commenting on JR. I just didn't play him tonight."
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