JR Smith: Knicks Chances of Winning East "Extremely" Realistic

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Chris Herring ✔ @HerringWSJ
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JR also says its "extremely" realistic that the Knicks win the Eastern Conference. OK bye.
9:00 AM - 16 Jul 2014

[magnax1]

Chance of JR not getting playing time this season also extremely realistic.

[rhowen4]

did you miss a part of his quote?

like the part where he says

"relative to:

being contacted by extraterrestrial life today
the air molecules in your room spontaneously leaving the room, suffocating you
winning the lottery twice
hitler visiting us from the future
the french declaring war on somebody"

[K Xerxes]

Also extremely realistic that he's on crack.

[Jameerthefear]

did you miss a part of his quote?

like the part where he says

"relative to:

being contacted by extraterrestrial life today
the air molecules in your room spontaneously leaving the room, suffocating you
winning the lottery twice
hitler visiting us from the future
the french declaring war on somebody"
:roll:

[Legends66NBA7]

Well, he should feel confident. East is wide open and the Knicks aren't done making moves. Still, Melo is the only consistent performer.

[CHi1PriDe]

knicks fans are going to be more delusional now :facepalm :facepalm :facepalm

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-BkvgKFWB5JY/UsrWRkiLh1I/AAAAAAABf6g/DE5iQfDzeVw/w506-h658/JR%2BSmith%2BUnties%2BShawn%2BMarion%2527s%2BShoe% 2BShot%2BScience.gif

[Jailblazers7]

Nobody has ever accused JR Smith of being smart for a reason.

[Le Shaqtus]

JR Smith is also a Class A retard, so there you go.

[Skyscraper]

he should focus on the Nets first or else he'll be kissing his sister again





https://twitter.com/Al_Iannazzone/status/293727575707103234

[CHi1PriDe]

Seriously, wtf is this? Roast on Knicks day? Yall gonna feel salty af if they start snappin under Pjax. He has 11 rings under his name and he wants more :no:

[Sarcastic]

Seriously, wtf is this? Roast on Knicks day? Yall gonna feel salty af if they start snappin under Pjax. He has 11 rings under his name and he wants more :no:


ISH does this every day.


What does the OP think he should say? "We're going 0-82, BABY"? Every athlete thinks they are going to win in whatever sport they play in.

[Skyscraper]

ISH does this every day.


What does the OP think he should say? "We're going 0-82, BABY"? Every athlete thinks they are going to win in whatever sport they play in.

it would be more appropriate for JR to say

"we are going to be much improved and make a lot of noise this year. who knows if everything clicks maybe we can win the East."

that would be more modest and realistic than what he said.


the world is not black and white... though it seems most Americans want to view every single issue as black and white (literally and figuratively)

[MellowYellow]

I don't see a problem with what he said :confusedshrug:

No offseason injuries
Melo's back
No more big 3 in MIA
East is weak
Knicks improved greatly at pg and got younger/deeper at every position
No Mike Woodson
Phil is pres

[Done_And_Done]

And that's why JR.Smith is JR. Smith...

[smoovegittar]

Seriously, wtf is this? Roast on Knicks day? Yall gonna feel salty af if they start snappin under Pjax. He has 11 rings under his name and he wants more :no:
Thanks for keeping it real. :cheers:

[Jailblazers7]

I don't see a problem with what he said :confusedshrug:

No offseason injuries
Melo's back
No more big 3 in MIA
East is weak
Knicks improved greatly at pg and got younger/deeper at every position
No Mike Woodson
Phil is pres

You will see the problem once you watch the Knicks play basketball.

[MellowYellow]

You will see the problem once you watch the Knicks play basketball.

OKAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[embersyc]

Every single season Knicks fans think this is the year where, despite our complete lack of historical success, everything magically comes together and the team is actually good.

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Chris Herring ✔ @HerringWSJ
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JR also says its "extremely" realistic that the Knicks win the Eastern Conference. OK bye.
9:00 AM - 16 Jul 2014

Melo really really shackled the Knicks chances in the future with his bloated contract. He doesn't care. Add to that they didn't reup this free agency, they will be lottery bound for the next five years. If they can get rid of Amare contract they'll be much better off.

[MellowYellow]

Melo really really shackled the Knicks chances in the future with his bloated contract. He doesn't care. Add to that they didn't reup this free agency, they will be lottery bound for the next five years. If they can get rid of Amare contract they'll be much better off.

Absolutely no reason to get rid of Amare at this point. It doesn't allow any cap room and the Knicks only have money to sign vet mins even if they dump Amare.
Melo's contract doesn't shackle anything, he is not taking a pay raise in year 2 so they can sign people. 2016 tv deal projected at 80mil cap

[CelticBaller]

I don't see a problem with what he said :confusedshrug:

No offseason injuries
Melo's back
No more big 3 in MIA
East is weak
Knicks improved greatly at pg and got younger/deeper at every position
No Mike Woodson
Phil is pres
Knick fans every year :roll:

[GOBB]

Well, he should feel confident. East is wide open and the Knicks aren't done making moves. Still, Melo is the only consistent performer.

What moves did they make? We are waiting in suspense. :roll:

[el gringos]

Absolutely no reason to get rid of Amare at this point. It doesn't allow any cap room and the Knicks only have money to sign vet mins even if they dump Amare.
Melo's contract doesn't shackle anything, he is not taking a pay raise in year 2 so they can sign people. 2016 tv deal projected at 80mil cap
Oh there's a lot of reason to trade amare. The right 20-30 million dollars worth of contracts could help the team out way more than he can

[Legends66NBA7]

What moves did they make? We are waiting in suspense. :roll:

I meant as that as every player in the East should feel confident in their teams chances, but realistically speaking... I obviously don't think the Knicks will win the East. They are going to plan for 2015. But they are probably done trying to fill out their roster for yet either.

Knicks are currently not the 1st or 2nd best team in their own division, so again, I doubt their going to be any serious threat.

[Legends66NBA7]

No more big 3 in MIA
East is weak


Just because there is no big 3 in MIA (as if Wade, Bosh, and Deng are anything to not take seriously), doesn't mean the East still weak. Infact, it's stronger than it was last season and teams are still filling out their rosters.

[zoom17]

Also extremely realistic that he's on crack.

:roll:

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Chris Herring ✔ @HerringWSJ
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JR also says its "extremely" realistic that the Knicks win the Eastern Conference. OK bye.
9:00 AM - 16 Jul 2014

JR Smith must be scared of needles. Instead of having a drug test, he just tweets to confirm he is high.

[Sarcastic]

it would be more appropriate for JR to say

"we are going to be much improved and make a lot of noise this year. who knows if everything clicks maybe we can win the East."

that would be more modest and realistic than what he said.


the world is not black and white... though it seems most Americans want to view every single issue as black and white (literally and figuratively)


Did you actually watch the interview? The way he said it was not pompous, stuck up, or anything like that. He actually said in the interview that he wouldn't be surprised if Jackson traded him based on his play last year. He conducted himself, and made the comment in a very modest way.

The way he talked about the team was actually more contrite than saying "we're gonna make some noise".

[MellowYellow]

Oh there's a lot of reason to trade amare. The right 20-30 million dollars worth of contracts could help the team out way more than he can

If they traded Amare it would most likely be a salary dump to a team like the sixers, I don't see anyone actually trading assets for Amare, other than longer contracts like Illyasova which would hurt the team's chances of making a big signing in 2015

[ClutchOver9000]

If anyone saw the interview, you'd see that JR was remarkably honest and humble about the Knicks stinking up the joint last year, yet he remained confident in himself and the team going forward. He said nothing that you wouldn't expect a pro athlete to say.

Omg...athlete says his team has good chance to win conference...Stop the presses...

[Draz]

it would be more appropriate for JR to say

"we are going to be much improved and make a lot of noise this year. who knows if everything clicks maybe we can win the East."

that would be more modest and realistic than what he said.


the world is not black and white... though it seems most Americans want to view every single issue as black and white (literally and figuratively)
Because he would say such a thing

[GOBB]

Jr Smith also mentioned he was going to play much better than he did last season. :eek:

Contract year, why wouldnt he say that

[Blue&Orange]

If anyone saw the interview, you'd see that JR was remarkably honest and humble about the Knicks stinking up the joint last year, yet he remained confident in himself and the team going forward. He said nothing that you wouldn't expect a pro athlete to say.

Omg...athlete says his team has good chance to win conference...Stop the presses...
op is a known hick obsessed with the knicks

[el gringos]

Calderon/shumpert
Jr/Hardaway jr
Carmelo/cleanthony
Jason smith/amare
Bargnani/dalembert

Not there yet.


August 25


Calderon/shumpert
JR/OJ
Carmelo/cleanthony
Larry sanders/illyasova
Bargnani/smith/Zaza


Next spring? Championship. Too much for Cleveland in the east. Too much for okc in the finals

Extremely realistic

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Calderon/shumpert
Jr/Hardaway jr
Carmelo/cleanthony
Jason smith/amare
Bargnani/dalembert

Not there yet.


August 25


Calderon/shumpert
JR/OJ
Carmelo/cleanthony
Larry sanders/illyasova
Bargnani/smith/Zaza


Next spring? Championship. Too much for Cleveland in the east. Too much for okc in the finals

Extremely realistic
:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

back to red for you

[SpecialQue]

For the assholes here the only thing JR could have said that they'd be OK with is, "as a team, we're pretty much done."

[lakerfreak]

As far as the talent and the system goes, on paper it looks pretty good.

I would imagine that Fisher will run the triangle offense, or something very similar. This means that you do not really need a true point guard to run the system. Its a system for equal opportunity offense. Nobody on that team will average more than 6 assists per game most likely. Once that offense is mastered and everyone knows their role (after about two full seasons of practice) this could be a pretty decent and unselfish basketball team.

Lots of ifs though. Do a lot of ifs result in something being "extremely" realistic?

[MellowYellow]

Calderon/shumpert
Jr/Hardaway jr
Carmelo/cleanthony
Jason smith/amare
Bargnani/dalembert

Not there yet.


August 25


Calderon/shumpert
JR/OJ
Carmelo/cleanthony
Larry sanders/illyasova
Bargnani/smith/Zaza


Next spring? Championship. Too much for Cleveland in the east. Too much for okc in the finals

Extremely realistic

We aren't screwing up our 2015 offseason for Mayo. Sanders and Ilyasova, just stop it

[Legends66NBA7]

Next spring? Championship. Too much for Cleveland in the east. Too much for okc in the finals

Extremely realistic

And you wonder why I post this

http://31.media.tumblr.com/a16509dda6a44820f214afc933fb38df/tumblr_mmy7s2Tnii1qmmwhmo1_400.jpg

[J Shuttlesworth]

Steven A Smith completely called him out. He was like "Knicks won 37 games last year, and you shot 41%. what happened?"

[MellowYellow]

Steven A Smith completely called him out. He was like "Knicks won 37 games last year, and you shot 41%. what happened?"

Sad thing is that he was efficient compared to some of the other guards on the team
41 percent 39% from 3

Shump
37 percent 33% from 3

Felton
39 percent 32% from 3

[poido123]

:biggums: :biggums: :biggums: :biggums:

[J Shuttlesworth]

:biggums: :biggums: :biggums: :biggums:
Honestly, should he say no? Skip asks him "How realistic is it that you guys can win the East?"

Any competitive athlete will say it's realistic. You don't say "There's no chance" even though we all know that's the truth. It's demoralizing for your team

[Keno]

didn't he say the knicks would win the championship last season? lmao, never trust a crack whore.