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Statistically JR Smith is The Worst Player in the NBA
by Robert Littal | Posted on Tuesday, December 3rd, 2013


I didn’t need an article to tell me that J.R. is an inefficient player, but reading this breakdown from Hoops World is eye opening.

JR just hasn’t been bad, he has been historically bad. Check out some of the stats.

Just how historically awful was Smith’s 2013 postseason? Well, he became just the second player in the last 50 years to appear in at least 10 playoff games and average over 30 minutes per game, yet shoot below 34 percent from the floor. He was also just the third player in league history to attempt at least 65 three-pointers during one postseason and shoot below 27.5 percent from behind the arc and below 73 percent from the free-throw stripe.

The Knicks have lost 10 of the 11 games Smith has played in and his individual numbers are almost inconceivable. The argument could be made that no significant NBA player has played worse. Certainly, no player has been as inefficient. Of the 254 NBA players that have logged at least 200 minutes this season, Smith is the only one shooting below 34 percent from the floor, below 30 percent from three-point territory and below 61 percent from the free-throw stripe.

There are 96 players averaging at least 30 minutes per game and Smith is the only player in the entire league that has a negative Win Share rating (an estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player). Among this group, Smith is also the only player with a PER (Player Efficient Rating) below 10 and true shooting percentage south of 44 percent.

Dating back to the Knicks’ first-round playoff series with Boston, Smith has now played in 19 straight games without once shooting above 46 percent from the floor, which is the longest such streak in the NBA over the last five years.

He has attempted 259 shots over that 19-game span, but has produced just 237 points. This is remarkable, especially when compared directly to his final 19 games of the 2012-13 regular season, when he scored 441 points on 323 FG attempts.

Just remember the Knicks courted JR, gave him more money than any other team would have and felt compelled to give his brother a roster spot.

Good luck for the next three years with him Knicks.
 
im still going to root for this team even if trash... i just wont watch the whole game when losing and ill refrain from rocking knicks gear until we are over .500 but sometimes ill wear my knicks hat just because i feel like wearing a hat :lol:... and im not shaving until we get a win :smh:
 
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im still going to root for this team even if trash... i just wont watch the whole game when losing and ill refrain from rocking knicks gear until we are over .500 but sometimes ill wear my knicks hat just because i feel like wearing a hat :lol:... and im not shaving until we get a win :smh:

I'm wit it :smokin
 
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^ ya just facial hair though... i shaved my pubes when i was 13 and now my joint looking like the actual garden down there... so ya wouldnt recommend shaving there
 
yooo this is @nYcHipHopHippo

after almost 10 years, its time to retire that username (and move on from my 6th grade AIM screen name 
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using Flyeed to make my NT name and Instagram/Twitter handle all the same name

oh, and i turned 24 today 
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What the **** is going on in here???

Allan Houston being our head coach is a terrible idea. I think Kidd will be a great coach but you don't just jump into being a head coach. You gotta sit and learn for a few years.
 
yooo this is @nYcHipHopHippo


after almost 10 years, its time to retire that username (and move on from my 6th grade AIM screen name :lol: )

using Flyeed to make my NT name and Instagram/Twitter handle all the same name

oh, and i turned 24 today :D  

:lol: I'm still on my embarassing 5th grade AIM screen name, not changing it. Not sure why i thought it was funny at the time. Happy Birthday tho!
 
Mike Woodson: "It's not my job to explain to you why JR Smith played over Iman Shumpert in the 4th quarter."

WOW
 
hes just trying not to incriminate himself... and i disagree with JVG... this roster is younger and better than last years so theres no real reason to play like this... obviously losing chandler was a big blow but still have to play through it... i do think its more of a chemistry thing, lack of leadership and also the isolation heavy offense
 
i ******g knew it!

I kept thinking the moment someone asks him about JRs playing time over TJH/Shump he's gonna pull the "mind your own business" or "i'm the one coaching the team not you" card. Knew he'd get defensive.

Get rid of this scrub. We all knew he wont be here long term anyway.
 
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