NYK '14 offseason thread

[heliumclinton]

One day yall can't stand JR and wonder why he's playing, next day yall mad at Woodson for not playing him definitely Knicks fans

 

[7thave btn 31stn33rd st]

JR being benched had to come from the FO. What could he have possibly done in the past 48-72 hours with all the games theyve played in that time?

 

[johnnyredstorm]

Anybody know what we did to kemba ? Dude been killin us all year

Think jr gets traded within days now. Sucks cause I know wherever he goes he's gonna come back and kill us everytime ...

Kemba needs to come home.

 

[the 718 truth]

Kemba needs to come home.

 

[Mister Meaner]

I tried to trade JR on the trade machine, but his name came up ineligible for trade. Not sure why.

 

[the 718 truth]

I tried to trade JR on the trade machine, but his name came up ineligible for trade. Not sure why.

Nobody wants him lol. Seriously tho, we're absolutely stuck

 

[8pm at msg]

I tried to trade JR on the trade machine, but his name came up ineligible for trade. Not sure why.

Today should be the first day he's eligible to be traded. ESPN probably just didn't update the info yet.

 

[sonoftony]

I'm gonna miss JR's high points (no pun intended) but if we gotta part ways with him then so be it.

 

[zenfulkicks]

I tried to trade JR on the trade machine, but his name came up ineligible for trade. Not sure why.

"Under a quirk in the new collective bargaining agreement, J.R. Smith  is eligible to be traded Jan. 15 and the way things are going, the Knicks would have to explore it.

Smith is one of seven free agents signed in July who won’t become trade eligible for another month because their teams are over the salary cap and they signed for 120 percent more than their prior season’s salary."

 

[zenfulkicks]

Classic Knicks.

Beat the Spurs on the road. Win Against Miami. Lose to the Bobcats.

 

[domogotsole]

Classic Knicks.

Beat the Spurs on the road. Win Against Miami. Lose to the Bobcats.

They played tired too. They looked deflated from jump.

 

[ihust1e]

 
Classic Knicks.

Beat the Spurs on the road. Win Against Miami. Lose to the Bobcats.

on a b2b..

 

[LIL PRETTY TONE]

Where the JR trade proposals at !? View media item 747425

 

[zenfulkicks]

At this point, however, Smith plans to use only his actions to demonstrate he is prepared for minutes.

“The communication from my end is over,” Smith said. “I’m just going to show by my effort.”

The loss to the Bobcats behind them, the Knicks now move on to Indiana, where they were defeated in last season’s Eastern Conference semifinals. Smith struggled on the floor there, and now he returns in the midst of a different type of struggle. He’s hoping to come out of this one better than he did the last.  

“Wherever we were going, it would hurt for me to be in this situation,” Smith said. “I’ve been in this situation before. It’s not a great situation to be in, so, I mean, just try to handle it better than I did in the past.”

http://www.sportingnews.com/nba/sto...nk-benching-jr-smith-is-their-headache-remedy

 

[kingfoamnyc]

We need to sign Kemba when he's a FA

 

[GaBeGRaMz]

Jimmer Fredette for J.R. ?

 

[beh235]

 

I tried to trade JR on the trade machine, but his name came up ineligible for trade. Not sure why.

Nobody wants him lol. Seriously tho, we're absolutely stuck

 This. I think he's eligible for trade later this month. There's a rule where FA that just signed can be traded after a certain point. Now thinking about it, the Knicks overpaid for JR 

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Edit: Thanks @8PM at MSG  for correcting that

 

[beh235]

Jimmer Fredette for J.R. ?

NO

 

[pr0phecy718]

Ben Gordon for JR?

 

[beh235]

Nobody wants JR, he's a knucklehead and a headache. He might as well be injured and be shopped. 

 

[itshlittt]

I tried to trade JR on the trade machine, but his name came up ineligible for trade. Not sure why.

"Under a quirk in the new collective bargaining agreement, J.R. Smith
 is eligible to be traded Jan. 15 and the way things are going, the Knicks would have to explore it.



Smith is one of seven free agents signed in July who won’t become trade eligible for another month because their teams are over the salary cap and they signed for 120 percent more than their prior season’s salary."

maybe he'll get traded this month?

 

[domogotsole]

As much as he needs to be gone JR is here to stay. The Knicks bid against themselves over the summer. Overpaid whilst knowing he was injured and then threw his brother half a million. After all that Knicks logic says keep Mr.Smith.

 

[GaBeGRaMz]

What about trading Chandler seeing as tho we aren't THAT bad without him playing?

 

[domogotsole]

I don't think trading Chandler is a good idea. Once Amare breaks down again we would pay for that decision. And the team plays worse with the Italian on the court.

 

[don ramon]

One day yall can't stand JR and wonder why he's playing, next day yall mad at Woodson for not playing him

definitely Knicks fans

i think the general consensus veers toward the inconsistency of the knicks leadership (coach, mgmt, etc)

granted it's only been a few games since he was benched for one game after he was fined, but you already let him play two games after that - two games in which he contributed. and then you shun him the very next game?

i'm sure there's the reason, but woodson's refusal to say anything about the matter hints of his stubborness. it also focuses (even) more attention on jr smith's role with the knicks than what should be the real focus - the team winning.

what i'm saying is that woodson's on/off, hot/cold thing he got going on with jr smith right now is more disruptive and front page headline than the team itself. that's the problem