JR Smith officially agrees to deal with Knicks (merged)

Post #81 » by **Luv those Knicks** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 11:24 pm

Just wanted to say hi. One of the west coast teams I root for is the clippers and I'd like to see your team win the West. Paul and Griffin are fun to watch and I personally think JR made a mistake. I think he'd be guaranteed starters minutes and he'd have been a nice fit on your roster and he'd have had a shot to really impress going into next year.

In NY, there's a chance he gets squeezed for playing time.

DAntoniMustGo · Post #82 » by **DAntoniMustGo** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 11:25 pm

Luv those Knicks wrote:Just wanted to say hi. One of the west coast teams I root for is the clippers and I'd like to see your team win the West. Paul and Griffin are fun to watch and I personally think JR made a mistake. I think he'd be guaranteed starters minutes and he'd have been a nice fit on your roster and he'd have had a shot to really impress going into next year.

In NY, there's a chance he gets squeezed for playing time.

shhhhhh..wait until the ink dries

illastrate · Post #83 » by **illastrate** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 11:37 pm

Luv those Knicks wrote:Just wanted to say hi. One of the west coast teams I root for is the clippers and I'd like to see your team win the West. Paul and Griffin are fun to watch and I personally think JR made a mistake. I think he'd be guaranteed starters minutes and he'd have been a nice fit on your roster and he'd have had a shot to really impress going into next year.

In NY, there's a chance he gets squeezed for playing time.

Thanks, appreciate the honesty. But I can't blame JR for taking the money and playing in the bright lights of NY in a D'antoni system made for players like him.

Post #84 » by **mkwest** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 12:02 am

Luv those Knicks wrote:Just wanted to say hi. One of the west coast teams I root for is the clippers and I'd like to see your team win the West. Paul and Griffin are fun to watch and I personally think JR made a mistake. I think he'd be guaranteed starters minutes and he'd have been a nice fit on your roster and he'd have had a shot to really impress going into next year.

In NY, there's a chance he gets squeezed for playing time.

Thanks. I think things are looking great for you right now. There is a renewed vibe from within the team and the fans. Milwaukee is in the rear view and will be without Bogut for most if not the entire season. The Celtics are not the Celtics of old, but just the old Celtics. The obvious goal for the Knicks is to get at least to the 6th spot (imo). If that doesn't happen, who would y'all prefer to play in the first round? Bulls or Heat?

Post #85 » by **og15** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 12:07 am

Luv those Knicks wrote:Just wanted to say hi. One of the west coast teams I root for is the clippers and I'd like to see your team win the West. Paul and Griffin are fun to watch and I personally think JR made a mistake. I think he'd be guaranteed starters minutes and he'd have been a nice fit on your roster and he'd have had a shot to really impress going into next year.

In NY, there's a chance he gets squeezed for playing time.

Knicks have to have sold him with more than just playing in New York and more money. I'm assuming he will want at least decent playing time, ~25 MPG or more. I don't know how D'Antoni plans on working that, but we'll see.

Noonskadoodle · Post #86 » by **Noonskadoodle** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 12:58 am

@TheRealJRSmith: Thanks RT @clipperdarrell: @TheRealJRSmith @flaminginkbone WELCOME TO LOS ANGELES!!! #TEAMSWISH
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Im confused now haha thought he was a Knick

Post #87 » by **mkwest** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 1:07 am

He's just trollin' like he has been since this has all began. He even changed his location to NYK? LAL? LAC?

The reporters have said that he is signing with the Knicks. He's a Knick until proven otherwise.

Sky_Knicks · Post #88 » by **Sky_Knicks** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 1:27 am

Sucks. Sorry guys. Really wanted you to get him

Post #89 » by **thanumba2clippersfan** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 1:34 am

I can't fault JR for signing with the Knicks. I had a feeling that he would sign with them. My guess that coming back to his home area had something to do with it and the Knicks have a great buzz right now because of Lin. I used to live in that New York/New Jersey area so it's really a big thing to come back and play for the Knicks. I don't know how much he will play or how many shots he will get.

As for us we will have to find someone. I didn't really have Jermaine Taylor in mind. I hope we make a smart decision on who we sign.

WinningCuresAll · Post #90 » by **WinningCuresAll** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 2:05 am

Not mad at JR at for rolling with the Knicks. I've always supported that team because my love for Bernard King. So its all good.

jflipclip · Post #91 » by **jflipclip** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 2:48 am

I set my expectations low and now I can care less!

I still don't think we have to make a move. We have assets but we would have to be careful with whom we're going to trade for. We don't necessarily have to make a move during the season too. Championship aspirations? Yeah, a little, but for it to all work in just one season is.. wait.. it's almost like 2006 again when we last made the playoffs and our decisive move was when we traded for Radmanovic.

mind blown

Post #92 » by **Luv those Knicks** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 3:50 am

mkwest wrote:
Luv those Knicks wrote:Just wanted to say hi. One of the west coast teams I root for is the clippers and I'd like to see your team win the West. Paul and Griffin are fun to watch and I personally think JR made a mistake. I think he'd be guaranteed starters minutes and he'd have been a nice fit on your roster and he'd have had a shot to really impress going into next year.

In NY, there's a chance he gets squeezed for playing time.

Thanks. I think things are looking great for you right now. There is a renewed vibe from within the team and the fans. Milwaukee is in the rear view and will be without Bogut for most if not the entire season. The Celtics are not the Celtics of old, but just the old Celtics. The obvious goal for the Knicks is to get at least to the 6th spot (imo). If that doesn't happen, who would y'all prefer to play in the first round? Bulls or Heat?

I don't want to take this thread too off topic, but my brain tells me the heat is the better team to play match up wise, but my heart tells me the Bulls cause they don't feel like they have the same invincibility. In short - I don't really know. They're both very good teams.

I like the Knicks depth, but I don't know if that will be enough.

RiversideClips · Post #93 » by **RiversideClips** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 4:52 am

If he was coming to be a Clipper, he would have signed by now. I think w/ the Knicks are playing solid ball right now; do they really want to welcome Carmelo back & add J.R.? Those 2 may screw up the Knick's Mojo.
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LOJ · Post #94 » by **LOJ** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 4:55 am

I don't know why he finds this funny, what an idiot

Post #95 » by **moocow007** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 1:41 pm

If hes flying in from China his plane has to stop in LA (usually its either LAX or Honolulu). Maybe thats what the tweets are about? :dontknow:

Thescout · Post #96 » by **Thescout** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 3:49 pm

He's A Knick Fellas better luck next time

kylem4711 · Post #97 » by **kylem4711** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 4:43 pm

Thescout wrote:He's A Knick Fellas better luck next time

ha. i guess we'll just have to settle with cp3, kenyon martin, reggie evans, and caron butler... :wink:

TheNewEra · Post #98 » by **TheNewEra** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:29 pm

for sure need to work quick for another perimeter player

tupark82 · Post #99 » by **tupark82** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:44 pm

it's a shame the clippers couldn't get smith because they needed him much more than the knicks did. randy foye/cp combination is too small. this is great for the knicks obviously because of what he can bring offensively and if he doesn't behave, all it takes is to sit him.

Post #100 » by **mkwest** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 9:10 pm

Luv those Knicks wrote: I don't want to take this thread too off topic, but my brain tells me the heat is the better team to play match up wise, but my heart tells me the Bulls cause they don't feel like they have the same invincibility. In short - I don't really know. They're both very good teams.

I like the Knicks depth, but I don't know if that will be enough.

I think both series would be fun to watch. A Heat/Knicks series would be star-studded. I see where you are coming from in terms of match-ups. I know that there are over 2 more months before we'll know how it all plays out, but I do wonder about the health of the Bulls. Back injuries suck to regular people and you could only imagine how frustrating they can be to a high level athlete (Rose). If they are vulnerable come play off time, things could be very interesting.

With all of that said, I still think that it may very well not even be an issue until the 2nd round or later.