Once again, JR Smith Family Fights with Chinese Fans

Trouble just seems to follow JR around. Given his past indiscrections, do we really want to pursue this guy?

4 months ago PV Mike 11 comments 0 recs |

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from my sources (ha!)

NO wants nothing to do with him…Smith is the (only) one saying when he comes back he wants to be a Clipper…damn even he’s bandwagoning

Chandler is better, but out of reach and not as needed….bring on K-Mart!

Ralph, "Last year so often with Blake Griffin you would see these things coming, with Paul, he's so crafty, all of a sudden boom there it is."

by KidJustin on Jan 30, 2012 2:54 PM PST reply actions

It's a big mistake if the Clips don't consider him

Now if CP3 and Billups say he’s not worth the trouble its one thing. But he’s a talented player within the Clippers price range that fills a position of dire need.

JR Smith is better than Wilson Chandler by the way and cheaper.

As far as the family/gf fighting, it could be a cultural/race/language thing. To my knowledge his family has never gotten into trouble in the NBA before. Most of JR’s off the court issue seem to be his bad driving record and also the vehicular manslaughter charge he got back in 2007.

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by ClipperChuck on Jan 30, 2012 2:59 PM PST up reply actions

I would LOVE it if JR Smith took all of Randy's minutes.

All Randy does is shoot, so does Smith, but at least he makes them. CC, I’m not sure, how is JR on defense? It’s been a while since I really watched him.

Having said that, Wilson Chandler I feel is the more complete player, and he’d be great backing up Billups and Caron, but there is no way we can afford what he will command.

I touched on this in my Kaman Fan Post, but isn’t it possible, nay probable, that Stephanie Smith is doing this on purpose? Like Patty Mills, JR Smith already tried to fake an injury, so why not unleash his sister to get him kicked off the team?

And how stupid are some of these players and the guys advising then. K-Mart, Smith, and Chandler all signed for chump change days/weeks before the lock-out ended.

Morons, business wise.

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by Gordon for President on Jan 30, 2012 3:20 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

JR's defense is alright

he’s not a stopper but he can play D. He’s also a threat on offense which means the other team has to defend him thus wearing out his defender.

It’s possible his family/gf are doing this to make his team release him. To my knowledge he still can’t play until his CBA team is out of the playoffs (Kenyon can come back on Feb. 15th because his former team won’t be in the playoffs).

Contract wise it depends, the season did come pretty close to being cancelled. And for Martin and Smith they probably wouldn’t have made radically more in the NBA than CBA. Chandler on the other hand is a RFA so he could be getting a big contract when he comes back.

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by ClipperChuck on Jan 30, 2012 11:07 PM PST up reply actions

Smith better than Wilson Chandler?

I don’t agree with that. Although I haven’t watched too much of either, I always thought the opposite. Any glaring issue with Chandler you see?

by SurfinQ00 on Jan 30, 2012 5:05 PM PST up reply actions

Weaknesses?

No, Chandler is a solid SF. Doesn’t create for others but is a solid defender, decent scorer with good rebounding. But Smith has better numbers.

Last year’s numbers:
Chandler per 36 – 16.5 pts, 6.1 rebs, 1.8 ast, 45% fg, 35% 3pt, 53.7% TS
Smith per 36 – 17.7 pts, 5.9 rebs, 3.2 ast, 44.6%, 39% 3pt, 55% TS

So Smith’s the slightly better 3pt shooter, slightly more efficient scorer, better playmaker. Once you factor in the price, availability etc. its no contest regarding on the court performance.

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by ClipperChuck on Jan 30, 2012 11:12 PM PST up reply actions