Guys like JR and Shump need to have ways to get easy shots to find their rhythm. The contested shots just aren't falling for them and Warriors have played them very tight. I suppose this is where having bigs that clog the paint hurt the flow of the offense. It allows the defense to play the perimeter tight and always have someone in position to rotate on defense.
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Everyone calling for others to be played ahead of him....who? we have nothing on the bench. JR was meant to be the guy you only play extended minutes to when hes cooking, but we have no kyrie or kevin. Our best bet isto stick with him, hope this is rock bottom and he bounces back we are ALLIN and we have to play the hand we have been dealt
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Im liking his response there. Keeping it real.
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JR is an X factor guy who can occasionally catch fire and more often provides decent bench play, but he's just not a consistent 2 or 3 option like we wish he was with the big guns out. He's a good role player who we wish was above his pay grade. He is what he is. Still love having him on the team and I expect a big game out of JR this series.
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You can show up any time now before the end of the series JR. FUCK!!!
I think it's an interesting thought if we could start JR and bring Shumpert off the bench. JR seems to be struggling to engage into the game and may be stuck in his head. I think as a starter it would jump start him into his roll better.
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Needs to be aggressive going to the rim. Shump, too. They need to stop acting like someone else is going to win these games for them. They are the keys, and they have what it takes to make the difference.
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Next game is the time JR needs to do the long awaited 8 3s game. Get to it, minion.
I'd be afraid of Klay going off on him. While J.R had done better on him lately he still had moments where he is slow reacting.
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J.R. SMITH HITS GAME WINNER; CAVS WIN FINALS 4-2
Tuesday June 16th 2015 11:38pm
Just five short days ago, J.R. Smith played his worst game of the season. He went a frigid 0-8 from beyond the arc, finishing 2-12 overall in the 103-82 Cavalier loss. Game 4 saw him have a plus-minus of -27 in 28 minutes of play. Golden State had just began to double team LeBron, who failed to put up 40 points for the first time in the series that game, and the players LeBron dished to failed to hit their open looks. “That was a tough loss. J.R. really took it personally. He’s grown up a lot this year. Honestly, I don’t know if it would’ve gotten to him at the beginning of the season,” LeBron remarked after a Game 5 win in Oakland, “He took those 2 days off and, as you can tell, he’s refreshed. He’s more focused than I’ve ever seen him.” The Cavaliers stunned Golden State at home 114-100 thanks to the record breaking night by Smith. J.R. Smith broke Ray Allen’s record of 3 point FG makes in a game, dropping 9 from deep on his way to a team high 31 points. He rode the hot hand into Game 6.
With his team up 3-2, at home, J.R. Smith put a forgettable playoff past behind him. “Two games. That’s all I had to put up. My teammates got the first two and I told Bron and (Dellavedova) after Game 4 that I wouldn’t let them down. I wasn’t going out like that,” J.R. Smith shouted into the microphone as confetti rained down at Quiken Loans Arena. Cleveland, celebrating their first championship in 51 years, didn’t care who ended the drought but who better than J.R. Smith? Matthew Dellavedova, “the most Cleveland-like Australian” as Coach Blatt stated, willed his way to elp the team secure their first 2 wins. J.R. Smith, probably the least Cleveland-like player on the squad, shot them to their last 2 wins.
It all came down to the final seconds in Game 6. Golden State pushed back from a deficit of 14 and closed it to within 3 points with less than a minute to play. Dellavedova coughed the ball up and Steph Curry buried a 3 with 18 seconds to go in the 4th. 92-92, Tie ballgame and timeout Cleveland. J.R. Smith ran over to Delly and helped him up and patted him on his back, ensuring him that everything was okay. It was okay. On the inbounds play, LeBron was double teamed and Delly passed it in to J.R. who dribbled and tried to see if LeBron would break free but he didn’t. That’s when J.R. made a move he’s made thousands of times. He faced up, dribbled between his legs, stepped back and let the ball fly as the clock hit zero.
Nothing but net. Cleveland erupted. The city had been freed.
Golden State, battered and shell shocked, walked off the court. It’s almost as if they were never there. No, I don’t mean they weren’t competition. What I mean is for all these years it’s almost as if Cleveland had been fighting themselves for a title. They didn’t just beat Golden State, they beat the odds. They beat an indestructible invisible barrier keeping them from sports glory. “It would’ve been too Hollywood if I had made it,” LeBron said with a gigantic smile on his face, “Cleveland ain’t Hollywood. It’s the land of grit. What J.R. did to fight his way back in this series, that’s Cleveland. He proved himself. I couldn’t be happier for him.” Finals MVP James has finally fulfilled his 2010 promise of delivering a championship to Cleveland. So what’s next for him? “Rest. So much rest. I’m just going to lay low with my family. I might take Delly and Moz to Disney,” LeBron joked.
Tomorrow marks one day since a Cleveland team won a championship. Luckily with LeBron James in town, that number is always in danger of moving back to zero.
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Feels almost real doesn't it??? Sigh. This was very therapeutic for me. Fuck the curse. One day I will read an article like this and it will be so rewarding. ps I'm no English major so spare me your editor's notes.
Tuesday June 16th 2015 11:38pm
Just five short days ago, J.R. Smith played his worst game of the season. He went a frigid 0-8 from beyond the arc, finishing 2-12 overall in the 103-82 Cavalier loss. Game 4 saw him have a plus-minus of -27 in 28 minutes of play. Golden State had just began to double team LeBron, who failed to put up 40 points for the first time in the series that game, and the players LeBron dished to failed to hit their open looks. “That was a tough loss. J.R. really took it personally. He’s grown up a lot this year. Honestly, I don’t know if it would’ve gotten to him at the beginning of the season,” LeBron remarked after a Game 5 win in Oakland, “He took those 2 days off and, as you can tell, he’s refreshed. He’s more focused than I’ve ever seen him.” The Cavaliers stunned Golden State at home 114-100 thanks to the record breaking night by Smith. J.R. Smith broke Ray Allen’s record of 3 point FG makes in a game, dropping 9 from deep on his way to a team high 31 points. He rode the hot hand into Game 6.
With his team up 3-2, at home, J.R. Smith put a forgettable playoff past behind him. “Two games. That’s all I had to put up. My teammates got the first two and I told Bron and (Dellavedova) after Game 4 that I wouldn’t let them down. I wasn’t going out like that,” J.R. Smith shouted into the microphone as confetti rained down at Quiken Loans Arena. Cleveland, celebrating their first championship in 51 years, didn’t care who ended the drought but who better than J.R. Smith? Matthew Dellavedova, “the most Cleveland-like Australian” as Coach Blatt stated, willed his way to elp the team secure their first 2 wins. J.R. Smith, probably the least Cleveland-like player on the squad, shot them to their last 2 wins.
It all came down to the final seconds in Game 6. Golden State pushed back from a deficit of 14 and closed it to within 3 points with less than a minute to play. Dellavedova coughed the ball up and Steph Curry buried a 3 with 18 seconds to go in the 4th. 92-92, Tie ballgame and timeout Cleveland. J.R. Smith ran over to Delly and helped him up and patted him on his back, ensuring him that everything was okay. It was okay. On the inbounds play, LeBron was double teamed and Delly passed it in to J.R. who dribbled and tried to see if LeBron would break free but he didn’t. That’s when J.R. made a move he’s made thousands of times. He faced up, dribbled between his legs, stepped back and let the ball fly as the clock hit zero.
Nothing but net. Cleveland erupted. The city had been freed.
Golden State, battered and shell shocked, walked off the court. It’s almost as if they were never there. No, I don’t mean they weren’t competition. What I mean is for all these years it’s almost as if Cleveland had been fighting themselves for a title. They didn’t just beat Golden State, they beat the odds. They beat an indestructible invisible barrier keeping them from sports glory. “It would’ve been too Hollywood if I had made it,” LeBron said with a gigantic smile on his face, “Cleveland ain’t Hollywood. It’s the land of grit. What J.R. did to fight his way back in this series, that’s Cleveland. He proved himself. I couldn’t be happier for him.” Finals MVP James has finally fulfilled his 2010 promise of delivering a championship to Cleveland. So what’s next for him? “Rest. So much rest. I’m just going to lay low with my family. I might take Delly and Moz to Disney,” LeBron joked.
Tomorrow marks one day since a Cleveland team won a championship. Luckily with LeBron James in town, that number is always in danger of moving back to zero.
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Feels almost real doesn't it??? Sigh. This was very therapeutic for me. Fuck the curse. One day I will read an article like this and it will be so rewarding. ps I'm no English major so spare me your editor's notes.
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Danny Green said that Popovich has a 0.5 second rule and he's obsessed with it.
The rule is simple - once you catch the ball you have a half of a second to decide what to do:
a. drive hard to the basket
b. take the shot
c. swing the ball
it teaches a no hesitation/no thinking and basic instinct mentality, keeps the game simple and effective, You either shoot, drive hard or pass but you do it without thinking and you do it aggressively....
shump and J.R Could really use this mentality right now, way too much thinking and hesitating
The rule is simple - once you catch the ball you have a half of a second to decide what to do:
a. drive hard to the basket
b. take the shot
c. swing the ball
it teaches a no hesitation/no thinking and basic instinct mentality, keeps the game simple and effective, You either shoot, drive hard or pass but you do it without thinking and you do it aggressively....
shump and J.R Could really use this mentality right now, way too much thinking and hesitating
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