<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Nuggets coach George Karl, who said the Spurs had "out-tricked" the Nuggets in winning Game 3, is about to pull the dirtiest trick of the series on the Spurs: He's sitting mistake-prone J.R. Smith for as long as the series lasts. "He's done," Karl said. Asked if the ill-advised, 26-foot shot Smith launched when the Nuggets trailed by four points with 26.9 seconds remaining in Monday's Game 4 had been the "straw that broke the camel's back" for Smith, Karl nodded his head. "That shot," Karl said, "I have no idea what planet that came from. And, of course, the one with eight seconds to go from 50 feet." "I just love that," Karl said, his voice dripping with sarcasm, of Smith's heave near the end of the game. "I love the dignity of the game being insulted right in front of me." Asked why he had played him in Game 4 after the costly mistakes Smith had made in Game 3, Karl defended his decision. "He's a good-bad player," Karl said. "You evaluate his good and evaluate his bad. He had good plays in Game 3 and he had good plays in the game before that. But you've got to be mentally more secure and tougher than he showed in Game 4.</div> Source
They really need to dedicate some time to this kid in the offseason. He really could be a huge part of this team in the coming years. All he really needs is better passing skills and basketball IQ. Its up to the Nuggets to help this kid out, and not just punish him.
<div class="quote_poster">Detroit Madness Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Wait so what happened? I've missed the last two games of that series.</div> He launced two horrible shots in crucial moments of Game 4 against the Spurs. <div class="quote_poster">Answer_AI03 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">They really need to dedicate some time to this kid in the offseason. He really could be a huge part of this team in the coming years. All he really needs is better passing skills and basketball IQ. Its up to the Nuggets to help this kid out, and not just punish him.</div> I think that by punishing him, they are helping him out. It's one thing to say, "J.R., you should work on your shot selection," and it's another to actually drive home that point by making him watch the next game from the bench. He might forget the former, but he sure as hell won't forget the latter. Yes, Smith is young, but he's not that young. He's 21-years old, not a kid anymore. He should have had the patience and maturity to look for a better shot within the offense instead of trying to be the hero and forcing an ill-advised heave. I guess he's just one of the many examples of why players should go to college before jumping to the pro's. Not only does it reestablish the fundamentals of the game with the players, but it also tends to teach them a sense of humility and brings them back to playing to win and not for personal glory.
lmao, launched a 50 footer with 8 seconds left on the clock? Thats insane. Sounds like he has these kind of brain snaps too often. Shame too, because he is a good player (on the court)
