J.R. Smith

Carmelo Anthony doesn’t dunk anymore because, well, he apparently doesn’t have to. Or so he says. Per Chris Herring of The Wall Street Journal, less than two percent of Melo’s points come off dunks (a career low), and he’s okay with that: Anthony’s dunk marked just his 19th slam of the season. His 21 dunk [...]

Call Steve Novak what you like, but there’s a correlation to be drawn between him and the New York Knicks winning. Doofy. Clumsy. Un-athletic. Slow. Whiter than snow. All of these are words or phrases often associated with Novak. What’s not often (enough) associated with the stretch forward, is his importance to the current Knicks [...]

The New York Knicks aren’t using Amar’e Stoudemire enough, or even correctly. This isn’t one of those “The Knicks need to start Stoudemire” rants. I, like most, understand that Carmelo Anthony is best at the power forward position and, therefore, Amar’e is best served coming off the bench. That said, there’s an issue with his [...]

Stephen Curry should have been selected to the 2013 NBA All-Star…we think. Though the point guard is having a career-year en route to rendering the Golden State Warriors legitimate contenders, he was passed over for the All-Star game in favor of James Harden, Tony Parker and Russell Westbrook. But was such a snub justified? I [...]

I’m worried about the New York Knicks. More specifically, I’m worried about Carmelo Anthony and the effects his leadership will have on these Knicks. Anthony is having a sensational season. He’s averaging 25.3 points and seven rebounds per game, posting a 22.49 PER in the process–the highest of his career. To say he’s one of [...]

There’s an age old adage that dictates defense wins championships. For the New York Knicks, though, it’s been perseverance that will allow them to contend for a title. New York is the NBA’s only undefeated team at the moment, a feat few could have fathomed for this Knicks squad that is not only the oldest [...]

Let’s get one thing straight: It’s still incredibly early in the NBA season. Now, let’s get another thing straight: J.R. Smith of the New York Knicks is already a legitimate candidate for the league’s Sixth Man of the Year award. No seriously, I’m not kidding. Smith has improved by leaps and bounds heading into this [...]

Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks are on a tear, yet this is no time for he and the team to rejoice in their newfound winning ways. It’s a time to watch their back. What we’ve seen from the Knicks in the first three games of the season has been nothing short of spectacular. [...]

The New York Knicks have a lot riding on the 2012-13 campaign, more than most of the other NBA teams do, in fact, and such pressure calls for drastic action. New York has Carmelo Anthony, the biggest star on the team. It has Amar’e Stoudemire, a star in his own right, yet one who is [...]

September 21, 2012 – Ben Berry After a basketball clinic in Central Jersey last week, NY Knicks guard J.R. Smith did an impromptu interview in the parking lot. Along with rattling off his favorite 5 pairs of Air Jordans, he also touched on subjects like what he thinks about Joe Johnston calling the Brooklyn Nets [...]