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2013 NBA playoffs — J.R. Smith of New York Knicks may see decrease in playing time – ESPN New York

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 Could J.R. Smith, the NBA’s reigning Sixth Man of the Year, be spending more time on the bench?

New York Knicks coach Mike Woodson didn’t rule out the possibility of cutting Smith’s minutes in light of Smith’s recent shooting struggles.

“I’ll gauge J.R. as we go along and if I feel he’s not giving me anything, I could always turn to other guys on that bench,” Woodson said Wednesday in an interview on ESPN New York 98.7 FM’s “The Stephen A. Smith & Ryan Ruocco Show.”

“I feel good about the guys that come in off that bench just like I feel good about J.R. But if he’s struggling and I feel the need (that) I’ve got to pull him, then I will do that as the head coach and then other guys have got to come in and step up and play.”

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Can the Knicks get Chris Paul? Technically, Yes.

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You down with O.P.P.?

Other people’s players?

Yea, you are.

 

So that is why—despite the Knicks turning in their best season since 1996 and grabbing their first Atlantic Division title since 1994—Knicks fans are quietly reliving their elementary school math classes. Adding two and two together, subtracting a long-term extension and calculating whether (and how) the Knicks can some way end up with Chris Paul.

The short answer is yes, it is possible, though highly improbable.

How improbable?

Paul would likely have to be willing to accept less than the $18.7 million max. salary he could earn under the first year of his new deal. The Knicks would have to give up several players they would probably rather keep, and the Clippers would probably have to agree to a trade that may not suit them.

Maybe all of the above.

To read on for more info on the Knicks-CP3 situation, click here

 

I’m really happy, but for me it’s only about the team. It’s not about one guy or two guys. You can’t believe how happy I am now. I’m really happy with this team. We played good, and for me the most important thing always is the team… [The alley-oop to Chandler] maybe was the key moment. We started to play good on offense. We get stops, we run and everything started to be on our side… I love [getting a chance to finish the game]. I love to be on the court in the important moments because I used to do this in the last 10, 15 years. But I understand here, I have great players on the team, great teammates, so much experience in the NBA playoffs, so I try to give all my energy in the minutes that the coach thinks I must be on the court. When I’m on the bench, I try to support the guys and I have nothing to complain about that. Today, I have the chance to play that important minutes, I’m really happy. Maybe the next game, no. But I’m ready to play one minute or 25 minutes.

— Pablo Prigioni, on his role in last night’s win.

Felton’s awesome alley-oop to K-Mart + awesome bench reaction

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Alley-oop of the night!