Yardbarker: J.R. Smith

Super Six Sign on the Dotted Line

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:10:11 -0500

One of Matta’s most heralded incoming classes ever is now fully on board for 2010. Jared Sullinger, J.D. Weatherspoon, Jordan Sibert, Aaron Craft, Deshaun Thomas and Lenzelle Smith Jr. all submitted their letters of intent today giving Matta what is largely viewed as the #1 recruiting class in the land. The recruiting machine summed this class up [...]

This Twitter Thing Is Getting Outrageous As J.R. Smith's Page Is In The Midst Of A Gang Controversy

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:30:00 -0500

In the past few days, the push to limit the amount of tweeting (or just dispel it altogether) by athletes and sports personalities has been in full throttle. Tweets at Green Bay's training camp have been outlawed, ESPN personalities had their hands slapped, Antonio Cromartie got fined for tweeting about the lackluster food a Chargers camp and now J.R. Smith's tweeting has it's own controversy. Smith's use of the letter "K" instead of "C" in his words has...

Smarten Up JR Smith: "Gang Signs" Are Unapproved

Tue, 26 May 2009 00:21:37 -0500

Let me make one thing perfectly clear: I don't care what JR Smith says he was doing. I don't care that he says that he was doing the "upside down 3." I simply don't care because it doesn't matter. Now, you might not care because you have millions of dollars, a big house and a lot of cars. You might not care about what the general public thinks.

Smith Says Cuban’s Remarks Won’t Bother Him

Fri, 01 May 2009 21:31:06 -0500

The “Denver Post” has reported that Denver Nuggets shooting guard J.R. Smith has stated that he is not about to allow Dallas Mavericks Team Owner Mark Cuban to get under his skin during the upcoming second round NBA Playoff series between the Nuggets and the Mavericks. The shooting guard who just finished his fifth regular season in the Association has a history with the controversial Dallas owner that stems from an incident that occurred in January.

DENVER STIFFS: Can J.R. wear that green jersey when the playoffs begin?...

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 10:47:00 -0500

J.R. Smith is averaging 31 points per game when wearing a green jersey. I say we let him wear it during the playoffs...

Blazers/Nuggets Pre-Thoughts

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:19:27 -0500

Portland....Denver....Northwest Division on the line...IN A STEEL CAGE MATCH! *crowd roars*. So I channeled Vince McMahon for a second but doesn't it feel like that tonight? (And yes Dave at BE said the steel cage match would be tonight after that weird back-to-back in December). By now you know ...

The latest trade talk...

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:06:21 -0500

Over on ESPN, Marc Stein has come with the latest trade buzz as we count down the days until the trade deadline. You know the majority of the talk was about Amare but as you also know you can't talk about trades without talking about the Blazers. Stein drops the ominous "numerous ...

A history of the Nuggets in the dunk contest...

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:30:31 -0500

With J.R. Smith set to participate in tomorrow's dunk contest, we look back at the Nuggets history in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest.

Mark Cuban And JR Smith Are New Best Frenemies

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:25:17 -0500

Let?s face it, there?s no owner in professional sports today like Mark Cuban. Nobody even close. The HMIC has a long, sordid, often stupid history of making a big deal out of, well, everything. But his relationship with David Stern has grown quite a bit more distant than its heyday of a few ...

Update: Melo Out

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:03:30 -0500

ESPN reports that Carmelo Anthony is definitely out for the next two games. Meaning he will miss both battles against Portland. This means locking down JR Smith becomes even more of a priority. Let's face it...the Blazers should be able to sweep a Nuggets team minus Melo.

Nuggets Draft: Who Will Be Lucky #20?

Wed, 28 May 2008 08:14:32 -0500

With the 2008 NBA Draft steadily approaching (June 26), The Denver Nuggets will be drafting only one player from college that will hopefully affect their future in a positive way. The question is, Who will that be? www.rawsportsblog.com

When Does The Allen Iverson Sweepstakes Begin?

Wed, 07 May 2008 21:32:19 -0500

After one and a half years with the Denver Nuggets and consecutive first round fallouts, Allen Iverson has now officially become eye candy around the league. Iverson averaged 26.4 PPG, 7.1 APG, and 2 SPG in the regular season and is third All Time based on points per game average. www.rawsportsblog.com

Should The Denver Nuggets Trade J.R. Smith?

Mon, 05 May 2008 20:32:48 -0500

With another first round exit behind them, the Denver Nuggets will be busy this offseason. Among their free agents are: www.rawsportsblog.com

Things to do in Denver when you're swept: Game 3 preview

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:07:48 -0500

The Lakers travel to Denver for game 3 on Saturday, and for those fans that like offensive basketball, this is a must game. The Denver Nuggets are not a great defensive team, and that's not going to change anytime soon. For the Nuggets to win on Saturday, they have only one option. They must outscore the Lakers. In the first two games the Lakers averaged 125 points a game. George Karl has got to be thinking of ways for the Nuggets to put up 150 points. They scored 168 points in a win against the Sonics earlier in the season, so it's not out of reach. Bottom line is this, the Nuggets need to forget about the defensive side of the ball and concentrate on the offensive side of the ball. That would give them the best opportunity to win.