J.R. Smith On How LeBron COMPLETELY Changed His Mentality As An NBA Player 

Please tell me there is a *full episode with JR Smith 1+ Hour* ? He is my all time favorite player, when he cried after winning game 7 vs Warriors I felt it in my soul man !

@@seriousaleks8752 He said right there in the comment you're replying to that the full thing goes up tomorrow morning. :D

Loved conversation as well. I'm wondering why agents don't do a better job of helping connect their young NBA clients with the kind of mentors, trainers etc. to set them up for success, regardless of what organization that player joins?

Great interview JJ… it also helps when the interviewee isn’t putting on airs and is being candid… happy for JR… 😎🙌🏽

People wanna act like the old NBA was better. Yeah you had the greats but those bench guys from the 90s and early 2000s for the most part those guys were mainly defensive guys and the role players were defensive guys a lot of times. You can pick any team you want in the NBA now and most of them have bench guys that on any given night they can give you 30 or 40. It wasn’t like that back then. You clearly hear them saying nobody stayed late or came early and that says a lot.

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Two time nba champion him and imran shumpbert were so underated on those cav teams very very good defenders

People wanna act like the old NBA was better. Yeah you had the greats but those bench guys from the 90s and early 2000s for the most part those guys were mainly defensive guys and the role players were defensive guys a lot of times. You can pick any team you want in the NBA now and most of them have bench guys that on any given night they can give you 30 or 40. It wasn’t like that back then. You clearly hear them saying nobody stayed late or came early and that says a lot.

@@TuiTeRore-io6ps People wanna act like the old NBA was better. Yeah you had the greats but those bench guys from the 90s and early 2000s for the most part those guys were mainly defensive guys and the role players were defensive guys a lot of times. You can pick any team you want in the NBA now and most of them have bench guys that on any given night they can give you 30 or 40. It wasn’t like that back then. You clearly hear them saying nobody stayed late or came early and that says a lot.

@@jamesmolinaro4461 lol I think nba is his hobby 😂

Lebron got Tristan Thompson 82 mil. Enough said

@@ImaSuburban LeAgent

And he's still playing... that's the crazy thing. There are players who were drafted after Lebron who are now in the Hall of Fame. That's just crazy.

@@cliptomaniac2562 LeCliptomaniac 🙏🙏🙏

@@_CoachW actually no one drafted after lebron has made the hall of fame yet but I agree with the sentiment that his career has been long and people have retired before him

he looks better now too. like he's in good health, at peace.

I enjoy watching him and Iman.

@@TheKondinho that’s it! I couldn’t put a word to it, but he does seem at peace with himself and his career! Happy for him

People wanna act like the old NBA was better. Yeah you had the greats but those bench guys from the 90s and early 2000s for the most part those guys were mainly defensive guys and the role players were defensive guys a lot of times. You can pick any team you want in the NBA now and most of them have bench guys that on any given night they can give you 30 or 40. It wasn’t like that back then. You clearly hear them saying nobody stayed late or came early and that says a lot.

@@TheKondinho People wanna act like the old NBA was better. Yeah you had the greats but those bench guys from the 90s and early 2000s for the most part those guys were mainly defensive guys and the role players were defensive guys a lot of times. You can pick any team you want in the NBA now and most of them have bench guys that on any given night they can give you 30 or 40. It wasn’t like that back then. You clearly hear them saying nobody stayed late or came early and that says a lot.

People wanna act like the old NBA was better. Yeah you had the greats but those bench guys from the 90s and early 2000s for the most part those guys were mainly defensive guys and the role players were defensive guys a lot of times. You can pick any team you want in the NBA now and most of them have bench guys that on any given night they can give you 30 or 40. It wasn’t like that back then. You clearly hear them saying nobody stayed late or came early and that says a lot.

They also had more restrictions on offense back then. You can 3 steps now and hop to shoot now

@@jeremyjones2485 u are everywhere with the same comment. Stfu😂

Fr because we never hear anything about the miami players considering where they are & if they become an issue they get traded like Dion waiters

Word to that. I do wish fans as a whole understood the importance of strong leadership and maturity

Pause 😂

​@@smokeskywalker2369 😂😂

2015 was crazy. Almost looked like lbj could pull it off without his 2 stars.

My dude! I feel this. I wish we had Kyrie and Kevin, 2015 should've been our championship. But it was really a good and entertaining series.

@@masterroshimagazines4354 it really did.

Facts thats y lebron the goat he makes his teammates better 👑👑👑👑👑👑🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡

He showed him that Henneything is possible!!!

You play basketball on a football field?

What field 😂

I’m suprised he had a shirt on

And yet, he’s one of the most hated athletes. I don’t understand it.

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Oh there’s a reason alright and it’s projection

​@@mrb.2497 😅😅😅man

Because he’s not Jordan. You let Lebron be Lebron, no problem. You say he’s the GOAT? Problem.

People wanna act like the old NBA was better. Yeah you had the greats but those bench guys from the 90s and early 2000s for the most part those guys were mainly defensive guys and the role players were defensive guys a lot of times. You can pick any team you want in the NBA now and most of them have bench guys that on any given night they can give you 30 or 40. It wasn’t like that back then. You clearly hear them saying nobody stayed late or came early and that says a lot.

Can’t be toxic when he pulls up with the henny bottle😂😂

those 2-3 tough jumpers he had at the start of the 3rd in game 7 were crucial and kept them within reach when it seemed like golden state were starting to pull away

He was one of our best players, he had some incredible shooting performances in the playoffs. One of my favorite players on the Cavs ever

As a Bulls fan who watched JR very closely as a Cav, he became a dog and a killer. He could break out at any moment and take over a game

People wanna act like the old NBA was better. Yeah you had the greats but those bench guys from the 90s and early 2000s for the most part those guys were mainly defensive guys and the role players were defensive guys a lot of times. You can pick any team you want in the NBA now and most of them have bench guys that on any given night they can give you 30 or 40. It wasn’t like that back then. You clearly hear them saying nobody stayed late or came early and that says a lot.

He's a "don't speak unless spoken to" kinda dude. So that tracks with what you're saying. He's always observing but don't spill unless you ask

@@Julian-rt9qs you express it so much more simple than me! 👍🏼❤️

Me as well. He is one of those people you have to ask the right questions to and you get incredible answers thst shock you to the point of like "oh this guy really is soaking up game from everywhere! I thought he was just goofing around from other answers"

100% and its crazy how this applies to all aspects of life. JR and JJ dropping gems.

People wanna act like the old NBA was better. Yeah you had the greats but those bench guys from the 90s and early 2000s for the most part those guys were mainly defensive guys and the role players were defensive guys a lot of times. You can pick any team you want in the NBA now and most of them have bench guys that on any given night they can give you 30 or 40. It wasn’t like that back then. You clearly hear them saying nobody stayed late or came early and that says a lot.

Yea I miss that Nuggets team with Melo and JR. Too bad they had a coach that didn't really believe in them

@@fcarter3863 and the players didn’t believe in the coach. 2007 tram thst went to the western finals, Kobe was in the way though haha

@@jeremyjones2485 from an entertainment standpoint there is 0 doubt todays nba is way better than the old 90 and 80s nba, player are much more skilled now, bigger, faster, stronger.

He’s great but you gotta admit the Runaway moment gonna follow him forever lmao

@Noah Thornburg true lol but mistakes happen even at the highest level

Agree 100% his highlights are nuts as well

@@Ntwolf1220 I mean that was really tragic haha, but kinda annoys that we define a overall good career by just one lowlight. I rather remember him for his, to me, iconic "ride 'em cowboy"-dunk in Denver than for this. When u compare it to DeAndre Jordan it's literally not fair. That guy had a similiar lowlight moment and also iconic dunks, but will be always remembered for his dunk on Brandon Knight.

Him, Nick Young, Shumpert. You hear their stories and it’s very apparent how where you end up, what the culture is like, and opportunities are huge on who becomes star in the league or not and it’s not so much about talent disparity being that large.

you mean toasted overall? 🤣

He's definitely high, but I get what you mean. JR is the man 🔥

In season real NBA teams hardly practice

@@Retrokiqks I get that but I'm not necessarily talking about together I mean individually they have so much time to watch film and practice.

It's wild that he refers to that as basically useless basketball lol

@@joshjohnson2753 it is. But then again he played with Melo and A.I. probably not the easiest lineup to get your shots up

@@iamlove6117 yeah I think everyone understands that buddy

We all did man…

Says in the description that the full interview goes up tomorrow morning.

mannnn I always say his like 7, 8 pts early or mid 3rd qt of game 7 when the warriors were kinda pushing away kept the cavs alive. one of my favorite players ever.

He got a documentary on prime if that mean something to you

@@pullupjeff Those 3s were HUGE, his whole career lead him to that moment, it was his destiny to hit those shots

They don’t you don’t get that level of greatness without insane work ethic.

What you mean? If anything they praise Lebron's work ethic

@fcarter3863 on this show yes they do. But I hear a lot of other sports people/fans say "he 6'9 260 what you expect!?"

@@fcarter3863not really. Mostly what I hear is the critics trying to discredit him saying he is a stat chaser, although he is averaging 25/7/8. Instead of praising his work ethic, eating, training that goes all the way back to HS, as the reason he is still able to play at an All-NBA level. They should be promoting his longevity as being the result of what a professional athlete should do so that these young athletes can learn from it, like JR learned. Instead so many are focused on trying to find flaws so they can make sure no one puts him over MJ as the GOAT.

Tells you a lot about Melo. Lot of people were to blame for the knicks. Isiah, Phil, Steve Mills, Dolan, Amares Injury. Blah blah. But in the end look what Bron did with the castaway knicks. Melo May be a great teammate and nice guy, but he made no one around him better. No one. Phil gets there and he immediately says they aren’t running the triangle lol wait what? Melo a guy who never won anything at the professional level questioning a guy with 10 rings. He may have been right in a sense but his non-buy in ruined them. He never wanted porzingis, when he came back from injury during Lin’s run he put a stop to it because he wanted to shoot the ball 25 times again and thought he was Kobe. But he wasn’t. Essentially, these dudes were wasted on the knicks because of Melo.

He got 2

@@lbarge85 i forgot about the bubble ring 😂😂

@@RockyTucsonPaik Ya. It's like 1.5 rings

Melo didn’t have the luxury of being another scoring option till he left NY. But Melo also craved being the number 1 option as well. JR seems like he was with whatever.

It's logical when you think about the whole season which has 82 games and more if they're on a playoff team, we should also take into account the amount of time they spent travelling and of course the recovery of the starters because in a season the longest rest you get would be 2-3 days off and the whole all-star break. The risk of burnout would be higher if coaches strained them too much. It's just like going to the gym, gym everyday isn't recommended, rest is where your muscles get stronger. I also believe that film viewing is one of the most important part of practice. Specially come playoff time where aside from practice, coaching staff are handing out scouting report and playbooks of the other team for them to review.

Notice people who play with him have a total different experience than the ones on the sidelines.

Skip and Steven A are personalities not analysts 😂