CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Prior to the season tipping off, before lengthy losing streaks, injuries, horrible body language, complaints over playing time and overall disharmony shattered the Cavaliers' original plan to compete this season, one member of the organization stood underneath one of the baskets inside Cleveland Clinic Courts and spoke highly of JR Smith.
My rebuttal was pointed: What happens when things start to go bad? Will you still be raving about his attitude when he's removed from the rotation because two years of poor play quickly turns into three?
"That's a question no one can answer," he replied.