CLEVELAND– “When in doubt, shoot” was the motto J.R. Smith came into Cleveland with three seasons ago.
This year, it seemed as if that motto was put out to pasture. Coming into The Cavaliers’ 115-108 win against the Indiana Pacers on Friday night, not only was Smith averaging just 7.4 points per game, (his lowest scoring mark since his second year in the league) he was only averaging 7.2 field goal attempts, the second-fewest of his career.
The calls to bench the sharpshooter have been coming for weeks from fans and talking heads alike as a result of his lackluster performance on both ends of the floor.