J.R. Smith News

LeBron James driving to the rim to face Roy Hibbert, one play to decide Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.

From an analytics perspective, a basketball game is a collection of thousands of intricately unique data points.

It's normally not an accustomed practice for one to compare a situation from real life to a video game, but I believe it's suitable when trying to convey my feelings about J.R. Smith.

Three days after being eliminated by the Pacers in the Eastern Conference semifinals, New York's management, coaches and players have nothing left to do but ponder what the 2012-13 campaign was - and what it could have been.

If Smith opts out of his contract, the most that the Knicks can offer him is about four years and $22 million, and that should be enough.

The city of New York has a great all or nothing stigma attached to it. The saying is "If you can make it here you can make it anywhere." When you win a championship like the New York Giants and the New York Yankees , they have found out there is no greater place.

Knicks owner James Dolan , general manager Glen Grunwald and coach Mike Woodson will need to find players who are willing to play for less in 2013-2014. Don't bother fantasizing about soon-to-be free agents such as Chris Paul or Dwight Howard, and stop scheming up elaborate sign-and-trade scenarios.

Catch up on the latest news, rumors and predictions with HOOPSWORLD's Bill Ingram every Monday at 11:00 AM Eastern.

New York Knicks small forward Carmelo Anthony speaks to the media at the Knicks practice facility in Westchester at the end of the teams season.

Spoke with Marcus Camby's agent regarding the playoffs and his future. He said, "He has been healthy for a while now." He also said re: Camby's future, "He's under contract and there is no question they can use him, so one would expect he'd be back." Your comments are important to us, so please share your thoughts.

Sure, the New York Knicks ended lengthy droughts for division titles and playoff series victories, so there were successes.

There's a certain amount of uncertainty around this New York Knicks team heading into the offseason.

With the Knicks up two points and perilously few moments left, Anthony drove to the basket, unimpeded, ready for a trademark jam.

This should be a familiar feeling for New York Knicks fans by now. The disappointment following another tumultuous season is something the Knicks faithful have grown accustomed to over the years.

Knicks star Carmelo Anthony won't need surgery on his troublesome knee, and the team hopes it'll be the same for his injured shoulder, according to the New York Daily News.

In Medford accident. shoulder blocked on The L.I.E./I-495 WB at X63/North Ocean Ave .

They were better on both ends. You just have to tip your cap. This series was mostly about what they did right, even if the Knicks didn't do everything they needed to win.

Even though, after finding Posting and Toasting this year and riding through this playoffs with you, I have the lowest regard for the basketball acumen of the denizens of this message board, I am going to post this here to have this completely valid and pretty widely held point of view stated out loud.

Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Bill Reiter reported on LeBron James' first season with the Miami Heat and has covered the NBA Finals, Super Bowl, Olympics and NCAA Tournament for FoxSports.com. He also co-hosts Hawkins and Reiter on FOX Sports Radio, Sundays 12pm-3pm ET, in addition to being the network's NBA Insider.