This dude was ultra-athletic, a deadly shooter, and a good defender. Streaky enough to give Prime Klay a run for his money. If he had better awareness and decision-making skills he could've been a bonafide star.
@@webffv2851they lost anyway and people started to hate this dude for one mistake in finals. he was also a big factor in their win against warriors before, people think bron carried the cavs himself for championship when he had kyrie hitting a game changing shot, smith hitting important 3's to tie the game and love also, thompson, james for driving the basket and getting and 1's
Nah it's because he was only great in small spurts. He was a good player for a long time but he was never amazing outside of individual plays. If anything his highlight reel gives people a warped view of how good he was lol. He was pretty much never even a top 2 player on his own team.
favorite concept about this guy is that if you showed an alien highlights of J.R., they'd think he's the best player to ever live. Consummate entertainer.
The problem was it took the dude about 6 attempts to get 1 highlight. For every crazy corner 3 he'd hit, it would be off the back of 5 misses with the same degree of difficulty. Your analogy is perfect lol
@ahmadkhairul337 had to google him, but based on his looks and your comparison, he's a super aggressive offensive player who screws up a lot of great plays, but occasionally has a legendary highlight reel game?
New Orleans JR also had some crazy highlights....one of my favourite was him driving into the paint left handed and then extending with his right to dunk on someone.
It’s unbelievable how someone could have such an AMAZING highlight reel, but be known to most as the guy who didn’t know the game was tied in the finals..
The dunk at 5:20 has Kyrie scratching his head like wtf just happened. Dude was underrated cuz he was so inconsistent but an amazing talent and skill for the game just smoked a ton of weed haha. One of the best to get drafted right out of highschool, some of these dunks and plays are ridiculously badass
@@jordankelley8894 they both shoot around 37%ish for their careers although JR on a higher volume i'll give you that, so he has a small advantage there. However VC is definitly the better dunker.
bro move like Irving sometimes, had curry range, make tought shot like kobe, was athletic, and good in game dunker. even his jumpshot is perfect if you watch it in slow motion.
Man, say what you want about his basketball IQ, but the man had basketball instinct turned to 11: range, handle and feel, and athleticism. Utterly insane.
Smith used to be a cheat code in NBA games (back when NBA Live was a thing he used to be my pick for NBA Dunk contests). Dude dunked, had handles, could shoot, just do anything you needed to.
i'm glad you made this! it's a shame he'll always be remembered for THAT brain fade, because he was also hyperathletic, absurdly entertaining and-every so often-jaw-droppingly good
People really have no idea how good JR is. Growing up as a Kobe hater I can still remember how the nuggets team (sort of) gave the lakers team a hard time. And JR was a stud going neck to neck with kob.
One of the greatest dunks ive seen was from this dude. A double clutch reverse dunk, a 360 alley op dunk, you name it. JR was electrifying and crowd pleasing
Cavs fan here. JR was seriously underrated. Korver was an inch taller but had no clue on how to defend him. We said in Cleveland he shot better the harder the shot was. I don't blame him for the bonehead play in the 2017 Finals game 1. Cleveland missed a ton of free throws in that game and there was plenty of blame to go around.
I knew some of the plays in the video and I'm also well aware of JR's athleticism, skill and shooter capabilities but DAMNNN... The quantity and quality of ABSOLUTE LUDACRIS in ths video man... wow...
I still remember his career year with the knicks when he won 6th man of the year. Would have definitely beat the pacers that year had he kept his level of play up. After he got suspended in the Boston series, it was like he forgot how to play basketball.
This dude was ultra-athletic, a deadly shooter, and a good defender. Streaky enough to give Prime Klay a run for his money. If he had better awareness and decision-making skills he could've been a bonafide star.
people give him too much shit for the his game 1 mistake! the cavs would've lost the series anyways..
Some of the most fun I’ve had watching ball was JR’s 6th man of the year season 😅
@@webffv2851they lost anyway and people started to hate this dude for one mistake in finals.
he was also a big factor in their win against warriors before, people think bron carried the cavs himself for championship when he had kyrie hitting a game changing shot, smith hitting important 3's to tie the game and love also, thompson, james for driving the basket and getting and 1's
I really thought he'd be the next MJ like player but he kept smoking crack
@webffv2851 nah, the cavs were so close on winning that one, if they win game 1, that changes a lot
"We just saw a man fly" is one of the best calls in NBA history
And then he drops a Ride em cowboy to damn near ruin it lmao
Definitely. I just made a similar comment,
That was the best dunk I ever seen in a game beside lbj 3 man weave dunk when he was in Miami
Yea and the way Melo nods is cold 🥶
Actually it's my 2nd best. My first is Tyrese Haliburton on Kelly Olynyk. Commentator killed me.
People forget how great he was because of that game 1 incident
We’re making a doc called ‘More Than A Meme’ reminding people exactly of this
One? 🤨
Nah it's because he was only great in small spurts. He was a good player for a long time but he was never amazing outside of individual plays. If anything his highlight reel gives people a warped view of how good he was lol. He was pretty much never even a top 2 player on his own team.
He has A LOT of lowlights 😂
I also will never forgive him for elbowing Jason Terry and never coming back from suspension the same player for the Knicks
favorite concept about this guy is that if you showed an alien highlights of J.R., they'd think he's the best player to ever live. Consummate entertainer.
Alien here, I am convinced he is in fact the greatest basketball player
The problem was it took the dude about 6 attempts to get 1 highlight. For every crazy corner 3 he'd hit, it would be off the back of 5 misses with the same degree of difficulty. Your analogy is perfect lol
The Olivier Giroud of basketball then
@ahmadkhairul337 had to google him, but based on his looks and your comparison, he's a super aggressive offensive player who screws up a lot of great plays, but occasionally has a legendary highlight reel game?
@@Zer0sango ahead and search his best goals and you’ll understand it in a sec
JR Smith scored the loudest 15 points. I always thought he got like 30 points when he only got 15, all flashy stepbacks and fadeaway threes.
JR highlights make him look like he belongs in NBA 75 lol
Man you tripping
JR highlights make him look like top 1 player 💀
@@whal3YT right nigga wasn't that cold
😂😂😂😂 he does
If given free range to do whatsoever they want, Every NBA Player can perform like this. Coaches and refs stop a lot of it
Crazy thing is, you can EASILY do another 8 minutes with JR going nuclear.
Denver JR was nuts.
New Orleans JR also had some crazy highlights....one of my favourite was him driving into the paint left handed and then extending with his right to dunk on someone.
JR Smith went from a high flyer in N.O and Denver to an absolute sniper in New York/Cleveland. One of the few prep to pros I actually liked.
Lmao not a single guy from those 32 likes saw a single game when he was in Denver, including the OP.
@@AT-qu2bzshit I went to every single game of that 18 win New Orleans Hornets year 😅
NBA swishes but they increasingly get louder
Dirk has to be in this vid 😂
@@saturn866nah curry’s halfcourt shot vs clippers
That’s a good one
ray allen and Melo had some of the loudest swishes ever cuz. 🫡
watch Paul George be in that vid
It’s unbelievable how someone could have such an AMAZING highlight reel, but be known to most as the guy who didn’t know the game was tied in the finals..
yep. the JR experience lol
The dunk at 5:20 has Kyrie scratching his head like wtf just happened. Dude was underrated cuz he was so inconsistent but an amazing talent and skill for the game just smoked a ton of weed haha. One of the best to get drafted right out of highschool, some of these dunks and plays are ridiculously badass
7:28 “J.R Smith! We just saw a man fly”
One of my favorite calls ever,
The best grenade receiver ever
Teammates called him 911 in Cleveland, call him in emergency
J.R's highlight reel is out of this world
Post game interviews but they get funnier
JR Smith is basically Kobe without the mamba mentality
iq and work ethic but better shooter i guess
@@synceno821the only thing he can do that Kobe can’t is pass 😂😂😂
Honestly this is pretty accurate 😂😂
@@OhionCivilianKobe can’t pass wtf?
@@thuglife2ea424that’s what he said
It’s amazing that you actually got all 4 of his career assists in here too!
Why do I always think JR is like 6'1 when he's actually 6'6 😂
Idk man 😅 i do the same thing
players tend to look shorter from the broadcast camera angles tbh
met him in person a couple times he’s from NJ
dude is HUGE
also a nice guy
Cause he's skinny compared to most
He looks even taller in person, seen him at the airport in Cleveland 😮💨
3:48 Up by 41 at halftime gotdamn!!
Boston did that to GS today 😂
42*
42*
@@ManillaHeep I just saw that score JESUS!!
@@Kj-xv3xs 72-31 is 41 your math ain't mathing
I remember playing 2K12 and the Knicks being unstoppable with Melo and JR Smith.
If All-Star weekend combined the three point contest with the slam dunk contest, JR would be undefeated for all time.
Vince Carter exists.
@nanamama7048 not a better three point shooter than JR.
@@jordankelley8894 they both shoot around 37%ish for their careers although JR on a higher volume i'll give you that, so he has a small advantage there.
However VC is definitly the better dunker.
@@nanamama7048, Carter is pretty much the best dunker.
But set all the balls at the logo and see who has the better percentage. 😤
those two would be hands down the best NBA jam players.
bro move like Irving sometimes, had curry range, make tought shot like kobe, was athletic, and good in game dunker. even his jumpshot is perfect if you watch it in slow motion.
Seen his jumper in person and man was it pretty 😮💨
Everybody's got their favorite player. This dude is forever my fav. Miss watching him play
HENNYTHING IS POSSIBLE
2017 cavs make me so nostalgic wow
Magistic year the vibes was going!
1:32 This celebration was cold as fuck, tbh.
4:06 must be one of the prettiest shooting motions ever put to film goddamn
JR Smith was fun to watch. When his head was in the game he was next level.
That dunk at 6:59 still gives me goosebumps and shocks me how JR caught that fast of an oop. Crazy athleticism.
insane shot making and in game dunking, all his shots were 10/10 on a level of difficulty
He was the only guy in 2k who had a better contested shot rating than open 😂😂
The NBA needs more guys like this. Razzle dazzle!
Those shots are the definition of unbelievable
JR the most sneaky athletic player of the past 20 years I swear
In traffic dunk package was insane
Maybe the real all star game was the friends we made along the way
I've been saying this for years... If you showed someone who doesn't know about NBA jrs highlights, he'll think this is who Michael Jordan is.
Kevin Harlan calls but they get increasingly more better (louder, iconic, whatever adjective)
the two dunks starting at 6:47 blow my mind every time, how can you be that quick
These are some amazing basketball plays
His jumpshot is really smooth
NBA Mascots but they get increasingly more Aggressive
make it cross sport like football and baseball too. That shit would get millions of hits
Man, say what you want about his basketball IQ, but the man had basketball instinct turned to 11: range, handle and feel, and athleticism. Utterly insane.
I'm gonna tell my kids this is Steph Curry
i just cant get tired of watching JR highlights
J.R. Smith's in-game dunks >>>>>>>> NBA Slam Dunk competition of THAT year.
If you know, you know.
Smith used to be a cheat code in NBA games (back when NBA Live was a thing he used to be my pick for NBA Dunk contests). Dude dunked, had handles, could shoot, just do anything you needed to.
pg if he was worse
i'm glad you made this! it's a shame he'll always be remembered for THAT brain fade, because he was also hyperathletic, absurdly entertaining and-every so often-jaw-droppingly good
fav players ever
Bro was so tough
This is legit one of the best highlight reels out there. God damn 🔥
One of the best top tier bad shot makers
I always loved his jumper
JR Smith is who Michael Jordan wishes he was.
JR was always so underrated
We needed this for a longggg time
Those Nugget teams were loaded when AI was there. Can't believe they didn't do better. JR, AI, Carmelo, KMart, Camby, Nene.
because the idea of these player is better than the reality
Best collection of highlights in NBA history. JR is the best in game dunker
"where do you want me to pass the lob to?"
"below my chest level"
Jr smith is different 😂
People really have no idea how good JR is. Growing up as a Kobe hater I can still remember how the nuggets team (sort of) gave the lakers team a hard time. And JR was a stud going neck to neck with kob.
One of the greatest dunks ive seen was from this dude. A double clutch reverse dunk, a 360 alley op dunk, you name it. JR was electrifying and crowd pleasing
That 360° around TD is freaking gold!
Bros alley oop package is crazy.
No cap
J.r. got the Most underrated mix tape of all time
This dude and lance stevenson highlights be outta this world for no reason😂
*4th quarter **7:52** left*
“JR still looking for his first bucket”
“A 360 WHIRLING SCOOP”
met him twice
guy is a TREE in person
dude was a humble nice guy
was secretly hoping and anticipating the last highlight would be his infamous incident in cleveland
Yeah our JR Smith documentary is almost done and we’re DEFINITELY including a ton of these….JR so underrated
I’m about to watch it right now after this crazy seeing this comment 👀
He’s a hall of famer in my eyes.
Cavs fan here. JR was seriously underrated. Korver was an inch taller but had no clue on how to defend him. We said in Cleveland he shot better the harder the shot was.
I don't blame him for the bonehead play in the 2017 Finals game 1. Cleveland missed a ton of free throws in that game and there was plenty of blame to go around.
Those Denver Nuggets shiny jerseys are the best thing ever worn on an NBA court.
this guy was so fun to watch!
I knew some of the plays in the video and I'm also well aware of JR's athleticism, skill and shooter capabilities but DAMNNN... The quantity and quality of ABSOLUTE LUDACRIS in ths video man... wow...
I loved JR from his Knicks days, that's when I started playing 2k, but I NEVER knew he was smooth like this!!
JR was one of my favorite players to watch. One of the most exciting players, his nba mix is unmatched
I remember 2k bringing in the “oven” badge for players that get hot quick. JR is the epitome of that badge
insane JR did the same unreal dunk on the same court for two different teams
Stephenson and now J.R. I can sense that Javale's next in line because it always come in three...
I still remember his career year with the knicks when he won 6th man of the year. Would have definitely beat the pacers that year had he kept his level of play up. After he got suspended in the Boston series, it was like he forgot how to play basketball.
Dude was lethal when the team was up by 30 😂
Jkjk
he def had the "its always going in" mentality
wow didnt realise JR had so many buzzer beaters
here before a million views thank you for making this.
When you remember JR and Kyrie some Jersey boys, you see why Kyrie is an vastly improved version
Best tough shot maker I've seen.
I was chanting "we just saw a man fly" for the entire video. and I still got goosebumps during the clip
No one tops JR Smith in Highlights
6:47 Okay, that was NASTY! I’ve only ever seen Vince Carter throw it down like that after Jason’s Kidd’s pass…
Luv to see respect put on this man's name🫡
That baby Wesson’s for your junior, that’s my JR Smith
Poor J.R., most will only remember him for the Game 1 finals blunder
Dude was athletic man nice highlights
Young JR with crazy bunnies was def fun to watch
One of the best shooting forms ever. When it dropped, it DROPPED
Tony Allen defense but gets more intense
One of my all time favorite Knick
2:45 bro was hittin game winners w Kai and bron as his teammates 😂🔥 he definitely cold
JR, hyperextended and tore Tristan’s ACL at the same time 😂
I Love that I've never seen most of these highlights
its refreshing