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January 7, 2015I’m sure in some circumstances it can be really exciting, fun, a relief or some other emotion when you get the news that you’ve been traded in the world of professional athletics. According to Andrew Keh of the New York Times who covers the NBA, or “N.B.A.” as the Times insists on calling it, Carmelo Anthony had to calm down J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert.
Carmelo Anthony said Iman Shumpert and JR Smith were hurt when they heard the trade news, and he had to calm them down in the locker room.
— Andrew Keh (@andrewkeh) January 7, 2015
Carmelo called JR his "brother" and Shumpert "my rookie."
— Andrew Keh (@andrewkeh) January 7, 2015
"Me and J.R. was rocking with each other since Denver days, almost 10 years," Carmelo said. "That's a long time to just—one day it's over."
— Andrew Keh (@andrewkeh) January 7, 2015
First of all, I’m shocked and disappointed that Andrew Keh forgot the periods between the J and the R in J.R. He’s with the times! (Kidding, of course.)
Secondly, and for real, it’s really easy to take a look at the Knicks’ record and decide that it’s great news for any players on that team to get traded to the Cavaliers. That’s an objectification of the players, however, and I know we sometimes do that when we look at stats and things like that, but these are real people. It’s easy to forget when you minimize a guy to his three-point shooting percentage or his PER or the projected wins provided from the ESPN trade machine.
But these guys go out with their teammates. They eat meals with their teammates. Sometimes live in the same apartment buildings as their teammates. Obviously I hope that once the shock wears off that Smith and Shumpert become important parts of a Cavaliers playoff run. I hope that Carmelo and LeBron’s friendship helps ease their minds a little bit about coming over to Cleveland.
I get and understand the shock though, especially for a younger player like Iman Shumpert. He’s been in the league since 2011, but he’s only been in New York. Being awakened to the business of the NBA can sometimes be a bit rude. Moving from the last place team in the East to the fifth place team should help eventually though.
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Shump grew up in Chicago, went to school in Atlanta, and then has been in NYC for his professional career. So, he’s probably also disappointed about coming to Cleveland (along with leaving all of his teammates and friends in the city he has built his life around). I think that disappointment will dissipate though once he actually gets to the city and the team shows him around.
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That’s what the money’s for…
Shump is not from Chicago. He is from Oak Park, ILL. Completely different city
That’s like saying someone from Lakewood didn’t grow up in Cleveland.
umm if they are from Lakewood then they most likely grew up in Lakewood not Cleveland. They are two different cities. Lakewood is near Cleveland and Oak Park is near Chicago but that does not mean they are the same thing.
That is like saying people from Buffalo grew up in Canada because both are right next to each other
That’s a really sharp knife you’re using to split those hairs. I think you may have cut yourself on that last one.
The Chicago and Cleveland terms here are representative of the greater areas and not indicative of the actual city boundaries.
I think the term we are looking for is….Metro-Cleveland, Metro-Chicago…
Ugh, I hate semantics.
I grew up 40 miles south of Cleveland, but to people down here, for all intents and purposes, they refer to me as the guy from Cleveland. lol
This deserves so many down-votes. Come on guy.
Pshah. With that proximity, you might as well be from Mexico.
i down-voted. not that anyone can see that.