Awww man let the battle begin! I love both these guys so I can’t pick a side on this one. Coach Mike Woodson says there’s an open competition at SG for the Knicks between JR Smith & Iman Shumpert.
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Via ESPN:
New York Knicks coach Mike Woodson said Wednesday that there is an open competition for the team’s shooting guard spot between reigning Sixth Man Award winner J.R. Smith and third-year guard Iman Shumpert.
Woodson said Shumpert has the edge in the competition right now because Smith is still rehabbing from offseason surgery on his left knee and is expected to miss most of the preseason.
The coach, however, will certainly keep an open mind about the position.
“I’m going to let [Smith and Shumpert] fight it out,” Woodson said.
The coach had ample opportunity to start Smith last season. Instead, Smith came off the bench in all 80 games he played.
But Woodson changed mind entering this season.
“I want him to be past that Sixth Man,” Woodson said. “Let somebody else get the Sixth Man if he deserves to get that starting job. Last year was last year.”
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