JR Smith says he considered going to coach Lue and asking to take him out

JR Smith said that early this season he wanted to ask coach Tyronn Lue to take him out because of his bad performances.

Per ESPN, Smith is returning to his “When in doubt, shoot” credo on the court — a significant shift in confidence from a guy who was tempted to bench himself earlier in the season.

“There were times when I wanted to go to [Lue] and be like, ‘Listen, man, I’m not playing well. Why not take me out?'” said Smith, who in 14 games this season has scored three points or fewer. “Fortunately, I didn’t and just stuck with it.