We still have plenty of weeks to go before the NBA season officially kicks off but there’s been a steady build up of the Knicks and Nets rivalry. During the offseason the Nets added Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Jason Terry and Andrei Kirilenko making their roster one of the deepest in the league. The Knicks tried to counter the pickups by adding Metta World Peace and Andrea Bargnani to their already stacked squad. Of course the Nets offseason moves were better and it led some to believe the Nets would be better this year. Well Knicks’ guard JR Smith isn’t taking that lightly. Read more after the jump.