Since we had a "scathing article" about Crawford, I thought it would be good (since I am hoping he does well) to provide an example of the other side.
Early in the season, team has lost Garnett, Pierce (Allen the year before) and Rondo is hurt.
Brand new coach who has never been in the NBA. That all equals a recipe for seeking the #1 pick in next year's draft.
But the Celtics are in there clawing early in the year. I generally could care less about them, but have had fun following Crawford, hoping he would turn it around and make Xavier proud.
It seems like he is at least trying (until he posts something crazy or goes off the deep end). From ESPN Boston after last nights win over the Miami Heat (!):
STEEZ PLEASES: Stevens called Jordan Crawford a "calming presence" during the fourth quarter of Wednesday's win over the Utah Jazz. On Friday, Crawford's late-game actions left Stevens suggesting he was "the most excited I've been since I moved to Boston."Tell me you ever thought Jordan Crawford would be call a "calming presence" by a coach.Crawford was a team-best plus-11 in plus/minus, turning in 13 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds
http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/celtics/
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11-10-2013, 06:48 AM #1
Good article about Jordan Crawford
...he went up late, and I was already up there.
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11-10-2013, 07:02 AM #2
I never saw Jordan Crawford as a negative influence (see Mark Lyons). The guy was a player, and always wanted to take the big shot, but what some may have seen as selfish, I saw as confidence. CMack did have to rein him in early, however, after the games in Orlando and the benching at the SucKS game sent a message that Jordan received. His NCAA Tournament performance was outstanding and team leading.
Good for him. Maturity is a wonderful thing."I Got CHAMPIONS in that Lockerroom!" -Stanley Burrell
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11-10-2013, 09:05 AM #3
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The only negative I really saw in Jordan is that he really wasn't into being a student athlete......and really, what's wrong with that. some of our most celebrated athletes never started college. He is a quiet guy of court, and I think people classify that as an extension of his arrogance. I think he was always just trying to overcome that reserved side by being demonstrative on the floor. I think people unfairly group he, Lyons and holloway together, and at the end of the day, he may have been the most dominant and exciting player to have ever played...and we barely had the chance to know him. I'm thrilled for his new opportunity....hopefully he lasts through the celtics rebuild.
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11-10-2013, 10:35 AM #4
5th on the team in scoring in shorter minutes than most of the scoring leaders. tied for 1st in apg 4th in fg%, 2nd in 3 point %. assist to turnover per game 3.4 to 1.4.
The good news is that he has worked his way into the starting lineup. Granted the Celtics are not going anywhere this year, but he is making them a better team.
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11-10-2013, 10:37 AM #5
I never saw him as a negative. I did see him as a guy that took too many contested shots when there were better looks available.
"He's a little bit ball-dominant, he needs to have the ball in his hands, and he's not a good shooter." Ball-dominant … isn't that a nice way of calling someone a ball hog? Where is my Jay Bilas Thesaurus?
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11-10-2013, 10:41 AM #6
This will give you the blog post with Stevens talking about JC.
http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/celti...execution#more
and it's 3 straight now since Crawford became a starterLast edited by XU-PA; 11-10-2013 at 10:43 AM.
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11-10-2013, 10:45 AM #7
He looked great against the Magic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0greZW_uFkM2023 Sweet 16
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11-10-2013, 10:58 AM #8
Completely agree with this. Jordan was a huge net positive in his time at XU.
The only things keeping Jordan from being a potential star in the NBA are Defense and Decisions.
He needs to really crank up the effort and intensity on defense--night in and night out. He also needs to make better decisions more consistently when the ball's in his hands.
One thing he's not short on is talent. And that you can't teach at this point. It's all up to him."Xavier is Franciscan monkspeak for gonads."
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11-10-2013, 11:27 AM #9
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11-10-2013, 11:37 AM #10
Holloway is over in Europe now. He got a couple looks by NBA teams, but physically he didn't match up well on that level. Short and not too athletic.
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