And now I give you the Jamal Crawford half-week

by hawksdawgs on Aug 27, 2009 12:12 PM EDT Comment 7 comments

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Did you know the Hawks traded for Jamal Crawford? With the draft and the other free agent signings, Jamal has just kind of gone to the wayside. Apparently, 19 points a game can easily be dismissed if you don't play defense and have never made the playoffs.

As a Hawks fan, I want to say most people like dealing with the Crawford of punchlines than the actual Crawford of reality, but I have to admit I have seen very little of his game. You know outside the every so often 50 point berage.

So I have reached out to the experts (Bulls, Knicks, and Golden State bloggers) to see where the real Jamal Crawford lies. As of now I only know it is somewhere between 50 point scorer and worst player in the league.

Starting with the most recent and moving backwards, we have Golden State of Mind. They have a great community over there, and so GSM had the good idea to open it up not just to the writers but the all the fans.

Head over there, check out the responses, and join the conversation. Ask questions, take notes, talk up Acie and Speedy, and of course show that southern charm.

Here are the questions I posed.

1. How does Crawford help a team win?

2. How does he help a team lose?

3. What do you miss most about Jamal Crawford?

4. Was his defense really that bad?

5. Why did your team get rid of him?

6. Was Jamal Crawford a main reason your team did not make the playoffs?

7. Every Warriors fan that comes onto Peachtree Hoops has made it clear that we should not be too excited about Jamal Crawford. Why is that? Are y'all just into hurting feelings?

8. What grade do you give the Warriors for this trade?

9. Any other thoughts?

Let the Jamal Crawford learning begin!

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I'll take my chances with that

Give me a ball-hogging, 19 points a game, no defense to speak of baller any day over two bench riding point guards, who over the past few years, have contributed zilch. Whether this was haven’t/weren’t allowed to contribute. I think JC will be hungry to make the playoffs and beyond. Honestly were the Knicks and Warriors defensive minded teams? I’ll reserve my real feelings when I’ve seen him in a Hawks uniform. Until then, he’s alright with me.

by dstdeelite on Aug 27, 2009 1:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

way cool

just got through reading all the replies on gsom….fascinating. all in all it makes me feel even better about the crawford pick-up.

thanks for doing that drew

by jeherv on Aug 27, 2009 4:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Larry brown the best coach and most brutally honest one of the bunch

had no problem getting Crawford to defend,distribute,and take good shots . But he required that of everyone and didnt play favorites . We know Isiah basically let Marbury drag him down in the end and Nelson basically placed his team in the hands of STEPHEN JACKSON.

I listened to Sund on the radio when Crawford first arrived and he said he called around and spoke to Crawfords former coaches and they didnt think he was a bad defender at all just not a physical one that is gonna body larger players up. he said Isiah told him that since Marbury was the more physical and stronger guard that he played Marbury on the twos and Crawfords on the ones and it worked just fine .

by Hoopforia on Aug 27, 2009 5:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I was really scared when I first saw this post.

I mean I got chills when I saw what you were doing. And not good chills, more like the chills you get when you realize Brett Farve may or may not come out of retirement. But it wasn’t so bad. More like taking medicine than a Farve story.

by thirdfALCON on Aug 27, 2009 7:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs