Posted by djsunyc:
crawford is not playing aggressive. he, just like marbury, has been stripped of what has made him a successful individual talent BUT where he is developmentally warrants it. he has a great skillset but he is VERY undisciplined so lb had to completely break him down. lb admitted he's the hardest on crawford and i think there's a reason behind it. he pretty much does what he's told and sometimes he plays scared b/c he's afraid to upset lb which may ultimately lead to him being traded. you can see he's not 100% comfortable out there alot of times. he's 25, been in the league 6 years yet is either on par or slightly ahead of a guy like frye in terms of IQ and mental toughness. he's young enough and talented enough to invest some time trying to make him a legit player and pg.
Unlike marbury he is wildly inconsistant.
I would say he is far below Frye in the area of mental toughness. Frye looked scared once, in Phoenix. The next game Frye kills, as I predicted.
I dont think a player who scores 31 in his hometown, and then 11,8, and 0, can be described as mentally tough.
Craw has shown up in the 4th in a few games, but overall he has been invisible in far too many others. He needs to find some middle ground. We don't NEED 30 from him, but 0 points is really crazy unless he was sick too. we need about 15-18 ppg from him. Whatever he can contribute EVERY NIGHT is what we need. Not a rollercoaster.
