-He played probably the worlds worst defense on Rip Hamilton. How many open layups did he waltz by Craw to get?

-The only reason Rip didn't have 100 is because it was a blowout.

-Craw was our 2nd option on offense tonight and what did he do? He played 38 minutes, 2 points, 3 assists, and 3 turnovers.

Thanx Craw.

What is this 3 or 4 games in a row? I can't remember. I do know that I can remember writing a similar rant maybe 2 weeks ago when this guy scored 0 points, somebody was talking about Luke Ridenhour, and a couple of other people were talking about how smoothly the offense ran with Crawford runnung it. Yeah, smooth. 8 turnovers in 2 games worth of smooth. This guy ****ing sucks. I cant believe how some of you hyped him up. i think we can all see why LB doesn't start this guy. 2 points? 1-6 and you are the second option? As many TO's as assists? Thanks for doing your best Jaque Vaughn impression.

Craw is who we live or die by. When he plays well, we are pretty much in every game. When he sucks, we are almost certain to lose. Craws head will never come out of his ass.

those are good points, but Im a bit hesitant to give up on him because he played 52 minutes last night. also he's been playing out of position the last couple of games.

when Marbury is out it effects every single person on this team, but Crawford the most. Sure he's not ready to be the player and leader Marbury is. Wow. Deep observation.

Posted by SlimPack:

those are good points, but Im a bit hesitant to give up on him because he played 52 minutes last night. also he's been playing out of position the last couple of games.

WHAT IS HIS FREAKING POSITION?!?!?!?!?!?

Granted 52 minutes is alot of minutes, but 2 points and 3 assists is unacceptable. The dude has been playing poorly without any legitmate excuses, but I will give him something for that. But we all know its much bigger than the ot game and fatigue. This is just how Craw gets down. He is one of those inconsistant players, period.

Posted by crzymdups:

this is their 4th game in 5 night, they were missing two starters including their best player and they were playing the best team in the league, who just might have wanted to embarass their former coach on national TV. what did you think was gonna happen?

So because they are the best its ok for him to score 2 points? Come on man, don't be ridiculous.
Because 4 games in 5 nights? He was doing this before we even came along this far. He has been doing this all season. If this was the first time I'd agree with you, but at this point I think it has less to do with those excuse, and more to do with him.

In these games here are his points:
Wash(4)
GSW(2)
Cha(4)
Bos(2)
Mil(0)
Orl(3)
Min(4)

Thats 7 out of 35 games hes played where he has less than 5 points. 20% of the games he's played.

Its not just that he played against the best team in the league.

Its not just that he played alot of minutes the night before.

Its that he has done this MANY times before against some sucky ass defensive teams. I mean who is guarding him in the above games?
Is Ron Artest getting traded from team to team to guard him all oever the NBA?



[Edited by - Killa4luv on 01-19-2006 11:38 PM]

[Edited by - Killa4luv on 01-19-2006 11:39 PM]

knicks are 8-4 when craw scores over 20 pts
5-21 when he scores under 20

Crazy Dumps. you should be in his entourage, you've got an excuse for every occasion.

I'm not picking on him, just making an observation. He is wildly inconsistant, you can offer me whatever excuses you like, but thats my take.

Yeah he has the most 20 pt games off the bench (9).

The problem is he has counter balanced that with 7 games with less than 5. Thats all I'm saying. I like him and think he's a good player, you just can't count on him for anything becaue you don't know what you're gonna getfrom him. Its hard to win like that our team isn't good enough to handle that.


[Edited by - Killa4luv on 01-19-2006 11:45 PM]

Posted by BlueSeats:

JC is woefully inconsistent. The hope was if he took his game closer to the rim it would mitigate some of his streaky shooting, but his inconsistencies seem to stem from something deeper than just crappy shot selection.

I'd rather him shoot wide open jumpers than take it to the rim. His game in the lane is inconsistant and he rarely draws contact or fouls. Whats the point? If he's open and his feet are set he should shoot it, imo, I think thats the best way to use him.

Craw is way to inconsist. 2 points for 52 minutes? That's completly absurd! Losing is one thing, but those number completly blow - and his defense sucked! It's all mental with him. He has the ability.

Maybe Crawford will always be inconsistent but one stat that represents a wonderful improvement is his FTAs. Last year, per 48 min he attempted 3.9 FTs; this year it's 6.9.

I am 150% fine with the role Crawford has had on offense and the way he has played. If it's as 6th man, fine. It's the defense that's hurting my feelings.