make him an allstar...then trade him before he asks for a 6 year extension at age 30...

Jamal Crawford only know how to talk, or in this case type. His game will never change. He is who he is. He's not a bad guy but he's not a key guy on a winning team.

Posted by GKFv2:

Jamal Crawford only know how to talk, or in this case type. His game will never change. He is who he is. He's not a bad guy but he's not a key guy on a winning team.

Exactly.

This is almost sad because he acknowledges he's a poor player - then goes on to deflect blame for it - then goes on to give the same old tired "I will improve." speech.

Posted by fishmike:

9 coaches in 9 years and he's played for a lot of crappy teams. No reason he cant have a CWebb type career. He has played on some terrible teams.

He has some skills... its up to this coach to see if he can make him a part of a winning team

marbury's had a ton of coaches too.

ewing did as well his first 6 years in the league but that didn't stop him from being elite which is what crawford thinks he could be.

crawford will be less of a pg this year and more of a scorer. his #'s should go up as i think he will become the #1 option on the team. seriously, make him an allstar and then trade him. he may have some value around the league and at age 29 (next march), he doesn't have a long term future with the knicks.

I'm a fan of Crawford. I think he's a great guy and his attitude is the type of attitude that you want on your team. He listens to his coaches and at least attempts to put there words into practice. Coaches love that and it means a lot even if you do come up short. That being said, in this blog you can kind of see why Craw has not improved much in certain areas of his game. Despite the fact that he acknowledges his weaknesses(which is a good step) he seems to make excuses in this blog for each one. The defensive portion really bothered me. Why is it that the league's worst defenders are always discussing how diffult it is to "shut down" NBA players. Of course it's hard, doesn't mean you have to be one of the worst at your position doing it. Craw has the prototype body and quickness to be a great defender. He has just never focused on it. I personally like the guy, but I'm so sick of these guys talking about how much they have to improve certain key parts of their game, and yet they never do.

Crawford always seemed to play hard. But B--ball is a tam game - 5 players and a coach. We now have an excellent coach. So I am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.

D'Antoni as the coach is the greatest thing that could happen to Crawford's career. I appreciate the fact that he reached out to the fans to address the weaknesses in his game, but all that leaves is us to RIP on him harder when he doesn't get better in those areas. However, I truly hope he does get better.

Just remember Mr. Crawford not even the great Michael Jordan could hit every shot...so you making every shot isn't gonna happen. Work the picks like Rip Hamilton or drive the lane more so you can have better shots.

Posted by Panos:

Posted by Markji:

Crawford always seemed to play hard. But B--ball is a tam game - 5 players and a coach. We now have an excellent coach. So I am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.

Think we said the same things when we hired Lenny Wilkens and LB.

Yes , you are right. We did hear the same things. But now there are 2 big differences.
1. Isiah is no longer in charge.
2. Dolan seems to have relinguished control to Walsh

I'd give him a reprieve if he played good D while doing it. Shooting 40% while having poor D(team) isn't going to cut it though. Also Craw can shoot well when he takes smart shots..if he is still at 40% it's likely because he's taking long contested 3s' still.

Posted by Cookdcokehop:

How would you feel if about Crawford if he averages 25ppg 6apg 4rpg and 2spg while shooting 40% from the field and the Knicks barely miss the playoffs?