Explain Jordan Crawford to Me

[CelticsFan9]

Chucker

Lacks athleticism

Terrible defender

I don't like him.

A guy who dunked on Lebron when he was in College, lacks athleticism....?


Uhhhhhhhh...

I agree with the chucker and terrible defender, but......

UH OH HE DUNKED HE OBVIOUSLY IS AN ATHLETIC FREAK.

Pierce has dunked on plenty of people, and it's not like he is a world-class athlete.

It also doesn't matter if it was on LeBron.  Everybody gets dunked on.

[CelticConcourse]

Chucker

Lacks athleticism

Terrible defender

I don't like him.

Lacks athleticism? Jordan Crawford? What......?

Congratulations, you're literate.

There are two reasons Crawford shoots a terrible percentage:

1.  He takes a large volume of ridiculous, god-awful shots

2.  He doesn't have the speed and quickness to create space and get by defenders, thus forcing him to take the dreaded long three or dreaded midrange jumper.

Yea, I'm literate...
Crawfords athleticism also allows him to draw fouls like yesterday...
And he has made big threes for us. He can hit open threes for sure.

The Celtics have a ton of players that can shoot but aren't great at creating their own offense (Avery Bradley, Jason Terry, Brandon Bass, even KG a little). Crawford is the guy you want when the shot click is winding down and the C's can no longer kick it around the perimeter. He's like a very, very poor man's Kobe Bryant. He's great at BS shots. And he's pretty good against a tough defensive lineup where it's hard to get shots.

I like that comparison. Very poor man's Kobe, can hit bad shots.

We need to stop the whole "poor man's" thing.

Kobe has a clue about what shots he can hit. Crawford doesn't.

I have always found Crawford entertaining, but he is a bit delusional.

I like some unpredictability

[bfrombleacher]

He's got that sneaky athleticism, like Pierce used to.

Look at the first dunk:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu4GtjbVEL0

[timobusa]

Chucker

Lacks athleticism

Terrible defender

I don't like him.

A guy who dunked on Lebron when he was in College, lacks athleticism....?


Uhhhhhhhh...

I agree with the chucker and terrible defender, but......

UH OH HE DUNKED HE OBVIOUSLY IS AN ATHLETIC FREAK.

Pierce has dunked on plenty of people, and it's not like he is a world-class athlete.

It also doesn't matter if it was on LeBron.  Everybody gets dunked on.

You said, Lacks Athleticism, meaning he's not Athletic.

Crawford is Athletic.

Him being able to chuck those crazy shots he takes is an example of how athletic he is. He is not playing because he has a high Bball IQ, he is playing because he is young and athletic.


Pierce is Athletic contrary to popular belief. He is also bigger and stronger.

[Lucky17]

http://www.hoopdata.com/player.aspx?name=Jordan%20Crawford

eFG of 50% or better from the rim to within 9 feet, and from behind the 3-pt line.

Nearly 50% from 10-15 feet while in Washington this season, but really hasn't taken many shots from there as a Celtic.

Pretty poor shooting on mid-range and long twos.

[CelticConcourse]

This kid is probably the most athletic player on our team. It's what he was drafted for, and it works. He spends lots of time on his game

[CelticConcourse]

http://www.hoopdata.com/player.aspx?name=Jordan%20Crawford

eFG of 50% or better from the rim to within 9 feet, and from behind the 3-pt line.

Nearly 50% from 10-15 feet while in Washington this season, but really hasn't taken many shots from there as a Celtic.

Pretty poor shooting on mid-range and long twos.

Look at that defensive rebound rate 

[dark_lord]

This kid is probably the most athletic player on our team.

uh....rondo?!?!

[CelticConcourse]

This kid is probably the most athletic player on our team.

uh....rondo?!?!

uh....torn ACL?!?!

[dark_lord]

This kid is probably the most athletic player on our team.

uh....rondo?!?!

uh....torn ACL?!?!

u said crawford "is probably the most athletic player on our team".....not on the current roster. u should word things better

[CelticsFan9]

Chucker

Lacks athleticism

Terrible defender

I don't like him.

A guy who dunked on Lebron when he was in College, lacks athleticism....?


Uhhhhhhhh...

I agree with the chucker and terrible defender, but......

UH OH HE DUNKED HE OBVIOUSLY IS AN ATHLETIC FREAK.

Pierce has dunked on plenty of people, and it's not like he is a world-class athlete.

It also doesn't matter if it was on LeBron.  Everybody gets dunked on.

You said, Lacks Athleticism, meaning he's not Athletic.

Crawford is Athletic.

Him being able to chuck those crazy shots he takes is an example of how athletic he is. He is not playing because he has a high Bball IQ, he is playing because he is young and athletic.


Pierce is Athletic contrary to popular belief. He is also bigger and stronger.

............................here goes:

I'd like to think you're smart enough to understand that all professional athletes are athletic, no?  They have some deal of athleticism.  When you talk about the NBA, athleticism is becoming a key attribute for players to have.  When I say Jordan Crawford "lacks athleticism," I mean he, in comparison to other players who are very athletic, can't hang with them.  That's a fact.

Dwyane Wade and Jordan Crawford are both athletic, right?  It just so happens that Wade is a hell of a lot more athletic than Crawford is.

LeBron James and Paul Pierce are both athletic, right?  It just so happens that James is a hell of a lot more athletic than Pierce is.

You don't need to be athletic to chuck.  That's absurd.

It's like talking to a six-year-old.......

This kid is probably the most athletic player on our team. It's what he was drafted for, and it works. He spends lots of time on his game

He was drafted because scouts thought he had the potential to be a scorer in the NBA, not because he's an uber-athletic guy (which he isn't).  I seriously doubt you know what you're talking about.

And I guess you've swapped your Jeff Green altar for a Jordan Crawford one if you think Crawford is more athletic than Green.

[timobusa]

Lol Most Athletic in players the team I'd say is (in no particular order injured or not)

Terrence Williams
Jeff Green
Avery Bradley
Courtney Lee
Brandon Bass
Rajon Rondo
Jordan Crawford

and the most non-athletic is.....drum roll please...........................



Big Boy Shavlik Randolph

Dang come to think of it, we got some athletic players. thats a first in a long time..

[CelticConcourse]

Oops. Forgot about Jeff Green!

But Craw is explosive and can do stuff. He's hit nice pull-ups and threes when uncontested. He can create his own shot and flat-out score...

Lol Most Athletic in players the team I'd say is (in no particular order injured or not)

Terrence Williams
Jeff Green
Avery Bradley
Courtney Lee
Brandon Bass
Rajon Rondo
Jordan Crawford

and the most non-athletic is.....drum roll please...........................



Big Boy Shavlik Randolph

Dang come to think of it, we got some athletic players. thats a first in a long time..

I dunno about Lee and Bass (lower spectrum) but yea, we're really young!

[CelticConcourse]

Most people agree upon the fact tha Craw IS athletic. What we have trouble with, is the fact that he's not using said athleticism to the best of his abilities (well, most people would say that; not me or you!)

[timobusa]

Chucker

Lacks athleticism

Terrible defender

I don't like him.

A guy who dunked on Lebron when he was in College, lacks athleticism....?


Uhhhhhhhh...

I agree with the chucker and terrible defender, but......

UH OH HE DUNKED HE OBVIOUSLY IS AN ATHLETIC FREAK.

Pierce has dunked on plenty of people, and it's not like he is a world-class athlete.

It also doesn't matter if it was on LeBron.  Everybody gets dunked on.

You said, Lacks Athleticism, meaning he's not Athletic.

Crawford is Athletic.

Him being able to chuck those crazy shots he takes is an example of how athletic he is. He is not playing because he has a high Bball IQ, he is playing because he is young and athletic.


Pierce is Athletic contrary to popular belief. He is also bigger and stronger.

............................here goes:

I'd like to think you're smart enough to understand that all professional athletes are athletic, no?  They have some deal of athleticism.  When you talk about the NBA, athleticism is becoming a key attribute for players to have.  When I say Jordan Crawford "lacks athleticism," I mean he, in comparison to other players who are very athletic, can't hang with them.  That's a fact.

Dwyane Wade and Jordan Crawford are both athletic, right?  It just so happens that Wade is a hell of a lot more athletic than Crawford is.

LeBron James and Paul Pierce are both athletic, right?  It just so happens that James is a hell of a lot more athletic than Pierce is.

You don't need to be athletic to chuck.  That's absurd.

It's like talking to a six-year-old.......

This kid is probably the most athletic player on our team. It's what he was drafted for, and it works. He spends lots of time on his game

He was drafted because scouts thought he had the potential to be a scorer in the NBA, not because he's an uber-athletic guy (which he isn't).  I seriously doubt you know what you're talking about.

And I guess you've swapped your Jeff Green altar for a Jordan Crawford one if you think Crawford is more athletic than Green.

Talking to a 6 year old. I probably know more about basketball than you.

And yeah he chucks and drives and does some crazy fade away deep 3 point shot.
That requires athleticism.

And you clearly stated, that Jordan Crawford lacks athleticism, which is false, and now you are back-tracking on what you said.

PS. Don't talk down to anybody, don't think you are better than anybody cause you're making yourself look like the idiot.