A lot of players are looked at, even by other NBA coaches and players as not very athletic, but they are deceptively so.
None other than our own PP would amaze Doc when he was coaching the Magic.Doc has said that he would scratch his head and ask how that unathletic guy could have just dopped 25 on them.
Crawford is a scorer. Doc tells him he is in there to shoot.
Something cool just happened at the end of the first quarter with the Cs having the ball for the last shot.Crawford had the ball, gave it up to Green who then gave it back to Crawford.
Crawford on the left side outside the arc put his head down to drive to the hoop and hit a pretty stepback jumper at the buzzer. He then went right back to sit on the bench, put his head down looking for no accolades, almost humbly.That impressed me because of his alleged selfishness.
It also was encouraging given it was in the flow of the game at the end of a quarter, when PP usually isos or Rondo pounding the ball runs out of options and throws up a forced jumper.Who would you rather take a shot for you at the end of a quarter? Rondo or Crawford? I'd take Crawford.
I like this kid.