Who would have thought a player known for his shooting, who has an amazing looking stroke, but still is only barely above average at it never practiced. I think all the rumors of him saying he was going to ball hog and not care about anyone else was true.
Crawford never practices his shot in the off season but did this year, Felton is too fat and doesn't have the will power to push away from the table but promises this year will be different, blah, blah, blah - all sounds like players trying to rehab their image after last years' disastrous season to me. Why not just tell the truth, they took the cash and went into a situation where they didn't think they would need to try very hard because it was just Portland. Someday it would be nice to have our franchise be a destination where free agents will want to come not just for a "cut the check" opportunity, but to work hard and be part of something special.
http://hoopshype.com/blogs/tomasson/talking-about-practice He was constantly getting in trouble for not showing up as well As for clyde I just remember growing up always hearing things like "you have about as good of a shot running into clyde on the green as running into him at practice" and that he would take Summers off from practice. Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk 2
FWIW, Crawford has worked hard when he's had to. He tore his ACL in 2001 when he was with the Bulls. He busted his ass to come back from that injury, took the rehab seriously, etc. I also think there's two schools of thought when it comes to basketball. One is that the game is played on hardwood floors in a gym with a coach and maybe additional staff (assistant coaches, trainers, etc.). The other is that the game is played on concrete or asphalt in school yards and other public places. I bet guys like Crawford or Clyde consider the first (gym, coaches) to be "practice" when they talk about not practicing. And how exactly do you "practice shooting?" I know when I was younger, I'd shoot 1000 shots and 1000 free throws if I was by myself. Otherwise I played a lot of 3-on-3.
What about message board posters who take the summer off, then return in October? After I have busted my buns all off-season to improve my posting skills, do they deserve my respect?
Quality of posting is far more important than quantity of posting. OK, OK, I had to say it. I mean, you were setting yourself up for that one. I just happened to be first in line.
The article says he is only a shooter, but until Felton got it together in the 2nd half of the season, Crawford was our best PG.
