That was my first post in this thread. And you're obviously one ignoring facts. Namely, the fact that Reddick is a much better shooter than Crabbe.
A one dribble pull up in my opinion is not creating your own shot. It's simply the fake of a jump shot.
Actually if you look at their first 3 years then Crabbe is basically on par with Reddick as a shooter from 3 and much better from 2. You can actually take it farther and compare Crabbes first three years to Reddicks first five and Crabbe still isn't left behind as a shooter. Crabbe: http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/crabbal01.html Reddick: http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/redicjj01.html
I agree to a point. CJ is obviously better at creating his own shot. He is better at it then most SG's in the league. I will say Crabbe is more than a just a 3 & D guy. He does have the ability to put the ball on the floor and pull up with a mid range shot, something that players like Rudy never did very well....at least not against NBA talent. But I think Crabbe is better suited to playing SF next to two guards who can handle the ball. We need as many ball handlers on the court as possible. Aminu is not a good ball handler for a SF, but he is for a PF. Plumlee is a good ball handler for a center. I like our small lineup of Dame, CJ, Crabbe, Aminu, and Plumlee. That line up might not be ideal against all teams, but against teams who trap........it's better than we have had in a while.
so if Kevin Durant has a backup SF that is capable of starting does that mean Durant is expendable? No. Just because Crabbe is a good 6th man doesn't mean we should trade our 2nd best player/borderline all-star. Your logic sucks
Not enough time seeing them both play extended minutes to come to any conclusion. They both also play the same position but bring vastly different skill sets. Crabbe is more a 3 and D guy, can't really create his own shot and his passing/dribbling is suspect. CJ has great handles, good 3p shooter can create his own shot and isn't afraid of going to the basket and great at getting space from screens. At the moment it doesn't hurt to have them both since Crabbe is big enough to play some minutes at the 3, just not extended minutes there.
Keep in mind he has a 6'11 1/4" wing span and a 8'7 1/2" standing reach. When you compare that to Harkless, it is pretty close. (Harkless has 3/4" advantage in wingspan but Crabbe has an inch advantage in standing reach) I admit he would have issues with LBJ and Durant, but against most teams I think he can play extended minutes.
No way Sixers should do that. With 4 you're drafting Buddy Hield which is another backcourt player or Dragan Bender who's too rough to make an immediate impact in the league unless he's another Porzingis, maybe Kris Dunn or Jamal Murray but they're point guards too. For Sixers there are many ways how they can contend from here. If Embiid turns out as good as they suppose he is (I've seen some workout and he seems to have worked on shooting, apparently he's the best mid-range and 3-point shooter in the team), and they're expecting him to be near Towns level of awesome, then they will be trading one of their big man in the Summer. IMO it makes most sense to offer Noel for D'Angelo Russell, I reckon Lakers could well go for it if they get DeRozan in free agency as their backcourt would be Clarkson + DeRozan and Noel would add long awaited presence at the rim. Then you're trying to fit Okafor and Embiid in one team. I didn't think it'd work but if Embiid is as good a mid-range shooter as they say then it's possible to have Okafor at PF and Embiid as C. Okafor's mid-range jumper has improved a lot during last season too. They draft Simmons, then in free agency they make a run at shooting guards - I think Crabbe looks like the best option for them and if they max him I'm not sure we'll max. Russell, Crabbe, Simmons, Okafor, Embiid - that's one hell of a line up with great upside. Sixers are still going to suck for 2-3 years but when all these players develop they'll be good to go in the East. That will probably coincide with LeBron's decline too. I am still hoping they want Crabbe badly enough and we match, then offer Crabbe, Plumlee and a pick for Okafor.
I said, I could quote my previous post as as response. I suppose I could have said. previous post I wrote. But I didn't think it would be too hard to figure out I was talking about my previous post. It's clear now what I said right? I'm not going to repeat myself, if you think i'm ignoring the fact that JJ shot 47% which is better than Crabbe's 40%.... Then I have to question if you've read my post before quoting me. But I'm not sure how this turned into an argument. The point that I made still stands. JJ is a quality off guard, and Crabbe has comparable numbers to his.