Jamal Crawford never practices shooting until this year

[Stuckey]

http://blogs.thescore.com/tbj/2012/10/19/jamal-crawford-had-never-practiced-shooting-before-this-year/

wtf

[chosen_one6]

http://blogs.thescore.com/tbj/2012/10/19/jamal-crawford-had-never-practiced-shooting-before-this-year/

wtf

And he still won't shoot over 40%

[StroShow4]

Crawford has the game of a gym rat, so I don't think he spends all summer on his couch. What I think he meant is that he hasn't put himself through any organized workout regimine until this offseason. Kind of weird for an NBA player, but conceivable. He probably just plays all the damn time.

[StateOfMind12]

Stephen Jackson said that he never touches a ball in the off-season.

It's not that uncommon.

[Clippersfan86]

Which is why I expect an extremely strong bounceback year and him to win 6th man of the year over Harden. Not gonna judge him for before as long as we get a different Crawford which we are so far. I understand why Knicks, Hawks, Bulls and Blazers fans would be mad though haha.

"This summer was actually the first summer I worked on my game. I usually just play off of raw talent," he said Thursday after the Clippers' practice. "But I just wanted to work on something and be in great shape coming into camp. I came here right after Labor Day, which is the earliest I've ever gone to any team in the summer, and all the guys were here, committed to getting better.

"Now it's part of my lifestyle, working out and being here, shooting and getting shots up. It gives you more confidence that if you miss one or two, you know you've been working on it every single day and your teammates have confidence because they see it as well."

[bluechox2]

crawords lazy ass

[Knicksfever2010]

imagine larry bird coaching a player that said that? SMH

[L.Kizzle]

crawords lazy ass
How is he lazy?

Do you work when you're on vacation?

[Rowe]

How is he lazy?

Do you work when you're on vacation?

As a fellow Knicks fan, I can confirm that Crawford is lazy.

Has a lot of talent and shows it at times but many times I really wondered if he would even show up on a basketball court if he weren't being paid to. For a guy with the talent he showcases, you'd think he would keep trying to work on his game to take the next step with it.

[Rowe]

Which is why I expect an extremely strong bounceback year and him to win 6th man of the year over Harden. Not gonna judge him for before as long as we get a different Crawford which we are so far. I understand why Knicks, Hawks, Bulls and Blazers fans would be mad though haha.

"This summer was actually the first summer I worked on my game. I usually just play off of raw talent," he said Thursday after the Clippers' practice. "But I just wanted to work on something and be in great shape coming into camp. I came here right after Labor Day, which is the earliest I've ever gone to any team in the summer, and all the guys were here, committed to getting better.

"Now it's part of my lifestyle, working out and being here, shooting and getting shots up. It gives you more confidence that if you miss one or two, you know you've been working on it every single day and your teammates have confidence because they see it as well."

He's the same player on the floor he was 7 years ago.

Only problem is that he's just not as effective and both Atlanta & Portland have found this out since he turned 30.

"Raw talent" has an expiration date. Remember that.

[ispin69]

Implying training camp, preseason, team practices, before game shoot arounds aren't enough?

[MJ(Mean John)]

Which is why I expect an extremely strong bounceback year and him to win 6th man of the year over Harden. Not gonna judge him for before as long as we get a different Crawford which we are so far. I understand why Knicks, Hawks, Bulls and Blazers fans would be mad though haha.

"This summer was actually the first summer I worked on my game. I usually just play off of raw talent," he said Thursday after the Clippers' practice. "But I just wanted to work on something and be in great shape coming into camp. I came here right after Labor Day, which is the earliest I've ever gone to any team in the summer, and all the guys were here, committed to getting better.

"Now it's part of my lifestyle, working out and being here, shooting and getting shots up. It gives you more confidence that if you miss one or two, you know you've been working on it every single day and your teammates have confidence because they see it as well."


seriously, you're the biggest homer, ever.

its hilarious how, when it comes to the clippers, for some reason, there's always some reason or some way as to how the universe will align. lol



it's always something new.

"YEAH, THIS YEAR IS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT, DJ IS GOING TO BE TOP 3 CENTER IN THE LEAGUE"

"YEAH, BLAKE HAS FINALLY WORKED ON HIS GAME IN THE POST, BLAH BLAH"

"YEAH, BLEDSOE IS MINI LEBRON, HE WILL BE TOP 3 PG IN FEW YEARS. HE WILL BE A SUPERSTAR"

"YEAH, CP3 HASNT BEEN HEALTHY AND HE'LL PLAY HIS BEST BALL EVER"

"YEAH, WE FINALLY HAVE A LEADER IN BILLUPS, THATS ALL WE WERE MISSING"

"YEAH, JAMAL WILL HAVE HIS BEST YEAR EVER"

Somehow, YOU take an ordinary article that MOST PLAYERS, come up with EVERY SEASON, and you take it literal. lol. like you don't have a good sense of reality. lol

95% of nba players say they work out in the offseason, and get better. and 95% of coaches say they look better. They prolly do. The problem is...

THE WHOLE LEAGUE DOES IT. But somehow, little gullible you, comes in and starts rambling this crazy ass stupid homer shit.

Shit never fails. Every single one of your posts is always the same theme.
"Yeah, blah blah. but clippers have the deepest team.. blah blah... the best young team... blah blah best 1+2 punch"

sorry to break it pal. But you guys are not winning a championship ANYTIME SOON. Don't get me wrong, you guys will be a GREAT TEAM. Maybe top 4 in the west. But you guys will not win a chip, anytime soon.

[Rowe]

Implying training camp, preseason, team practices, before game shoot arounds aren't enough?

Jamal Crawford is the only player who can challenge JR Smith for being the most hot/cold streak shooter in the NBA.

Unlike JR, Jamal actually has a brain so he has some tools at his disposal.

If he actually spent time in the offseason working on his shooting his career might have turned out a little differently. Might actually be a #2 option in the NBA instead of a guy chucking 3's and getting the reputation of an inefficient gunner who can't contribute unless as a 6th Man.

[MJ(Mean John)]

Jamal Crawford is the only player who can challenge JR Smith for being the most hot/cold streak shooter in the NBA.

Unlike JR, Jamal actually has a brain so he has some tools at his disposal.

If he actually spent time in the offseason working on his shooting his career might have turned out a little differently. Might actually be a #2 option in the NBA instead of a guy chucking 3's and getting the reputation of an inefficient gunner who can't contribute unless as a 6th Man.


I love watching Jamal play in the 4th. That mfcker is so savy. He just surprises me, to the point where it no longer surprises me.lol

Honestly, in the 4th quarter he becomes as good as anyone in this league. I trust that F.ucker with the game on the line. Whether its hitting a shot (with so much swag and confidence) or getting to the line or finding an open player. That dude is fun to watch when the game is on the line.

[RazorBaLade]

seriously, you're the biggest homer, ever.

its hilarious how, when it comes to the clippers, for some reason, there's always some reason or some way as to how the universe will align. lol



it's always something new.

"YEAH, THIS YEAR IS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT, DJ IS GOING TO BE TOP 3 CENTER IN THE LEAGUE"

"YEAH, BLAKE HAS FINALLY WORKED ON HIS GAME IN THE POST, BLAH BLAH"

"YEAH, BLEDSOE IS MINI LEBRON, HE WILL BE TOP 3 PG IN FEW YEARS. HE WILL BE A SUPERSTAR"

"YEAH, CP3 HASNT BEEN HEALTHY AND HE'LL PLAY HIS BEST BALL EVER"

"YEAH, WE FINALLY HAVE A LEADER IN BILLUPS, THATS ALL WE WERE MISSING"

"YEAH, JAMAL WILL HAVE HIS BEST YEAR EVER"

Somehow, YOU take an ordinary article that MOST PLAYERS, come up with EVERY SEASON, and you take it literal. lol. like you don't have a good sense of reality. lol

95% of nba players say they work out in the offseason, and get better. and 95% of coaches say they look better. They prolly do. The problem is...

THE WHOLE LEAGUE DOES IT. But somehow, little gullible you, comes in and starts rambling this crazy ass stupid homer shit.

Shit never fails. Every single one of your posts is always the same theme.
"Yeah, blah blah. but clippers have the deepest team.. blah blah... the best young team... blah blah best 1+2 punch"

sorry to break it pal. But you guys are not winning a championship ANYTIME SOON. Don't get me wrong, you guys will be a GREAT TEAM. Maybe top 4 in the west. But you guys will not win a chip, anytime soon.

dude hes a big bball fan who roots for the clippers. if he didnt have hope he'd have eaten a ****ing shotgun 10 yrs ago

let the guy dream. hes right. the clips have a chance if everything goes right for them anf wrongm for okc la mia. hope never dies

[Clippersfan86]

dude hes a big bball fan who roots for the clippers. if he didnt have hope he'd have eaten a ****ing shotgun 10 yrs ago

let the guy dream. hes right. the clips have a chance if everything goes right for them anf wrongm for okc la mia. hope never dies

:cheers: I always say this. If I wasn't overly optimistic I would of offed myself a long time ago as a Clippers fan :lol . That being said.... Crawford has never played on a team this good or with a PG like this who will find him wide open all day. Nor has he played with two players that get doubled regularly. Bottom line is if he keeps working this hard he COULD have a career year even at 32 years old with all the wide open looks he will get.

[Xiao Yao You]

Which is why I expect an extremely strong bounceback year and him to win 6th man of the year over Harden.

That isn't why you expect him to bounce back. You expect Odom to bounce back too and he's already being called fat and out of shape. You expect it because they are the Clipps.

[Xiao Yao You]

Crawford has never played on a team this good or with a PG like this who will find him wide open all day. Nor has he played with two players that get doubled regularly.

Arguable. Hawks had some good teams.

[Clippersfan86]

That isn't why you expect him to bounce back. You expect Odom to bounce back too and he's already being called fat and out of shape. You expect it because they are the Clipps.

Actually as preseason goes further along I'm becoming skeptical of Odom. I still think he can obviously top the horrendous year last year but not expecting nearly as much as I did even 2-3 weeks ago. Crawford on the other hand is in superb shape and has been an awesome addition by the look of it (yes I know preseason).

[Clippersfan86]

Arguable. Hawks had some good teams.

Hawks didn't have two all star starters who command double teams, nor this many weapons around those pieces. So sure good teams but not this talent obviously. Besides Joe Johnson was the primary ballhandler of those Hawks teams and hardly the playmaker CP3 is. Jeff Teague, Mike Bibby and other PG's they had in recent years were scoring PG's.

[Money 23]

That handle of his is just too sick, though.

[SourPatchKids]

Stephen Jackson said that he never touches a ball in the off-season.

It's not that uncommon.
Shit, I get real rusty after two days without touching a ball. :lol

[Money 23]

Shit, I get real rusty after two days without touching a ball.
Try a solid 8 months? Most time away ever in my life. Getting old sucks :oldlol:

I'm having withdraws.

I'm going to be so damn rusty and embarrassing the 1st day I head back to Lifetime Fitness.

Everyone is going to be like DAMN ... what happened to you.

[bdreason]

Embarrassing really.

[senelcoolidge]

Crawford very possibly could be 6th man of the year. The Clippers have 3 legit guys that are clutch with seconds ticking..CP3, Billups, and Crawford. Some of the other guys on the roster aren't that bad either.

[StateOfMind12]

Oh yeah and if you think I made that up about Stephen Jackson, here is a video of him saying that he never workouts in the off-season.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFlA2fpv-Sk&feature=player_embedded

It's in the 30 second mark.

[Eric Cartman]

Oh yeah and if you think I made that up about Stephen Jackson, here is a video of him saying that he never workouts in the off-season.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFlA2fpv-Sk&feature=player_embedded

It's in the 30 second mark.

KD raps?


:biggums:

[kNIOKAS]

It's pretty crazy... And pretty accurate, I never trusted this Jamal guy. In my book, he's there with all the knuckleheads: Earl Smith, Al Harrington, Steven Jackson, Zach Randolph, Jason Richardson, all those who never made to the next level because of the fact they're pieces of crap.

[MJ(Mean John)]

It's pretty crazy... And pretty accurate, I never trusted this Jamal guy. In my book, he's there with all the knuckleheads: Earl Smith, Al Harrington, Steven Jackson, Zach Randolph, Jason Richardson, all those who never made to the next level because of the fact they're pieces of crap.


Hahahah..

Hey man. Not fair to put ZBO there.

Dude has put in work.

[kNIOKAS]

Hahahah..

Hey man. Not fair to put ZBO there.

Dude has put in work.
And then quit. And then put again. And then stank. And again. For Christs sake, I've seen him nominated MIP for the second and third time in his career (by those casual fans who never knew he had one already). Wooo

Also, wasn't it him who made his teammate hide at other teammates house? Seen on music vidoe with criminals? Empty stats and poor work ethic in general?

I would be happy with ZBO out of the league.


Remember this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh2fn01cngg

[coin24]

seriously, you're the biggest homer, ever.

its hilarious how, when it comes to the clippers, for some reason, there's always some reason or some way as to how the universe will align. lol



it's always something new.

"YEAH, THIS YEAR IS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT, DJ IS GOING TO BE TOP 3 CENTER IN THE LEAGUE"

"YEAH, BLAKE HAS FINALLY WORKED ON HIS GAME IN THE POST, BLAH BLAH"

"YEAH, BLEDSOE IS MINI LEBRON, HE WILL BE TOP 3 PG IN FEW YEARS. HE WILL BE A SUPERSTAR"

"YEAH, CP3 HASNT BEEN HEALTHY AND HE'LL PLAY HIS BEST BALL EVER"

"YEAH, WE FINALLY HAVE A LEADER IN BILLUPS, THATS ALL WE WERE MISSING"

"YEAH, JAMAL WILL HAVE HIS BEST YEAR EVER"

Somehow, YOU take an ordinary article that MOST PLAYERS, come up with EVERY SEASON, and you take it literal. lol. like you don't have a good sense of reality. lol

95% of nba players say they work out in the offseason, and get better. and 95% of coaches say they look better. They prolly do. The problem is...

THE WHOLE LEAGUE DOES IT. But somehow, little gullible you, comes in and starts rambling this crazy ass stupid homer shit.

Shit never fails. Every single one of your posts is always the same theme.
"Yeah, blah blah. but clippers have the deepest team.. blah blah... the best young team... blah blah best 1+2 punch"

sorry to break it pal. But you guys are not winning a championship ANYTIME SOON. Don't get me wrong, you guys will be a GREAT TEAM. Maybe top 4 in the west. But you guys will not win a chip, anytime soon.


This:applause:


While its great CF86 supports his team, we dont need idiotic threads everytime a Clippers player takes a shit.. He said it was a good one, so watch out rest of the league. Clippers are ready to go!:facepalm

[Xiao Yao You]

I still think he can obviously top the horrendous year last year

Not saying much.


but not expecting nearly as much as I did even 2-3 weeks ago.

You just said him, Crawford and Bledsoe can out do the whole Jazz bench. How does this effect the so called deepest team/best rotation in the league that he was supposed to play a key role in including center where he's never really played outside the World Championships as far as I know. As I said they have huge question marks and he is certainly one of the biggest.


(yes I know preseason).

Clutch!


Hawks didn't have two all star starters who command double teams, nor this many weapons around those pieces. So sure good teams but not this talent obviously. Besides Joe Johnson was the primary ballhandler of those Hawks teams and hardly the playmaker CP3 is. Jeff Teague, Mike Bibby and other PG's they had in recent years were scoring PG's.

Well no one else has a Chris Paul. Clipps don't have a Joe Johnson, Josh Smith or Al Horford either.


we dont need idiotic threads everytime a Clippers player takes a shit

Give him a break. Bledsoe had a clutch block! Definitely worthy of a new thread.

[SyRyanYang]

Hawks didn't have two all star starters who command double teams, nor this many weapons around those pieces. So sure good teams but not this talent obviously. Besides Joe Johnson was the primary ballhandler of those Hawks teams and hardly the playmaker CP3 is. Jeff Teague, Mike Bibby and other PG's they had in recent years were scoring PG's.
No team double teams cp3:oldlol: :oldlol:

[DCL]

i wish my game was as unpolished as jamal crawford's.

some of these guys have all these gifts that 99.99% of us don't have, but they just stay as lazy asses. crawford doesn't suck. but it makes you wonder what kind of player he would had been if he did devote himself to it.

[Clippersfan86]

This:applause:


While its great CF86 supports his team, we dont need idiotic threads everytime a Clippers player takes a shit.. He said it was a good one, so watch out rest of the league. Clippers are ready to go!:facepalm

This thread wasn't started by me retard. BTW you're one to talk :facepalm . You're a big contributor to the normal 8-10 Lakers threads on the first page and about the most random shit imaginable. Didn't you make one of the 7 threads about how Artest is in good shape?

[TexasBloodMoney]

This thread wasn't started by me retard. BTW you're one to talk :facepalm . You're a big contributor to the normal 8-10 Lakers threads on the first page and about the most random shit imaginable. Didn't you make one of the 7 threads about how Artest is in good shape?

Only laker fans are allowed to make useless threads. And if you call them out on it, you get negged. Because they're quite easily the most sensitive fan base in all of sports.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

:biggums:

Can't help but think this dude is gonna have a SOLID season.. Hah!

[Clippersfan86]

Only laker fans are allowed to make useless threads. And if you call them out on it, you get negged. Because they're quite easily the most sensitive fan base in all of sports.

Funnest thing is the Kobe stan posse negs everybody under my name like chicken shits on top of their normal negs for people disagreeing. :oldlol:. Repped

[coin24]

This thread wasn't started by me retard. BTW you're one to talk :facepalm . You're a big contributor to the normal 8-10 Lakers threads on the first page and about the most random shit imaginable. Didn't you make one of the 7 threads about how Artest is in good shape?

Ive never made an Artest thread.
I posted in one agreeing he is finally in decent shape. Its not my fault some posters are too dumb to scroll down the first page and check if theres already a topic:lol

Although 7 of those threads still arent as shit as Bledsoe with a clutch block, DJ and Griffin work on FT shooting, Matt Barnes feels like Clippers are a family, J Crawford will regain 6th man of the year, Odom wil have a turnaround year etc

[Clippersfan86]

Ive never made an Artest thread.
I posted in one agreeing he is finally in decent shape. Its not my fault some posters are too dumb to scroll down the first page and check if theres already a topic:lol

Although 7 of those threads still arent as shit as Bledsoe with a clutch block, DJ and Griffin work on FT shooting, Matt Barnes feels like Clippers are a family, J Crawford will regain 6th man of the year, Odom wil have a turnaround year etc

None of those got their own threads... so keep talking out of your ass. I may have posted the Matt Barnes chemistry one, that's about it.

[ihoopallday]

Why are people always so salty when CF86 makes a thread or posts in one? :lol Does it really bother y'all that much?

[coin24]

None of those got their own threads... so keep talking out of your ass. I may have posted the Matt Barnes chemistry one, that's about it.

:roll: :roll: :roll:
You made threads on all of those.

[coin24]

http://insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=263162

http://insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=278625

[Clippersfan86]

http://insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=263162

http://insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=278625

One was a general Bledsoe thread from last year so you only found one of the claimed ones I recently made. Good swing and miss tard. Besides even if I made all of those over time who cares? All threads on the forum are pretty trivial, especially the Lakers ones

[coin24]

One was a general Bledsoe thread from last year so you only found one of the claimed ones I recently made. Good swing and miss tard. Besides even if I made all of those over time who cares? All threads on the forum are pretty trivial, especially the Lakers ones

You did. Thats the point. Why deny it?:confusedshrug:

Go outside once in a while champ.. Theres more to life than the clippers:oldlol: :oldlol:

[Clippersfan86]

You did. Thats the point. Why deny it?:confusedshrug:

Go outside once in a while champ.. Theres more to life than the clippers:oldlol: :oldlol:

I was out all day till the game. Thanks for checking up on me wifey.

[IGOTGAME]

Walt Clyde Frazier did the same thing. Worked out fine for him.

Also Crawford is just being obtuse. He has spent countless hours practicing ball. Let's not be stupid.

[D.J.]

i wish my game was as unpolished as jamal crawford's.

some of these guys have all these gifts that 99.99% of us don't have, but they just stay as lazy asses. crawford doesn't suck. but it makes you wonder what kind of player he would had been if he did devote himself to it.


I could have seen him putting up 25/5/5 on 45/40/85. He's similar to J.R. Smith in a lot of ways, but Crawford has a brain that at least semi-functions. It's not like he was far off. All he needed to do was work on his shot selection and rebounding.

[Clippersfan86]

Crawford just had an awesome Q&A with Clippers fans on Twitter.

This was something very awesome to read and it shows me how far the organization has come for guy who's been on 4 other teams to say this.


"@C_Castillo01: @JCrossover How does it feel to be apart of the clippers organization?"--honestly, hope I'm here the rest of my career..

[UtahJazzFan88]

Clippers fans are going to want him out of town after this year based on what I've seen from him in Portland and Atlanta. Dude's been in the league for 13 years, he is what he is and he's not going to magically improve because he worked on his shot a little bit more than what he usually does in the summer.

[TheeBeast]

"Raw talent"?

Dude shoots worse than Artest did last season :oldlol:

[coin24]

Clippers fans are going to want him out of town after this year based on what I've seen from him in Portland and Atlanta. Dude's been in the league for 13 years, he is what he is and he's not going to magically improve because he worked on his shot a little bit more than what he usually does in the summer.

This. Guys dont improve at this stage of there careers..

[Walker]

This. Guys dont improve at this stage of there careers..
http://www.thesportsbrewery.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/nash2.jpg

[coin24]

http://www.thesportsbrewery.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/nash2.jpg


You're comparing a bench chucking scrub like Crawford to Steve Nash??:lol :lol :lol

[All Net]

Has he ever practised shot selection? think he should as thats been his main downfall his entire career.

[Walker]

You're comparing a bench chucking scrub like Crawford to Steve Nash??:lol :lol :lol
No, just illustrating players can improve, in some cases significately, on the wrong side of 30.

[Clifton]

No, just illustrating players can improve, in some cases significately, on the wrong side of 30.
Nash was always that good. He just didn't have Amare and D'Antoni before. The Mavs have a proud and enduring legacy of never getting the right players and never bringing out the best in them... possibly with the exception of using Jason Terry as a sixth man and finally figuring out that Dirk is best used as a high post / face-up player, not a mere jumpshooter...

[Xiao Yao You]

Crawford just had an awesome Q&A with Clippers fans on Twitter.

This was something very awesome to read and it shows me how far the organization has come for guy who's been on 4 other teams to say this.


"@C_Castillo01: @JCrossover How does it feel to be apart of the clippers organization?"--honestly, hope I'm here the rest of my career..

Believe he said something similar last year and we know how that played out!

[Clippersfan86]

Believe he said something similar last year and we know how that played out!

Still nice to hear :D. Remember Clippers fans are used to players badmouthing the team and rushing to another team.

[StroShow4]

Clippers fans are going to want him out of town after this year based on what I've seen from him in Portland and Atlanta.

Crawford was fine in Atlanta. The Hawks have been worse since he left.

[Clippersfan86]

Crawford was fine in Atlanta. The Hawks have been worse since he left.

Portland was a very toxic situation as was NY and Chicago when he was there. The only good situation he was in was Atlanta and he won 6th man of the year and was loved by the fans and his teammates/coaches. Portland tried playing him at PG and had very little help around him so all teams had to do was guard Jamal and Aldridge (when he was even healthy) so I think he just couldn't carry that kind of load. On the Clippers he will be able to relax a lot more so should be much smoother.

[Xiao Yao You]

Portland was a very toxic situation as was NY and Chicago when he was there. The only good situation he was in was Atlanta and he won 6th man of the year and was loved by the fans and his teammates/coaches. Portland tried playing him at PG and had very little help around him so all teams had to do was guard Jamal and Aldridge (when he was even healthy) so I think he just couldn't carry that kind of load. On the Clippers he will be able to relax a lot more so should be much smoother.

Assuming everything goes the way you hope in your mind. Portland obviously was expecting things to go differently last year too.