Jamal Crawford – A valuable asset in the free agency: NBA Feature (Part 2)
2. Crawford’s unanswered Crossovers
The one thing for which Jamal Crawford is well known around the league, are his earth shattering crossovers. Crawford’s crossovers had quietened several National Basketball Association stars that are well known for their play.
Among these stars were Miami Heat’s dazzling shooting guard Dwyane Wade, who is also known by the name of “Flash” because of his speed, but still he was unable to prevent Crawford from trenching him.
One of the Big Three of the Boston Celtics, Ray Allen was also a victim of his breathtaking crossovers, as Crawford handles them better than anyone else in the entire league. After witnessing this stir from Crawford the basketball
analysts gave his move a name: shake-n-bake.
These crossovers from Crawford go to the back and then end up pouring them in the rim. This move by Crawford had overwhelmed his opponents and they still don’t have any answer for his sick move.
3. A High-Quality Player off the Bench
Even though Jamal normally comes off the bench, he has still been able to thump his mark with his high-quality play. It was because of his spectacular efforts over the years that Crawford has been able to deliver some solid numbers
off the bench.
His 18.0 points, 3.0 assists and 2.5 boards per game effort in the 2009-10 season won him the Sixth Man of the Year award.
Substantial contributions from the veteran guard had made him an important part of the Hawks game strategy in the later stages. So Crawford will be hot pick for the teams that are looking for a excellent scorer off the bench and
trust me there is no short of such squads.
4. 11 seasons in NBA
Crawford had a long career behind him, as he had an 11 seasons of NBA experience under his belt. Scoring capability and such long experience makes Crawford a rare commodity in the entire league.
Because a player of his calibre now what it takes to turn a team into a champion squad and how to kept your composure in the pressure situations. Since coming off the bench makes Crawford’s job even more difficult.
Still the veteran player had been able to deliver performances like 31 points against the Sacramento Kings in December 2010, two games after that a 36-point effort against the Toronto Raptors and a 34-point contribution against
the Los Angeles Clippers in January that all helped the Atlanta Hawks in clinching crucial victories during the 2010-11 season.
In addition to that, who can forget his valuable hand-outs during the previous playoffs, when the Hawks went against the Orlando Magic in the quarter-finals and Crawford scored with 20 plus average that helped Atlanta in steering
the best of the seven game series away from the Magic and mighty Dwight Howard.
He had made two trips to the postseason with the Hawks, but his brilliant stats as a sixth man helped the side a great deal throughout his time with them. As Crawford is the person, whom the Hawks relied, as he had always delivered
goods when it really matter the most, go to guy attitude.
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