Cobb Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 Hawks guard Jamal Crawford has admitted that his uncertain future is affecting his play on the court. Crawford, the NBA's reigning Sixth Man of the Year, has averaged just 10.0 points on 36.4 percent shooting in Atlanta's past five games. He is making $10.08 million in the final year of his contract and wants to sign an extension. "I'm overthinking," Crawford said in an interview with FanHouse. "I think with everything going on, I'm just thinking too much and not just playing basketball. ... I'd be lying if I said it hasn't crossed my mind, you know, the future. ... Everything's been a little bit of a distraction."If he's really too distracted with what's going on, he's not worth keeping around much longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Swish* Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 Or maybe he's inventing another excuse just like the Miami Heat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newman Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 ^Could be an excuse, could be true. Nonetheless, if his mind isn't 100%, like Cobb said, he should be traded. The Hawks need some more offensive weapons with Marvin and Bibby averaging around 10 points each. They need Crawford or someone else from the bench to provide some points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dash Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 He needs to stop worry so much about a paycheck that he is not worth and get back to playing the game of basketball like he did last season. If he keeps up this play I don't see Atlanta resigning him especially with Jordan Crawford looking so promising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted November 24, 2010 Owner Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 Some players take advantage of this situation (Dampier putting up his double-double in Golden State), and some don't (Crawford). Cool that he can identify it, but I see this as him using it as an excuse, to make sure teams aren't going to look away and forget about him. Here's the thing...Crawford has always come across as that chucker when his team is down, the guy that things he can superstar his way into the game and drag his team through the mud on his way to a victory. How many times has he shot a bad percentage in a season? This is a guy who doesn't really get that much defensive attention, either, and with Atlanta struggling after their quick start, he's going to struggle the most because it's in his blood to start chucking up shots to win games and look good. That's been his M.O. most of his career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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