Comments on: Jamal Crawford – Stay or Go?

By: illieeee

illieeee — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:51:28 +0000

Crawford was the one that kept the team together this whole season while Monta was gone…yeah Monta is the best player..but Crawford is a good backup..where would the Warriors be now if it wasnt for him this season with Monta out for so long? I personally think we need a new coach..the guys all contribute well and play a good ball game..but never make it in the last few minutes in fourth quarter..tells us something…

i say keep him.

By: Jerry West

Jerry West — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:32:46 +0000

“Its just no starting center with defense the a coach who with several players, even way back with John Starks loves to screw player’s around.”

Uh….”Rcjur”……..what the fuck did you mean by the statement above.

I mean I cannot understand a word you were trying to write……….you must not have gone to college………your writing and grammar is about as bad as a 14 year old.

By: rcjur

rcjur — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:30:09 +0000

Nellie is the one that needs to GO!! Monta and Jamal in the backcourt can exist and be good. The problem with this team is Jax is the shooter and Monta got to get his! Adding Jamal as a scorer too and finding a true center with Defense (ie: Diop and or Camby), this team would be good. Especially with the young talent at forward and Morrow. This unit is good. Its just no starting center with defense the a coach who with several players, even way back with John Starks loves to screw player’s around. Nellie needs to retire and Jamal is a better PG than Monta. You don’t treat good NBA player’s like he has always done. Fire the coach!

By: Lufty455

Lufty455 — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:36:04 +0000

It is not Crawford who has the problem it is Nelson.
This reminds me of the Webber situation.
Nelson still commands the lime light.
Dude needs to retire and enjoy all the millions he stole from Cuban and Cohen.
Have you guys heard his interview?
It is all about Nelson and not the team.
All the people that think he is a great coach can jump off the bridge.
Phil Jackson, Pat Riley, Paps are great coaches.
You can even put Doc Rivers because he had to deal with Pierce’s ego in Boston.
Those guys won a title(s) with a team.
Do right thing Cohen and fire Nelson and Rowell and then maybe sell the team to Mullin or someone that cares about the fans and basketball itself.

By: Joaq

Joaq — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:13:26 +0000

Crawford has to go. Ideally he can go for draft picks and expiring contracts. The Warriors really need some flexibility right now and a commitment to the youth. They need to get rid of at least two of the big contracts that Monta, Andris, Jax, Mags, and Crawford have.

In terms of Philosophy, it’s true things have to change, it’s also true that the personnel pieces are there. I’d like to see what a good front office and coach combo could do with this team.

By: Oregonwarriorfan

Oregonwarriorfan — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:14:59 +0000

Getting this conversation back to Crawford…remember we got him for essentially nothing; trading away a player who wasn’t giving his all in Harrington. Use him as trade-bait for a play who upgrades them at PF; other wise, keep him.

By: Jerry West

Jerry West — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:29:17 +0000

Excellent points “Sleepy” and “Danikil”……..you guys realize the same thing I do, you can see my posts as well, that it really starts and ends with offensive and defensive philosophies that the Coach instills in combination with strong ownership and management to pick the right players and put them in the right position.

Look at San Antonio, they pick up the precise players that can exactly help what they are looking for. Whether its a defensive stopper or a 3 point specialist or in the case of the recent acquisition of Drew Gooden, some help on the boards.

You guys are right and the first 2 people to re-iterate what I’ve been saying……….it doesn’t matter who stays or who goes, we have some pretty good NBA players on our team, we just need a very good NBA player on our team and a defensive philosophy……the defensive philosophy comes from the coach and getting the very good player comes from ownership and management, we are lacking in all of those areas.

By: danikil49

danikil49 — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:10:43 +0000

All of this talk about JC is useless. The real problem is Nellie and Rowell and Cohan is not listening I’m sure.We have two great looking young forwards, one PF and I know Randolph can play the SF.

I am boycotting all Warrior games until Nellie is fired and Rowell is muzzled or fired. This is a disgusting situation and it only speaks to what Cohan really thinks and that is not much because he has allowed Rowell to ruin a good team and Nellie to play his silly ego games.

By: Sleepy

Sleepy — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:32:03 +0000

There is nothing wrong with Crawford or Ellis the problem wit this team starts with jack and ends with Nelson.

Here we are heaping praise on someone for stuffing the stat sheet and not the win column. If we gave Maggs,Crawford or Ellis enough touches they all could put up big numbers like jack but we still wouldnt win any games unless it was a team effort.

You play Crawford and Ellis together and then you take the ball out of their hands and gives it to Jack on post up iso’s. The advantage of the backcourt is that they both should be attacking every possession and someone like jack only slows them and the ball down.We are the only team in the league still pushing a 32yr old swingman as a cornerstone .The Nets have Vince but theyve actively been trying to dump him.

We should be putting them in the backcourt and making sure we always have bigs on the floor with them.

I was just disgusted watching the start of the Suns game and all this talk of Monta being a pg and then he passes once the first 5-6 possessions .What is Nelson teaching this kid ? If we are serious about him being a future pg we should be doing less freelancing and more set play calling so he can learn how to run a team.

I dont think Crawford should go( because hes the least of our problems )however at this point what do we have to convince him to stay ?

Crawford could opt out sign a 3 year MLE deal on a contender for about 18.5 million. Under our present course we are showing to be almost as badly managed as the knicks under Isiah thomas and I cant imagine him wanting to spend his prime playing these mind games with a unpredictable franchise .

By: Warrior Kebt

Warrior Kebt — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:18:45 +0000

While I like Crawford as a shooter do not like his defense. Crawford is to high priced to keep as a 10 minute a game backup. Belinelli and Watson can fit that role at a lower price. Lets face it both Jackson and Monta will be playing near 40 minutes a game next year.