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Originally Posted by Da Grinch
to me crawford is one of the guys you basically have to keep ...almost every year of his career some1 is supposed to replace him and by the end of the season he is starting again , he does what he is supposed to do , plays hard and does what he is told and gets himself back in the game...he was brought to the knicks for his versatility he was supposed to be the 3rd guard behing houston and marbury playing both spost but it never happened really because houston couldn't stay healthy.
if the team gets a mayo or bayless or rose , i'm of the opinion you decide whats going to be the identity of the team and keep who fits it and send off who doesn't for what the team needs, right now i dont see many primadonnas in the backcourt all of them come off the bench right now without crying about it...but it makes no sense to waste the asset.
my preference to keep is mardy ,his main flaw is his shooting , most players who cant shoot learn to do it at least ok , nate isn't going to get any taller....and the knicks have a good number of spark off the bench type players , the need for nate is lessened by that .
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For me personally, Crawford's main problem (as far as playing the point) has mostly been the fact that I have not seen him as a PG. I think that it's his unconventional ways of going about playing the game that has helped to contribute to my perception of him at this position. His herky-jerky style works creating shots for himself and serving as an adrenaline rush for his teammates but I'm not sure whether that is what you want from the man running your offense full-time.
Like you said though, he has managed to surprise us every year by becoming increasingly more relevant in our plans. I'm even surprised by how well the ball has moved since he's slid into Marbury's old spot, so maybe he is a player we should hang onto. I still just don't understand why I am still uncomfortable with him being entrusted with these responsibilities for the time being; yet, I wouldn't want him to necessarily be traded but not necessarily as key a contributor as he is now which still leaves me at my original question.