Poll: Jamal Goes For 50?
December 20th, 2008 by Mike Kurylo | Comments | Permalink |
Ex-Knick Jamal Crawford had 50 points last night as the Warriors defeated the Bobcats 110-103.
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December 20th, 2008 by Mike Kurylo | Comments | Permalink |
Ex-Knick Jamal Crawford had 50 points last night as the Warriors defeated the Bobcats 110-103.
4th player in NBA history to score 50 points for 3 different teams, joining Wilt, Bernard King and Moses Malone.
one of these things is not like the other, one of these things just doesn’t belong…
There’s no option for “all of the above”. I’d probably go with the 18 free throws if I had to choose. That’s a career high, right?
Beat his personal record of 16:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/fc/tiny.cgi?id=vavpp
Oh his second highest, 16 free throws, was as also a member of Golden State. The most he ever did for the Knicks was 15. Wonder what Nellie is doing to get him to get to the hoop. Free plaid sweater with each 10 FTA game?
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/123/416905654_ebb7c2faea_m.jpg
Jamal Crawford’s whole career summed up in 2 games:
Fri. vs. Atlanta – 3-15, 6 pts., 3 TO’s
Sat. vs. Charlotte – 14-26, 50 pts. 1 TO
From the sublime to the ridiculous, or is it the other way around?
PS Wasn’t the “defensive specialist” Raja Bell guarding Crawford last night?
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2008122030
Crawford continually beat Raja Bell and Raymond Felton off the dribble for layups or fouls, bringing the type of explosive offense the Warriors envisioned when they sent Al Harrington to the Knicks to get him.
“I feel like I can pretty much get any shot I want,” Crawford said. “I let people off the hook by settling for jump shots.”
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“Basically you’ve got a guy out there with his confidence as high as the sky and he’s only playing one end,” Wallace said of Crawford. “He’s only playing offense, so what can you say?”
how many offensive possesions did the Warrior have that game? Is there not a points per possession advanced statistic that we could use to give this some context?
that offense is perfect for Crawford not surprised he can score, dont really care either.
I think I hurt myself as I slapped my face when that ball just bounced out of bounds with Harrington looking on and Duhon _backing up_.
Wow, is this varsity vs. JV? I don’t think the Knicks have contested a single shot yet. The only drama in this game will be if they cover the 15 point spread.
I was thinking, “what the heck” when I saw that sequence, weird…
That’s just a shocking quote. The free throw attempts is the first thing that jumped out at me when looking at his stat line. I remember his last 50 point game, and he was just lucky – hitting every shot. I think he had 4 or 5 free throws that game, not 18. For years we had to suffer through Crawford’s 22 footer off balance crossovers, and now he realizes you can dribble the ball all the way up to the hoop?
What gets me is that Crawford has been coached by a Hall of Fame player and two Hall of Fame coaches, and no one suggested this to him until now? Hence why I don’t by the infallibility of NBA coaches, front offices, etc. (Well that and guys like Ben Wallace being undervalued for half his career).
BTW Jamal never answered my question:
http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/basketball/knicks/blog/crawford/2008/09/i_hear_you.html#comment-2714509
And overvalued for the 2nd half.