Crawford will start in place of Raymond Felton tonight against the Spurs

[magnifier661]

I watched at the end of the 4th last night when we were on a roll..... 3 times Nic was wide open and JC launched a contested shot with plenty of time on the clock. Please watch tonight and notice how he will never give Nic the rock!

Don't worry buddy. All changes that will help this team in the future. Nate will be fired sooner than later. Just a matter of time. And this summer, we won't be seeing Failton or Crawful ever where a Blazer uni again

 

[Rhal]

hey mcmillian crawford isnt a pg can you please get that through your head. When he plays pg we slow down and the ball only leaves his hands in transition.
For the love of all thats holy Crawford isnt roy or ray allen. yah for having the most stubborn coach in sports.

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[Mediocre Man]

I watched at the end of the 4th last night when we were on a roll..... 3 times Nic was wide open and JC launched a contested shot with plenty of time on the clock. Please watch tonight and notice how he will never give Nic the rock!

Why are you telling me this? Mrs HCP was right. You don't listen

 

[B-Roy]

This is like replacing a turd donut with a turd sandwich. Either way, you lose.

 

[GrandpaBlaze]

That gives me an idea, John.

Who has more?

Crawford shots

Batum points

It is close.

Crawford: 419 shot attempts (464 points)
Batum: 425 points (313 shot attempts)

Batum has 39 fewer points than Crawford on 106 fewer shot attempts.

For comparison:
Felton: 321 points on 329 shot attempts

Compared to Batum, Felton has 104 fewer points on 16 more shot attempts.

If we REALLY want an efficient PG, we'd use Armon. He's by far the best shooting PG of the bunch. He's 100% for the season (1-1).

And yet, Nate still chooses to put the ball in Crawford's hand with a green light to shoot??

Gramps...

 

[RR7]

Felton was complete junk when he came off the bench in Denver and I expect him to continue to be junk coming off the bench in Portland. He's been on a long continuous pout since being traded from NY.

He shot 46% from 3 off the bench for Denver, and was otherwise about right in line with career averages on everything else.

 

[GrandpaBlaze]

He shot 46% from 3 off the bench for Denver, and was otherwise about right in line with career averages on everything else.

Yes, but due to the elevation in Denver, there is a lower gravity effect enabling him to better get the ball over the rim. In Portland, the gravitational impact on the arc of the ball results in many more shots bouncing off the rim.

For Felton's sake, I think we should send him back to Denver.....gratis.

Gramps...

 

[OneSport3]

This is just a desperation move on Nate's behalf. Jamal Crawford is not a POINT GUARD! He probably hasn't played PG since his days at Rainier Beach. I'd rather have Nolan Smith playing PG than Crawford.

Nate, instead of scapegoating Felton, why don't you try to install some form of offense that involves player movement. At this point, Steve Nash could be the PG of this team and he would even fail. There's just no offense to run. When they're trying to feed the ball to Aldridge in the low box, the other 3 guys are just standing and watching. Against a good defensive team like the Lakers, it was no surprise to see that hideous 1st quarter last night.

 

[Mediocre Man]

This is just a desperation move on Nate's behalf. Jamal Crawford is not a POINT GUARD! He probably hasn't played PG since his days at Rainier Beach. I'd rather have Nolan Smith playing PG than Crawford.

Nate, instead of scapegoating Felton, why don't you try to install some form of offense that involves player movement. At this point, Steve Nash could be the PG of this team and he would even fail. There's just no offense to run. When they're trying to feed the ball to Aldridge in the low box, the other 3 guys are just standing and watching. Against a good defensive team like the Lakers, it was no surprise to see that hideous 1st quarter last night.

Nate is an ISO coach. Crawford is a good ISO player. This will be a great thing for Nate and Crawford. We will win a few games because of it, but in the end, we will get hammered in the playoffs where this offense collapses.

Nate would be a fantastic coach for a team with one on one players.

 

[blue32]

Nate is an ISO coach. Crawford is a good ISO player. This will be a great thing for Nate and Crawford. We will win a few games because of it, but in the end, we will get hammered in the playoffs where this offense collapses.

Nate would be a fantastic coach for a team with one on one players.

Wonder how many shot attempts Crawfull will take tonight.......20+?

 

[TripTango]

This is like replacing a turd donut with a turd sandwich. Either way, you lose.

But at least with the sandwich you can clean off the bread and get just a little bit of sustenance!

 

[Masbee]

He is gonna cry like a bitch. This is Damon all over again. Just you watch. Felton is toast and he will mope for the rest of the season.

Do we care?

Felton is having such a terrible, terrible, terrible season that it could hardly be any worse from that position.

Think of it this way: we are at rock bottom, stuck in the gutter with the starting PG production. Try Smith. Try a CBA callup. Try Batum. Try Crawford (as is being done). Fucking try anything.

Is there a high chance of success?

Nope.

But, if any or all of the experiments fail, we will be no worse off than we are now.

The time for worrying about how Felton will react or respond is over. He has failed this team.

 

[mook]

Yep. Masbee is dead on. I really don't see Felton playing in the NBA next year. When you flame out this badly with this much opportunity, it's the end of a career.

Teams wanting a player of Felton's caliber can pick from any of a dozen different guys who are 5-9 years younger. Hungry, upside, humble, cheap.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

This is a bad move by Nate. This team goes no where without a PG and Felton is the closest thing we have to that. Let him play through it.

 

[HailBlazers]

This is a bad move by Nate. This team goes no where without a PG and Felton is the closest thing we have to that. Let him play through it.

Agreed.

I really don't see Felton playing in the NBA next year. When you flame out this badly with this much opportunity, it's the end of a career.

Your trippin.

 

[blue32]

This is a bad move by Nate. This team goes no where without a PG and Felton is the closest thing we have to that. Let him play through it.

He has. Haven't you seen his performance the last month? I think he's been "playing through it" enough....time to cut the cord.

 

[Masbee]

Agreed.



Your trippin.

No he isn't.

There are dozens of guys - right now - who given the same opportunity - would do AT LEAST as well as Felton has done. And some of them will do better, maybe a lot better.

There are few worse starting PG's in the NBA this season. He is in the argument for the very worst in the league.

And, can you name a team that has a PG as bad as Felton, that also does not have a star Shooting Guard or a very promising young guard?

Felton is killing this team.

Killing it.

 

[e_blazer]

Yep. Masbee is dead on. I really don't see Felton playing in the NBA next year. When you flame out this badly with this much opportunity, it's the end of a career.

Teams wanting a player of Felton's caliber can pick from any of a dozen different guys who are 5-9 years younger. Hungry, upside, humble, cheap.

The Knicks would probably take him on the assumption that he can get back to playing the way he did previously under D'Antoni. Don't know how they clear much money for him though.

 

[mook]

The Knicks would probably take him on the assumption that he can get back to playing the way he did previously under D'Antoni. Don't know how they clear much money for him though.

I suppose it's possible. Yeah, if he does wind up with an NBA contract I bet its there as Lin's backup/insurance policy. But even there, if you're the GM, is Felton really the kind of PG you want Lin to hang around?

 

[Minstrel]

I think it might be a little extreme to deduce that Felton's NBA career is over. Yes, he's terrible and could be replaced, the way he's playing right now, by many marginal players. But Telfair played a number of years at about this productivity, for example, and Felton has been better than this. Felton has almost never been good, but he has been NBA-caliber. I doubt every team in the league is going to decide that, in his physical prime and without some serious injury, Felton has forever lost his ability to be an NBA player. It'll certainly drop expectations for him and his next paycheck, but I'd guess he'll be on an NBA roster somewhere next year. Just not as a starter.

 

[Draco]

Felton would be fine even for us as backup PG. If we had a John Crotty level player to start we could bring in Felton as the 8th man. The problem is our roster has no other PG outside of Felton, Nolan Smith has been just as terrible and is a green rookie, so Felton has had to play a massive role for extended minutes even while he struggles. It's much easier to play 10mpg against backups then 30mpg against starters.

We need to sign Patty! The guy had some competent minutes at PG last year. Hell I was never a Sergio fan but we need to bring in some other options at the PG postion or we will be out of the playoffs. Armon is garbadge and Smith is not ready.

 

[Masbee]

I think it might be a little extreme to deduce that Felton's NBA career is over. Yes, he's terrible and could be replaced, the way he's playing right now, by many marginal players. But Telfair played a number of years at about this productivity, for example, and Felton has been better than this. Felton has almost never been good, but he has been NBA-caliber. I doubt every team in the league is going to decide that, in his physical prime and without some serious injury, Felton has forever lost his ability to be an NBA player. It'll certainly drop expectations for him and his next paycheck, but I'd guess he'll be on an NBA roster somewhere next year. Just not as a starter.

True about Telfair, but he was given chance after chance after chance for the absolute worst teams in the NBA those years (the basement dweller Blazers and T-Pups), and while he had that "potential" tag as a very young player.

With Felton, we are talking about a Prime aged player who is surrounded by one of the best Forward rotations in the NBA, and can't figure out how cobble together a passably acceptable season as a starter.

I agree he will land on a roster due to the desperate need for PG's. But, I feel that he has played his way off of the "A" list. Top free agent guaranteed to get a multi-year, guaranteed contract for a starter's position. His agent will have to work very hard, blowing lots of smoke, and Felton may have to prove himself in a camp before a GM gives him a guaranteed contract. He is damaged goods.

 

[MickZagger]

Batum won't get any touches with Crawford on the court. I don't understand this move.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

So, did anyone predict that Crawford would not only take fewer shots than Batum, but have as many assists as he would field-goal attempts?

 

[B-Roy]

So, did anyone predict that Crawford would not only take fewer shots than Batum, but have as many assists as he would field-goal attempts?

Or that 5 of those assists went to Batum?

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Or that 5 of those assists went to Batum?

At the very least, I did say this:

I will go out on a limb here and predict that starting at point guard will actually prompt him to play like a point guard, since he will be on the floor with enough other scorers that he won't feel like he has to be the first option.

 

[Minstrel]

Hey, my post is looking pretty not bad too. I said I thought Crawford would pass to Batum and that ball-hogging hasn't been Crawford's problem.

My main point of correctness, though, was pretty obvious: whatever it takes to get Felton off the court as a starter = development worth attempting.

 

[HailBlazers]

With Felton, we are talking about a Prime aged player who is surrounded by one of the best Forward rotations in the NBA, and can't figure out how cobble together a passably acceptable season as a starter.

His agent will have to work very hard, blowing lots of smoke, and Felton may have to prove himself in a camp before a GM gives him a guaranteed contract. He is damaged goods.

It's not just any season, it's a lockout year. One that's had virtually no practice time for a team with a new roster along with a coach who has been clueless about his new style of play. Add in a small market with fans and media that over-analyze every fart the players make and you're set up for Failure, err Failton snicker snicker.

Despite the lockout it's still a very long season. He's gonna have a chance to prove himself once and for all after the all star break and into the playoff's. To write him off without heavily weighing in the fact that Nate has barely been able to cobble together a passably acceptable offense is definitely near sighted and premature.

Felton would be fine even for us as backup PG. If we had a John Crotty level player to start we could bring in Felton as the 8th man. The problem is our roster has no other PG outside of Felton, Nolan Smith has been just as terrible and is a green rookie, so Felton has had to play a massive role for extended minutes even while he struggles. It's much easier to play 10mpg against backups then 30mpg against starters.

Agreed, on all accounts.

 

[magnifier661]

So, did anyone predict that Crawford would not only take fewer shots than Batum, but have as many assists as he would field-goal attempts?

I sure as hell didn't think so. I'm happy I look like a fool. I hope I look like a dumb ass for the rest of the season. That means our guards are actually doing their job.

 

[THE HCP]

The only reason he passed to Nic those 5 times is because LA screamed at him to........ I got proof FAMS!