nate33 wrote:McGully Culkin wrote:I just came across this...I still dont think we got good value for JC, but now I understand WHY the trade was made. There was obviously more going on behind the scenes that we knew about.
http://www.wusa9.com/sports/article/244 ... d-Riddance
Thanks for posting this. It explains a lot.
It's about time somebody in the media start telling us what's going on in the locker room. If Crawford was going out of his way to undermine Beal, then I can understand why they would view dumping Crawford as addition by subtraction.
Crawford was a veteran and Beal a rookie. The Wizards were dumb enough to keep Crawford after they drafted Beal. The first rule in nature is survival. Crawford's survival as a Wizard stemmed on his proving to be better than Beal, a 19-year old who Crawford was better than to start the season. Crawford was a veteran who Beal said he looked up to.
Stuff about Crawford undermining Beal is bullshyt IMO. As far as I am concerned the writer of that article linked above put his agenda out there with this line:
Jordan Crawford was the last piece of shrapnel left over from the knucklehead Wizards era. Crawford was never as big of a cancer as Andray Blatche or JaVale McGee, but his irrational persona had become a misfit puzzle piece. Certain players don't value winning. Crawford was that way in D.C. Maybe he will change in Boston while surrounded by savvy veterans. Maybe not.
The Steez personna was what he labels irrational. This is character assassination at its finest. Calling something the knucklehead era blasts young players and never looks at Grunfeld or Leonsis as an owner. What are they? This writer like many others don't understand the uproar over getting rid of Crawford, a player I and many others have wanted to get rid of for a while.
Crawford got better. Crawford won my respect THIS SEASON. He is what he is, but the guy is a good soldier from a standpoint that he gives his best. The shots were not selfish shots. They were unwise often terrible shots. His defense was not good. However, at times the guy was sensational. Even his biggest critics saw the game winner. Crawford was mobbed with affection from his teammates after that show. Watch the video of that play.
That Crawford had some trade value.
The uproar I feel is that once again dunderhead Grunfeld, at Ted's behest, got rid of an asset for nothing in return. Why not start throwing the labels both ways?