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Before you guys traded Javaris Crittenton, I saw the hype you guys had for him. Some of you thought he'd be a guy to take over for Kobe. So far, watching the Grizzlies games, he's been up and down (he is 19 after all), but I've noticed a recurring pattern.

Pros
Top notch athlete
Great ballhandling moves, breaks ankles
Scorer

Cons
Seems like he NEVER passes unless it's the last option
Gets stuck in the air ALL THE TIME, causing useless TO's
Takes people 1 v 5 on fast break
Tries the fancy pass too often

Here's what I ask of you Laker fans...give me some hope, PLEASE! Tell me what you like of him, his PROS and CONS, but preferably PROS. I'm beginning to give up on him.

You pretty much nailed it with the pro's and con's.

The good news for you is all the cons you list are easily fixable.

Pros:
Extremely versatile for a point guard. He can pretty much do or has the ability to do all you can ask for.

Good athleticism but doesn't rely solely on it. Also pretty damn fast.

Cons:
Doesn't seem to have the desire to be great, at least from the look on his face.

Immature. He makes bad decisions trying to impress people with what he can do.

But no doubt, he will have a very solid NBA career. I think he's capable of putting up 17 6 8 at his peak. Very talented, just needs to grow up some, which is or was true for all young players not named Lebron.

he just needs more playing time to work out those cons
none are so bad that they cannot be fixed with time

Give up on a guy thats just 19 and showing the pedigree to be a top notch scorer!

Even more funny you support Darko Milicic after 5 years in the league.

his cons sound like the cons of a young player.

and and deciding he doesn't want to be great based on the look on his face. double for deciding he's immature based on his bad passes.

You are pretty much right on. I thought he was too turnover prone. Once he learns to play within himself and your system he'll be fine. You can go back to previous Laker board topics (~ month into season?) but after Farmer's great start this board was split 50-50 on who the better prospect long will be. He should a decent to good career.

I think his deadpan-look is something to be desired in sports. It has somewhat of a sense of calmness that can be relied on in necessary situations like not crumbling in crunch time.

It's his first year, he was restrained as a Laker; and now seems to be somewhat free in Memphis...a lot of reasons not to panic. I can tell you that I was not very happy with Farmar in his rookie season...now, he's a catalyst in our so-called "Bench Mob"

nothing a year in the D-league wont fix.

thanks again for taking Kwame.

DarkoMilicic wrote:
Cons
Seems like he NEVER passes unless it's the last option - He is trying a little too hard on the offensive end to impress, once he calms down he'll start playing team basketball.

Gets stuck in the air ALL THE TIME, causing useless TO's - partly due to con above, but once he puts himself in a position where he can finish, he won't throw the ball away.

Takes people 1 v 5 on fast break - Again trying too hard.

Tries the fancy pass too often - partly drawing "wows"... you'll appreciate this ability once it becomes on target. If jason kidd and steve nash were TO the ball you would say they trying fancy pass too often... but their veterans who practiced the pass enough to get it where they want them... also it has to with where teammates are... he hasn't been with the team long enough to know where they like to stand.

Critt right now is trying too hard to get memphis to love him... he had a lot of praise from laker fans, but when he went to memphis no one really thought he was going to be good and always attached his worth to paul gasol's...

Give him a couple years he'll be fine. He's still trying to find his way. All the kid needs is some playing time to work some things out. But I definitely could see him being a solid starter in the league for years to come.

Javaris labeled himself as a pass first PG coming out of college. The problem was that the Triangle doesn't need a PG to dominate the ball and create within the offense. Phil got in his head a little bit because no matter how much he praised the kid he could never crack the non garbage time rotation. That is just how Phil is. The only reason Farmar got minutes his rookie year was because Smush was really THAT bad.

Critt is experimenting right now, he's trying to find himself in the NBA and I'm sure he still finds himself trying to prove that he belongs being the 3rd pg in Memphis. Next season I would expect him to step into more of a playmakers role. He'll be fine. At best he'll be another Tony Parker, but he will never be worse then Smush Parker.

The truth is most Laker fans couldn't care less about how he does in Memphis.

We were just trying to make you feel better for giving us Gasol and taking Krume Brown.

SORRY NO REFUNDS!

ive been following grizzlies games...and i dont get it...why when jcritt has a good game....the next game he sees no daylight?

He'll be fine. He's young. Give him some time.

ShowtimeFan wrote:The truth is most Laker fans couldn't care less about how he does in Memphis.

We were just trying to make you feel better for giving us Gasol and taking Krume Brown.

SORRY NO REFUNDS!

Why be an Ahole? You don't speak for most fans, because most of the fans I talked to still have an interest in the progress of Critt. At least the ones that really know basketball. There's no reason to kick a team when they're down. How bout showing a touch more class...especially on our home board.

do you realize that all the pros are damn good and all the cons you listed are things that 90 percent of rookies do? All your cons go away by third season a most.

someone stated it earlier but all his cons are correctable. His pros are just off the wall. I see him being a great player when given some playing time. it was sad to see him go, especially since kobe was taking him under his wing. You guys have a great player in the shadows for now. memphis just needs to let him play.

It'll take some time for him to develop. He's a rookie. He plays the PG position, not like he has alot to work with too after your fire sale. Once memphis finds a good owner (wasn't the fire sale in order to make the franchise more sellable?) and they get good young talent, Crittention will come into his own. If you don't believe me, will you do a sign and trade - Crittenton for Sasha?

snaquille oatmeal wrote:
thanks again for taking Kwame.

Man I miss his skills , His power dunks , the ability to grab boards , his quickness , his desire to win , his shot blocking .........Oh wait thats Bynum Im thinking of .
So when is Bynum coming back ?

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