Jamal Crawford

doubledyll424 · Post #1 » by **doubledyll424** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 3:07 am

What kind of an impact would a combo guard similar to Jamal Crawford have on our team at this point in the season?

I posted earlier about this scenario.

http://minnesota.sbnation.com/minnesota ... a455a369ee

I think he would be great addition to the team. let me know what you think.

-Dylan

touchedbyPek · Post #2 » by **touchedbyPek** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 3:26 am

Huh. Now there's a player who has kinda slipped under the radar as the deadline approaches. What do you guys think?

Metalwolve · Post #3 » by **Metalwolve** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 3:30 am

thats an old link the rumor is a three team deal beasley to Lakers, Steve blake to portland and crawford to MN

Devilzsidewalk · Post #4 » by **Devilzsidewalk** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 4:00 am

touchedbyPek wrote:Huh. Now there's a player who has kinda slipped under the radar as the deadline approaches. What do you guys think?

hadn't really given him much thought, but now that you mention it, he might be a nice target for the wolves

teamwillow · Post #5 » by **teamwillow** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 4:38 am

I just don't want to give up a core piece...like Ridnour is way too valuable, even if Rubio is healthy Ridnour is off-limits IMO

OrlandoMagician · Post #6 » by **OrlandoMagician** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 7:00 am

Would you guys prefer Crawford to J-Rich if either would cost you Beasley?

Narf · Post #7 » by **Narf** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 8:33 am

OrlandoMagician wrote:Would you guys prefer Crawford to J-Rich if either would cost you Beasley?

No
The appeal of Crawford is he's a stopgap that will expire. No one wants either Crawford or J-Rich after this year.

Devilzsidewalk · Post #8 » by **Devilzsidewalk** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 9:17 am

all things being equal i'd probably prefer Crawford b/c he can dribble a little bit and hasn't completely lost all traces of athleticism

teven_1 · Post #9 » by **teven_1** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 10:19 am

it sucks to give up beasley...I'd obviously like a long term solution, but if jamal helps us make the playoffs that's great (3 guard rotation- Luke, Jamal, JJ?)

Adenusi · Post #10 » by **Adenusi** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 10:56 am

Coming from a Hawks fan who lives in Minnesota. I don't think it would be in any teams best interest to pick him up. When we (Hawks) picked him up in 2009 he was a good run-and-gun shooter for us and even won the NBA Sixth Man Of The Year Award. However, after the 2009 season ended Jamal has regressed significantly. But if Kahn sees something in Crawford that he likes it certainly would not be a horrible decision. I don't know whether or not a starting role for Crawford in Minnesota is the right fit but being a bench/rotational player where he would be able to stay fresh and put up points kind of like Beasley is doing right now seems ideal.

ElXavier407 · Post #11 » by **ElXavier407** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:19 am

Why the hell would The Wolves help out The Lakers by sending them Beasley? Smh Same conference and it makes them stronger..Wtf.

Post #12 » by **Worm Guts** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 12:04 pm

If we don't think he's good enough to help us, why would we be worried about what he can do for the Lakers?

phonzadellika · Post #13 » by **phonzadellika** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 1:16 pm

^ To be fair, I don't think it's a 'he's not good enough to help us' thing as much as it is a 'he's not worth the money that we would owe him for next year because we're going to blow the whole wad on Batum so we might as well get something for him now' thing.

That said, Lakers with Beas aren't scary.

teven_1 · Post #14 » by **teven_1** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 3:10 pm

if Houston wasn't fighting us for the last seed, I'd hope we coulda gotten K-Mart

(although Batum in the offseason would be nice but he's an RFA and no way Portland doesn't match)

so essentially, we're giving up Beasley for another undersized scorer...Beasley will probably play well in LA making our move questionable and then at the end of the year it's back to the drawing board I guess.

_AIJ_ · Post #15 » by **_AIJ_** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 4:30 pm

I dunno why, but i really want Jamal on the Wolves

abrewbro68 · Post #16 » by **abrewbro68** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:05 pm

Jarrod N Rudolph ‏ @MisterRudolph

League sources has told me Jamal Crawford is hoping Blazers move him before the deadline. His desired destination is the Orlando Magic

abrewbro68 · Post #17 » by **abrewbro68** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:11 pm

Dan LeBatard Show ‏ @LeBatardShow

Sources close to Crawford! RT @TheRocketGuy: Sources close to Jamal Crawford suggest the 3-team deal sending him to Minny has fallen apart .

teven_1 · Post #18 » by **teven_1** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:44 pm

it would be nice to someday have a shooting guard

teven_1 · Post #19 » by **teven_1** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 10:02 pm

Am I the only one who would have been insanely cool with taking Derek Fishers contract in a Jamal Crawford deal? (ideal veteran, helps shore up PG for a few mins a game) wtf am i missing? why did it fall through?

Krapinsky · Post #20 » by **Krapinsky** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 10:08 pm

teven_1 wrote:Am I the only one who would have been insanely cool with taking Derek Fishers contract in a Jamal Crawford deal? (ideal veteran, helps shore up PG for a few mins a game) wtf am i missing? why did it fall through?

He has a player option for $3M next year.