Posted this is Wizards game thread. Thought I’d post here too because I rarely go on such a long rant about a player
-/
I like his drives to basket. I know they look ugly sometimes but he’s stronger, quicker and has better reaction time than I expected. Like Caris he is able to make good split second decisions in paint too -passing and changing direction. That surprised me
The flashes of passing ability in general have been a surprise to me
He has become a legitimately good defender, better than Harris. Better by far than Stauskas. Crabbe’s wingspan is a major asset here
Among other things, he has to develop a mid range game — and he has to improve his ball handling.
But if he can just get a solid defensive game and drives to basket, down this season — I’m happy with that. His 3 point shot needs to get more consistent but that will happen in time.
He looks awkward out there sometimes — he’s thinking more than playing sometimes — but you know LeVert was like that earlier this season too
Is the fact that he is in his fifth season, a reason to discount his ability to improve? If that was the case, Markinson would never have traded for him. Or did we expect him to be able to transform his game within two months - when he had virtually no practice time with team prior to end of preseason?
Yes Crabbe’s been in League for four seasons prior to this one but in his first year he played virtually no minutes (averaging 6.7 mpg), in his second year he was used primarily for defense (averaging 13.4 mpg). It was only in 2015 with massive overhaul of Portland’s roster that he was asked to play a bigger role, and even then he was clearly not pushed to develop beyond his 3 pt expertise
So I’m willing to be patient with him.
If Washington didn't match that offer sheet you two would be in the looney bin now.
Crab really needs to drain them.
