Jamal Crawford
Jamal Crawford
Aaron Jamal Crawfordis an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association. Crawford played his high school basketball for Rainier Beach High School, a basketball powerhouse in Seattle, before committing to play for the University of Michigan. Crawford was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers but was traded on draft day to the Chicago Bulls. In his career, he has also played for the New York Knicks, Golden State Warriors, Atlanta Hawks and Portland Trail...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth20 March 1980
CitySeattle, WA
It's been there. At times we've had it and at times we haven't. But now we're learning how to finish close games. I think that's going to make us better in the long run.
It's an adjustment. But I think in the long run it will help the team, because - like you said - we need somebody that can play both positions coming off the bench.
We'd get tired of it if he didn't know what he was talking about, but he's so knowledgeable that guys are in awe more than anything. He sees everybody on every possession. He's not just looking at one or two guys. That's what impresses guys the most.
We didn't want to leave a sour taste in our fans mouths. The positive that I take from this season is that I am very comfortable with my teammates. I feel like I am becoming a leader. We have to build chemistry, work hard this summer, and come into training camp jelling with each other.
We're having a lot of fun playing basketball now. When you win it's always fun, but it's the way we're winning.
We feel a little bit better going in on a win. Hopefully we can turn this thing around in the second half.
We're just now getting a taste of what it feels like to win.
We know how good we can be. We have to go out and do it. It can't just be like this every five or six games.
You do kind of take him for granted because he's so used to doing it. He's had the ball in his hand ever since he was a kid, so it's second nature for him.
We didn't really talk about it. But any great leader is going to challenge his troops, so we took it as a challenge. We think we do have the makeup, so we're going to go out there and hopefully the wins can show that we have that makeup.
We're not saying it's going to turn around in a year. We all want it to happen immediately, but we're just going to give our best effort.
We're not going to finish with the worst record. It matters from the simple fact that you never want to be regarded as the worst team in the league.
We have lost some games earlier (this season) and guys have taken it to heart and are really working on it.
The young guys just have so much energy. This is a great opportunity for them.