Crawford to Portland

[niremetal]

Forgive me while I don't shed a tear. My fiancee's reaction (she's a big Blazers fan) was "Meh. He's no B-Roy, that's for sure."

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AmOxWGkMqzBlFusrIWb7txS8vLYF?slug=ap-trailblazers-crawford

[AHF]

Good luck to Crawford. He had a good run for both sides during his time in Atlanta.

Does anyone else think there was a huge opportunity missed for Chicago to sign Crawford for the same price they got Rip Hamilton and the same price Crawford signed with Portland?

[capstone21]

I think Rip is a better fit in Chicago because he plays off the ball where Rose dominates the ball. Crawford wants to start with the ball.

Good luck JC

[Vol4ever]

_{Good Luck Jamal I wish you success. Thanks for your time here.}

_{Now ASG, can kiss my a$$, they let him walk for nothing.}

[Wretch]

I think Rip is a better fit in Chicago because he plays off the ball where Rose dominates the ball. Crawford wants to start with the ball.

Good luck JC

I think so too. I haven't watched him since he was running the breath out of people in the Piston's rise to glory, but Rip was awesome at moving without the ball. I always thought it would benefit JJ to incorporate some of that into his game to offset all that ISO.

Especially considering Woody was on that team watching Rip everyday...

[Guest]

Chance for Jamal to start in Portland with BRoy amnestied, which I think is a bead idea. He belongs as the 1st guard off the bench.

[Diesel]

Good Luck and Peace to the Crawford. The Crawford will now be realeased in PTL. I guess it's good because it's close to home for him.

We have Tmac now. Better defender but older knees.

Hopefully, we get some toughness.

[DrReality]

Glad he went west so he won't kill us

[benhillboy]

Never the most efficient player, but when he was on, he was about the only player who could get some national pub whether it be for awesome game-winning threes, four pointers, or being recognized by the league for being the best bench player. I will miss his crossovers and scoops, fouls on jumpers, and just his overall energy that propelled him to week-long stretches of averaging 24 and the like. Great all-around basketball player, certainly not. Baller, indeed. Good luck to him in Portland and congrats on playing for the best coach of his career, hopefully to finish out near home. One of the better scorers ever to don a Hawks uni and my second favorite after Big Al as far as recent teams go. Can he set the record for 50 point games with 4 teams? I believe so. Peace Craw Dog.

[Buzzard]

Forgive me while I don't shed a tear. My fiancee's reaction (she's a big Blazers fan) was "Meh. He's no B-Roy, that's for sure."

http://sports.yahoo....lazers-crawford

No he is not, but one oft injured BRoy would cost them three Crawfords

I understand Portand liking Crawford. That saying if you can't beat them join them kind of applies. Crawford torched the Blazers more times than not when we played them on our west coast swings.

Good luck Jamal!

Edited December 16, 2011 by Buzzard