What we need from you: Jamal Crawford
Mike D’Antoni, himself, has expressed excitement about the prospects of having you in his offense, so it’s a 
big year Jamal.
No more excuses. You’ve heard them, and right atop the list sits,
“He’s never been coached right. He’s had too many coaches in his career.”
Everyone remembers Crawford playing well under Larry Brown, but that was just on the offensive end. I maintain that offensively the ball still sticks to his hands too much and he settles for too many tough jumpers, and defensively, well…
But we’ll be positive here.
Jamal, we need you to elevate your game and become a complete player. Complete players harass people defensively, and in addition to scoring from the floor. They also get to the line, but we’ve talked about that before.
Now’s your chance to learn and we think you have the ability to. This means less dribbling east to west and more running off screens. You attack your man as well as anyone off the dribble, but in D’Antoni’s system others will be open well before you commit to a drive and pull up. He’ll be fine with the shots you take, so long as it’s the best one in that set. So be patient and always have your head up.
It’s a big year for you with your option kicking in at season’s end, so you have all the motivation in the world to play well, but judging from what we know about your character it’s not about the money, it’s about reputation.
The team will probably lose it’s fair share this year, and this is about the future, so management will have to decide what it holds for you. Molding your game in this coach’s system and becoming a well-rounded player will make the decision very easy for them.
You’re a good guy and a talented player, which is why fans run hot and cold with you. Even your biggest skeptics want to see you play well. But there’s more to the game than just scoring.
No more excuses, you’re in a system of a coach that is widely credited for redeeming his country, so the time is now.
