Jae Crowder, See Ya When We See Ya

[LeeBuckeye]

Rick Carlisle ---> Brad Stevens ---> Ty Lue

He either helps us win a championship or becomes untradeable in a year under Lue, even with that amazingly team friendly contract.

 

[The Wizard of Moz]

under Lue,

Just gotta hope this changes

 

[aldamon]

Uhhh, guys, WTF?

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2017/10/30/16569932/nba-lebron-cavaliers-panic

"Crowder’s defense hasn’t been the same ever since a sprained MCL in 2015. He’s also had multiple sprained ankles over the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons that sapped his lateral quickness. He’s still effective against forwards, but he’s not the same player against most guards and quicker wings."

 

[czvo]

This guy is fucking smoke and mirrors. Can't hit a three outside of the corner to save his life.

 

[PIP]

He’s the greatest role player in the history of role players...

But at this point I’d rather have TJ Warren @TyGuy

 

[TyGuy]

He’s the greatest role player in the history of role players...

But at this point I’d rather have TJ Warren @TyGuy

Its been a rough start, but we aren't even a month into the season and hes far from our biggest problem.

 

[Ohio]

Its been a rough start, but we aren't even a month into the season and hes far from our biggest problem.

A small sample size has never stopped you before

 

[TyGuy]

A small sample size has never stopped you before

He has a large sample size of playing extremely well, so I will give him some benefit of the doubt. He hasn’t played well after having a very good pre season and a couple game start.

 

[PIP]

Could coaching and role play a factor ? Cause this guy is making me miss Richard Jefferson...

 

[czvo]

TJ Warren has 39-10 in Washington tonight ha

 

[PIP]

TJ Warren has 39-10 in Washington tonight ha

TJ Warren is out here snatching souls !!!

 

[Rich]

I'm gonna pile on and say it's safe to assume he won't make a bigger impact than Kyrie.

But, his 3 point shooting has always been a problem. He doesn't know his own limits. Still seems like our best defender, for w/e that's worth. But yea, he's not a knock-down shooter. I knew that going in.

 

[billmac91]

Role players do not and will not thrive in a system without a role though.

Crowder was a top 30 defensive player last year and one of best +|- in league.

He comes to Cleveland, where we are basically the island of misfit toys because the coach doesn't know how to run a system, and Jae becomes just another guy.

It's embarrassing.....

 

[cavsfever]

another scary fucking quote from the Ringer article:

"Crowder will also need to show he can hit open 3s. He shot 43 percent from 3 on 224 attempts from last October until February, but over the rest of his career, including the playoffs, he shot 32.8 percent on 1,257 triples. "
​

Is it possible he's a very limited player who Brad Stevens figured out how to completely optimize within his offensive system? And now he doesn't have a system?

 

[Kiddo]

Feels like we got ripped off. That pick better be top 3