Welcome Jae Crowder

ShastaKingsFan said:
If Skal can't make this situation, he's about done for his chance in the NBA
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I don't see a path forward for him. He just doesn't have a position in the NBA. He's basically a 5 but doesn't have the defensive or rebounding skills to play the 5 in the NBA. I'm surprised he's not playing overseas for the extra cash.
 
serbiangoat said:
Is there seriously not in the whole of the G League a big ultra athletic wing/PF the Kings can try.
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Not really anyone that isn't under contract. Big wings are rare enough to where teams are holding on to them if they have promise.

Stanley Johnson isn't a big wing but he possibly would have been serviceable. He shot the ball pretty well in Stockton last year but I believe he's playing overseas right now.
 
Crowder is somewhat cooked, everyone knows this. That's clear, but he had a few moments the last few years when it was survival time where he showed signs of life. His general lack of interest around the league could be a motivating factor so it's worth a shot.
 
Man, bring in some of his vet meanness. This is something this team is solely lacking.

Fox and Monk can have swagger. But they’re not mean.

Sabonis can play mean. But he isn’t mean.

Crowder ain’t backing down. He’s going to fight you then taunt a fan. Maybe it will rub off on the rest of the guys.
 
The_Jamal said:
Not super confident he's able to sustain any sort of good long-term play, but I don't think we win this game without him. So already an A+ signing, just for that alone.
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Ideally he won’t be playing too much when Trey and DeMar are healthy anyways but he does give us a better plug and play emergency option for rotation minutes than what we’ve seen out of McBuckets this year.

dude’s incredibly low usage, takes nothing but threes and is still pretty switchable on defense.
 
NiNetNiNe said:
I didn’t see the game. What did he do that everyone liked? Show some toughness?
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Just good size and physicality on the wing. Got into with Randle at the end of the game, made him go a little one-dimensional and go away from them shooting 3's (which anyone not shooting 3's vs us is a massive win). Hit a couple 3's. Was able to absorb Randle's physicality, which has been probably our biggest issue with Minny this year.

Nothing super impactful, but just a steady "old head vet presence" sort of game where we were better with him on the floor.
 
Had I known that the dude apparently gave himself the nickname Bossman for some reason before tonight, I would’ve been a bigger proponent of this signing earlier.
 
I don't really expect Crowder to be a consistent contributor.at this stage of his career, but this is exactly what they need from him; if there are injuries in the frontcourt, he'll get extended minutes and he'll need to bring toughness and veteran saavy. And if he hits the occasional 3, that becomes a big time bonus.
 
SLAB said:
Man, bring in some of his vet meanness. This is something this team is solely lacking.

Fox and Monk can have swagger. But they’re not mean.

Sabonis can play mean. But he isn’t mean.

Crowder ain’t backing down. He’s going to fight you then taunt a fan. Maybe it will rub off on the rest of the guys.
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I was actually thinking we needed this a few days ago and was starting to think of some trade ideas for Isaiah Stewart. He may be flirting with that borderline between “mean” & “psychopath,” but we need someone like that to give us that edge and energy to bring the team along.

Crowder definitely gave us that yesterday, but I see someone like Stewart at least being more productive on the floor while still providing that same type of energy. Stewart has a lot of attributes that we could use…
  • He’s got that mean, won’t back down, upper cut a guy Doug Christie style, dog mentality. Our team is filled with a bunch of “nice guys.” I’d even say that our coach is a “nice guy” (he’s no Mike Malone). Having someone like this on the team that gets consistent minutes is important.
  • He’s got excellent length with a 7’4.75” wingspan and 9’0.5” standing reach and he’s also got great strength. He’s a guy that you can throw at a Zion, Giannis, Randle, etc. and at least have some chance that he won’t be overpowered physically and athletically.
  • He’s a pretty good shooter from 3. Last season, he shot 38.3% on 4.4 3PA per 36 min. However, he hasn’t really taken many 3s this year but I think that has more to do with how they are playing him. According to basketball reference, 98% of his minutes have been at the C spot. Versus last year he only logged 24% of his minutes at C.
  • He seems like a pretty good defender from what I’ve seen and definitely takes pride in putting in great effort on that side of the ball. He can move his feet pretty well for his size but also has really good length and strength to make him disruptive as well. Not to mention he’s becoming a pretty darn good shot blocker as well.
  • His contract is also very affordable in that he makes $15 mil per year for the next 4 years with the last year being a team option. Only 23 years old
  • He’s also only 23 and can grow with our core and continue to get better.

I know this is a Crowder thread, but I think it will be important to have a “mean guy” on this roster who’s at least logging 20+ min a night. Crowder filled that role last night but I question if he still has enough left in the tank to really be a guy who gets 20+ min a night on a playoff team. Hopefully he does!
 
twslam07 said:
I was actually thinking we needed this a few days ago and was starting to think of some trade ideas for Isaiah Stewart. He may be flirting with that borderline between “mean” & “psychopath,” but we need someone like that to give us that edge and energy to bring the team along.

Crowder definitely gave us that yesterday, but I see someone like Stewart at least being more productive on the floor while still providing that same type of energy. Stewart has a lot of attributes that we could use…
  • He’s got that mean, won’t back down, upper cut a guy Doug Christie style, dog mentality. Our team is filled with a bunch of “nice guys.” I’d even say that our coach is a “nice guy” (he’s no Mike Malone). Having someone like this on the team that gets consistent minutes is important.
  • He’s got excellent length with a 7’4.75” wingspan and 9’0.5” standing reach and he’s also got great strength. He’s a guy that you can throw at a Zion, Giannis, Randle, etc. and at least have some chance that he won’t be overpowered physically and athletically.
  • He’s a pretty good shooter from 3. Last season, he shot 38.3% on 4.4 3PA per 36 min. However, he hasn’t really taken many 3s this year but I think that has more to do with how they are playing him. According to basketball reference, 98% of his minutes have been at the C spot. Versus last year he only logged 24% of his minutes at C.
  • He seems like a pretty good defender from what I’ve seen and definitely takes pride in putting in great effort on that side of the ball. He can move his feet pretty well for his size but also has really good length and strength to make him disruptive as well. Not to mention he’s becoming a pretty darn good shot blocker as well.
  • His contract is also very affordable in that he makes $15 mil per year for the next 4 years with the last year being a team option. Only 23 years old
  • He’s also only 23 and can grow with our core and continue to get better.

I know this is a Crowder thread, but I think it will be important to have a “mean guy” on this roster who’s at least logging 20+ min a night. Crowder filled that role last night but I question if he still has enough left in the tank to really be a guy who gets 20+ min a night on a playoff team. Hopefully he does!
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I know it is just one game that I turned off because ref-mode in the 3rd quarter.

But why didn't we sign him at the start of the season? We went with McBuckets right?

It sucks that they both suck right now but Huerter and Lyles would be most bang for our bucks to get off our books when Carter is healthy.
 
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