This is nuts.
Crawford has one of the lowest FG%'s in the game. He's the 4th worst:
http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/pl.../2/order/false
His 2pt fg percentage is the 7th worst in the game:
http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/pl.../2/order/false
People talk about certain players dribbling around and then at the last minute kicking out to a teammate who has to chuck it -- this is pretty much the case in the rare event Crawford doesn't decide to drive to the hoop 1 against 5.
His box score plus minus is -1 which is 217th in the league (
http://www.basketball-reference.com/...advanced.html).
BPM -- Box Plus/Minus
A box score estimate of the points per 100 possessions a player contributed above a league-average player, translated to an average team.
His defensive box score plus minus is -2.7 which is 438th in the league (see above link).
DBPM ▾ -- Defensive Box Plus/Minus
A box score estimate of the defensive points per 100 possessions a player contributed above a league-average player, translated to an average team.
Jamal makes some incredible highlight-reel plays but he takes a lot of bad shots, he's not the best defensive player; the way he runs the offense is disjointed because he doesn't distribute. The Clippers may be deceiving themselves because of the accolades Crawford gets, but their bench is still weak and I don't think Crawford even helps them that much.