Jamal Crawford is the Top Sub  

He was my pick to win the sixth man of the year award. I really think he's one of the most underrated players in the NBA. People thought he was just a guy who could score on a bad team in New York Knicks but Atlanta Hawks were already a very good team and they have improved with him.

He was an impact player already at the middle of the season for the Atlanta Hawks. You can see the countless highlights of him hitting game winners. Like what Mike Woodson said in the press conference it is not about who is starting the game but who finishes the game.

From the start of the season, Jamal Crawford was already a strong and in fact the favorite to win the sixth man of the year award. Though he's coming off the bench, he's one of Atlanta's stars (among the ranks of Joe Johnson, Josh Smith, Al Horford, and Mike Bibby). Crawford is a very explosive type of player and can score about 20 points per game coming off the bench. Denver's JR Smith is also one of my picks but Crawford is just too consistent compared to Smith. Much of Atlanta's success this season is because of Crawford. He gives the Hawks much more depth and reliability off the bench.

well-deserved win if i may say so myself.

crawford averaged 18 points a game in 31.1 minutes. this is in a team with legit superstars in joe johnson and joe smith and up-coming superstars in al horford and marvin williams. also, another thign to point out is he is the second best scorer int he team without even being part of the starting line-up. i always thought that crawford has always been a good player but he played in so-so teams. prior to being with the hawks, he was with the bulls, the knicks, and the warriors. that is one below-50% team after another. lol!

anyway, crawford, didn't mind coming off the bench and in fact he embraced the role. what was important for crawford was winning games and team accomplishments and not individual accolades. really can't see that trait among nba players nowadays.

hawks are in a tight series against the bucks with the series tied at 2-2. i think hawks take this series in seven games. funny thing about the hawks is they have the worst road record in the playoffs among all the remaining teams. dating back from 2007, they have lost 17 of the last 18 away games in their post season. i think for the hawks to take it to the next level, they should learn how to win games on the road and for sure, jamal crawford will be an important part of that. look for jamal crawford to be part of the hawks' team on the floor in the closing stretches of the upcoming play-off games.