It is the “stroke of genius” of the offseason to use his words. The Suns were right in recruiting Jae Crowder, and the former Celtics, Jazz and Heat winger is perfect in his role of “3 & D” capable of defending in several positions, but also of punishing at 3-points. He did it again last night against the Clippers with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, and he is the ideal “role player” in a group.
Especially in a homogeneous group like that of the Suns, with a core of young players (Devin Booker, Deandre Ayton…) who had everything to prove for their first playoffs, and a vengeful Chris Paul. In Phoenix, the strength resists above all in the collective and the richness of the workforce, and Jae Crowder prefers.
“I prefer to be in a full team, rather than a team heavily endowed with top players. I was one of the two. I saw it. I’ve played with both, and it’s a lot easier when everything starts to coordinate well, especially at this point in the season, when you have a full team. Every time you step out of the field, you know whoever comes in is going to give it their all. There isn’t a big drop off when someone goes out. This is valid from the 1st to the 5th player, and from the 5th to the 15th. “
It is for this reason that the absence of Chris Paul, however leader of the team, is easier to take. Throughout the year, the team has relied on 9 to 10 players, and it pays off in the playoffs. Conversely, the Nets played almost five in their Game 7 against the Bucks, and we saw the result in overtime …
“It’s great to be part of something special where everyone is moving towards the same goal, rather than just being a ‘great team’ at the top and seeing how it turns out. It’s great to be part of a whole team, like we have a real team. We’ve been saying it all year. You are going to discover the names of a lot of players as we win playoff matches. A lot of guys want the same thing: to win games and that’s it. “
The richer the squad, the more the best players can rest. This is also the point: preventing the stars from playing for more than 40 minutes every two days, or even the entire meeting, including extra time.
| Jae Crowder | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Tirs | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Fte | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2012-13 | FROM THE | 78 | 17 | 38.4 | 32.8 | 64.4 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 5.0 |
| 2013-14 | FROM THE | 78 | 16 | 43.9 | 33.1 | 75.4 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 4.6 |
| 2014-15 * | All Teams | 82 | 20 | 42.0 | 29.3 | 77.3 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 7.7 |
| 2014-15 * | FOREST | 57 | 24 | 41.8 | 28.2 | 76.2 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 9.5 |
| 2014-15 * | FROM THE | 25 | 11 | 43.4 | 34.2 | 90.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| 2015-16 | FOREST | 73 | 32 | 44.3 | 33.6 | 82.0 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 14.2 |
| 2016-17 | FOREST | 72 | 33 | 46.3 | 39.8 | 81.1 | 0.7 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 13.9 |
| 2017-18 * | All Teams | 80 | 26 | 40.4 | 32.3 | 81.8 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 9.7 |
| 2017-18 * | CLE | 53 | 25 | 41.8 | 32.8 | 84.8 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 8.6 |
| 2017-18 * | UTH | 27 | 28 | 38.6 | 31.6 | 76.8 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 11.8 |
| 2018-19 | UTH | 80 | 27 | 39.9 | 33.1 | 72.1 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 11.9 |
| 2019-20 * | All Teams | 65 | 29 | 40.1 | 34.3 | 77.6 | 0.8 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 10.5 |
| 2019-20 * | MEM | 45 | 29 | 36.8 | 29.3 | 78.9 | 0.9 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 9.9 |
| 2019-20 * | MY | 20 | 28 | 48.2 | 44.5 | 73.3 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 11.9 |
| 2020-21 | PHX | 60 | 28 | 40.4 | 38.9 | 76.0 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 10.1 |
| Total | 668 | 25 | 41.9 | 34.6 | 77.7 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 9.6 | |
