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The Full 48 Podcast: Jamal Crawford Wants to Run It Back with L.A. Clippers Core

Howard Beck
May 9, 2017

Jamal Crawford's encyclopedic memory is the stuff of NBA folklore. The three-time Sixth Man of the Year can recall box scores from his rookie season, his scoring total from his first playoff game and all 17 NBA coaches he's played forโ€”in order.

On The Full 48 podcast with Howard Beck and Jordan Brenner, Crawford flexed his memory skills, in addition to discussing the Clippers uncertain future, how he first became comfortable with being a sixth man and shared thoughts on longtime friend Isaiah Thomas' courageous postseason performances in the face of his sister's death.ย 

Highlights below:

8:00 mark, on the Clippers' struggles to advance deep into the playoffs:

"A little has been self-inflicted. It shouldn't even be a conversation."

9:00, on the Clippers' offseason decisions:

"If I was Doc (Rivers), I'd bring it all back."

9:45, on the Clippers' successes over the past five seasons:

"We won 50 games continuously dealing with injuries to our top six players."

11:30, on how the Clippers might tweak their roster this offseason:

"With the bench, maybe I would find a more cohesive unit. Maybe get guys who fit together better."

20:00, on hisย reluctant transition to a sixth-man role:

"It's not about who starts, it's about who finishes, and you can have an impact on winning if you start or not. But sometimes it takes a lot of maturity to understand that."

22:30, on how context is everything in the NBA:

"Sometimes you're only as good or as bad as the situation you're in."

24:00, on longtime friend Isaiah Thomas' performance during the playoffs in spite of tragedy:

"To show that kind of strength and courage is inspiring. Knowing his sister and his whole family, and his family knowing my family, I just feel for their family."