Doc: Enjoy Jordan Crawford while you can

Per Cincy Enquirer..... Doc: Enjoy Jordan Crawford while you can MILWAUKEE – Jordan Crawford’s an assassin. All the great scorers are. Crawford doesn’t want to beat you. He wants to lay you out and leave you begging. Which is what he did to Minnesota in the second half Friday. With 17 seconds left to play, the smallest of smiles crossed Crawford’s face. He’d just thrown the ultimate dagger at the dogged Golden Gophers, beating the shot clock with a high-arching three from the right baseline. That gave Xavier a nine-point edge and iced a tough, grudging, first-round tournament win. Crawford smiles easily off the court. On it, he’s stone cold. “Amazing competitor,’’ said associate head coach Pat Kelsey. The competitiveness has led to overexuberance, but Crawford has learned to contain that. Crawford’s fire sometimes can be limited to the offensive end. But those are tiny criticisms. ****“Haven’t even thought about it,’’ Crawford laughed, when I asked him if he’...