Doc wants Jordan Crawford to be an “aggressive scorer”

When Leandro Barbosa was lost for the season during a routine drive to the basket against the Bobcats, it left a size-able hole on the C’s bench.  Barbosa was finally getting into a groove, becoming the instant offense that the bench needed.  He would simply put his head down and attack the basket and create shots out of nothing.  Throughout the thousands of trade rumors and absurd Trade Machine proposals, not any of them suggested that Danny Ainge might make a play for Washington’s Jordan Crawford. To the surprise of everyone, Crawford became that guy but is simply trying to adjust to his new surroundings. Rivers, who played Crawford less than five minutes in Monday’s win over Utah, said he wants his new guard to remain aggressive in seeking out his own shot. “That’s what we’re hoping, that he becomes the wild card, a Barbosa in a lot of ways,” Rivers said Thursday. “When he came in, you knew what he was going to do. We want to do that with Jordan. I think Jordan right now, his con...