Watching Eric Raymundo play a monster role in knocking off two of the best teams in NRF this year at separate times - Shox in Week 2 and Uptempo in Week 6 - I knew that we'd have to find an NBA player who wants the ball in his hands late in the game for a good comparison. The other important criteria was finding a smooth operator who likes to use his handle to free himself up for three's. Though Raymundo can get to the basket, he likes to use his handle to catch an extra glimpse at the rim from 23 feet. 

That description sounds a whole lot like Jamal Crawford. The former Knick guard has one of the prettiest J's in the League - and he has no problem shooting it wherever, whenever. And like Raymundo, 'Mal lulls his man to sleep on the perimeter with a bevy of crosses and dekes before pulling a three.

Both of these guys do best when playing in an uptempo system - they can run all day, and they like to shoot in transition. Playing under Mike D'Antoni for half the season, JC was shooting a career-best 45.5% mark from beyond the arc before he was shipped off to Golden State. Though his three-point percentage has dropped to under 32%, Crawford is still making over 41% of his attempts from the field. That shows just how good he's been when getting past that first layer of the D.

The one thing that needs to happen for this comparison to really hold water, is for Raymundo to pull this move off in-game....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Crs-QT1DERo