The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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MICHIGAN IN THE PROS broken up and one interception. He's notched 348 total tackles, 94 passes broken up and 23 picks in seven NFL seasons. The NBA JAMAL CRAWFORD EARNS SECOND NBA SIXTH MAN AWARD He's jokingly called the "old man of the L.A. Clippers" by his team- mates, but 34-year-old Jamal Crawford proved this year he could still play with the best of them. The former Wol- verine became the oldest recipient of the NBA's Sixth Man Award and the first to win with different teams when he earned the honor at the end of the 2013-14 season. Crawford also won the award with the Atlanta Hawks in 2009-10. "It's pretty cool," he told the Associ- ated Press during a presentation at the team's practice facility May 8. "I didn't know what a family was on the court until I got with these guys. I've been on a lot of teams and usually guys, they go their own way. But with us, everybody is included — everybody is a part. They make everybody feel like family." Crawford led all NBA bench play- ers in scoring this season, averaging 18.6 points per game. He came off the bench in 45 of 69 games to help the Clippers to a 57-25 record — the best regular-season mark in franchise his- tory. He missed 13 games with a sore Achilles tendon, but the Clippers en- joyed a 31-14 record when he came off the bench. He set the single-season franchise record for three-pointers made with 161. "He can score in his sleep," head coach Doc Rivers said. "I've never seen a guy that can sit for 15 minutes and literally be on the floor for a half-sec- ond and they swing him the ball and he's ready to shoot and make some shots. "This year he's run the point guard position, and he's been my best passer at times when [point guard] Chris Paul was out. He's been our defender; he's in the right spots. He's been a complete team guy, so I'm really happy for him." Crawford received 57 first-place votes and 421 total points from a panel of 125 sports writers and broadcast- ers throughout the U.S. and Canada. He enjoyed his best month in January, scoring in double figures in 15 of 16 games and helping the Clippers go 12-4 that month. On Jan. 25, he totaled 37 points and 11 assists in a win over Toronto — the most points he scored off the bench in his career and his most with the Clippers. Crawford was the only former Wol- verine to take part in the playoffs. He and the Clippers lost to Oklahoma City in the Western Conference semi- finals in six games, and he averaged 15.5 points per game but shot only 39.8 percent in 13 playoff contests. The NHL MAX PACIORETTY AND MONTREAL BATTLING CARL HAGELIN AND NEW YORK When the NHL reached its final four teams, two former Wolverines re-