Russ had an insane motor and was physically strong with better handles. They are not comparable at all really unless Jalen gets stronger, cleans up his handles, and then develops a similar motor.
Just an exercise after lunch. Guess who's the 1st player is? His efficiency is insane this year. 1. _________ 35 2023-24 2023-24 18 14 31.6 5.6 11.9 .472 2.7 4.9 .557 2.9 7.0 .413 .593 0.6 0.8 .786 0.4 1.7 2.1 2.9 1.0 0.6 1.5 1.5 14.7 2. Jalen Green 21 2023-24 2023-24 17 17 31.9 6.4 15.1 .420 4.2 8.9 .470 2.2 6.2 .349 .492 4.1 5.2 .787 0.4 4.2 4.6 3.3 0.6 0.4 2.5 1.5 19.0
Personally I don’t feel he changed that much, or that he was ever soft. Just went from being the number 1 option on a meh team to playing with Kobe and Bynum. Being on a winning team changed the narrative around him.
Time to resurrect this thread In all seriousness, great game by Jalen. The issue is that he typically follows it up with an handful of awful ones. Let’s see if he can build off of this… but for now, let’s celebrate a road W!
