Well, to be fair, that's basically what Green did last night. Not sure that's sustainable the rest of the way, but I don't think it's outside the realm of possibility he could average 20+ the rest of the way if Silas gives him the opportunity and his jump shots keep falling.
Jalen Green looked good last night hope he turned the corner. His drives were strong to the basket and his drive had a boost!
Semen sipping bets alluding to Edwards success are flawed. Sticky point: Edwards took 21 fgs to get his "24" points in his March last season. It's a very significant sticky point. The person making the bet already knew this. Green can't even get 21 touches in a game let alone put up 20+ shots. That's why Green getting 17pts on 12 shots is a huge leap. That's typically the progression a 2nd year star in the making goes thru entering his 3rd season.. Great to see, hope the refs can reward his drives
Thanks for doing the research on this. I’ve been too lazy for days now, but my suspicion all along was that there would be no way, I mean absolutely no way JG would match this because his usage would have to skyrocket. Edwards essentially functioned as the number one option on Minnesota post all star break last year and had free reign to Jack as many shots as he pleased. There is a clear pecking order on this team right now and Jalen will not take 21 shots per game on average for the rest of the season. It would be nice just to see him have a few games where he can get up 20 shots when he has it going, but that never happens.
Green to be handling the ball and shooting much more than he has been. Also seems like he is working on eurostep type of move. As well, he continues to do better cradling/protecting the ball on drives.
Please don't melt down if he has a bad game here or there, no one is perfectly consistent least of all a rookie. Jalen's been playing great and he's going to keep playing great overall. Not so worried about his jumper not falling, he's learned how to go to the line when that's happening. It's really great to see him developing off the ball on both sides of the court, helping the team and not relying too heavily on iso scoring.
Green’s TS% is up to .52. That’s an incredible improvement from earlier in the season. It’s also much better than guys like Cunningham (.487) and Giddey (.478).
If he can sustain 55% to 60% for the rest of the season he can match Anthony Edward's scoring efficiency for his second season which means he would be a year ahead of Edwards in the scoring efficiency department.
Green is catching up fast all over the place, but who he is at the end of the season is way more important than who he's been on average the whole season. He's never going to be that bad again. He will benefit a lot more from this summer than other rookies because so much more of his work is strength training which is hard to increase during the season. A stronger Green with eurostep and more polished 3pter is going to be exciting to watch. I'm sure his handle will be a bit tighter, but he's doing great off ball and in transition too.
The kid's making strides on both sides of the ball. Glimpses of what's to come last night. I thought in the beginning, that he would take a pounding with his game...and, his frame....until he grew up/put on some lbs. He needs to tighten up his handles and his J.(which he's obviously working on) But, I have to say, as others have already pointed out...there were a few moments last night that were reminiscent of you know who. JG's obviously turned a corner. So glad to see it.
Sorry, you forgot the “post allstar break” part. 23.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists. I’m happy that Green had one of his better games of the year. It’s funny to hear you guys taunting like “where are his haters now?” as if I disliked him personally, if he played like this more I wouldn’t be complaining in the first place, he was horrible for the majority of the year that’s why the “hating”. So I’m happy that he had a good game, why would I hate on it. With that said if you think he can match rookie Edwards post all star break numbers I’ll still take that bet. And if you think he will ever be better than Mobley you are still delusional. (But he doesn’t have to do either of those things for me to be satisfied, just keep up the recent trend)
It’s hilarious how you talk about Edwards’s post-break numbers as if they are mythical, yet Green matches them with better efficiency and you just claim it was a “good” game. Here’s my prediction: Green will continue to embarrass you.
Green can already match Anthony Edwards scoring if he took 20 shots a game, but they have very different shot selections. Its not really within Greens game right now to play like Ant. Ant is a volume shooter that isos a ton
I said it was one of Green’s better games of his career. Learn to read. That means it’s one of his best games. Yet that is what Edwards AVERAGED post allstar break. If you want him to embarrass me, take the bet. No one has had the..balls to yet.
Your proposed bet is too ambiguous. I’ll tell you what: I’ll bet you $50 to the tip jar that Green will average 20+ PPG going forward. Bet?
Edwards scored 24 ppg on 56.7% true shooting. He wasn’t just jacking up 20 shots a game, he did it efficiently. He has better shot creating ability than Green and a better body to bully his way to the rim. If Green took 20 shots a game right now his efficiency would plummet. The Rockets are smart to put him in the corner and take open 3s and just attack close outs instead of being the number 1 option. They are protecting him, and if he can improve then they loosen the leash a little and let him do more.
