If we don't draft a PG and don't land Harden, who do you want playing point guard next season?

A HC who is trying to win games (and keep his job) might start their best 3 pt shooting SG versus the one with the most potential. Thus, start KPJ over Green. Green is still in the rotation, still gets PT. Some say Green gets "benched" but I would not.

What has Green shown with his 34 mpg this season? I just have not seen a significant improvement from last end of season to this end of season.

Going forward, I can see the new HC reducing Green's minutes and making him earn them back. If Green doesn't run the O sets, the new HC sits his ass down. If Green half asses on D, the new HC sits him down. etc.

BTW, there is a non-zero chance that KPJ will melt down when told he is no longer the "head honcho" PG. There is also a non-zero chance that the new HC will sit KPJ down for the same reasons as I mentioned above for Green.

 

How did Reaves get his starting position on the Lakers? Making shots matters, potential gets you fired.

DD

 

Brown is 26, he has 6-7 great years ahead.

DD

 

Someone who is not on this version of the team.

 

You ever notice when Green has a bone headed turnover on the O end, which leads to a fast break going the other way, that Green (and his amazing potential) hangs out under the basket hoping that the opponent's fast break fails and he can get a full court pass for a layup?

This is what I call a bad habit. For the last two years, there have been zero consequences. The new HC who believes in accountability will sit Green and his amazing potential down on the bench. If Green learns his "lesson", he can earn back his PT.

BTW contenders rarely have a #2 pick that they have to develop.

 

Lets be real here. Harden will not play more than 60 games a year from now on. We need to have a starting caliber PG even if Harden is here

 

tyty


memphis won't trade tyus

 

tyty


memphis won't trade tyus

 

I’m all in as KPJ as the “backup” pg. A guard rotation of Harden, Green, and KPJ could be amazing.

 

TyTy + 1.20 (clipper's pick) for Tyus might do the trick.

 

I think Harden would prefer playing more with the better shooter, so maybe try Green as the "backup" dominant guard off the bench. He'd still get his minutes and shots, but the starting unit would be optimized.

 

Tyus Jones would be my first choice. But I doubt that Memphis will part with him without asking for the sky.

FVV is okay as long as we don't overpay him. But if we don't pay him a lot, he probably won't want to sign with us.

 

I think harden would prefer the better scorer since he doesn't have the gravity and isnt gonna carry with 30 pts games. He doesn't drive as much and having a guard that can score in different ways is more beneficial, so maybe send kpj to the bench and play as the backup pg. He'd still get his minutes and shots, but the starting unit would be optimized and kpj can lead the bench with his playmaking and takeover when harden needs a breather

 

If our record is 40-20 in those games I'd be happy.

 

Harden is a starting caliber pg, we ain't signing him a sht ton just to b the back up pg. The question is will we have a back up pg to guide the bench and take over if Harden needs rest or gets injured.

 

Yeah, like I said, he'd prefer the better shooter....KPJ.

If Jalen was on the court with Harden his volume, touches, and usage would plummet...and that's the last thing a high volume, low efficiency, ball dominant guard wants.

Instead let him come off the bench where he can dominate the ball like he's accustomed to doing and take as many shots as he wants.

It's win/win.

 

We need a "combo guard" to control the offense for the bench, we wasted two years for kpj to learn how to become that. Makes sense for him to lead the bench with his playmakin that u and the other kpj stans keep hyping about.

U don't bench a scorer who can hit 30-40 pts on any given night. He aint doing that if he aint a starter.

Green shots will b optimized by a superior pg in harden while kpj gets to b the head honcho for the bench squad, win/win.

 

If Green was a better shooter, maybe, but he's kind of terrible off ball. If you bring in a Harden type, the other guard has to be good off ball because Harden will have the ball almost always.

Green would be able to be the same type of player he is now coming off the bench, he'd probably still chuck the most shots on the team, just against inferior bench defenses... and he'd be exposed less by opposing bench offenses.

Like I said, it's win/win.