Rockets would be dumb to let Houston sports media/Blogs influence them into trading Jalen Green

Does he have an unusually high turnover rate?

Maybe.yoymjust remember his bad plays more?

 

I’m speaking specifically to his drives in traffic. He might not turn the ball over often when he’s on the perimeter but when he tries to drive in any traffic he is easily stripped. So a normal TO rate wouldn’t necessarily show that this is a problem. Unless you can break down TOs by location/play-type. In general, hes pretty weak. I’ve consistently said if Jalen can get stronger I wouldn’t be as worried about his future.

 

Many people will point to that game as the reason why we shouldn’t trade him. I point to it as the reason why we should.

 

Many people will point to blue as their favourite colour. I however, will point to red. I will also realise that something isn't profound just because I worte it in a nice sounding way.

 

The fact that he can have games like that but rarely does means he needs to go.

There you go.. I dumbed it down for you.

 

That's what you got out of my post? Says it all really.

 

Jalen does turn the ball over in open space because his handles are so raggedy. These are unforced errors.

I don't believe his main problem with TOs in traffic is a lack of strength, it's that he still doesn't understand in the NBA, you cannot dribble the ball in traffic against multiple defenders.

Way back in my KDOF days watching the Thunder, KD did this CONSTANTLY his first year and into his second. It was sooooo frustrating. Then he finally figured out it was something he just could not do and his #1 cause of TOs suddenly disappeared. KD, WB and Harden all had specific, memorable "light bulb" moments in their second seasons where they instantly became better players.

 

I think Jalen's light bulb is rather dim.

 

It’s crazy that his efficiency has dropped every season to the point where he’s almost TEN percent below league average

 

We hear this after every fluke good game.... then silence during the next 10 normal bad games.

This has been the trend for nearly 3 years now

 

He has to do it against GOOD TEAMS too - this was fun to watch - he was pretty damned good.

DD

 

So.the equivalent of "I don't have stats to back it up but trust me bro"

 

It’s not just turnovers every time he gets blocked at the rim it turns into transition buckets or quick threes for the other team. His court vision is still awful and he takes the most bad shots in the context of the game than most anyone I’ve seen playing in the NBA. Even last night when he had a good game, he started chucking up ill-advised shots when the team just needed to run time down without turning the ball over.

 

If you don't like a player every game even good ones you will find a way to say they chucked some bad shots.

Jalen Green is a scoring guard. He will take shots you personally don't like even if he became MJ out in the court.


His court vision is fine for a 22 year old scoring guard. It isn't savant level but it's fine.

 

Really? It's been silent during his bad stretches?

That's like saying the Lower East Side in Manhattan is silent during Friday evenings..

 

If you do like a player every game even bad ones you will find a way to say they chucked some good shots.

 

I have been at times been called a JOF. I have also had a history of patience in hoping that his game would turn around. I don’t dislike Jalen, I just watch the games and state my opinion. I’ve seen some improvement in Jalen’s play and have stated we should not trade him unless we get a solid return.
I have also said he needs to earn his playing time now that he is in his third year and has regressed every year in offensive efficiency. Pointing out that he takes very ill-advised shots within the context of what is happening on the court is a valid criticism. His court vision may be improved somewhat, but it is still not fine. Is there a stat for how many times a player gets blocked at the rim? Sure seems to me that he probably leads the league in that for guards, but it is an anecdotal observation.

This was supposed to be his breakout year, but we keep moving the goalposts. he needs to show he is getting better the rest of the year at his myriad of flaws, but again there is no use in trading him unless it brings back good value.