ahh such constructive criticism such as "he's corey brewer 2.0" "jalen is a p***y cuz he paints his finger nails" "only libs and girls like green"
You know DD, you are right! There is no such thing as a Jater, I think its just obvious BIAS, which can be perceived or misconstrued as hate. I've never seen such BIAS against someone who has improved his game, played every game, the teams leading scorer, never been in trouble, YET there are people who are still HATING, uh my apologies, BIAS against him! Have you ever seen this before?
What? I never said any of that......don't be a Jucker. I don't believe he is a great player, but he is a good one......but I criticize equally, but limited to bball - not personal stuff, that is none of my business. DD
Green's development as a playmaker, or lack thereof, has been very disappointing. It took Amen Thompson less than 100 games to blow past him. He occasionally will do something to facilitate, but not remotely enough to actually count on as part of your gameplan. He isn't good at creating for teammates, plays sub par defense (at times terrible), and doesn't impact the glass. You have to be an absolutely elite, god tier scorer to actually be an impactful player when you do so little else to impact winning.
I feel like you havent watched a single game recently. Against the Spurs the 1st quarter was a direct result of Jalen penetrating and kicking out to shooters who hit shots. Amen was doing the same. Jalen has gotten much better at playmaking recently and it has been showing. Hes not gonna be Jason Kidd but hes already better than someone like Eric Gordon ever was as a secondary facilitator, which is what he is.
I can assure you DD has seen it. He doesn't like the talented kids to win. He wants the one that no one believes in to win, always the allegedly misunderstood one. People do this because they think they're going to fix the past this way. I will bet money DD has left a workplace he was not appreciated, took his talents elsewhere and he can't stop trying to justify that to this day. He thinks he's Cam. Exactly like a girl with daddy issues, he will pick the wrong guy 9 times out of 10 and he has no clue why. What's sad about it is that intrinsically he actually has the ability to pick the one star. He just confuses internal warning signs with instinct. The wrong emotion-thought pattern, just has to be reconditioned. If he just stops blaming everyone else for everything, he can flip this thing on its head. He should look into IFS and specifically radical acceptance if he wants to break this curse. Till then, we can use it to our advantage and just bet against his excellent reverse instinct. His reverse instinct has actually been right more than most people could achieve.
Pfffft. Subpar defense? Man defense has improved dramatically compared to the last few seasons. U are criticizing that amen a pg, developed his playmaking faster than Green? Like what? God tier scorer is just some arbitrary sht to knock on green. Man has been contributing to our teams victory while playing solid defense when he is off.
You know you aren't the only person on the board, right? You said there are no "Jaters" - there clearly are, and people gave you quotes. Perhaps the idea that you aren't the only person on the board will give you pause before posting the same one line opinions over and over and over and over and over and ...
Great explanation by Ryan Hollins on Jalen’s importance and the difficulties he faces on a game to game basis, 12:30 - 26;30 mark
He makes a great point I've made before about the most frustrating part of Jalen sometimes. He often didn't know when he "did his job". He broke down the defense, it's collapsed now it's time to swing it. But he always has a habit of over driving and not knowing when he did his job. Now you see he understands more when he "did his job" and makes the quick decision to pass out.
You make some valid points but it's undeniable Jalen has improved both as a playmaker and defender. I'm not satisfied but, IMO, his performance over the last 2 months gives room for hope and we should be open-minded. On offense, Jalen has a scorer's mentality. It is what he is. Amen mentality is totally different. Jalen is slowly becoming a better playmaker, while Amen has made big strides becoming a scorer. Things are going the right direction. Udoka doesn't get enough credit from some here on player development. It's a welcome change from Silas.
