Jalen Green Went Back to Basics. Now He Looks Unstoppable

Yeah, Green has the look of at least a 25 point a game scorer in his prime without dominating the ball.

Defensively I don't think he will ever be even average, but he will be good enough because of effort and hard work.

I would love to get an athletic point guard that has some size and defends to put next to Green.... someone like Ivey would really compliment Green well. Both can run and Ivey is long enough and a good enough athlete to guard guys that give Green a hard time.

 

He doesn't have to b a lock down defender, just decent enough like curry where u cam hide him around better defenders so he doesn't get exposed.
He is motivated to b better so that's a plus

 

Yeah, crazy right? Numerous people were saying they're basically the same player (lol) and KP was the better of the two and the one we should keep. As far as I can see it, the only player on our squad with anywhere near the potential of Green is Sengun, and even his potential comes with the caveat of needing to transform his physique and gain athleticism to get anywhere near.

 

Thing is though, Kobe was 6'4 and 3/4 without shoes on, Green is 6'4 without shoes on. People banging on about the height are being disingenuous, he's basically Kobe height.

 

5.7 FTA . That's More FTAs than Beal, Lavine or Mitchell.

As long as they don't go back to the kill the offense lineup, 5.7-6 FTAs should be the norm for this season.

 

I’m pretty sure the Rockets agree with you, and that they believe they have someone meeting exactly that description.

 

I like the fact that he can score 20 plus without isoing all game like Harden. Makes me optimistic he’ll be able to fit in with whoever we bring in or young guns we can develop him with.

 

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Not for a 19 year old rookie it isnt. but I agree otherwise - 25ppg is very doable for proven nba scorers

 

He doesnt shoot enough to avg 30. I wish he became more of a volume shooter (he defers to the bums on our team a lot and lets them ice him out of too many possessions). He'll get it soon enough - I anticipate he will be cruising come March and will probably be leading the ROY race, if he stays healthy of course.

 

I really wanna see Green in some form of Klay Thompson role temporarily. There's no way anybody can keep up with him running off of 10 different screens every possession. Not saying his jumpshot is like Klay but I think it's his best asset right now. A slightly more ball-dominant Klay

If Tyler Herro can average 20ppg in his third season there's no reason why Green can't be averaging 25 by his third

 

Why don’t you think Green can develop into a good defensive player? He has shown some improvement, he is long and athletic and is willing to put the work in. Porter was terrible and now is at worst solid on defense. I was not in favor of selecting Green 2nd, but his recent play is changing my mind. I think he is going to go on several 30 point tears before the year is out. Slow and steady progress on the defensive side would be just fine.

 

It's all contingent on adding strength but I agree. He's not really long but has above average length (pause) and is hyper athletic. I see no reason why he can't become a plus defender eventually

 

I remember Mario Elie once talking about how Hakeem had told him to not worry if he gets beat because he had his back and Elie emphasized how much that meant to a wing defender knowing there was a rim protector behind him.

 

Ya when you have a all time elite bigman defender like Dream in the paint, your job as a perimeter defender isn't to prevent the ball handler from going by you but rather making sure you funnel the player towards the elite defensive big.

 

Thanks @foggy94 and OP for helping push the narrative on Green to a more positive light and buffering out some of the negative rhetoric.

 

Gotta give credit where credit is due! Nice work, @foggy94

 

Thanks so much man. I'll be honest, even though it's always a positive reception, I get nervous about sharing my stuff sometimes cause I worry people will think it's spammy or something. Sounds silly as I think about it.