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What are your favorite plays from Green this year?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by LikeMike, Mar 31, 2022.

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What is your favorite Jalen Green play?

  1. Nasty crossover to close out Memphis

    3 vote(s)
    50.0%

  2. Clutch step back 3 over AD

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  3. Splits two defenders and contorts his body to dunk over Achiuwa

    1 vote(s)
    16.7%

  4. Chase down block on House

    2 vote(s)
    33.3%
  1. LikeMike

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    Those four moments are the skill moments that stand out to me - I am sure there are some I forgot. I didn‘t want to just pick his best dunks, but the plays that show his skill outside of being a great dunker (so no Poeltl dunk). It‘s also nice that these four plays represent the different parts of his game: 3pt, midrange, drive and finish and effort and quickness on defense. Feel free to post your other favorite moments!







     
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  2. fchowd0311

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    His cross over step back on AD

    Grizzles dagger step back after showing amazing footwork and ball handling with the in and out step back combo

    His poster against the Spurs

    Those are just off the type of my head. He has a lot of highlight plays for a rookie. Probably has amassed the most prolific highlight reel for a rookie in a while. Maybe Ja had more prolific highlights his rookie year in my recent memory.
     
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    I do like all those . The exciting thing bout some of his dunks is that you can see he’s learning to incorporate his athleticism.
     
    #3 snowconeman22, Mar 31, 2022
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    The one that somehow wasn't a foul :

     
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    Man, I was at that game and it mightve been the most athletic thing I've seen in person and I've attended hundreds of games lol
     
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    Mine was when he was drafted.
     
    #6 coachbadlee, Mar 31, 2022
  7. HorryForThree

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    Idk, I have just enjoyed seeing the growth in his game. His taking "middies" has been really cool in an era where that's usually frowned upon. His passing, and not just kickouts when he's driving. But if I'm going to pick a favorite, it's been his confidence down the stretch. It's like his shooting percentage and everything about him goes up in tough moments late in games. That's been awesome.
     
    #7 HorryForThree, Mar 31, 2022
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    His footwork has broken a lot of ankles and his dunks have scattered bodies. Too many good plays to pick just one.
     
    #8 alethios, Mar 31, 2022
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    I love them all, because everytime he does something good the anti-Green
    masses set their hair on fire. Crispy Critters about now.

    But a few stand out:
    *The dunk with Precious trying to block him. Jalen contorts his body
    and arm angle to avoid him and then, "Finishes Him!!"

    * Dunk on Proetel (SA) as he by around 3 defenders and then
    dunked on the 7 footer and, "Finished Him!!"

    *Block of Donavan as he thought he had a prime pigeon. Early in the season
    which showed me Jalen could play defense vs one of the best in the game
    offensively.



    #also the block on Jayson Tatum (in Houston) near the rim as
    Tatum was playing bully ball. Jalen held his own.....and "Finished Him!!"
     
    #9 ApacheWarrior, Mar 31, 2022
  10. Houston77

    Houston77 COOKIES AND CAKE, MY TEAM BAKED!
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    “Oh, oh. Nasty…NASTY!”
     
    #10 Houston77, Mar 31, 2022
  11. Verbal Christ

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    How do you pick one when just last night he’s doing this?

     
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  12. LikeMike

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    Yeah every game you could pick some insane play, at least some kind of highlight reel dunk… he is special!
     
    #12 LikeMike, Apr 1, 2022
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