If Jalen Green had 2017 Harden’s shot selection, he’d be way more efficient.

HP3 · Dec 14, 2022

fchowd0311 said: ↑

According to Basketball reference, Green in his first two seasons so far fg% 0-3 ft from the rim:
68%, 66% respectively.

Both years he led or currently leading all NBA guards in dunks.

Harden his first two years probably with better looks due to having better teammates:
47%, 62%

All you did in this post is list the advantages Harden has. Yes Harden has advantages. He's significantly stronger, has longer wingspan, probably larger hands which means better grip strength. I don't know of another one. Maybe his craftiness to know what refs look for.

Green has strengths of his own.

He has significantly more athleticism, vertically and laterally. His euro steps are ridiculously explosive in creating seperation as evidence of his lateral shiftiness. He's far more pliable and has better ability to adjust after contact to still finish.

Both have soft touch around the rim. Opposite would be someone like Westbrook who goes full speed to the rim but doesn't have the ability to softly lay it in. Green has that speed and ability to make soft finishes around the rim.

You are definitely underrating Green as a finisher.

If you were a full time Rocket fan during that stage of Harden that probably means you weren't watching EVERY single OKC game and seeing the times he struggled at the rim at that stage of his career. You see that with Green as you watch Rocket games I presume.
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The reality is, he's likely never going to be as good as Harden. He just doesnt have the driibling or playmaking ability that I see in the long term(that could change for sure though). He may have some seasons where he scores better. But putting those kinds of expectations on him is un fair.

We can talk about his shot selection as get bettter as a team.

fchowd0311 · Dec 14, 2022

HP3 said: ↑

The reality is, he's likely never going to be as good as Harden. He just doesnt have the driibling or playmaking ability that I see in the long term(that could change for sure though). He may have some seasons where he scores better. But putting those kinds of expectations on him is un fair.

We can talk about his shot selection as get bettter as a team.
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I don't see why Green can't be his own different type of player that can be better than Harden potentially. Green has shown rapid improvement with things like manipulating screens with the love dribble.

Look Green could end up worse than Beal or become better than Harden. No one knew Harden was Harden at 20. Green certainly has the talent.

jordnnnn · Dec 14, 2022

Three guys on our team taking any real amount of mid range jumpers

https://www.nba.com/stats/players/s...TeamID=1610612745&dir=D&sort=Mid-Range FG PCT

Green : 2.9 per game @ 32.1%
KPJ : 1.7 per game @ 29.5%
Jabari : 1.6 per game @ 34.1%

Not ideal at the moment. Hopefully serious improvement is in their futures.

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