[Poll][Rockets Season 2023-24] Jalen Green Unleashed... Will He Rise...or Wilt....

worked for KJ should work for Green. Finding different ways ... easier ways to score. When fans talk about raising JG's efficiency; instead just praying on long range shots to improve, these are the low hanging fruits.

sometimes being practical is best.

 

Unleashed? More like coming along gradually.

 

Green doesn't have KJ's instinct of the timing of the cut. But it's not hopeless. Practice makes perfect. What they need is the commitment of getting enough repetitions in practice to instill the instinct in him.

I think most people focus on Green's quick first step with the ball and neglected how lethal his first step could be without the ball.

 

I told yall, Jalen will be so-so until he stops wearing nail polish around grown men.

 

Not to mention once they have to worry abt you cutting it opens up other moves for you and teammates. Make the defense work!

 

It kills me how y'all forgot he was great at basketball....
Y'all are ridiculous

 

I think the majority of ClutchFans think Jalen is heading for Bustville, but Instill think he’s going to put it together and be a good player. Maybe not a superstar, but a very good player and important part of the team.

No guarantees, but I’m not ready to give up on him yet. He’s too young and talented to be a total flop.

 

I haven’t given up, but we all know he’s no Batman or Robin. Maybe Batgirl?

 

I liked him today on offensive end but dude CONSISTENTLY STINKS on defense. What is this man?

 

Wait, when was he ever "great" at basketball?

 

A very loud minority. It's the same posters over and over again. Saying he is going to bust makes absolutely no sense. Busts don't average 30 for a month as a 19 year old. Busts don't lead their draft class in scoring. The overreactions on the rebuild have brought out the absolute worst posters. Not grounded in NBA facts & history on player development

 

He only 21. Judgement day should be age 24. He is ahead of schedule by most standards, but he does not stand out or differentiate himself from the crowd as of yet.

 

Interestingly, the narrative that "he only scores big on inefficient splits because he gets the ball so much" last season doesn't actually hold up. When you look at his star-flash games, the numbers are great. Guess it really is just the bias that people have in their heads and not reality. As examples:

42 points, 4 reb, 4 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 60% field goals, 50% from 3
41 points, 5 reb, 7 ass, 66% field goals, 40% from 3
41 pts, 2 reb, 2 ass, 63% field goals, 66% from 3
40 pts, 4 reb, 1 ass, 1 steal, 50% field goals, 44% from 3
34 pts, 3 reb, 3 ass, 2 steals, 1 block, 66% fg, 45% from 3
33 pts, 4 reb, 2 ass, 1 steal, 61% fg, 80% from 3
33 pts, 2 reb, 6 ass, 55% fg, 50% from 3
32 points, 3 reb, 3 ass, 55% fg, 50% from 3
32 points, 1 reb, 5 ass, 55% fg, 40% from 3
32 points, 6 reb, 4 ass, 1 steal, 44% fg, 50% from 3

That's just his top 10 scoring games. Just doesn't line up at all with this idea that he only scores because he takes more shots and all his numbers suck. He also has another 34 games on top of those that he scored over 20. People need to look past their bias and realise there's a BIG reason why the opposing broadcasts refer to Green as a star in the making...

 

You are starting to get people over two games say that Green has zero playmaking ability also.

Like do they know Green and Sengun had almost the same exact assist to turnover ratio last season?

People are getting unhinged with their Green takes.

It I think has a lot to do with the way Green speaks makes people not trust him like he's some low IQ lazy dude.