Put Jalen Green in the MIDDLE of the floor... as PG or otherwise

I could careless where he attacks.

In fact, Green should be attacking from 3verywhere on the court instead of just one predetermined spot/area.

It's the suggestion of making him a PG that is laughable.

 

LOL

Ironic considering his greatest strength is SCORING and reason why drafted #2 overall.

Green needs to maximize his strengths, put him position to succeed, instead of adding even MORE unrealistic expectations on him.

Having him transition to PG is ludicrous.

 

I am all for sitting Porter and letting him heal 100%.

And watch what happens with Green as PG.

 

WHAT ARE YOU EXPECTING FROM A 19 AND 21 YEAR OLD.

 

Green chooses to attack from side.

There is nothing stopping him from attacking down the middle.

In fact, the few times he did so he drove into a crowd that collapsed multiple defenders to easily deny him.

He needs to add a Euro step, a stop and pop or a floater to his arsenal because all his drives are getting predictable.

Either drops it off to cutter or dives into teeth of defense resulting in miss or block. Or if we are lucky, FTA.

Green doesnt just need to improve his 3ball but add more tricks to his bag.

Otherwise he will just be a transition finisher on offense and a liability on defense.

 

He's used to his athleticism being enough and not needing any kind of skill, that's why he's been blocked at the rim either 10 or 11 times this season already.

 

Then Green should call for a screen and re-screen if necessary to get himself to spot he wants.

But again, if CF wants him as PG then let's see it.

Sit Porter until he's 100% while Rockets experiment with Green running the show.

 

...if only we had better PG on the roster who can help direct the troops on the court and teach these young guys how to do it. Maybe a former all star who injuries have made a shell of his old self, but who still understands the game on another level that these 19/20yr olds would benefit from. It's just a shame we don't have a player like tha- oh wait, WE DO HAVE A PLAYER LIKE THAT!

....btw, I agree with the OP that JG attacking from the middle could be beneficial but I think the bigger problem to JG's effectiveness is about how bad KPJ has been trying to be a traditional PG and failing miserably. He doesn't know how to get himself to spots that generate shots for others - he just kind of dribbles into random spots and hopes the defense adjusts accordingly and when they don't he tries to force the pass regardless. Green's teammates also don't know where they need to be when Green is attacking - the collected bball IQ is just really low on this team - not everyone's fault, but just a symptom of a really young/inexperienced team.

 

You just said put him in a position to succeed but he's played best when he has controlled the ball. Granted it was summer league but he didn't have KPJ waiving him off and constantly turning it over. I rather watch Green mess up at PG than KPJ when he clearly shouldn't be setting up anybody's offense...not being able to go right handed at a pro level and dibbling off his own foot. Green might not be the PG solution but it'll be better than what we are running now. House should be coming off the bench still. KPJ can play SG/SF. Honestly I rather have Augustine play PG than KPJ if not Green. Overall we are bad so there is no harm in getting Green the PG experience. Even if he never plays point guard it would be good to have him comfortable doing it in case heads needs to in the future you don't want him looking like deer in the headlights. He got flustered when they full court pressured in summer league he needs to work those kinks out now. Also Green will pass the ball unlike others.

 

Agreed, the best position for him to succeed is playing against Summer League caliber talent, he can find that in the G League. He can learn how to play basketball down there while developing his body AND his fans will finally have some highlights from him to rub one out to.

Win-win.

 

Let me save everyone the trouble of the next high traffic thread if we follow this direction, "Jalen Green is NOT a pg."

Jalen is to weak. He will lose that ball to ball pressure. Right now, he has nothing in his bag to trust him to beat his man one-on-one. All he's done is is rely on his speed and first step so far. Other than that he cannot consistently drive against grown professionals.

What he has shown is that he is a willing passer, but that doesnt make him a pg though. DJ is a pg and Wall is a pg. Unfortunate for us, the former has been playing like trash, and the latter doesnt want to play at all.

 

We're not gonna get Ray Allen / Reggie Miller type pick and pin downs for Green , that's just not part of the modern 5 out offense.

 

Seems like you and I are watching the same game ..... I posted this in another thread -

 

Porter is clearly a very gifted player but he's not a point guard , I'd like to see him in EG's role as the 6th man and give him the green light to shoot & attack ..... the creation for others should be secondary and come off of his attacking the rim.