These are Jalen Green's Home and Road splits this season: https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1630224/traditional He's been our best player and practically at an all-star level in our 12 games on the road this season averaging 23/6/3/1 on 45/37/95 shooting... A really good 59% TS. With some standout clutch performances @SA and @DAL among others. And at home he's been one of our WORST players averaging 17/4/3/1 on 37/29/78 shooting... An abysmal 48% TS.
His best home games are easily these three performances... And they're honestly his only "good" home games this season so far out of 14... I know he had 28 in the home opener, but that wasn't a good performance imo even though he was our best scorer that night. his performance @ home in the win vs the Grizzlies... He had 22/6/4/3/1... Had a poor shooting first quarter, but was fantastic on both ends the rest of the game... helped turn the game around and was the key player in us blowing that game open. His performance @ home vs the Spurs where he had an efficient 21/5/4/1 on a great 63% true shooting... He's dominated the Spurs this season and has looked like a bonafide star against them... If only we played them every night. And then our last game where he went off for 34/6/3/1 on 70% true shooting against the lowly short-handed Pelicans. It's not usual for players to have this stark a contrast in their play between home and away, but in the cases they do... particularly young players... It's usually the opposite and they struggle on the road, but are in their comfort zone at home. Jalen Green is truly an enigma. When he's ON... everything looks sharper not just that shots are going in, but his handle is tighter, his drives are more creative, and he's just a more decisive player. When he's OFF... everything looks loose... not just that his shot isn't falling... He's tentative with his handle, his drives lack change of direction or speed, and he's seemingly just drifting through the game on offense. It's a remarkably frustrating thing to witness because you know the capability is there, but the proficiency rises and falters. He seems to be a player that struggles mentally... I think it's some combination of lack of focus, confidence, or rhythm... It's something that comes to mind even when just hearing Jalen say when asked what's the reason for his marked improvement in FT shooting... Where he's at a career best: 87% on the season... The reporter asks if there was some notable change mechanically in his shot or routine... And Jalen answers: no changes same routine...."just focus... I'm more focused at the line this year." He's still only 22 years old... And when looking at him charitably as I'm choosing to do it's worth acknowledging that he's never truly been coached in his young career prior to Udoka arriving last season..... definitely not in anyway beneficial to his overall growth as a player to reach his potential... If anything he's had a disservice in that regard. He went from AAU/Prolific Prep ball to the GLeague Ignite(exposed for a lack of development of young players) to being on the youngest team in the league with a newbie first time HC and pushover in Stephen Silas.... A team without any structure or accountability. Let's hope he can find the consistency he's shown on the road @ home... Cuz that's definitely the easiest and most beneficial path to this Rockets team being legit contenders.
Dr Jalen & Mr Hide seriously he's more agressive attacking the rim/going to the FT line on road games while taking less 3's home games: 8.2 drives/gm road games: 10.6 drives/gm home games: 51% of his shots come from behind the arc road games: only 44% of his shots come from behind the arc maybe he needs to do the same in home games more drives, less threes, more catch & shoot, less pullups
He's consistent on the road this season for some reason. Another thing that's wild... but this goes back to what I said about when he's on... He's ON.... When Jalen scores 30 he has a 68% true shooting percentage... His efficiency is higher than everyone above him on that list when they score 30. https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/most-30-point-games-before-turning-23-years-old His baseline and peak level play are so wildly apart.
https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask?q=...reen+scored+less+than+15+points+in+his+career Jalen Green has played in 83 games with fewer than 15 points. 29.5% FG% 19% 3FG% more than double the games with less than 15 points with atrocious efficiency
It's not an enigma. Once you stretch the sample size beyond 27 games, it's clear Jalen actually performs better at home than on the road.
It's not peak play it's just more opportunities. Usually two things happen to high lottery picks. One is that they turn into a star and they get tons of opportunities to get 30pt games. The other is that they suck and are replaced by subsequent high lottery picks and stop having opportunities to put up 30. Jalen is the exception. He didn't turn into a star, but by draft luck and Rockets front office support, no one ever replaced him. If the Rockets drafted Banchero and/or signed Harden, Jalen would be nowhere near on this list.
I believe he has A.D.D. and the Rockets need to get him a proper diagnosis. He may simply need a prescription of Adderall so that he can focus.
i'm so confused. so he suxed, then we filled in apology forms, and then he suxed again, and now he suxed half time.
The biggest question should be, "How many players would have been traded at the age of 23yrs old on that list?" NONE
This is a fair assessment. Only thing I disagree with is the coaching part. Yes Silas wasn’t a great coach and that may play a part in his development but he still had other vet coaches and NBA minds guiding him including Lionel Hollins and John Lucas. Silas was also a good offensive mind. I have said this for years is what I think stunted his growth for the most part is the lack of vet leadership and guidance. Instead of having vets teach guide and lead him in doing things the right way in games he was left to figure it out on the court with an unprofessional and inexperienced player in KPJ and other young Rockets players. Having vets keep you in line In games, locker room advice and guidance off the court is invaluable. In any profession the more experienced people on teams provide insight, guidance, and that technical knowledge that managers and higher level leadership can’t. No different in basketball.
