Question: If Luther is SO great then why was he getting Giricek'd and Deron ron'd in the playoffs vs Utah? He contributed NOTHING in that series last year! He was the incredible disappearing man in that series! Furthermore, I'm sure at the 2-3 year mark, they were saying the same thing about T-Mac that you're saying about Green. Funny he seemed to turn out to be a pretty good player, didn't he? What you don't get is Green has natural athletic ability and is very young and has hardly played because of situations with the Celtics and the T-Pups. Why the Wolves aren't playing him is beyond me frankly. So, his ceiling for realizing potential is VERY high meanwhile, if Luther's shot isn't falling from the perimeter, he hurts you on the court. His defense is inconsistent, he does not finish well to the basket and cannot break down defenses with penetration in the lane. Green could become like T-Mac, maybe even Kobe perhaps within a few years and that wouldn't be worth the risk to trade for him? Green is now 19 or 20 STILL! If you're the Rockets, you'd better get some thoroughbreds like him because this league soon if it's not already will be dominated by the likes of Shawn Marion and Monta Ellis. Need I say more!
We didn't skip a beat without Head. Seriously I didn't even notice he was gone until others mentioned it. Mr. irrelevant.
Big difference between Mac and Green. Mac contributed to the Raptors then, albeit a mediocre team. He was getting playing time as the seasons went by. He defended and attacked the rim and generally had much better bball IQ. You asked the question yourself. Why isn't Green playing even with a Timberwolves team this bad? Shouldn't the answer be simple? Because he is clueless on how to play the pro game. Athletic ability means jack if you get out there and play like it's a streetball game. All I've seen Green do is jack up jumpers like he's Kobe and McGrady, except that he doesn't hit them. That and the occasional highlight-reel dunk. Luther gets abused by bigger guards, yes. But he is also an excellent outside shooter and off-the-ball player. Once again, you said it yourself. Green isn't getting minutes on a sorry T'wolves team. Luther is getting at least playing time on a stacked playoff-worthy team. Coaches aren't stupid. If Green even has Stevie Franchise-level of bball IQ, he'd be playing for sure, with his oodles of athletic ability and talent. The fact that he doesn't tells you something. We need smart players. We don't need dumb athletes. See Swift, Stromile.
Gerald Green has a bad case of "can't play worth a damn". Sure he's 6'8", sure he's athletic. That doesn't make him a basketball player. I guess if the Bucks wanted Snyder for him, I'd do it. It wouldn't be a positive trade, because Snyder is a better player than Green, but Green would get to see his family more often, and I'm a nice guy.
i wouldn't trade head... we know what head brings, green is another potential player, and i'd trade snyder. that way, two young athletes, have new chances. plus snyder is an expiring contract.
This is a pretty tough choice, we have a guy that could have a much higher upside versus a player that can flat out shoot it. I have watched Green and the announcers in Boston insinuated that he is not all that bright.... So, I might do the trade...depending on how you feel the loss of Luther would hurt the Rockets. DD
Gerald Green will be free at the end of the year. If the Rockets are interested, get him for free. Luther provides needed outside shooting.
i did that trade in nba2k8, and it was approved. so far green's already won 6th man of the year. oh well, only in my dreams.
Yes this is true, but the real question is what do you think of Luther? Has he peaked? Will he ever get a decent "handle".......? If you think this is the best Luther is going to be then you make the trade to get Green's bird rights. If not, then you take a chance that the Hometown allure will give us an edge. DD
Something happened to Gerald Green between last season and this. He was doing OK last year. Showed some promise. Was getting minutes. I'm sure he has all the brain-freezes that a young kid with no college ball would, but I can't help but wonder if he might have become victim of a team that said, These are the guys of our future; and Corey Brewer is OUR guy, we picked him. Anything could have happened. A JVG-Bonzi moment between coach and player: "Do this." "Seems unreasonable to me." "Okay, good, go have a seat." And Kevin McHale isn't exactly a great GM. Gerald Green stands 6'8". That's about 6" taller than the sort of combo guard that McHale wants all over his roster. But no need to trade for Green. McHale didn't pick up his option. Get him for a small part of the MLE next summer and see how well he does.
Agree. If you want GG, just wait a few months, you'll probably be able to get him for a minimum deal.
One of Morey's recent comments was if the Rockets needed some spacing on the floor they play Head. If they traded Head his replacement should be a better 3P shooter. The only guy who might be available is James Jones. A gamble and opportunistic trade.
He sucked last year, too... the team just handed him playing time. This year, this team doesn't wnat to waste time on him because they think they got better things to do.
The same people who want Gerald Greene are the ones who wanted the Rox to give the MLE to Amir Johnson. How has that big contract worked out for the Pistons this year, and they only gave him 3-4 million. Greene would be lucky to make the Rox rotation. Head has already shown he can contribute to this team. The Wolves clearly are not interested in Greene so why give them anything of value to get him. And for the poster who said Greene may turn into Tmac or Kobe, I can only say wow. Lets go sign Ndubi Ebi, he might turn into KG one day.
