09-04-2023, 11:04 AM
(09-02-2023, 06:29 AM)surfpuckmd Wrote: As a final point, Josh Green has demonstrated that he can be more productive when it's needed. We really don't want him taking the ball away from Luka or Kyrie. In games last season when Luka didn't play however, Josh Green had the following averages:
15.7 ppg 4.3 rpg 3.5 apg
That's pretty good production when we needed it.
You make two good points here. These numbers are similar to what Green puts up any time he gets 30 minutes (which was about 1/3 of his games last season). He doesn’t need to take a leap. He just needs opportunity.
Your other good point is he knows his role. Some mistakenly call this passivity. Your numbers indicate he’s appropriately deferring to our two All-NBA level players when they are playing and appropriately showing more when they aren’t. It is pretty much exactly what you’d want out of a youngster who projects to be a high level role player.