09-01-2023, 05:43 PM
(09-01-2023, 05:26 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: I'm with you on your overall point, and think the Najera comp does Green kind of a disservice. He's a glue guy, for sure, but a much better one than Najera was, imo.
All I need to see from Green is one thing: he needs to let 100% of his open shots fly, without hesitation. I don't need him to aggressively SEEK OUT those shots, just to shoot them when the game comes to him. He's already impacting the game in transition (in both directions), on defense, as a ball-handler (where he's better than average), as a cutter and with his best attribute, which is passing. Not only does the ball not stick in his hands (you need a lot of guys like that) he's actually fairly intuitive at creating decent shot opportunities for others, which I found surprising. AND, once he learns to let those shots fly, there's reason to expect them to GO IN, because he has already turned himself into a decent catch-and-shoot guy, from what I've seen.
I agree with all that as well as Green being more talented than Najera, was just trying to find a Mavs example of someone who clearly affected the game in positive ways without scoring much.
I've always felt the best case for Green is to make the same sort of impact as Bruce Brown who would also fit your description pretty well. He may have a little more iso game to him but he's a guy who affects the game in so many ways outside of scoring. It's fun to watch and people love playing with guys like that.
I feel like there's folks on this board who think Green needs to be averaging like 18-20 points a night to be affective on this roster and earn a payday and I just see it very differently. His numbers, efficiency and aggression has gone up each season and also...he's going to turn 23 this season, there's still a ton of room for growth. Excited to see what player he becomes this season.