09-02-2023, 11:31 AM
All that is just another layer of excuses and strawmen (no one has said he needs to be an "offensive star" or an 18-20 ppg scorer) to try to rationalize away the recurrent fact that Green needs to be productive, but often simply is not. And we can't say it's because of Luka-Kyrie, when the fact is that he goes to play with lesser players and against lesser competition and he's even worse.
The problem everywhere is that his impact is negated by a lack of quantity of plays being made (on both ends).
On offense, he can't just be a bystander, accepting leftovers and only shooting wide open shots, if he is to be regarded and paid as a key player. He has to be looking for shots, and taking hard ones when needed, to pressure the opposition in a different way. On defense, he has to proactively make plays, not just shadow an opponent, if he is to be an actual defensive difference-maker. And it needs to happen a lot, in a way that alters the opponents' offense, not just a play or two a game.
I hear the arguments about "potential" yet pointing to potential is an admission he isn't doing it yet, with a hope he does better one day. IMO he's given excessive slack because he's the Mavs Great FRP Hope, ie he's given credit for what they want him to be and what a FRP should be, rather than evaluated (and ultimately paid) for who he is and how well he plays now.
The problem everywhere is that his impact is negated by a lack of quantity of plays being made (on both ends).
On offense, he can't just be a bystander, accepting leftovers and only shooting wide open shots, if he is to be regarded and paid as a key player. He has to be looking for shots, and taking hard ones when needed, to pressure the opposition in a different way. On defense, he has to proactively make plays, not just shadow an opponent, if he is to be an actual defensive difference-maker. And it needs to happen a lot, in a way that alters the opponents' offense, not just a play or two a game.
I hear the arguments about "potential" yet pointing to potential is an admission he isn't doing it yet, with a hope he does better one day. IMO he's given excessive slack because he's the Mavs Great FRP Hope, ie he's given credit for what they want him to be and what a FRP should be, rather than evaluated (and ultimately paid) for who he is and how well he plays now.
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