Post#390 » by QingJames » Fri Apr 12, 2024 11:54 am
Predictably, Green's hot streak has ended and he has been back to his old terrible self over the past seven games.
vs DAL - 5/15 with a -18 on the game
@ MIN - 10/22 with a -7 on the game
vs GSW - 4/12 with a -23 on the game
vs MIA - 6/18 with a -15 on the game
@ DAL - 6/15 with a -11 on the game
vs ORL - 6/17 with a +12 on the game
@ UTA - 1/7 with a -3 on the game
All told, Jalen has had an awful year, potentially his worst year since entering the league despite that hot streak. He's shot 42% from the field (42.6% in his rookie year), 33% from beyond the arc (34% in his rookie year), and 80% from the line (79% in his rookie year) but got the the line two times less per game than last season. His overall TS% is lower than his rookie year (54.1% vs 54.7%). Basically he is only able to convert efficiently when he gets to the rim where he is shooting 69% (which he can do thanks to his explosiveness), and is absolutely putrid at scoring beyond 3 feet from the basket.
His team remains 4 points better in the net +/- when he is off the court. He has improved marginally as a rebounder, but he has not improved in the aggregate as a playmaker or lead guard. He has improved slightly as a defender, but this is more a matter of leveraging his length than any improvement in his defensive awareness, which is terrible and why he remains one of the worst defenders in the league. His trajectory continues to remain Jordan Clarkson with hops, with a very slim outside chance at being Zach LaVine - a player who no team in the league apparently wants and doesn't contribute to winning, but can put up big scoring numbers on terrible teams.
It's pretty fair to evaluate a player after their third year in the league, especially if they actually show regression rather than improvement, like Jalen Green. He's a massive bust. There are 8 players drafted after him that are indisputably already better and more impactful than him (Mobley, Barnes, Suggs, Kuminga, Wagner, Sengun, Murphy, Jalen Johnson) and will likely remain so, and there are several more who I think will provide better impact on winning in the league than Green in the future, although the jury is still out
eyeatoma wrote:You guys still dont' get it. Playoff accomplishment don't matter when you're up for your 1st MVP. When you're up for your 3rd in a row, damn straight it matters, as the only ones who done it are top 15 players of all time who have won rings.
