Lowe: Lowry will be an All Star this year

[Rhettmatic]

Lowe's predictions for this NBA season are an entertaining read.

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/33-cr ... ba-season/

25. Kyle Lowry will make the All-Star team.

It’s time, and these things can be kind of like the Oscars, where guilt drives voters to reward people who really should have won the year before. The competition is tighter this season with Rose and Rondo back, but the Raps are going to be good, and the coaches will reward them with at least one All-Star spot.

He also mentions Toronto as a potential fit for Jeff Green.

The Raptors have bad memories of Joe Johnson bulldozing them in the post, and they have all their own picks, plus the midsize expiring deals linked to Landry Fields and Chuck Hayes. Atlanta and Detroit could use a boost on the wing, and it’s easy to see Green fitting as a hybrid forward in both Houston and New York. Denver’s roster seems ripe for a trade, though the Nuggets are crowded on the wing.

Green could fit in lots of places. If Boston doesn’t view him as a long-term core piece, he’ll be easy to move.

[LLJ]

I remember when Jeff Green was considered a core piece for OKC when the Durant-Westbrook days were just starting out.

How time flies...

[Blast Tyrant]

I remember when Jeff Green was considered a core piece for OKC when the Durant-Westbrook days were just starting out.

How time flies...

Everyone talks about how great OKC is at drafting. Yet they conveniently forget that they drafted Green over Noah.

[Matty]

Jeff Green would a be huge addition to this team, but that would mean pushing Ross to the curb, and we just got James Johnson to fill in that defensive void.

People are really underestimating the value Terrence brings to our starting lineup.

[Scarface844]

JJ can do nearly everything Green to do for $6 million cheaper and a shorter deal. No thanks.

[theonlyeastcoastrapsfan]

Like the idea of Horford being available. I love Amir, but it would be nice to have him along side Jonas.

[pbj]

Jeff Green would a be huge addition to this team, but that would mean pushing Ross to the curb, and we just got James Johnson to fill in that defensive void.

People are really underestimating the value Terrence brings to our starting lineup.

Also, some people are really overestimating the value Terrence brings to our starting lineup

[OvertimeNO]

Jeff Green is a poor man's Rudy Gay.

[LLJ]

Like the idea of Horford being available. I love Amir, but it would be nice to have him along side Jonas.

YES. Although Horford is more a C IMO.

[Matty]

Jeff Green would a be huge addition to this team, but that would mean pushing Ross to the curb, and we just got James Johnson to fill in that defensive void.

People are really underestimating the value Terrence brings to our starting lineup.

Also, some people are really overestimating the value Terrence brings to our starting lineup

Are you implying that Green would make a bigger impact on this team as the starting SF?

[Rhettmatic]

Like the idea of Horford being available. I love Amir, but it would be nice to have him along side Jonas.

I too am way more intrigued by Al Horford than the very average Jeff Green.

[DG88]

Like the idea of Horford being available. I love Amir, but it would be nice to have him along side Jonas.

YES. Although Horford is more a C IMO.

He's played C out of necessity honestly. His true position is at PF and I'd trade Amir + picks for Horford in a heartbeat.

[arbsn]

JJ can do nearly everything Green to do for $6 million cheaper and a shorter deal. No thanks.

Dude are you serious? Have you watched JJ play? He's a terrible offensive player and an egotistical personality.

The more I observe the team in preseason the more I think the JJ acquisition was an awful idea.

Plus Jeff Green is a solid 3pt shooter and has guarded LeBron as well as just about anyone.

He's exactly what we need.

[sca]

Jeff Green is still insanely talented, and is a decent defender, but he's also one of the most inconsistent players in the league. I think we'll see what he's really made of this year, he'll be playing alongside Rondo to set him up some better looks, and take some pressure off of him. Still, I don't think he'd be a good fit at all, for numerous reasons:

- He really shouldn't take any shots from Lowry, DD or even Valanciunas, but he's a high usage player (in other words, he's a chucker, lol)
- He's not really a better defender than Ross.
- He's not exactly an all-around player. Not a good passer or rebounder.

The only advantage he'd have over Ross is that we can run small ball lineups with him at the four, and he can carry the load if one of Lowry / DD goes down.

[Basketball_Jones]

I'd like Jeff Green on this team, but I think the much cheaper combo of Ross/JJ is probably just as effective. Green's numbers just aren't impressive.

[pbj]

Jeff Green would a be huge addition to this team, but that would mean pushing Ross to the curb, and we just got James Johnson to fill in that defensive void.

People are really underestimating the value Terrence brings to our starting lineup.

Also, some people are really overestimating the value Terrence brings to our starting lineup

Are you implying that Green would make a bigger impact on this team as the starting SF?

I wasn't implying that (though it might be true), I was just saying that (if I remember correctly) Ross is like a average defensive player by Synergy numbers (paging v_v_v) but people seem to think he's some kind of stopper - hence the overrating part.

[vini_vidi_vici]

Also, some people are really overestimating the value Terrence brings to our starting lineup

Are you implying that Green would make a bigger impact on this team as the starting SF?

I wasn't implying that (though it might be true), I was just saying that (if I remember correctly) Ross is like a average defensive player by Synergy numbers (paging v_v_v) but people seem to think he's some kind of stopper - hence the overrating part.

TR DPPP, fairly average.


Altho I do think TRs shooting (specifically 3s) and ability to cover multiple positions/drawing the toughest assignment, doesnt make him overrated but theres merit to what youre saying no doubt.

[theonlyeastcoastrapsfan]

Like the idea of Horford being available. I love Amir, but it would be nice to have him along side Jonas.

YES. Although Horford is more a C IMO.

He doesn't want to be. He's been on the Hawks to find a C for years, even his dad has lobied them. I doubt a second chest injury has made that any different. He's mobile enough to cover 4's and he can stretch it out a bit too. Maybe not to the 3 pt line.

[Young_Buc]

I'd trade for Horford using Amir and picks for sure. If he was the Horford of old, I think it legitimately would place us above Chicago.

[hell_razor]

I'd trade for Horford using Amir and picks for sure. If he was the Horford of old, I think it legitimately would place us above Chicago.

the problem is that we developed a too good of a relationship with amir