dream_catcher_9 wrote:I guess the thing that pisses me off most was that Durant had the rebound and Gasol just took it away from him pretty easily. he secures that and its totally different at the end.
I agree that Green wasn't efficient but he did a LOT of other things well slick. Like a couple of huge blocks again, and some tough defense. the kid has a lot of heart.
Everyone remembers the good defensive plays, and charting the game defensively Jeff Green makes a lot of them and definitely puts in the effort. I'm not saying doesn't have heart, but we need him to score the ball. He isn't paid to be a great defender because he isn't one. He'll make some great hustle plays but at the same time, Zach Randolph gets an inch on him inside and he doesn't have the prototypical strength to deal with him. You remember the nice block, but you forget that Jeff Green gave Zach Randolph a wide open layup that gave Memphis their initial seven point lead.
Jeff Green has to be a more efficient scorer; his hustle and 'heart' don't make up for the fact that teams with scoring fours or big front lines are going to abuse his size at least some of the time during a game. It's not enough to do the 'other things' if he's expected to be such a huge part of our core, and one of the stars on the team.
If that's Jeff Green's function, then he's a productive 6th man. Nothing wrong with that, it just means we need that legit second option. Can anyone say that's Jeff?
