jasonxxx102 wrote:...
You get the point
Great post, thought I'd echo it with some more evidence of Green's glaring lack of defensive awareness.
Ballwatching, so he loses Collins as he switches with Hunter, leading to a wide-open 3:
https://the-high-low.com/video/ids?ids=234UDF&isw=tCapela doesn't even really set a screen here, but Green is nevertheless unable to navigate it and gives Trae a good look while also fouling him (uncalled):
https://the-high-low.com/video/ids?ids=23NvyD&isw=tTrapped badly on a Collins screen:
https://the-high-low.com/video/ids?ids=23ui8z&isw=tBad, aggressive steal attempt leading to a foul:
https://the-high-low.com/video/ids?ids=232uCg&isw=tTrae takes off and Jalen takes a couple seconds too long to react because he's ballwatching:
https://the-high-low.com/video/ids?ids=23k2ZW&isw=tWhat is he doing so far from his man??
https://the-high-low.com/video/ids?ids=23sPWH&isw=tCaught easily on a Capela screen:
https://the-high-low.com/video/ids?ids=23KvJj&isw=tGreen has no idea what he's supposed to be doing on this switch:
https://the-high-low.com/video/ids?ids=23YhNx&isw=tChases Clarke to the basket even though Sengun is down there and Mclemore has already come over to help. Green gives up a wide open 3 for Tyus Jones:
https://the-high-low.com/video/ids?ids=234zK7&isw=tThis is really more of a bad look for the entire Rockets team, with 4 guys running directly under the basket for the defensive board and nobody boxing out. But what exactly is Green doing here running over when he was in position to chase a long rebound (which is what happened). At the end of the clip, you see Green give up another wide-open 3 for Tyus:
https://the-high-low.com/video/ids?ids=23rtMU&isw=tCan't navigate a screen again:
https://the-high-low.com/video/ids?ids=23GD24&isw=tBallwatching, loses his man Konchar who is cutting behind, leading to an uncontested layup:
https://the-high-low.com/video/ids?ids=23Sc7L&isw=tBallwatching, leading to a lightly contested shot:
https://the-high-low.com/video/ids?ids=23AwjU&isw=tHas no idea what he's doing here, giving up a wide-open shot to Carter who inexplicably waits an extra 2 seconds to brick it:
https://the-high-low.com/video/ids?ids=23oyz1&isw=tStupid, undisciplined off-ball foul here:
https://the-high-low.com/video/ids?ids=23wTvD&isw=tToo slow to recover on this terrible screen navigation:
https://the-high-low.com/video/ids?ids=23Ygcb&isw=tThis isn't even a screen and he still seems to get stuck on it:
https://the-high-low.com/video/ids?ids=23Zhj5&isw=tBallwatching, leading to a wide-open 3 by a great 3 point shooter:
https://the-high-low.com/video/ids?ids=23xDnJ&isw=tNo idea here that he's supposed to switch:
https://the-high-low.com/video/ids?ids=23U1xF&isw=tLeaves Markkanen open for... no reason?
https://the-high-low.com/video/ids?ids=23fFUS&isw=tFoiled by another screen:
https://the-high-low.com/video/ids?ids=23zLLu&isw=tAnd I can go on and on and on. Now, I'll say that Green does his best defense 1-on-1 in space. He's passable using his length and speed in those situations. But he is an abjectly terrible defender on the whole because of his lack of defensive awareness and very poor off-ball play on that end of the court. I would not take Green in a re-draft over Franz or even Sengun, being honest. I would have to think long and hard about Trey Murphy and Herb Jones over Green as well. Green is one of those player archetypes that gets you right into fringe playoff treadmill team territory in his prime.
