daoneandonly wrote:Archx wrote:daoneandonly wrote:Drafted him to play defense yet there is not a metric out there that supports him being a great or even good defender. SO again, what does he do for this team?
We as fans tend to see a young guy and build hope this hope oh he's going to be a star, or as you and others have said about Green, elite role player. He hasnt shown any of this
And the progression from his rookie year is still a tired argument. You can't possibly do worse than what Green showed his rookie year, so of course he improved.
I'm just going to link you two great (recent) articles from Grant Afseth about Green. His improvement over the years and where he can still get better. Patty Mills also had some high praise for him.
https://www.si.com/nba/mavericks/news/dallas-mavs-exclusive-josh-green-seeks-bigger-defensive-presence-year-4
https://www.si.com/nba/mavericks/news/dallas-mavs-josh-green-continues-grow-game-handoffs
The most telling part of the article is "Josh Green is coming off a career-year with the Dallas Mavericks, averaging 9.1 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 60 games."
Pretty much exactly what Bullock did where we all agree he really regressed and fell off. Defensive metric not all that different by stats or eye test, and yet Josh Green is going to somehow save this team.
Bullock's defense went to ****. His On/Off was -4.7 while Green was +3.7. Drastic difference. Green also had a 64% TS to Bullocks 58%. So he was more efficient aswell.
Also, point of discussion was Green's contract, which is similar but he's also 9 years younger and still much room for improvement. It's not just numbers though. Bullock can't put the ball on the floor, is not as athletic or strong, he was a poor passer and was horrible around the rim. Literally his entire game was catch and shoot. Mavs gained much more flexibility with Green over Bullock.
Pro coaches, his teammates, Mavs top analysts and even the fans understand this. But you somehow think otherwise, i don't get it.













