GermanFan120 wrote:Archx wrote:GermanFan120 wrote:
Lively may have a better ceiling but Gafford at the moment is way better.
And I have been saying DJJ is better than Green, ALL DAY!
Yeah Gafford is much stronger at the moment and it shows because he doesn't get bullied as easily as Lively sometimes plus he's obviously more experienced and has great position on the floor. I also think Lively in time will be better.
About Green, well, his name is always up there with the best lineups, no matter if starting or not. The thing is, his individual numbers might not be that great but at this point it's really not coincidence anymore. He simply fits and that's the most important thing. He works his ass off and hits 3s at 40%. DJJ might be better as a starter and closer but Green still has his value.
I mean look at this.
K. Irving - T. Hardaway Jr. - D. Jones Jr. - M. Kleber - L. Doncic lineup has -16.7 net
But... if we replace THJ with Green, the same lineup goes to +28.8 net.
So, we have few people here **** on Green like he's the worst player on earth but reality is, he simply fits in a lot of lineup combinations because he does little things that benefit the actual outcome.
I think you might be drawing the wrong conclusion.
Looking at the numbers above, it may not be how good Green is, but how terrible THJ is as a defender. lol
DRTg in that lineup with Green is 106.3 which would equal one of the best in the league, while ORTG is 135.
You can even switch out DJJ in the same lineup and leave THJ in with Green and NETrtg is still +16.7.
You can try hard to discredit Green but like i said, if it was 1 example size, maybe, but it's not. Dude just somehow fits by giving Kidd some extra flexibility on guard or small wing positions.