The Josh Green Appreciation Thread

Post #1 » by **Mavrelous** » Tue Jul 2, 2024 12:09 pm

Joshua Benjamin Green was picked in the COVID 2020 NBA draft, immediately his pick angered a lot of people, when he was picked:
1. TCU star Desmond Bane, a beloved player on the local college basketball fans, was available.
2. Tyrese Maxey, Kentucky guard and local kid was available
3. Siddiq Bey, big shooting forward and someone who was viewed as NBA ready player was available.

Green was a very raw product, that needed development, but Mavericks had a LOT of rotation players missing due to COVID, and found himself thrown into a situation where he needed to contribute, the other 2 local guys he was picked ahead of, have become stars, this increase the level of contempt towards him.
RC gone, Kidd arrived and he started giving him chances, and he started showing some flashes, but in the PO he again looked not ready.
His 3rd, The team was in turmoil after losing Brunson, Josh Green answered the call whenever he got the chance, he was a demon on defense, applying full court pressure, hitting open shots, showed his magnificent court vision and passing ability, but his galring problem was shaky confidence and not the highest BB IQ, Kidd tried to tinker with the rotation and killed his momentum, he had an inconsistent 4th season, sometimes great, sometimes bad, but didn't stand out.
In the middle of his 3rd season, we did a mini redraft of 2020 and though he's top 10 player from that draft.
Always looked like he had great potential, but always fell short, great energy and speed, but sometimes he's faster than his processing speed, always the 1st on the fast break, sometimes miscalculates whether to stop and slow down or finish strong, great shooting % but hesitant.
I felt he's much better fit in Charlotte and I think they got a steal.

Fare thee well Aussie prince, you will be missed, and best of luck.

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Archx · Post #2 » by **Archx** » Tue Jul 2, 2024 12:13 pm

Don't let Daoneandonly see this thread

But yeah, he'll be missed, always played at 100%. Still very young has much to learn and i hope this won't be one of those "damn, why didn't we just keep him" stories in a year or two.

Post #3 » by **Mavrelous** » Tue Jul 2, 2024 12:17 pm

Archx wrote:Don't let Daoneandonly see this thread

But yeah, he'll be missed, always played at 100%. Still very young has much to learn and i hope this won't be one of those "damn, why didn't we just keep him" stories in a year or two.

I don't think he'd ever be good here, Mavs will always be ISO team, he fits on more balanced attack quick paced teams, oddly enough, Rick Carlisle's current team is his best fit, the Pacers.
His defense is great, but his constant dying on screens combined with Kidd scheme to hide Luka created lots of holes defensively.

I'm prepared for him to shine, fully acknowledging he wouldn't have shined here.

daoneandonly · Post #4 » by **daoneandonly** » Tue Jul 2, 2024 12:29 pm

Mavrelous wrote:
Archx wrote:Don't let Daoneandonly see this thread

But yeah, he'll be missed, always played at 100%. Still very young has much to learn and i hope this won't be one of those "damn, why didn't we just keep him" stories in a year or two.

I don't think he'd ever be good here, Mavs will always be ISO team, he fits on more balanced attack quick paced teams, oddly enough, Rick Carlisle's current team is his best fit, the Pacers.
His defense is great, but his constant dying on screens combined with Kidd scheme to hide Luka created lots of holes defensively.

I'm prepared for him to shine, fully acknowledging he wouldn't have shined here.

Haha good one Arch

Great post Khalil. Yes the guys he was drafted before was a huge gut punch and source of discontentment, that one not his fault though. But what was his fault and you mentioned it well, his year 3 and 4. He was solid in year 3 and showed promise, like a guy who could really make a difference, then he regressed. Why? I dont think its far fetched to say he was playing for the contract extension and once he got it, we got the knucklehead Green again. We've seen this type of thing from guys before, not sure if that was the reason, but fair assumption.

Post #5 » by **HMFFL** » Tue Jul 2, 2024 6:02 pm

I wish him well and I expect him to have a long career. If he can shoot 38-40% from three with more volume, he's going to excel.

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41Dirk41 · Post #6 » by **41Dirk41** » Tue Jul 2, 2024 6:06 pm

Wrong pick. Confirmed.

Teffer10 · Post #7 » by **Teffer10** » Wed Jul 3, 2024 8:01 am

Flourishes in open court but half court dud.
Luka is one of the best half court players in NBA history so Green was not a good fit.

If D'Antoni ever becomes a head coach again, Green might become a star.

Glad that he has an opportunity to spread his wongs elsewhere and we can move on with hopefully better fitting players.

Teffer10 · Post #8 » by **Teffer10** » Wed Jul 3, 2024 8:06 am

41Dirk41 wrote:Wrong pick. Confirmed.

Not yet...if Klay is the piece that puts us over the top, Green was somewhat involved.

GermanFan120 · Post #9 » by **GermanFan120** » Wed Jul 3, 2024 4:44 pm

Thank you for being a good frisbee player over the past years.

GermanFan120 · Post #10 » by **GermanFan120** » Wed Jul 3, 2024 4:45 pm

Teffer10 wrote:Flourishes in open court but half court dud.
Luka is one of the best half court players in NBA history so Green was not a good fit.

If D'Antoni ever becomes a head coach again, Green might become a star.

Glad that he has an opportunity to spread his wongs elsewhere and we can move on with hopefully better fitting players.

Lemme tell ya, he won't even be a star in China.

Darren · Post #11 » by **Darren** » Thu Jul 4, 2024 4:54 am

Green deserves better chance. In an uptempo system, I think Green proves all fans who basts him wrong.

Dirk2Doncic · Post #12 » by **Dirk2Doncic** » Thu Jul 4, 2024 1:55 pm

Sorry to see him go. Liked him

41Dirk41 · Post #13 » by **41Dirk41** » Fri Jul 5, 2024 5:55 am

I tried to defend him in every possible way in these years... But simply he is not good enough to be a starter for a contender. Maybe not even for a PO team.

He is too small, too skinny and too erratic.

The thing that hurts the most is that there were so many good players available at that time. Unfortunately, Cuban was at the helm at the time.

daoneandonly · Post #14 » by **daoneandonly** » Fri Jul 5, 2024 10:49 am

41Dirk41 wrote:I tried to defend him in every possible way in these years... But simply he is not good enough to be a starter for a contender. Maybe not even for a PO team.

He is too small, too skinny and too erratic.

The thing that hurts the most is that there were so many good players available at that time. Unfortunately, Cuban was at the helm at the time.

Exactly