Rockets waive Gerald Green

Squirrel Boy · Post #41 » by **Squirrel Boy** » Sun Mar 9, 2008 5:15 pm

The_Whole_Truth wrote:He is a better fit on our team than Coby is.

For those of you who havent seen Green play a lot, think about Kobe's first two years in the league. Thats what Green looks like now, he just hasn't had the direction and coaching of one of the all time greats to mold him into a great player.

Just because we pick him up doesn't mean we have to play him. I would drop Coby in a heartbeat to pick this kid up.

Sorry Coby, I like ya, but I like Green more.

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bballcool34 · Post #42 » by **bballcool34** » Sun Mar 9, 2008 6:33 pm

The_Whole_Truth wrote:He is a better fit on our team than Coby is.

For those of you who havent seen Green play a lot, think about Kobe's first two years in the league. Thats what Green looks like now, he just hasn't had the direction and coaching of one of the all time greats to mold him into a great player.

Just because we pick him up doesn't mean we have to play him. I would drop Coby in a heartbeat to pick this kid up.

Sorry Coby, I like ya, but I like Green more.

Nope.

Green's little like Kobe was in his first years.

Kobe has always been laterally quick and very explosive going to the rim. Green lacks the handles to take it to the rim and the explosiveness.

He's basically a spot up shooter, who can shoot fadeaways on the perimeters, but lacks the strength and speed to do much else.

Until he improves that, which he hasn't since he came into the league, Green won't be able to accomplish much in this league.

Gerald3Wallace · Post #43 » by **Gerald3Wallace** » Sun Mar 9, 2008 6:48 pm

^ how do u know he improved much? dude never had a chance to play

id rather have green on our team then some of the players we got.

and most of u are saying we need a veteran..no we dont...our team is set for championship, and a parade..

sign this dude, have kobe teach him the rope..and lets see what he can do...

on another note...at least critt is playing well...hes averaging about 17+pts when he plays 25 or more minutes..and grizzlies fans seem to like him a lot....not the grizz fans on realgm tho, they dead right now

Chubby Chaser · Post #44 » by **Chubby Chaser** » Sun Mar 9, 2008 7:02 pm

There are some franchises that can't cultivate young players like Green. They don't have the infrastructure and/or the patience to do to him what we did to bynum. If bynum went to another team, they would of probably made him a starter on the first day, and let him to try and figure out everything on the court. Not everyone is going to be a kobe, lebron, or garnett coming out of high school. These kids need to be taught and invested in. I would love to have a project like Gerald Green on our roster being brought on the right way. To me, he is less of a project than Bynum was when he first came in. Kobe could mentor green, and who knows. When Kobe retires Green could take over the reins for him and lead the new lakers generation with farmar Green and Bynum. No matter what, he'd be a better upgrade than Coby Karl.

RJM · Post #45 » by **RJM** » Sun Mar 9, 2008 7:57 pm

IIRC, Green was cut because the Rockets needed a big at the time. I'm hearing talk of them reuniting later this season once that need has been filled.

xX_BabyBoy_Xx · Post #46 » by **xX_BabyBoy_Xx** » Sun Mar 9, 2008 8:09 pm

well like i stated originally, i would take a chance on him, for cheap, let him play in the d-league, summer league, and bring him in next year.

Leonidas · Post #47 » by **Leonidas** » Sun Mar 9, 2008 8:37 pm

I dig the kid... I see talent. Whenever he got little minutes againts the Lakers, he wasn't bad... Decent jumpsot and finished with an and1..

What better tutor than Kobe and Phil Jax... Not to mention a nice runnun mate wit Jordan and Trevor(if resigned), thats athleticsm there ladies and gentlemen... Top that off with a Ronny and a Mihm and you got yourself a nice second unit. Insert your Sasha or whomever...

Post #48 » by **kno** » Sun Mar 9, 2008 8:55 pm

Green is a shooter, right?

Dont we have enough of those in Farmar, the Machine, and Vlad?

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What was that? He could drive to the basket too?

Dont Ariza, Byrant, Farmar, and Lamar do that successfully already?

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Wait, wait, Can you repeat that again? No perimeter defense as well?

We have enough of those as is, unfortunately...

LAKESHOW · Post #49 » by **LAKESHOW** » Sun Mar 9, 2008 10:48 pm

WOW, pick this guy up. and the LAKERs are the perfect team to do it with. he WILL sit the bench. he WILL learn the game from one of the masters in the game of coaching. HE WILL listen to everything kobe etc. vets have to say. and HE HAS the talent and ability.

if i had to say what kind of talent?

his length and ability kinda remind me of ron harper. when this guy came into the league, he was an awesome athlete. a onetime participant in the slam dunk contest. freak. lil jordan they used to call him. folks dont remember, cause we got him in his last days.

but green has the size and athleticism that plays perfectly WITH PHIL JACKSON. if you had to ask in his heart of hearts what kind of guards he likes . . . he would say those long, lengthy types. and add the athleticism, its the reason why a harper/jordan backcourt was dominating.

green? no. long ways away. but if we get him on the cheap. and bring him up slowly by riding the bench. he could prove to be a steal on the level of pau gasol in the future.

and what do we have to lose? again, on the cheap.

Kreuk · Post #50 » by **Kreuk** » Sun Mar 9, 2008 11:18 pm

yeah pick this guy up!!! bynum and green could be the next kobe and shaq :O

LAKESHOW · Post #51 » by **LAKESHOW** » Sun Mar 9, 2008 11:28 pm

LAKESHOW wrote:WOW, pick this guy up. and the LAKERs are the perfect team to do it with. he WILL sit the bench. he WILL learn the game from one of the masters in the game of coaching. HE WILL listen to everything kobe etc. vets have to say. and HE HAS the talent and ability.

if i had to say what kind of talent?

his length and ability kinda remind me of ron harper. when this guy came into the league, he was an awesome athlete. a onetime participant in the slam dunk contest. freak. lil jordan they used to call him. folks dont remember, cause we got him in his last days.

but green has the size and athleticism that plays perfectly WITH PHIL JACKSON. if you had to ask in his heart of hearts what kind of guards he likes . . . he would say those long, lengthy types. and add the athleticism, its the reason why a harper/jordan backcourt was dominating.

green? no. long ways away. but if we get him on the cheap. and bring him up slowly by riding the bench. he could prove to be a steal on the level of pau gasol in the future.

and what do we have to lose? again, on the cheap.

and oh yeah, forgot, disclaimer. he does have a long long way to go.

Post #52 » by **kno** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:58 am

LAKESHOW wrote:WOW, pick this guy up. and the LAKERs are the perfect team to do it with. he WILL sit the bench. he WILL learn the game from one of the masters in the game of coaching. HE WILL listen to everything kobe etc. vets have to say. and HE HAS the talent and ability.

if i had to say what kind of talent?

his length and ability kinda remind me of ron harper. when this guy came into the league, he was an awesome athlete. a onetime participant in the slam dunk contest. freak. lil jordan they used to call him. folks dont remember, cause we got him in his last days.

but green has the size and athleticism that plays perfectly WITH PHIL JACKSON. if you had to ask in his heart of hearts what kind of guards he likes . . . he would say those long, lengthy types. and add the athleticism, its the reason why a harper/jordan backcourt was dominating.

green? no. long ways away. but if we get him on the cheap. and bring him up slowly by riding the bench. he could prove to be a steal on the level of pau gasol in the future.

and what do we have to lose? again, on the cheap.

...Kwame also had talent and ability....

f0gman · Post #53 » by **f0gman** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 2:18 am

Kwame by being 7 feet tall had more than enough opportunities to prove himself. Kwame also has no skills, only bulk.

Green hasn't had much of a chance at all. Between his rookie and soph seasons he worked hard on improving his jumpshot, which showed. Then he got shipped off in the KG trade. It's been downhill ever since.

If you're looking for a Kwame parallel you're looking in the wrong place.

Gerald3Wallace · Post #54 » by **Gerald3Wallace** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 2:25 am

like someone said earler..this this kid is too talented to not be on a team.

look up his stats his 2nd year at the end...dude went on a tear when he got the minutes.

Post #55 » by **kno** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 2:35 am

I dont see what this guy provides that the Lakers dont already have.

Squirrel Boy · Post #56 » by **Squirrel Boy** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 3:13 am

Kno wrote:I dont see what this guy provides that the Lakers dont already have.

Kobe's replacement in 6-8 years??

I mean, we all love Kobe. But he is gonna slow down at some stage.

But then again, Kobe is Jordan. And Jordan kept getting better and better when he got older. So they're fine wine. Their game improves...

However, I'm high on Green. And no, we're not talking about weed right now...Haha.

Post #57 » by **kno** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 3:18 am

Squirrel Boy wrote:
Kobe's replacement in 6-8 years??

6-8 years? Thats a looooong ass time to wait for someone to mature and develop into a starter. IMagine if we gave the likes of Kwame 6-8 years to develop into Shaq's successor?

Squirrel Boy wrote:
I mean, we all love Kobe. But he is gonna slow down at some stage.

Yes, we all do. Eventually, every player will slow down at some stage, but is it really a logical strategy to sign a guy cut from Minnessota (they would like a Kobe-successor type player, you know), and Houston (isnt Tmac gonna slow down at some stage, too)?

Mamba Venom · Post #58 » by **Mamba Venom** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:34 am

If nothing more he is a valuable trade chip.

Green s loaded w/ talent.

Slam Dunk champ and has good rep in the league.

Lakers would steal him and Ariza for the future. He is old enough to contribute now and will be good in a few years.

cisco · Post #59 » by **cisco** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 2:46 pm

enlightenment wrote:If nothing more he is a valuable trade chip.

Green s loaded w/ talent.

Slam Dunk champ and has good rep in the league.

Lakers would steal him and Ariza for the future. He is old enough to contribute now and will be good in a few years.

Valuable? LOL. He was a throw-in in the KG trade.

As a Celtic fan, I'd love for the Lakers to pick up Gerald Green. The guy is one of the worst players in the league if not the worst. He's lucky that he didn't go to college or enter any predraft workouts. He knew what he was doing. The guy can't play and had he went to college or worked out predraft, there is no way any GM would have drafted him and he wouldn't have made the money he did so far.

The guy has ZERO talent. He has crazy athleticism, but that doesn't mean he has any basketball skill or talent. He's supposed to have a nice shooting stroke, but he can't shoot. He shoots less than 40%. He also has the lowest BBIQ of anyone I've ever seen and doesn't work hard to improve his game.

Hopefully, the Lakers pick him up and puts him in the rotation. :pray:

Gerald3Wallace · Post #60 » by **Gerald3Wallace** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:57 pm

well averaging 10pts a game in a season his second year is having talent if u ask me