Jeff Green?

[IrishLuck31]

Thunder aren't going to give him an extension, so he will be a FA at the end of the season. If has a good year, they will likely resign him, but a lot of money tied up in Durant/Westbrook, and I think they prefer Ibaka. What do you guys feel about him as the starting 4 for us? I am really biased - I go to Georgetown, so I would love to see Hibbert + Green back together. He is undersized for a 4, but very versatile in his skill set, athletic, can shoot pretty well, only in his 3rd year. Maybe not Al Horford level, but I believe you could compete with Jeff Green as your starting 4. thoughts?

[Miller4ever]

It's intriguing, but I'd rather have an energy-type banger at the 4 next to Hibbert. Depending on how he does this season, though, maybe if chasing down some of the other guys doesn't work out this season, we can open our pocketbooks. Last thing I want to do, though, is be like Detroit and give big contracts to decent players.

[chube]

He's an interesting player because he'd likely be a small forward on most other teams but got moved around for Durant. He's obviously a very good player but he's a little unconventional in terms of what we need, a big banging rebounder to go along with Hibbert. Depending on how many contracts we let expire instead of trading away, I think it'd be worth taking a shot at Green.

Quick question though - this article on the front page said that he'd be a restricted free agent (meaning the Thunder could match any offer he gets), but I could've swore I heard one of the ESPN commentators the other day say he'd be unrestricted. Anybody know which one is correct? I think it'd be restricted considering all this extension talk.

[IrishLuck31]

http://www.realgm.com/src_freeagents/2011/

Says here he is restricted, although I am not 100% sure.

I agree that he might not be the conventional 4 that bangs around - so maybe we target someone more like Carl Landry. but I still think he would be a significant upgrade and a decent 4 to have - especially with scrappy guys like hansborough on the bench. In my opinion, the league is getting less conventionaland uses small-limups/playing 4's that might be closer to 3's. so unless we are playing the LA's or Boston, Green's tweener status would not be a huge issue i think.

I still think Horford would be absolutely perfect for us, but am not going to give myself a realistic hope of getting him.

[8305]

He's a talented guy and we need more talent. But, is there anything he can do that Danny Granger can't?. If the price tag is high and I'm right about the similarities with Granger, can you allocate that much money to the same skill sets?

[aquatic92]

Sign me up.

then we can cut hansblough and mcroberts, after firing Jim. One can hope.

[chube]

Personally, if we got Green (or Horford or whatever PF), I think both McBob and Hansbrough are worth keeping around (unless we also managed to land someone like Carl Landry also!!!) Hansbrough is if nothing else a good hustle guy off the bench and McBob can resort to playing center if need be. Between that and the salary that would be required, I'd say keep McBob and let Solomon Jones walk. In fact, in preparation for his exit, I'll help Solo get started packing now.

[Starkiller]

He's a talented guy and we need more talent. But, is there anything he can do that Danny Granger can't?. If the price tag is high and I'm right about the similarities with Granger, can you allocate that much money to the same skill sets?

I'd say Jeff Green is a better rebounder than Danny.

[glasket]

Jeff green is one of my favourite players. Sign me up, although i still think he will re sign with the thunder

[chube]

^^^ From what I've gathered, both Green and the Thunder want to bang out a new contract, but Green also seems to be third in the pecking order in terms of money being tied up behind Durant and Westbrook.

[PR07]

He played with Hibbert before in a frontcourt at Georgetown, and they meshed pretty well.

[Miller4ever]

Sign me up.

then we can cut hansblough and mcroberts

Why?

[Indy2thaWindy]

He played with Hibbert before in a frontcourt at Georgetown, and they meshed pretty well.

He plays to Hibbert's strengths by getting past his man and cutting to the rim.

[aquatic92]

Sign me up.

then we can cut hansblough and mcroberts

Why?

Not sure if you're serious.

Because both of them are awful players who should not be starting much less playing substantial minutes. I'll cut McBob some slack because he makes some nice hustle plays but tyler is just garbage when it comes to playing in the NBA. I cant maintain a straight face when i see him try to shoot in traffic.

once again, if you're trolling, which i hope you are, sorry

edit; and if you wouldnt take jeff green over either of those two in a heartbeat, then you're definitely trolling.

[Miller4ever]

This team has the cutters who get passes from Hibbert who distributes from the high post. Green would have a great time here. I'd definitely keep him as an option, but I think we always have to go forward aassuming that big name FA's don't want to sign with us. That's the unfortunate truth.

[chube]

To me, Jeff Green might barely still be in the category of not too superstar to sign with us. Granted, OKC is in better shape right now than Indy, but he is wanting to stay in smaller-market Oklahoma City - a city never known as a hub for pro sports until two years ago. Indy might have a shot at him, especially depending on how much money they decide to tie up in Westbrook to go along with Durant.

I still think Horford would be an awesome fit for us, but I think he might be out of range without having to overpay him. I can dream though.

[IndyMac]

Sign me up.

then we can cut hansblough and mcroberts

Why?

Not sure if you're serious.

Because both of them are awful players who should not be starting much less playing substantial minutes. I'll cut McBob some slack because he makes some nice hustle plays but tyler is just garbage when it comes to playing in the NBA. I cant maintain a straight face when i see him try to shoot in traffic.

Meanwhile, those of us who look at them objectively realize that they are both pretty good young players. I'm not saying they are going to be all-stars, but the are obviously capable of playing in the NBA.

[Miller4ever]

Why would we cut good, young, cheap assets?

[chube]

^^^ Especially when cutting Hansbrough would still knock us in the salary cap department. Will Psycho T ever be the all-star he was in college? Very doubtful. But if he's a role player and knows his will and does well with it, he's definitely worth keeping around.

I especially liked the way energy on the team seemed to go up when he came into the game. Energy scrapper guys are huge.

[Miller4ever]

The Mac and T's combo sparked us to the win against Philly. The thing is, they can get theirs against any opponent from pure effort and energy. They are both players who know the right thing to do in the right situation, too, whether it's Hansbrough with his strips (he's gotten 2 steals in each game, with many more deflections and strips leading to turnovers) or McBob with his dunks.