Crazy good-bad-and crazy ugly

[rollie mass]

The moon and stars must have aligned-Gerald Green scored 22pts off bench and had a flurry of scores while the rockets had gone cold.Green has averaged 23.3 points in January alone and 17ppg the last 10 games.
He had 8 threes in a29pt game, in another hit a three to tie game sending it into overtime and he is shooting .500 from three and .522 fg
This is from shooting baskets in his yard and pic ups,no practice,new team and has been out of league for months

The BAD is Crowder scoring in single digits per game at .300 from three and .391 fg last couple games 2pts 4pts

And the UGLY-!saiah and a clothesline flagrant two on Wiggins in the Cavs huge loss to timberwolves

[jambr380]

I still do not understand why we didn't sign Gerald Green this season as by all accounts he was a great locker room guy (he even won the team award for the 16-17 season). I could understand him not making the 'cut' at the very start of the season, but when Hayward went down, it was a slam dunk decision with the open roster spot.

I understand that we need another roster spot for the DPE, but it's not like a guy like Nader is an absolute must-have for our future. With our often anemic scoring off the bench, Gerald Green would have provided a spark on the court and a veteran presence off of it.

Happy to see him doing well, but I am still baffled why he isn't doing it in Green.

[hwangjini_1]

the not signing of green may be something as simple as the celtics' projection of him was wrong. which i can see based upon last year's performance.

for the celtics he averaged 11.4 minutes a game, 5.6 points, 35% from 3 point land, 3 rbs, and 0.3 assists. not awful, but nothing to rave about either. the celtics may very well have thought he is what he is and not worth resigning.

i don't think anyone, even green's fans, believed he would average over 17 pts a game in his first 7 games. he is averaging more points a game now than at anytime in his career. this is his best scoring and 3 point percentage year (50%) of his life.

heck. he didnt even start the year in the nba did he? no one expected this from him.

i understand how the celtics missed predicting this from green.

[Snakehead]

I also thought they should have picked him up.  Stevens at least has put trust in Nader but I don't see it and would like a proven guy.  But a veteran scorer would be what I would look for.  There are still maybe some guys on other teams.