Man, people are way too hard on Jeff because he hasn't turned into PP overnight, which is ridiculous. Personally, I think he's a valuable part of the future and could be a great 3rd option on a contender behind Rondo and a max FA or top draft pick.
Maybe a pipe dream, but do people think this starting lineup could contend?
Rondo
Bradley
Green
Sullinger
Gasol, other FA center, or Embiid (depending on the route we go)
I do not think that team wins a title or gets out of the 2nd round.
Green.
Have you watched the games?
I think i have watched 20 so far.
He CAN lockdown defend but he often does not and steps out of the play if he can maybe to get the long rebound? Sounds odd yeah. Shading yourself out of a play. I have not ever seen it before. I might have seen it but the person looked like they were trying and missed a switch or lost their man when they really were just not trying. I have watched Green look like and act like he was out of a play countless times.
He's got an odd demeanor that looks like he doesn't really like Basketball that much really. He can laugh on the bench look away while the coach is talking and he's looking like he's getting annoyed at the whole thing. It would be really shallow and judgemental observations if the games didn't seem to mirror his body language.
He CAN take the ball to the rim though almost exclusively going right. The playbook on him is clear and he seems to have made no effort to get better with the ball or incorporate fakes and jukes to shed a defender and explode to the rim. He CAN do that if he wanted to.
He was in the best situation to be THE man without dealing with Rondo which if you recall last year the locker room was lost to Doc with 2 sides and Green and Rondo were not by any indications on the same side. Rondo was just about to get injured. After that P.P. and K.G. were throwing up their hands at some who seemed to not mind losing. Any idea who that was? I got a pretty good idea. I watch the games. I was watching Rondo and Ray dissolve on the court to ridiculous levels. Some folks can see the game and others see more. Maybe we think we do? I think Jeff Green is a miserable guy. Not sure even he knows why but it seems to have been known for a while and Danny will shed him. He doesn't look in any way shape or form anything more than a final piece in a backup position. You think he'd be a started for a contender? I don't think so for a second. I have never seen him act out of his skin since he blew Miami and that day he said was for his surgeon who was sitting courtside. That's nice.....
If Rajon is an Enigma wrapped in a mystery then what is Jeff??
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