Early in the season Stevens started Green at the 2 and wallace at the 3. The team obviously didnt have sucess but I think Green Green was fine as a SG.
If the Cs can upgrade their starting lineup by adding a SF who is more talented then AB then I'm fine with Green at the 2. He will not be a all nba performer on defense at the position but should be comparable to the other bigger SGs in the league. Converting Green to SG may be the best coarse of action if the Cs get lucky and end up with Parker in the draft. By drafting Parker and resigning AB the Cs would have a talented 3 man rotation at on the wing. AB would come off the bench (get about 26 mpg) at the 2 and Green ( about 32-35 mpg) could float between 2-3. Parker would start at the 3 and play some small ball 4 (32-35 mpg). Leaving Pressy or another pure PG with 12min per game that Rondo isn't on the court and Chris Johnson to fill the remaining few wing minutes.
With time this may actually be his best fit in the NBA. What many people don't realize with Green is that he is in fact a "small 6'9". What I mean by that is he measured in at 6'7.75" tall without shoes but only has a 8'7 standing reach. By comparison Bass measured 6'6.25" W/O shoes but has a 8'10.5" reach, Sully measured 6'7.75" w/o shoes and has a 6'9.5" reach. Lance Stephenson measured 6'4.5 but has the same 8'7" standing reach as Green. Dwyane Wade even has a 8'6' reach.
I like your basic idea but I disagree with your selective comparisons of measurements. At the small forward position, Green is by no means 'small'. Other than Kevin Durant (freakishly 6' 9" w/o shoes and a 7' 4.75" wingspan), there are actually very few SF's in the league who are much longer than Green (6' 7.75" w/o shoes, 7' 1.25" wingspan).
Carmelo is only 6' 6.25" w/o shoes, with a 7' wingspan.
Paul Pierce is 6' 6" w/o shoes.
Lebron is 6' 7.25" w/o shoes with a 7' 0.25" wingspan.
Paul George is 6' 7.75" w/o shoes with a 6' 11.25" wingspan.
I could go on with a more exhaustive list but those names should make the point. Green is by no means "small" for the SF position. I'm not sure why you are including Bass and Sully, who are not SFs in the comparison. All you are saying about Stephenson and Wade there is that they have freakishly long wingspans for SGs, not that Green is small or lacking length for an SF.
It's great that Stephenson has the same standing reach as Green. Green's max vertical was 5" higher though...
The measurement of the top of a players head has little effect on their abilities on the court. Standing reach is a superior measurement to height.
Standing reaches of players you listed
C Anthony 8'9.5"
P Pierce " not listed"
L James 8'10.25"
P George 8' 11"
The above players are all have taller standing reaches then Greens 8'7". I previously listed Sully and Bass to show how two players of similar height to Green have greater standing reaches. My point with all this was to show that while Green is viewed as a big 6'9 SF he actually is more comparable in size to smaller 6'6-6'7 wing players. This is possibly the single biggest reason that Green struggled so much defending the 4 in the past. He simply isnt as big as perceived.
http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-pre-draft-measurements/?page=&year=All&source=All&sort2=DESC&draft=0&pos=3&sort=6
take the above link and sort the SFs by standing reach, you will find that Green is in the bottom 3rd of the data base.
Also
Harden 8'7.5"
T Evans 8'8"
j Johnson 8'9"
T Allen 8'6"
J Wall 8'5.5"
I think what I'm struggling with is your language. You keep using "size" when you mean "standing reach".
And it is simply your opinion that that is a "superior measurement" to height or lateral wingspan or other attributes. All aspects are important in some way or another, but it seems dubious to cling to that one measure as your indicator of "size".
Especially since a big longstanding criticism of the 'standing reach' measurement at the NBA combine is that some players have purposely tanked their standing reach in order to max their vertical leap numbers. It is highly possible that Green is one of them (max vertical leap was a ridiculous 38").
Here is an old but very useful article with a couple of useful quotes on this topic:
http://www.brewhoop.com/2008/6/22/543088/measurement-error-explorinThus, a player can to some extent manipulate their measurements--if they want a more impressive vertical then they can tank their standing reach, though obviously it's a tradeoff. Guards may find it particularly beneficial to inflate their verticals at the expense of standing reach, which is probably not scrutinized nearly as closely by teams. Similarly, players with reputations for being un-athletic could see value in inflating their verticals to combat those opinions--Kevin Love's 37" max vert looks rather fishy in that light.
Standing reach data varied the most from year to year. Nearly half the players in the sample had standing reaches that differed by more than an inch from year to year, and a quarter varied by 2" or more.
Defensively, Green has shown he has been very credible at defending 'big' SFs like Lebron, Carmelo and Paul George, despite his apparent disadvantage in 'standing reach'.
Green struggled with defending big 4s earlier in his career primarily due to the fact that he weighs around 230-235 lbs while most PFs in the league are a lot, LOT heavier than that. This made him a post-up target. This is why Doc - and Brad this season as well - made a point of keeping Green on the perimeter on D as much as possible - not allowing switches to put him on a big rolling or posting up. On the perimeter, conversely, Green has tended to be a superior defender due to his quick feet and wingspan.
EDIT: Added link and quote from BrewHoop article.
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