So, where's everyone at with Jalen going into next year?

Sure... but as a 19/20 year old, Wemby is already better than Jalen has ever been.

 

**** Wemby.

 

WTF am I reading? I’m not a fan of Green’s wobbly consistency but a bust? Come on now. Growth is nonlinear, he’s shown enough to stay away from that tag.

 

Two unhappy scenarios

1) We trade him folks will say we didn't give him enough time. Didn't orient the offense around him. That Ime didn't like him, bla bla bla.
2) We keep him, folks will say we missed our best opportunity while his value was high or that he isnt the max guy we need, bla bla bla.

Two scenarios where folks are happy.

3) We keep him and he become Mr. Consistent and takes the season by storm.
4) We trade him, get a decent return, but does terrible for his new team.

5) But the most likely one is that we keep him and we get a marginally better rerun of Jalen 2023/24.

 

Honestly, that would be a hilarious plot twist.

 

Out of curiosity, what do you think he's shown?

Should a #2 overall player in his 3rd season be bottom 15 in the entire league in FG% and 3 point%?

Should a #2 pick in their 3rd season be bottom 30 in the entire league in TS%?

Should a #2 pick in their 3rd season need to be benched 15-20 times by their coach for lack of effort and being an active detriment to the team?

 

I don't want to be out on him. I flip flop on him as his performances flip flop.

 

I think give him another year with the staff to find his version of "consistency" then decide by the trade deadline. He's shown me that much. I'd also like him to spend time with Professor Henry Higgins in between his str/cond workouts and 3 point shooting drills. "The defense in sense, make offense less intense."

 

You may recall how frustrated I was with Steve Francis…unfair to Steve was he was the heir apparent to a group that won back to back titles. But damn man, if you can’t run a 3 on 2 fast break, you’re not as great as you think you are. Listening to him acknowledge the same mistakes every night in postgame interviews only to see him keep making the same damn mistakes killed me.

Jalen frustrates me way worse than Steve. Way worse. I never questioned Steve’s “want to.” I questioned his basketball IQ…I have a lot of questions about Jalen’s “want to.”

 

Jalen will eventually become "consistent" either consistently meh or consistently great. I think we will probably see it next season.

 

Steve was also a product of his era where the league was fixated upon finding a replacement for Jordan's superstardom and everyone was out to prove they were the ones to do it. Every guard was playing like they were interviewing for the role of "The Guy". It was all one-on-five, iso BS that ran its course because it wasn't winning basketball. That was a very frustrating time to watch basketball for sure, like today, but in a much different way.

 

His streak was good enough to keep him to see how he does next year but if there is extended time on the bottom of the yoyo again starting the season (which is his pattern) they should trade him at the deadline.

 

I hope so, but I see absolutely no evidence of it.

 

I would probably give them one first and Jalen.

 

And then there was the plot twist and they chose to keep Murray over Trae Young......on the surface of couse.

 

There is a much bigger chance that he stays this way.....his highs become higher, maybe he strings together more than 1 month of good play.....

And then falls off the flat earth after he got paid.

 

So I see you didn't answer ANY of the questions, so let's try this again.

What do you think he's shown?

Should a #2 overall player in his 3rd season be bottom 15 in the entire league in FG% and 3 point%?

Should a #2 pick in their 3rd season be bottom 30 in the entire league in TS%?

Should a #2 pick in their 3rd season need to be benched 15-20 times by their coach for lack of effort and being an active detriment to the team?

 

Do. Not. Max.

That's where I am.