Put Jalen Green in the MIDDLE of the floor... as PG or otherwise

Such a weird idea wanting to put the worst player on the court as the focal point of the team. I mean, it would help a tank, but I don't think we need any help with that.

Honestly Green belongs on the bench right now and guys like Sengun and KMJ should be seeing more playing time.

 

I thought this kid was supposed to be good off ball? I want to see him coming off screens for quick shots, ala Ray Allen. I worry about his form though. That elbow tucked out means he is going to have to use more energy for shots and it’s more motion in his mechanics making it harder to replicate.

 

He dribbles the ball in front of his body - his handles are average at best - just put him as a SG with someone that can run the point - like Wall or Augustine.....let him get more time as the focus of the offense.

He and KPJ both need complimentary players to get better, they are in each others way.

DD

 

Yes, agree, Jay - I would start by playing the man that you are paying 45m a year to play PG.....

Just play Wall and let him teach some of the young guys.

DD

 

He's not though, and it's not terribly close.

Green has the 2nd worst TS% on the entire team and the 3rd worst eFG%.....and offense is the thing he's best at.

Now sure, KPJ hasn't been playing well, but just check their on-off numbers, Jalen Green is a -20 to the Rockets' offense when he's on the court and a +15 to the opposing team's offense when he's on the court.

KPJ is also bad being a -9 to the Rockets' offense when on the court but that's mitigated a bit by him being a -6 to the opposing team's offense when on the court. Overall, still bad, still a net negative, but nowhere near the absolute disaster Green is when he's on the court.

So you kind of have it backwards, it's Green that is so terrible he's dragging the entire team down, not KPJ. Green needs to come off the bench till he learns how to play basketball.

 

KPJ also has really bad FG and FT %%. Just kind of the opposite of a Morey-type player - super inefficient. He also almost never finds Sengun.

Sengun with a PG like Chris Paul would be unbelievable.

KPJ seems like a good kid who loves Houston and who is talented and has good size for a guard, but he is just so inefficient.

 

Team Net Rating w/player on floor
Porter : -8.7
Green : -17.7

Total +/-
Porter : -38
Green : -77

Win Shares
Porter : -0.2
Green : -0.1

Box +/-
Porter : -7.0
Green : -5.5

VORP
Porter : -0.2
Green : -0.2

Raptor Rating
Porter : -5.0
Green : -7.7

WAR
Porter : -0.2
Green : -0.5

Player Impact Estimate
Porter : 6.7
Green : 6.7

TPA
Porter : -26.77
Green : -22.57

PER(barf)
Porter : 8.5
Green : 8.2

EFG% / TS%
Porter : 50.8 / 52.3
Green : 41.0 / 43.5

I think there is a strong argument that these guys have earned co worst players on the team awards. I don’t think there really can be a claim made that one has been clearly better than the other. They both have been pretty equally awful.

 

Do you have these for Sengun?

 

I'd be fine with "co-worst" because even though I think KPJ has been better, he's still playing terribly.

The guard spots are clearly the weakest on the roster.

 

Huh, now who here has been saying they don't fit together? That they are essentially the same player, both need the ball, and both are SGs who look for their own over being a good team player?

IMHO, and I will say it again - they should be limited in playing together until they get some success and understanding of how to play the NBA game - don't start them together....they are getting in each other's way, and it is slowing the development of both of them down at the same time.....

SIlas can fix this......but I am not sure he knows how.

DD

 

How is Green dragging anything. Most of the time Green just sits in the corner anyway not doing much.

Also KPJ dribbles and throws errand passes whether or not Green is on the court. I know you have a love boner for KPJ and hate boner for Green. But I think it's okay to realize they suck independent to each other most of the time.

However just by the nature of KPJ having the ball in his hands most of the time, he is responsible for most of the stuff that happens on offense good or bad.

As bad as green have been, it's mostly just his missing 3 pointers, otherwise he will get an occasional drive or two and not much else.

 

His on-off numbers say he's a -2.7 to the offensive rating and a -11.7 to the opponent's offensive rating meaning a +9.3 overall. I'm not sure anyone else on the team is better than that.

 

Green was best when he wasn't deferring to anyone. He will get his other teammates involved but he needs the ball.

 

You are delusional.

 

KPJ isn’t our worst player. He’s our worst point guard and it is affecting everyone’s play including Jalen. Green has been bad but his problems are being compounded by lack of PG. I think having two young guards learning the ropes at the same time, especially PG, has been a bad idea. We need a real floor general that knows how to settle the offense and knows when to get the youngsters the ball in positions to succeed. I feel too many guys that aren’t good enough, are out there trying to make it happen. I’m tired of seeing Wood trying bring the ball down every time thinking he’s a point guard.

 

What Green and this team needs is a true point guard, a better offensive system to play in, or both. I prefer the first one because Porter can still be a fine player but being a point guard right now is not the answer.