D. Green has been stepping his game up lately

[freetiago]

hes led the team in scoring a few times recently and was the player of the game vs dallas
hes also had huge possesions like the inbound steal vs okc

tonight was a monster game
scored 14 points on 5 shots
4 rebounds
5 assists (could have been more if not for offensive fouls)
2 steals
2 big transition blocks

would you still start green in the playoffs or be in favor of the veteran S.Jack

[TheSkeptic]

If he can keep this up then it probably won't matter to me unless there's a match-up reason to bring him off the bench.

He's definitely earned his spot as a starter as of late though. I was very impressed with what I saw of him today. :toast

[100%duncan]

If he continues on giving these numbers consistently, he'll be in good shape in our rotations.

[2centsworth]

IMO He's a reserve who can provide a spark plug off the bench. I prefer more proven guys in the playoffs.

[TheSkeptic]

IMO He's a reserve who can provide a spark plug off the bench. I prefer more proven guys in the playoffs.

I guess but since it looks like at least a couple of those proven guys are coming off the bench anyway, I'm not sure the distinction matters too much as long as Green's not compromising the starters like Blair.

[HarlemHeat37]

Green is extremely streaky, he has been all season..

Let's hope he's on one of his good streaks, during the playoffs..

[Outlier]

He's becoming a Ginobili Lite.

[TDMVPDPOY]

danny green has potential man, if he can bulk up a bit and limit his inefficiencies like defensive gambles....he could be a jax waiting to happen with an outbreak in his career....

[Mr. Body]

It's hard not to be impressed by Green's advancement in the league. I never thought he'd be more than a journeyman, but his improvement is obvious. He's not just a role-player, but with his all-around stats, with some consistency he could be a real stud.

[TDMVPDPOY]

how would u guys compared his current season with ginos, jax, parkers 1st or 2nd year in the spurs system......exceed/avg?

[2centsworth]

His inconsistency should prevent him from being a starter on a club with championship aspirations. He and the hamburgler should see No more than a few minutes unless they earn It during the game

[freetiago]

i was always high on green
last year he was basically D+ 3s
it was a white flag game vs L.A last year infact where he got his first meaningful minutes and he played pretty well hitting big shots and stripping Kome
his weaknesses last year were pretty much dribbling the ball and he had 0 ability in taking the ball to the rim
Pop actually trusted him enough in the playoffs to close quarters out with him taking out RJ for greens defense

In the preseason games spur fans where calling for his head since he was like 0-10 from the field but all his shots came from taking the ball to the hoop, an area where he had shown nothing before
hes even become a pick and roll threat this year and played some back up point when gino was out

this is really his first real nba season, hes shown as much improvement as leonard

I think S.A should start him unless he screws up big time multiple times
they should probably pay a decent chunk to him as well
his career path actually looks exactly like S.Jack up to this point
I see his ceiling as something like arron affalo who got paid this year

Am i crazy to think d green should win most improved player this year also
hes gone from nothing to starting 2 guard on the #1 team in the west
sophomores and guys like ryan anderson dont really deserve it
sophomores are expected to improve a lot and all ryan anderson has done it get more minutes/launch more 3s

[Ice009]

Danny Green has worked his ass off for the Spurs this season. He may not be consistent, but everyone should give him props for the effort he's put in.

Back at the start of the season when the Spurs were on the ropes against Goldenstate Danny came in and gave the Spurs everything he had. That effort still sticks out to me. He's busted his ass for us since then and pretty much been a big factor to help get the Spurs where they are now.

Keep working on your game and keep it up Danny.

[G-Dawgg]

He's pretty new in the league too, hasn't really played much until this year. Give him a few years to improve and I think we'll have the starting SG position locked up for years to come. Between him and Kawhi Leonard, I think we could have a pretty good set of 2-way perimeter players for our future. I like the prospects for our perimeter defense with these 2 guys... add a credible young mobile shotblocker to this mix and our over-all defense could be very formidable for a very long time.....

[TDMVPDPOY]

danny green is this years version of trevor arizor contract year....lol whose going to throw the full MLE at him?

[CitizenDwayne]

He's becoming a Ginobili Lite.
A friend recently observed to me that he seemed like a poor man's Manu. Pretty accurate

[TJastal]

His inconsistency should prevent him from being a starter on a club with championship aspirations. He and the hamburgler should see No more than a few minutes unless they earn It during the game

:lmao

[TJastal]

Green is extremely streaky, he has been all season..

Let's hope he's on one of his good streaks, during the playoffs..

I don't see why he wouldn't be. He's come up money in almost every big game so far this year.

[TJastal]

If I bench anyone for Jax for the playoff run it would be the 20 year old Khawi Leonard, not Green. No way in hell would I take Green out of the starting lineup at this point.

[TheSkeptic]

If I bench anyone for Jax for the playoff run it would be the 20 year old Khawi Leonard, not Green. No way in hell would I take Green out of the starting lineup at this point.

So Green's the untouchable huh?

Is it because Green + Manu is kind of redundant on defense or what?

[TJastal]

So Green's the untouchable huh?

Is it because Green + Manu is kind of redundant on defense or what?

They have some similarities (Green & Manu). But I am more worried about Leonard's age and the fact he has been hitting the rookie wall lately. He may not be ready to handle the big time stage at this point. Combine that with the relative inexperience of Green, and it could spell trouble. Let's just say I've got the hook dangling down ready to yank someone out if anything else goes wrong. We know Jackson already has playoff experience and wouldn't be intimidated or starstruck in that role. Green has also showed he is also not intimidated in big games thus far. They would make a great pair of starting wings IMO.

[TheSkeptic]

They have some similarities (Green & Manu). But I am more worried about Leonard's age and the fact he has been hitting the rookie wall lately. He may not be ready to handle the big time stage at this point. Combine that with the relative inexperience of Green, and it could spell trouble. Let's just say I've got the hook dangling down ready to yank someone out if anything else goes wrong. We know Jackson already has playoff experience and wouldn't be intimidated or starstruck in that role. Green has also showed he is also not intimidated in big games thus far. They would make a great pair of starting wings IMO.

Oh yeah. I never even thought about it that way tbh. You're right I think. Jax has that extra edge to him that the rookie doesn't quite have yet (Kawhi'll get there eventually).

And since our interior obviously won't be ideal, I'd say that having that length and grit factor from the wings will be extremely important to have.

Leonard's been playing a little bit less as of late so it's possible that he's (finally) hit the wall.

Though at this stage I'd be surprised if both Blair & Leonard ended up out of the starting line-up.

[HarlemHeat37]

Leonard >>> Green..

[TheSkeptic]

Leonard >>> Green..

100% agreed.

We're just discussing the logistics of moving one or the other where the starting line-up is concerned.

Jax + Leonard would be nice but that would depend on whether or not we were facing a bigger backcourt in my opinion.

Green + Jax would be about the right size/speed for most.

Green + Manu is a little bit redundant in my opinion.

Manu + Jax would be fine if we weren't trying to spread the playmakers around.

Manu + Leonard would be fine but the same reason goes behind not starting them.

I expect Leonard to stay as a starter (I'm really impressed with what he's done and he deserves it), but theoretically I think TJ is on to something. ;)

[Obstructed_View]

Nickname for Danny Green: Double-edged sword.

He's really great to have around when you need a big play or a steal, but he tends to give up big plays and have huge lapses on defense at times as well. Fortunately he's not going to be the determining factor to whether or not the Spurs contend for a title.

[Stalin]

Why spurfan so obsessed with changing lineups? Seems like pop each game wants to see what his 3 young guys in the starting lineup will give him, lenard, blair and green. If they not giving effort/energy he can just sub in one of his vets, neal, jackson or manu. It looks like pop is wearing out the opposing team with his youngings, and finishing games with his vets, or whichever one of his young players is hot that night. I like how he's making such efficient use of his depth to grind the opposition in this shortened season.

[G-Dawgg]

Nickname for Danny Green: Double-edged sword.

He's really great to have around when you need a big play or a steal, but he tends to give up big plays and have huge lapses on defense at times as well. Fortunately he's not going to be the determining factor to whether or not the Spurs contend for a title.

True, as good as Green does play at times, he's also just as capable of having a completely horrible game. He is frustratingly inconsistent at times and can also shoot too much. He needs to work on being less streaky and more consistent, but that may come in time...

[Slo spurs fan]

D. Green has been stepping his game up lately

He had good preseason camp in Ljubljana, Slovenia :)

[jiggy_55]

True, as good as Green does play at times, he's also just as capable of having a completely horrible game. He is frustratingly inconsistent at times and can also shoot too much. He needs to work on being less streaky and more consistent, but that may come in time...

It surely will come with more time and experience. Honestly, he's deserved the starter's role and has mostly been a highly positive addition to the team this season. Plus, Manu thrives off the bench too so everything is working out smoothly right now for us.

Green will still be the starter come playoff time, he's practically replaced RJ's 3 point efficiency (he's shooting at 39.8% on the season, and 43% counting March + April stats), and is capable of playing great pressure defense and scoring when needed. I'm sure he won't fade in the pressure come playoff time as he's a tough player and brings much more to the table when compared to RJ who only provided 3's regularly and could not be relied on in the playoffs. However, I hope Blair will not be a starter when the playoffs start.

[Paranoid Pop]

I like the starting lineup that Pop had out last night. The only change I would make would be Splitter for Diaw if the Spurs play the Lakers or Grizz in the playoffs.

Ginobli is that spark plug off the bench. Add in Bonner, Blair, Neal, and SJax along with Splitter/Diaw, these guys pretty outscore opponents teams benches night in and night out. This IMO, is why the Spurs can beat any team because they are so deep and there is next to none drop off in their scoring bench comes in. Likes of Durant, Kobe, Westbrook, Dirk, etc cant play 40+ minutes a night in a 7 games series and expect to beat the Spurs. Mavs won last year because they had the deepest bench.

Westbrook and Durant will absolutely play 40+ minutes, most likely 44+ actually and depth IS overated, that's why Chicago is not the favorite in the East.