Danny Green @ The Rim

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He's one of my favorite players, but how can he be so horrible finishing at the rim?!? Last night when he got the ball with a path to the rim I thought "oh no, here we go" and I'll be damned if indeed he didn't blow it!!! TWICE!!! What am I missing, how can he be so good and have such a flaw?!? Dude should work on that ALL year. IF his 3 isn't falling, he needs to be a threat at the rim. As bad as it's been, the lane should just open up and roll out a red carpet to the rim anytime he spots up for a three!! My man Danny Green is probably the first basketball player in the history of the league that has a higher percentage from 3 than from point blank range!!!

[ajballer4]

I opened this thread expecting news about Danny shopping at the Rim.

[look_at_g_shred]

I opened this thread expecting news about Danny shopping at the Rim.

LMAO!!

[jon123spurs]

Lol I thought the same thing.

[Mel_13]

I expect every Danny Green trip into the lane to end badly. He really needs to stay outside the arc.

[SpursRock20]

When Gordon was chasing him down last night I just knew it was going to be blocked. Dunking is not always about showboating, it can help to deter a block from a player that is 4 inches shorter than you.

[Leetonidas]

Dude can't hit a fucking layup to save his life, shit is an enigma

[Captivus]

Yesterdary i posted that he could finish the fastbreak (after a play he did), and as soon as I posted the comment Gordon blocked him in another fastbreak...

[8FOR!3]

I opened this thread expecting news about Danny shopping at the Rim.

hahaha glad I'm not the only one!

[Bruno]

FG% for at the rim shots:
Diaw: .812
Duncan: .695
Splitter: .692
De Colo: .680
Leonard: .643
Ginobili: .632
Parker: .623
Blair: .610
Mills: .577
Neal: .556
Jackson: .500
Green: .491

Numbers confirm what the eye see.

[ace3g]

Makes sense Diaw leads that list, he has such a soft touch around the rim (when he does shoot, lol). I actually thought it might be in the 90s, if only we could magnify his aggressive side.

[hooperflash]

I opened this thread expecting news about Danny shopping at the Rim.

Same.

[Bruno]

Makes sense Diaw leads that list, he has such a soft touch around the rim (when he does shoot, lol). I actually thought it might be in the 90s, if only we could magnify his aggressive side.

What helps a lot Diaw's % is also that he is only shooting when he is wide open.

[freetiago]

Diaw is really good at posting his guy up and doing a spin to reverse layup

[Spur|n|Austin]

I cringe every time he goes up, just like I cringe every time Timmy throws one of his full court Hail Mary's.

[Chinook]

I like that he's making good passes after driving nowadays, but teams will stop respecting him if he can't score from there.

[TD 21]

It's all in his head. You can tell he lacks confidence when attempting to finish at the basket, so much so that he's panicking every time he has a chance to, especially on breakaways. I've never seen anyone blow more dunks than him.

[chapnis]

He's 3/7 on dunks this season, and shoots about 50% on layups. Not great :/ Hopefully he can sort it out...

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Well, let's see if he can get one against the Lakers.

[dylankerouac]

Luckily, Ginobili is healthy and finishing at the basket lately, showing Green how it's done. We can only hope that Green keeps working on it and improves. I think he'll figure it out, maybe not in extremely heavy traffic but he has had enough opportunities to justify perfecting a high percentage go-to move when driving to the basket. Hopefully he can figure it out before the post season.

[Monkeyboy14]

Yeah, every time I see this guy with the ball in the fast break I almost have to close my eyes. Even when he decides to pass he usually fucks that up too :lol

[freetiago]

hes automatic when he stops at midrange and shoots

[ace3g]

Luckily Green has improved his dive and dish ability, so he isn't always forcing up bad shots in traffic.

But yes he does need to improve finishing at the basket.