Mikeanaro
06-15-2018, 01:53 AM
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Not long ago, Danny Green (http://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/296730/danny-green) was one of the league’s elite 3-and-D wings. He combined with Kawhi Leonard (http://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/296735/kawhi-leonard) to create a fearsome, versatile perimeter defensive duo while his dead eye three-point shooting nearly nabbed him a Finals MVP.
But over the past three years there has been a clear decline in Green (http://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/296742/danny-green)’s impact on the offensive side. That, combined with a system change that demands more than just standstill shooting from wings, has sapped the value of one of the Spurs (http://www.sbnation.com/nba/teams/san-antonio-spurs)’ longest tenured players.
Green is still an above average defensive player, at worst. That makes him a rotation player in the league. The question now, as he could enter free agency, is whether he can be good enough on offense to remain a part of the Spurs’ core.
Green is not longer a plus on offense The decline of Green’s impact on offense over the past three seasons cannot be denied. In his first four years as a rotation player, he was a definite plus despite never being a versatile piece. Green rarely crashed the offensive boards or set up his teammates with his passing. His drives were always wild and his pull-up from mid-range teased but never became consistent.
What made him valuable was his elite three-point shooting. In that span, Green never shot under 40 percent from behind the arc despite firing, on average, close to seven threes a game. He didn’t just feast on corner threes, either. A big percentage of his outside looks came from above the break and the lowest he shot on those was 39 percent over that period.
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Since then, his shooting has regressed enormously. In the past three years Green has shot a combined 36 percent from outside, just about the league average. He bottomed out in 2015/16 when he shot 33 percent before bouncing back the next year and shooting 38. Last season, that number dropped again, this time to 36 percent. The number of attempts per 100 possessions also dropped considerably. That wouldn’t have been a problem if he had developed other offensive skills, but he hasn‘t. His assists and offensive rebounding remain mediocre for a guard while his field goal percentage on two-pointers has steadily declined. Green is still not a reliable mid-range shooter. He’s a terrible inside finisher who failed to eclipse 51 percent on shots within five feet of the basket last season — a ghastly percentage.
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Every composite advanced stat (be it Offensive Box Plus Minus, Offensive Real Plus Minus, Offensive Win Shares or Basketball-Reference’s Offensive Rating) suggest Green is at best close to neutral and more likely detrimental to the offense. Watching him play won’t do much to dispel that notion, as he either can’t get shots up or misses the ones he takes more than he should. Green is not involved enough or disastrous enough as a shooter to actually tank the offense on his own, but he doesn’t help it much anymore.
Too much copy pasta for a day this is the whole article https://www.poundingtherock.com/2018/6/15/17432176/danny-green-san-antonio-spurs-free-agency-shooter
Not long ago, Danny Green (http://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/296730/danny-green) was one of the league’s elite 3-and-D wings. He combined with Kawhi Leonard (http://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/296735/kawhi-leonard) to create a fearsome, versatile perimeter defensive duo while his dead eye three-point shooting nearly nabbed him a Finals MVP.
But over the past three years there has been a clear decline in Green (http://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/296742/danny-green)’s impact on the offensive side. That, combined with a system change that demands more than just standstill shooting from wings, has sapped the value of one of the Spurs (http://www.sbnation.com/nba/teams/san-antonio-spurs)’ longest tenured players.
Green is still an above average defensive player, at worst. That makes him a rotation player in the league. The question now, as he could enter free agency, is whether he can be good enough on offense to remain a part of the Spurs’ core.
Green is not longer a plus on offense The decline of Green’s impact on offense over the past three seasons cannot be denied. In his first four years as a rotation player, he was a definite plus despite never being a versatile piece. Green rarely crashed the offensive boards or set up his teammates with his passing. His drives were always wild and his pull-up from mid-range teased but never became consistent.
What made him valuable was his elite three-point shooting. In that span, Green never shot under 40 percent from behind the arc despite firing, on average, close to seven threes a game. He didn’t just feast on corner threes, either. A big percentage of his outside looks came from above the break and the lowest he shot on those was 39 percent over that period.
https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/iXcq-AzUlu-s9wSxMMAHVzXcnr8=/1000x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/11534191/GIFMaker.org_4DD3Xg.gif
Since then, his shooting has regressed enormously. In the past three years Green has shot a combined 36 percent from outside, just about the league average. He bottomed out in 2015/16 when he shot 33 percent before bouncing back the next year and shooting 38. Last season, that number dropped again, this time to 36 percent. The number of attempts per 100 possessions also dropped considerably. That wouldn’t have been a problem if he had developed other offensive skills, but he hasn‘t. His assists and offensive rebounding remain mediocre for a guard while his field goal percentage on two-pointers has steadily declined. Green is still not a reliable mid-range shooter. He’s a terrible inside finisher who failed to eclipse 51 percent on shots within five feet of the basket last season — a ghastly percentage.
https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/8KX_v2CdObADPnHBHbe7plRkwVo=/1000x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/11534227/GIFMaker.org_zYw2cF.gif
Every composite advanced stat (be it Offensive Box Plus Minus, Offensive Real Plus Minus, Offensive Win Shares or Basketball-Reference’s Offensive Rating) suggest Green is at best close to neutral and more likely detrimental to the offense. Watching him play won’t do much to dispel that notion, as he either can’t get shots up or misses the ones he takes more than he should. Green is not involved enough or disastrous enough as a shooter to actually tank the offense on his own, but he doesn’t help it much anymore.
Too much copy pasta for a day this is the whole article https://www.poundingtherock.com/2018/6/15/17432176/danny-green-san-antonio-spurs-free-agency-shooter