I miss Danny Green

[The Closer]

You forgot to say " got". We all know who you are.

Yes he is a got.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

It's weird how the narrative against Green has shifted over the years. People used to think he was anti-clutch because of OKC in 2012. Then in 2014, teams supposedly figured him out. Then he was supposed to be done in 2016. Now supposedly it's all about the contract year.

If Danny's stats from this year hold (unlikely as he'll have some bad stretches to regress to the mean), this will only be the fourth-best offensive season he's had and the sixth-best defensive season, according to BPM. Half of his career, he's been better than he has been this year. "1 of 4 years"? Hardly.

How about 1 out of the last 4 years? He hasn’t been the same since ‘14, regardless of whatever the stats indicate. Something changed a bit after the championship in ‘14. His foot came off the gas a bit. He’s got that hunger back. Whether it’s the contract year influence or just the new surroundings, he’s fun to watch when he’s energized like we’re seeing from him on the Raptors this season.

I like Danny Green. One of my favorite Spurs. Even a lesser version than the ‘14 Danny is better than the scrubs on this squad.

[Chinook]

How about 1 out of the last 4 years? He hasn’t been the same since ‘14, regardless of whatever the stats indicate. Something changed a bit after the championship in ‘14. His foot came off the gas a bit. He’s got that hunger back. Whether it’s the contract year influence or just the new surroundings, he’s fun to watch when he’s energized like we’re seeing from him on the Raptors this season.

I like Danny Green. One of my favorite Spurs. Even a lesser version than the ‘14 Danny is better than the scrubs on this squad.

14-15 was arguably Danny's best year. I'd buy the contract excuse over the idea that he was content after the le. Really, I think there was some of that (both the contract and him having already won a ring), but the biggest thing was going from Parker and Manu to Aldridge and Leonard. It's like wondering why DeAndre Jordan fell off when Chris Paul got traded. Green is pretty much tailor-made to compliment Prime Tony. Lowry's getting the benefit of that now, but I don't even think we're seeing the same type of Green we saw in his absolute prime, which was the point of me posting those numbers. This current Green is obviously much better than most of the Green's we saw in SA recently, but he's not any better than he was every season between 2011-2012 and 2014-2015. Dude had a number of great years, not just two.

I do think this year has been awesome to see from him, both because it's nice to see he still has it, and it's nice to have a reminder of how good he used to be for the team. Got really easy over the last few years to think Prime Danny was overrated. As Toronto can see, he wasn't.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

14-15 was arguably Danny's best year. I'd buy the contract excuse over the idea that he was content after the le. Really, I think there was some of that (both the contract and him having already won a ring), but the biggest thing was going from Parker and Manu to Aldridge and Leonard. It's like wondering why DeAndre Jordan fell off when Chris Paul got traded. Green is pretty much tailor-made to compliment Prime Tony. Lowry's getting the benefit of that now, but I don't even think we're seeing the same type of Green we saw in his absolute prime, which was the point of me posting those numbers. This current Green is obviously much better than most of the Green's we saw in SA recently, but he's not any better than he was every season between 2011-2012 and 2014-2015. Dude had a number of great years, not just two.

I do think this year has been awesome to see from him, both because it's nice to see he still has it, and it's nice to have a reminder of how good he used to be for the team. Got really easy over the last few years to think Prime Danny was overrated. As Toronto can see, he wasn't.

I’m with you. The last couple years made me think he might be about done so this resurgence is nice to see. I’ve actually enjoyed watching him this year. He’s making Ujiri look like a genius.

[Chinook]

I’m with you. The last couple years made me think he might be about done so this resurgence is nice to see. I’ve actually enjoyed watching him this year. He’s making Ujiri look like a genius.

The Raptors fans I talk to love him and think he's better than DeRozan. I wouldn't go that far, but his impact stats have been insane so far. Weird that I can't find a lot of highlights of him on YouTube from this year. Dude's been balling out and has a number of games were double-digit points, a handful of assists and a couple of blocks and steals. Back in the day, that used to get him videos, but I guess whoever makes this highlights nowadays doesn't care about Toronto as much.

[The Closer]

15 clippers series dleague.

[The Closer]

Dudes still crying with Tim.

[Chinook]

15 clippers series dleague.

What are you talking about? Agua Caliente didn't join the league until 17-18.

[sammy]

I miss Danny too! Miss his defense! Dude couldn't dribble worth a darn and Pop would call time out, chew him out and then send him back in the game! LOL! He could make those 3 pointers when TP would set him up and pass that ball to him! We probably would be playing better if we still had him on the team!

[HarlemHeat37]

It'll be interesting to see whether his decline was directly attributed to Parker/Ginobili declining + the Aldridge-ball system vs. contract year..I don't think it's a coincidence that he looks exactly like the pre-Aldridge version of himself immediately after switching teams..

[JeffDuncan]

Danny was not healthy last season. That has been mentioned numerous times.

[ismael-robert]

Plus-Minus Players of the Week

Mr. Plus: Danny Green (TOR) was a plus-62 in four games last week.
Mr. Minus: Derrick White (SAS) was a minus-71 in four games last week.