Does anybody embodies "3 & D" more than Danny Green?

[pgardn]

I agree with you completely on what looks to us like semi-contested 3s. A lot of them are actually open to him initially (we know Danny has a super quick release), but they become contested or look semi-contested because of his hesitation quite frankly. It's like he's not expecting the ball when he gets it, waits a sec or half a sec and by that time, yes someone is closing out on him fast and he launches forth into the traffic dribble of .

Leaving Danny to iso probably our worst option, so unless there is no time on the shot-clock for anything else, I would prefer if he just pass to someone and reset for a play.

If he does get better on the drive, the opposition might actually bite on a ball fake leaving Green with plenty of time to reset and fire uncontested.

[GSH]

OP is in a posting slump, first the debunked Kyle Anderson analysis and now this. Honestly, i think he'll be okay. Much like danny he just needs to keep posting his way through it.

You wouldn't know a good post if it bit you on the ass. I don't always agree with Nono, but he knows basketball, and he knows the Spurs. I didn't read whatever Kyle Anderson post, but nobody's 100%. I guarantee you his analysis was well thought out, whether it was spotless or not. Then again, he may have been dead on. Most of you ing loons can't understand stats to begin with.

59% of his shots are from 3, a significant decline from 63% the previous 3 years, and only 25% of his 3s are coming from the corner(where he shoots his highest %), a huge decline from 33% the 2 previous years..

Absolutely accurate. Someone mentioned that he's taking more shots late in the shot clock, and that's not his fault. I've seen him get the ball dumped on him late quite a few times, when he didn't have any choice but to shoot or drive. I honestly think that's been the reason for at least some of the driving shots he's been taking. I remember enough of them to skew numbers, with only 10 games in the books.

LOL - it's you versus the world bro. Keep adjusting your argument. Your claim was that Advanced stats say Green Didn't Forget how to play. Why in the world would you look at last years stats as evidence.... proving you wrong again. WOW. your brain is kyle anderson.

Dumb ery. Just plain dumb ery. Listen more, talk less. People are telling you some good info, and you're too stupid to pay attention.

[ElNono]

The late shot clock thing, while true, is not just Danny, it's a byproduct of how out of sync the SL offense is right now... hopefully these guys can gel better as the season goes on. Besides the shooting slump, I think the lack of spacing is also hurting some of that Danny's dribbling...

[GSH]

The late shot clock thing, while true, is not just Danny, it's a byproduct of how out of sync the SL offense is right now... hopefully these guys can gel better as the season goes on. Besides the shooting slump, I think the lack of spacing is also hurting some of that Danny's dribbling...

No doubt. I can think of a few plays where it looked like two Spurs were competing for the same spot on the court. The spacing has sort of made my eye twitch on occasion.

Of course, last night when he put the ball on the floor with three guys surrounding him? When he does stuff like that, I'm tempted to agree with the people who say he should never be allowed to dribble the ball.

[SAGirl]

I am starting to think the dribbling thing is Pop giving opportunities to Danny to show that he has more game. He's made some nice passes at times (inconsistent though) and maybe preparing Danny for life after Manu, for closing games out without Manu, etc. It was a necessity through the season if you need to rest Manu on back to backs, or in OT. Unlike last season, Pop is really committed to limiting Manu's minutes and not have Manu go through a stretch like Dec. 2014.

It also gives a chance to Danny to earn a bigger role before it is passed to someone else. So far Danny has sucked at it, forcing Pop to play Tony/Patty a whole lot together, and on occasion preferring Anderson or Butler to close out games if Manu is not available.

Patty has also gotten a chance to earn a bigger role in the bench when Manu is out and he has fared better than Danny but he is not a distributor and he's only adequate at ballhandling so we'll see. The Grizzlies game proved Patty may be prone to TO if trapped as the main ball handler, something Manu is a master at.

All if these experiments allow Pop to make assessments about what personnel we will need to reinforce the team when Manu retires and it gives some guys with a lot of experience in the team already opportunities to develop and expand their games.

The frontrunner though for making the right decisions under pressure remains Anderson, as young and as inexperienced as he is. He has more talent for finding the right guys and is not rattled by ball pressure. He also makes decisions quickly, unlike Danny who looks at times like he doesn't know what he's doing, or Mills who can go too often into a chucker mode.

Ultimately, around the all star break Pop will see how these guys have handled their enhanced roles. If by that point, Danny has not corrected his issues, his ballhandling burden will be scaled back. Guaranteed.

[Obstructed_View]

The offense isn't getting him the shots they normally get him, which is why he's struggling. On the other end, I hesitate to say he's the most overrated defender in Spurs' history just because Keith Bogans was here recently.

[Obstructed_View]

Learn how to quote dumbass

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