These grades were a stroke of genius. One of those times you read something and say, "I wish I'd thought of that." Trying to do in-depth analysis of this game would have been just as pointless as the game itself.
I think Jefferson deserved an "I" for Invisible. How in the could a veteran player, with what we've seen him do in the past, be such a complete nothing in a game like this? There was nothing holding him back. And he's been around long enough, and in enough tough games, that he should have been able to at least do something worth remembering. If you didn't know better, you would swear that he's been a career second-stringer all his life.
You know how some guys manage to put up some impressive stats while playing for a bad team? And people shrug off the numbers, because "he's the only guy on the team who can play"? That should have been Jefferson last night. He should have gotten some numbers just because, with his pedigree and experience (and salary), he should have been our best player on the floor.
The only other thing worth mentioning is that I've seen a lot of players who had a hard time finishing in their rookie seasons, but got a lot better the next year or two. George Hill had his problems finishing his rookie year. Blair, too. (He has problems, but he does finish MUCH better than in his first year.) Hopefully Green is in that same boat. He really is able to get himself some very good looks. He misses way too many of them, but there's reason to be hopeful. If he can improve that part of his game, there will be a lot less negative to offset the good things he does. Probably not this year, though.
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