Does Danny Green's Shooting Overshadow his terrible decision making/TO's?

[$pursDynasty]

worse yet one time after a switch Marco was on LBJ and I was like oh crap!

[Malik Hairston]

OP is so awful, tbh..

Wade shot 1-4 from the field against Green, and Ray Allen scored 0 points against him when Pop made the switch in the 2nd half..

It's puzzling that so many Spurs fans don't realize how the Spurs' defense became elite again after struggling for years..

[Skull-1]

theres always a few grey names who relentlessly hate a few players

Baam
Superjames
Hater
Skull-1
Rob Diaz

now tholdren can be added to the terrible list of posters on this site

Yawn. How many times do we have to see this lazy pass by Green taken the other way before we get someone to tell him to wake up? You call us haters but he does it constantly. Inexcusable. Lazy. Even Pop got pissed. Dribble it up ahole. Don't give Allen the assist on a three!

[Aztecfan03]

great work calling names.

If the shoe fits.

[pgardn]

If I learned Green was out for the series I would bet us to lose the series.

[Raven]

this thread

[moisaenz]

Everyone wanting green to be like lebron james

[Mr. Body]

Danny Green is a fantastic player. Exceptional defense and he kept shooting last night. It's awesome to have him.

He needs to adjust to guarding Wade. (So does everyone else.) Westbrook is a straight-ahead player, so athletic he can blow by you. Wade can't, but he's far more crafty. Green will adjust and not overshoot him, staying at home more.

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

He's arguably the best overall defender on the team and is having a great playoff run..but Spurs fans meltdown when he turns the ball over twice a game..

He's a great defender, but lets not get crazy... Leonard is by far better..

[gospursgojas]

Best defender on team

[Mugen]

Kawhi can blow plays up and play the passing lanes better, but there's a very solid case for Green being the better individual defender tbh.

[cd98]

Danny Green's two turnovers were particularly hurtful in this game as they led to 5 points. But in the general balance of things, he was definitely a net positive and we can't win without his defense and the threat of his three point shooting. Indeed, I would say the very fact that he got hot after being ice cold just makes him all the more dangerous in the minds of the Heat. They know they have to stay home on him, even on an apparently off night, which opens the paint.

[Jenks]

Kawhi can blow plays up and play the passing lanes better, but there's a very solid case for Green being the better individual defender tbh.

I would like to hear that case.

[superbigtime]

I sure would like Green to cease and desist with the lazy passes and poor entries to Timmy, but if Danny averages like 14ppg I think we win the series.

[Raven]

I would like to hear that case.

cory joseph is the best against screens (like the best in the league by far), green is the best against quickness, kawhi is the best disruptor and rebounder and tiago is the best against the pick and roll defender.

[DMC]

Didn't Danny only have 1 turnover?

Tim had 5
Leonard had 4
Parker had 4
someone else had 4

But Danny's problem isn't turnovers, it's lack of situational awareness. It's like he's never aware of what the Spurs are doing, and he has to try to figure it out on the fly which often looks awkward, but most of his turnovers are really obvious bad decisions, not forced.

[DMC]

Yawn. How many times do we have to see this lazy pass by Green taken the other way before we get someone to tell him to wake up? You call us haters but he does it constantly. Inexcusable. Lazy. Even Pop got pissed. Dribble it up ahole. Don't give Allen the assist on a three!

No. Tony needs to come get the ball in that situation. Spurs sprinting back without recognizing who has the ball is a problem. They did it with Tim once or twice as well and he had to bring it up.

[DarrinS]

Tim had 5 TO. Danny had 2. Lol at this thread -- it's Skull1 bad

[DarrinS]

My mistake --Danny had 1 TO

[benefactor]

I dont think it's a melt-down. I think it's a valid argument. 1. He's Slow. 2. He's not athletic. 3. He's overhyped on D (ahem Splitter) 4. He cant dribble. 5. Hes a streaky shooter. 6. Who is he defending today? Wade?

Again, he hits 3-4 3's in a row and people forget he sucks at almost all other aspects of the game. I think he looks good on D because, well, our other defenders are Tony, Manu, Patty (too small to defend anything but the 1), Marco... He doesnt do on offense other than hit staggers, whereas KL is expected to attack and try to rebound offensively.

So, I agree, good run shooting wise, but I think he has more TOs already than he did all last POs.

This is one of the worst takes I've ever read...like category creating bad.

[Jenks]

cory joseph is the best against screens (like the best in the league by far), green is the best against quickness, kawhi is the best disruptor and rebounder and tiago is the best against the pick and roll defender.

That's you handing out ribbons to make each player feel special and not a case (which I didn't expect anyway).
Green is a very good defender but Kawhi is much, much better. Even in your special ribbon argument, I'd point to game 5 last series to blow that out of the water.

[tholdren]

This is one of the worst takes I've ever read...like category creating bad.

YET HE HE 3 in a ROW and people are now declaring him ELITE .... smh you proved my point for me tbh.. we're done here.

[Raven]

That's you handing out ribbons to make each player feel special and not a case (which I didn't expect anyway).
Green is a very good defender but Kawhi is much, much better. Even in your special ribbon argument, I'd point to game 5 last series to blow that out of the water.

the case is the fact that green is better than kawhi when facing quicker players, he is better at staying in front of his man. And i'm not saying he is overall better, just better at his own thing, they do complement each other perfectly.

[Chinook]

That's you handing out ribbons to make each player feel special and not a case (which I didn't expect anyway).
Green is a very good defender but Kawhi is much, much better. Even in your special ribbon argument, I'd point to game 5 last series to blow that out of the water.

Green puts up superior stats. He was dominant last series statistically. Damned straight there is a legit case that Green is not only better than Leonard, but that he's far better.

[Jenks]

the case is the fact that green is better than kawhi when facing quicker players, he is better at staying in front of his man. And i'm not saying he is overall better, just better at his own thing, they do complement each other perfectly.

They do compliment each other, but Kawhi not only better, but more versatile. Kawhi can do Green's job, but not vice versa - again, game 5. Pop didn't make that switch because he thought Green would do a better job on Durant

Kawhi has already made the all defensive 2nd team, he'll make 1st team and possibly even DPOY in his career. He's elite. I'm a huge Danny Green fan but he's not in that category.