THE GREEN MACHINE: The Subtle Emergence of Josh Green

[DanSchwartzgan]

It just doesn't appear he will ever be good at facing someone up and getting a basket off the dribble.   

Yeah, that is the one we’ve not seen any evidence of.  Some consistency there would be a $10mm/year addition to the value of his extension.  But, he’s 21.  It might not come in time for his next contract (if ever as you suggest).

We’ve seen glimpses of good things happening on drives against closeouts and cuts for three seasons now, but it has gotten better this season.  We’ve seen that up and under thing twice now and he’s shown some willingness to drive into contact for the first time this season.

Before it was either drive for a clean layup or drive to dish.  At this point, all I really need is consistency in the things he’s shown he can do and good decision making as volume increases.  None of the 3&D guys have this skill set to the extent Josh does.  Play great D, Hit open threes and either finish through contact or make a smart pass (preferably not leaving his feet every time) plus running out on the break and good rebounding is enough to get him DFS money this summer.

Josh has tended to play better with more minutes.  What we don’t know is whether that also holds true as his role increases.  I’d be ecstatic if that were also true and would prioritize that over the ability to create for himself at this point.