Gerald Green

by slash on Mar 16, 2008 3:17 AM CDT

i think we should take a look at him, he does have potential and it wouldn't be a risk.....hopefully with this ballclub he could flourish eccspecially playing with Kidd and Avery on his ass about fundamentals....

don't think he's going to be a big contributer or anything, but he has potential and would be a good 15th man at the very least.....and he can develop into our "finisher" off the bench

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I love his talent

But Avery can't develop young players, so what's the point?

Dwyade swyucks my bwyalls.

by thedirkatron on Mar 16, 2008 2:56 PM CDT reply actions

+1

So true.

by Dirk Diggler on Mar 16, 2008 10:29 PM CDT up reply actions

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Brandon Bass

by miles @ Mavs Moneyball on Mar 16, 2008 11:55 PM CDT up reply actions

One one sense, yes

Bass, and to some extent Diop too. Both were young and broke out under Cavery.

But did either of them really develop here?

I see them both as guys who came in after being undervalued for whatever reason. Both those guys can do a few things very well, though they have some flaws in their games, and were then put into very specific roles by Johnson where they were able to succeed. I'm Cavery's biggest detractor, but even I admit he should be applauded for that. He got value where other people didn't see value.

With a guy like Gerald Green, however, you're not talking about a guy who can do a few things well and just needs to be utilized in a way that plays to his strengths and masks his flaws like Diop. Green is a project. He has the talent to be a truly elite player, but right now he's just not good. To get good he needs a coach who will trust him out on the floor and allow him to grow as a player, even when things go wrong. Avery has too much overbearing soccer-mom in him for that. He just doesn't know how to develop young players and make them better.

Unfortunately while the rest of the league was scratching their heads at Larry Brown's handling of Darko Milicic, Avery was taking notes.

Dwyade swyucks my bwyalls.

by thedirkatron on Mar 18, 2008 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions

also

I think he was released after the dead line for guys to join a play off squad, why sign him now when we might as well wait till the summer?

by Carlo on Mar 16, 2008 5:42 PM CDT reply actions

I think he would be

great, add some excitement. He could pull off some pretty cool dunk with J-Kidd.

I know how to spell Dirk, M-V-P

by srdmad on Mar 16, 2008 5:51 PM CDT reply actions

Yeah, no

He's a poster child for why the NBA wanted an age limit.

Why? He has all the athletic talent in the world, but couldn't find playing time on one of the worst teams in the league in the Timberwolves. I've seen him play live twice and let me tell you he is simply LOST all the time. College would've been great for him because it would've forced him to actually learn the nuances of the game.

It's too bad; he has all the physical tools to succeed and I'll be he never makes much of an impact in the league if someone ever picks him up.

by postman35 on Mar 17, 2008 4:47 PM CDT reply actions