"What he went through [with heart surgery] and to come back, it's going to take him a while. It's hard to play in this league, and it's really hard to play when you've missed a year. He has to just be patient, himself, because he's a winner, he wants to do well, he wants to play well. It's going to take time, and not too many guys can miss a year and have success right off the get-go. But he will eventually."
Quote from Scotty Brooks. I think he knows more than anyone of us about Green.
Yesterday was frustrating but Green still played great against a team that's considered a contender the game before. Atleast he wasn't tentative like he usually is and showed his aggression towards the basket. That atleast showed he is trying to find his role on the team. I liked the moves that he made but he just couldn't finish them.
I'm an optimistic fan so I'm going to continue to wait because the offense is still flowing off the bench even with Green's struggles. I know just as any fans do that Green was most definitely overpaid. The Celtics gave him starters money when he's only going to play 20-25 minutes a night off the bench. What's going to hurt even more is that the Celtics have other scoring options besides Green off the bench fully healthy with Terry, Barbosa, Sully, Lee, and even Wilcox can all put points on the board.
He may have been overpaid at $9 million but I'd prefer he'd stay on the team over some veterans minimum pick-up.