Green had an impressive second half of the season, but the play-offs reminded me of why I am unable to completely buy in. He is way too passive and one dimensional. He's a player who doesn't do much outside of scoring and his scoring isn't very consistent. He disappeared for quarters at a time in the Knicks series and did the same all season.
Green has to work on being a presence on the floor through multiple facets of the game, especially rebounding. He also has to do a better job of scoring without the ball in the half-court(he needs more cutting, not just corner threes and Isos). Green is just a few improvements away from being a very nice player and potential building block.
IMO, Green at best can be the 3rd best player on a championship team but he's not there yet.
I think I have to disagree about Green being one dimensional. He had over 5 rebounds a game in playoffs, which isn't terrible for a 3. He ran the floor well and scored without the ball. And I also was impressed by his defense.
I don't know that he'll be a star but he can very certainly be a second or at least third best player on a championship team, in my opinion.
5 rebounds in 43 MPG isn't good for a 3 either.
A roughly 7.5 RR in the playoffs and 8.3 during the regular season. That's a below average mark for a SF.
No it's not that good, but Carmelo averaged right around the same and so did Pierce. Not saying it's that good, said it's not terrible.
Just wondering where you came up with 7.5 and 8.3?
Those are Green's total rebounding percentage, meaning the percentage of all available boards he grabbed while he was on the floor. Here are the statistics for the Celtics this season:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BOS/2013.htmlScroll down to "advanced". You'll see that Green ranked 13th on the Celtics in total rebounding percentage. Most of the guys ahead of him were big men and part-time players. However, you'll see that Pierce was at 11.2%, and even Rondo trumped Green at 8.8%.
In the playoffs, Pierce's rebounding percentage dipped substantially, but he was still ahead of Green.