Thank God someone had the good sense to defend Jeff Green's honor back in early July. Everyone was so angry in here.... Jeesh. It's almost like we signed Jose Calderon on the first day of free agency or something....
Anyway, giving a player like Uncle Jeff a niche role is exactly what's making him effective. 20-25 minutes, asked to defend and run the floor, and occasionally take a big man off the dribble to the hoop--where he's an excellent free throw shooter if he draws the foul.
He's a guy that has a number of tools, but struggled at points when he was asked to do way too much given his draft slot.
Here, the pressure is off and he's being asked to do what he does well. Love the move for the minimum, and I hope he chooses to stay with us again next season.
And yes, it's only 4 games in. Just guys like him aren't easy to find for the vet minimum.