Everything Danny Green

[DanH]

So here is a question. Who, out of the Raptors current rotation, is Green better than. And I'm asking thinking of the rehabbed and rehabilitated Green, not the one with a torn muscle. Where does he land, 1 though 10?

I'd have to rank the current Raptors:
1. Kawhi
2. Kyle
3. Serge
4. JV
5. VanVleet
6. Green
7. OG
8. Delon
9. Miles
10.Siakim

But I'm not sure exactly where to slot Siakim. He could come anywhere from right after OG to the 10 spot.

Personally...

1 Kawhi
2 Lowry
3 JV
4 OG
5 FVV
6 Ibaka
7 Green
8 Siakam
9 Wright
10 Miles
11 Norm

[Puffer]

Personally...

1 Kawhi
2 Lowry
3 JV
4 OG
5 FVV
6 Ibaka
7 Green
8 Siakam
9 Wright
10 Miles
11 Norm

Wow. Big props for OG. That is encouraging. Are you counting on player improvement/decline in these rankings Dan?

[DanH]

Wow. Big props for OG. That is encouraging. Are you counting on player improvement/decline in these rankings Dan?

Not significant decline/improvement. Young guys getting a little better, sure.

[planetmars]

So here is a question. Who, out of the Raptors current rotation, is Green better than. And I'm asking thinking of the rehabbed and rehabilitated Green, not the one with a torn muscle. Where does he land, 1 though 10?

I'd have to rank the current Raptors:
1. Kawhi
2. Kyle
3. Serge
4. JV
5. VanVleet
6. Green
7. OG
8. Delon
9. Miles
10.Siakim

But I'm not sure exactly where to slot Siakim. He could come anywhere from right after OG to the 10 spot.

This is a good thread worthy question in my opinion. Everyone will have different rankings.

I would go with:

1. Kawhi
2. Kyle
3. Jonas
4. Fred
5. OG
6. Danny
7. Pascal
8. Delon
9. Serge
10. CJ
11. Norm

Pascal needs a shot.. and I'm not convinced he's figured out how to do that yet. But if he can develop one, he could end up 3rd in that list. He can be really, really good. Most potential on the team (more than OG) in my opinion.

[Puffer]

This is a good thread worthy question in my opinion. Everyone will have different rankings.

I would go with:

1. Kawhi
2. Kyle
3. Jonas
4. Fred
5. OG
6. Danny
7. Pascal
8. Delon
9. Serge
10. CJ
11. Norm

Pascal needs a shot.. and I'm not convinced he's figured out how to do that yet. But if he can develop one, he could end up 3rd in that list. He can be really, really good. Most potential on the team (more than OG) in my opinion.

I could see him at 7, depending on what happens to Serge, Delon's health and Pascals own work this summer. Delon has been either unlucky or fragile, I don't know which. I think if they manage Serge's minutes he could have a big bounce back year, with the way the team is structured now. I don't necessarily agree he has more potential than OG, but I agree he has a lot. I also wonder about Green and how much of his drop off last year was due to his ongoing, undiagnosed injury.

Looking foward to the season and finding out about Norm, Delon, Pascal, OG, Green, Serge and the filler at the bottom of the rotation. In fact, I'm wondering what JV brings this year. Good times.

[S.R.]

Do you ever stop to ask how in the world the Raptors got a top 5 player and still have a roster 11 guys deep? Seriously. Holy shit.

[Primer]

I like everyone's lists but I have a feeling Norm will take CJ's spot in our top 10. I really think he'll bounce back to a slight improvement on his 2016-17 numbers. Nurse seemed extremely confident he would bounce back in his press conference scrum and even identified what caused the problems, a lack of chemistry with the bench unit because he was working too much solo and not with the group. If Casey was still the coach I would have zero confidence in a bounce back, thank god that's not the case.

[ReubenJRD]

So here is a question. Who, out of the Raptors current rotation, is Green better than. And I'm asking thinking of the rehabbed and rehabilitated Green, not the one with a torn muscle. Where does he land, 1 though 10?

I'd have to rank the current Raptors:
1. Kawhi
2. Kyle
3. Serge
4. JV
5. VanVleet
6. Green
7. OG
8. Delon
9. Miles
10.Siakim

But I'm not sure exactly where to slot Siakim. He could come anywhere from right after OG to the 10 spot.

1. Kawhi
2. Kyle
3. JV
4. VanVleet
5. OG
6. Siakam
7. Wright
8. Green
9. Serge
10. Miles

[golden]

I like everyone's lists but I have a feeling Norm will take CJ's spot in our top 10. I really think he'll bounce back to a slight improvement on his 2016-17 numbers. Nurse seemed extremely confident he would bounce back in his press conference scrum and even identified what caused the problems, a lack of chemistry with the bench unit because he was working too much solo and not with the group. If Casey was still the coach I would have zero confidence in a bounce back, thank god that's not the case.

Norm's got a ton of work to do on his dribbling, finishing counters and decision-making. Not to mention the 3-ball. His skill-level and ability to do anything beyond straight line drives and the occasional open 3 got exposed last season in Nurse's offense which put more onus on role players to make plays. I'm not as optimistic that he can close that skill gap in one off-season, but he's a really hard worker, so you never know.

That said, there was no reason for his defense to also fall off the way it did last year.

[white men can't jump]

I like everyone's lists but I have a feeling Norm will take CJ's spot in our top 10. I really think he'll bounce back to a slight improvement on his 2016-17 numbers. Nurse seemed extremely confident he would bounce back in his press conference scrum and even identified what caused the problems, a lack of chemistry with the bench unit because he was working too much solo and not with the group. If Casey was still the coach I would have zero confidence in a bounce back, thank god that's not the case.

Well I also think that Miles is the most likely piece to get traded. He is a veteran shooter on a reasonable contract. If the Raps want to do something like shore up the big rotation, it's probably easier to find a taker for Miles than Powell.

Our team is deeper with shooting now and can survive the loss of Miles if they do want to make a minor move.

However the fact that he is a specialist and a proven piece on the court makes it more likely he'll be ahead of Powell to start the year. Powell will really have to earn any minutes if we're healthy.

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[ball4life]

Tier 1- Kawhi
Tier 2- Kyle
Tier 3- Jonas, Fred, OG, Pascal
Tier 4- Serge, Delon, Danny, CJ
Tier 5- Norm

[Just Is]

So here is a question. Who, out of the Raptors current rotation, is Green better than. And I'm asking thinking of the rehabbed and rehabilitated Green, not the one with a torn muscle. Where does he land, 1 though 10?

I'd have to rank the current Raptors:
1. Kawhi
2. Kyle
3. Serge
4. JV
5. VanVleet
6. Green
7. OG
8. Delon
9. Miles
10.Siakim

But I'm not sure exactly where to slot Siakim. He could come anywhere from right after OG to the 10 spot.

In all honesty; I feel this should be it's own thread. I think outside of the top 3; everyone's list could very well diverge in interesting ways.

1. Kawhi
2. Kyle
3. JV
4. Fred
5. OG
6. Ibaka
7. Green
8. Siakam
9, Delon
10. Miles
11. Norm

Tier 1- Kawhi
Tier 2- Kyle
Tier 3- Jonas, Fred, OG, Pascal
Tier 4- Serge, Delon, Danny, CJ
Tier 5- Norm

My version of this would be:
Tier 1 - Kawhi
Tier 2 - Kyle
Tier 3 - JV, Fred, OG
Tier 4 - Serge, Green, Siakam, Delon
Tier 5 - Miles, Norm

[Shaolin Fantastic]

I would actually rank OG 3rd. He did much better in impact stats than JV last year, and I think he'll only get better this season.

[DanH]

I would actually rank OG 3rd. He did much better in impact stats than JV last year, and I think he'll only get better this season.

They both ranked just outside top 20 at their position by RPM, with JV having a higher raw RPM, and PIPM (a better version of RPM) had JV at +1.95 to OG's +0.47. And obviously in terms of production, JV is worlds better.

That said, if OG takes a leap, he could surpass JV this year, so it's perfectly fair to rank him 3rd on that expectation. Let's just not get carried away with evaluating his season last year.

[Quirk]

Tier 1: Kawhi
Tier 2: Lowry, JV
Tier 3: OG, Siakam, Wright, FVV
Tier 4: Green
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Tier 5: Miles, Norm
Tier 6: Ibaka