High/Low Expectations: Bill Green

by Jordan Sams on Oct 3, 2009 4:30 PM PDT

Bill Green #33 SG

Best case: If you asked 10 Sixers fans what the best case scenario for Bill Green would be, half of them would tell you 82 DNP-CD's, and the other half would tell you a couple hot shooting streaks off the bench. I think the best case scenario for Bill would be for him to play about 8 minutes of backup point guard until Jrue gets comfortable and go from there. Green is not a terrible of a defender, he can get on hot streaks, and carry the offense for a couple minutes. Was he the worst starter in the NBA last season? Probably, but that doesn't mean he can't still contribute.

Best case stats: 8 minutes or less, 43% shooting.

Worst case: Bill Green puts his magical spell on Eddie Jordan -- the same spell which forced Mo Cheeks and Tony DiLeo to play him an unacceptable amount of minutes. Green has something about him where coaches sacrifice their jobs just to make sure he's happy. Here's to hoping Jordan isn't effected.

Worst case stats: More than 15 minutes, and/ or less than 40% shooting.

P.S. To show how important Bill is to the team, I think he's the only Sixer who doesn't have a picture of him in the new uniforms up on the internet. Even Primoz Brezec has one.

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Which is more realistic?

Best case.

26 votes

Worst case.

43 votes

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I voted best case as if it is worse case, the season is over.

by DeanH on Oct 3, 2009 4:41 PM PDT reply actions

Unfortunately.

I think ‘worst case’ is how it’s going to play out, at least for the beginning of the season. Hopefully Jrue wins EJ over sooner rather than later.

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by Jordan Sams on Oct 3, 2009 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions

I voted best case. I wouldn’t be mad though if Bill averaged 10 minutes.

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by The Legend on Oct 3, 2009 5:00 PM PDT reply actions

10 is okay.

Anything over 15 is not good.

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by Jordan Sams on Oct 3, 2009 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions

1st 1/2 Green likely will get 15 min+. Hopefully 2nd half that is cut down to 5-10. Jrue or maybe even Carney could cut into Green’s minutes.

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by tk76 on Oct 3, 2009 6:40 PM PDT reply actions

I think the magical spell has already been casted

especially when some of the players mentioned him as one of the leaders on the team.

by jefu on Oct 3, 2009 6:57 PM PDT reply actions

Yikes.

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by Jordan Sams on Oct 3, 2009 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions

I heard somewhere that nice guys finish last. Hope this is true in Bill’s game this year.

by DeanH on Oct 4, 2009 1:01 PM PDT reply actions

I didnt vote cause I dont like the choices. They dont really say anything. I would expect him to do what he usually does, just off the bench instead. 20+ mins, 43%, 30% from 3, 10 pts, a couple dimes and boards.

Like Ive said before, Willie Green is a fine role player. Less than 8 minutes would be retarded. He doesnt do anything great, but he can do it all pretty capably. At least he pretty much always makes the right decisions. The result isnt always pretty, but its not like hes chucking up 3s for no reason, Sweet Lou style. Hes one of the only true guards on the roster and I think hell fit into the PO well.

by jmorcate on Oct 4, 2009 2:56 PM PDT reply actions

20+ minutes?

I’d hate to see that, but we’ll see.

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by Jordan Sams on Oct 4, 2009 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions

I don’t think I can have lower expectations for Willie Green – I expect him to be one of the worst players based on comparable minutes played in the NBA

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by jemagee on Oct 5, 2009 10:31 AM PDT reply actions