I’m always happy to see Lowe get let out from behind the paywall for a good long-form. Good piece with great video examples of both Jalen’s strengths and his flaws. We all know he has a work ethic, I’m excited to see what he can do with a high-quality coach and improved system.
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Guesses on who was the vet? EG? From the 21-22 season.
> “You’re supposed to lead by example,” Jalen Green, then a 19-year-old rookie and No. 2 overall draft pick, chastised **one of the few veterans on the team — a player Green and others present won’t identify today.** Other players and coaches had noticed that veteran playing with a halfhearted selfishness. Only Green spoke up. “We need you to be better,” Green continued. “You’re supposed to show us how to do this.”
I also love Lowe’s term for our core six young talents. Been struggling to think of a term. > In Green, Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., Amen Thompson, Tari Eason, and Cam Whitmore, Houston has **six high-wattage prospects** — including three top-four picks in Thompson, Smith, and Green.
Also this HUGE question that we won’t worry about this season but it’s coming up soon. > Meanwhile, Houston’s front office already has to look years ahead: Is it even possible to pay all six of those young guys second contracts under this new collective bargaining agreement — even with restricted free agency still a powerful cudgel?
I kind of disagree with the bolder part so far from what I’ve seen and I’ve watched every single game. He needs to show more consistent effort on defense. That and consistent efficient shooting are the two big variables that can tilt the leagues outlook on him. > But Green has tantalizing scoring tools and a willingness, he and his coaches say, to lean into more of a playmaking role and to give more effort on defense. In Year 3, he now has to live the message he delivered to that would-be veteran mentor: play unselfishly, play hard, **play defense — always.**
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I’m always happy to see Lowe get let out from behind the paywall for a good long-form. Good piece with great video examples of both Jalen’s strengths and his flaws. We all know he has a work ethic, I’m excited to see what he can do with a high-quality coach and improved system.
Guesses on who was the vet? EG? From the 21-22 season.
> “You’re supposed to lead by example,” Jalen Green, then a 19-year-old rookie and No. 2 overall draft pick, chastised **one of the few veterans on the team — a player Green and others present won’t identify today.** Other players and coaches had noticed that veteran playing with a halfhearted selfishness. Only Green spoke up. “We need you to be better,” Green continued. “You’re supposed to show us how to do this.”
I also love Lowe’s term for our core six young talents. Been struggling to think of a term.
> In Green, Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., Amen Thompson, Tari Eason, and Cam Whitmore, Houston has **six high-wattage prospects** — including three top-four picks in Thompson, Smith, and Green.
Also this HUGE question that we won’t worry about this season but it’s coming up soon.
> Meanwhile, Houston’s front office already has to look years ahead: Is it even possible to pay all six of those young guys second contracts under this new collective bargaining agreement — even with restricted free agency still a powerful cudgel?
I kind of disagree with the bolder part so far from what I’ve seen and I’ve watched every single game. He needs to show more consistent effort on defense. That and consistent efficient shooting are the two big variables that can tilt the leagues outlook on him.
> But Green has tantalizing scoring tools and a willingness, he and his coaches say, to lean into more of a playmaking role and to give more effort on defense. In Year 3, he now has to live the message he delivered to that would-be veteran mentor: play unselfishly, play hard, **play defense — always.**