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Orlando Magic Player Evaluation: Willie Green

By Philip Rossman-Reich

Jan 25, 2015; Orlando, FL, USA; Orlando Magic guard Willie Green (34) blocks the shot of Indiana Pacers guard C.J. Watson (32) during the second half at Amway Center. Indiana Pacers defeated the Orlando Magic 106-99. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 25, 2015; Orlando, FL, USA; Orlando Magic guard Willie Green (34) blocks the shot of Indiana Pacers guard C.J. Watson (32) during the second half at Amway Center. Indiana Pacers defeated the Orlando Magic 106-99. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 4, 2015; San Antonio, TX, USA; Orlando Magic shooting guard Willie Green (34) shoots the ball over San Antonio Spurs small forward Kawhi Leonard (2) during the second half at AT&T Center. The Spurs won 110-103. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports /

The Good and The Bad

Season Tm G MP FG% 3P% eFG% FT% TRB AST STL TOV PF PTS
2014-15 ORL 52 18.3 .386 .347 .454 .824 1.5 1.3 0.5 0.9 1.6 5.9
Career 731 20.2 .425 .346 .471 .765 1.8 1.4 0.5 1.0 1.7 8.3

Provided by Basketball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 5/25/2015.

Willie Green is never going to look pretty on a box score. His field goal percentage was an obscene 38.6 percent and his effective field goal percentage was 45.4 percent. Just yuck.

The sad part is that those were all just below his career averages. That is how mediocre Green’s statistical contributions can be.

As fun as the #IsoWillie hashtags were, they were actually pretty bad for the Magic offense. He was in iso situations for 8.7 percent of his possessions scoring 0.69 points per possessions. That is bad.

As a spot-up shooter, Green scored 0.95 points per possession, shooting on 32.5 percent of his possessions. A much better mark.

To say the least, Green was most effective offensively when he did not have to put the ball down on the floor and he could be used just to spread the floor. Green averaged 2.0 drives per game — fifth on the team! — and scored 2.1 team points per game on drives.

Green was asked to do a lot of things he really should not have been asked to do at this stage of his career. The Magic put a lot on him and he did his best.

He was put on the roster for his intangibles — to show up and be a professional, doing what was asked of him to the best of his ability. Green did not have the ability to perform the role the Magic needed from him. The fact they had to ask him to play that role was probably a sign of how bad things were going for the Magic.

Considering all of that though, Green played about as well as he could. You could never fault his effort or his professionalism throughout the season.

A player who started the year a bit surprised he would be playing for the Magic ended it hoping he could return and continue to be a mentor for the young players on the roster.

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