MAVERICKS 139, PELICANS 107

[omahen]

So why do you think this hasn't been the approach? Put yourself in their shoes - can you rationalize it to support the reality of what we're seeing (that he's not playing) or do you just think it's a mistake, no matter how you slice it - incompetence on the Mavericks' part? 

If it's a mistake, who do you incline to blame? Is this a head coach thing (Carlisle and Kidd)? Is it a blind spot on the organizational level?

The only reasonable thing that I can think of is that Mavs are so pressured by result that the team doesn't have any reserve to experiment with a guy that is at this point (probably) slightly worse than the alternatives (mainly Brown). Similar to WCS/Brown situation. My dissapointment is that they brought so average low ceiling guys to eat Green minutes. If those would be taken by considerably better player (Lowry for example), I could perfectly understand. But is Brown really that much better? I don't think so. 

There are two possible explanations for Mavs team building strategy:
Option 1: It looks to me like Mavs approach to team building is as if they are contenders. Adding reliable guys that you can usually trust to provide decent defense and some scoring (Bullock, Brown). However, I think they are not contenders and they should be working on their assets. Even if this means a couple of wins less. It is easy to add guys like Bullock/Brown at any point, once you are trully ready. 
Option 2: Mavs thought they are getting way more with Mullock/Brown. And I am not just speaking about shooting accuracy. Bullock for example shoots a couple of shots only, even with higher percentage it would not mean much. In this case I am affraid it looks like the acquisitions were not successful.