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Is he not a threat to score or is not a deep ball threat?  He seems like he can score mid range and in but is definitely not a good 3 pt shooter yet. I think he has much more offensive versatility than either Frank N or DFS. Then again that is not saying much.

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Based on what I have seen, I would have to say he doesn't seem like a threat to score. From anywhere. (I don't consider being able to make a few points in competitive environments like garbage time, summer league, or the G-League as indication of an ability to consistently score against NBA defenses, but maybe some do.) Perhaps I'm wrong. But on the theory that the Mavs don't view him as likely to help --

It has occurred to me that you have a good point (teams should develop their assets), but maybe not the right guy as the messenger. There may be good reasons that Green in particular is not playing. As I recall, he couldn't get minutes on the Australian team either, and I believe the Mavs were a little disappointed that he didn't participate in summer league where he could have gotten substantial minutes, although they went along with the decision.

I find it surreal that the coach, GM and/or owner would reach a decision that they were no longer going to engage in player development, or that they would decide on a whim that they are not going to play a guy who could help them. But, it's the Mavs, and with all their dysfunctions, I guess anything is possible. 

I just don't know if Green is the guy who best drives home your good point that they should develop young players. Like, if they were refusing to play Luka (who is only a year older than Josh), I think Mavs fans as a whole (including me) would be vociferously joining your cause. With a guy who hasn't shown much, I think it's harder (although I understand that your point is that you have to play a young guy before he shows something, not wait around for him to do so). At any rate, I suspect we may be missing a piece or two of info about Josh that might make his repeated exclusion from teams, even though he is apparently a good soldier, make a little more sense. If the Mavs decide that they aren't going to develop him, I hope they help him find a team who will.