MAVS NEWS:

[mvossman]

What I sort of got from the article is that while Grimes may or may not be a better player than Josh Green, I think he fits better into the role the Mavs wanted Green to play.   I have said several times that the role the Mavs wanted Green to play was probably not the right role for him (at this time).  Green is a good passer and has the makings of a good connector.  It seems like the Mavs didn't value this part of his game very much.

While Green developed into a good open three shooter, you very rarely had to worry about him taking 8 threes in a game.   Typically a good shooting game for him was something like 3 for 5.   I think Grimes may be more willing to take more shots.   There is some good and bad with that, but I think teams will defend him like a more aggressive shooter as well.  As Iztok mentions, this will help to spread the floor a little bit as well.

I think Grimes will be asked to play the Josh Green role on defense as well.   Hopefully just better.  Green wasn't quite there yet as a man on man defender imo.   As Iztok mentions, Grimes should be able to navigate screens better than Green.  I will be interesting to see how Grimes guards the smaller point guards and also the 6'6-6'7ish wings.   

I also found it interesting how Iztok says he had someone tell him he may be the worst dribbling guard in the league.   While that is probably an overstatement, I think I agree that he is going to get most of his minutes as a wing while he may be asked to guard guards.   So him being on the court as a second or even third creator on the floor may not happen very regularly.

I think the Mavs valued Green's ability to be a connector, but POA defense and volume shooting were a higher priority and he could not deliver on either.  There is no question Grimes will be willing to take more shots.  He averages nearly twice as many threes per 36 as Green.  In the longer term, I can see Grimes taking over DJJ/Klay spot in the starting lineup as the POA defender and floor spacer.