(03-12-2021, 01:48 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: I don´t buy the RC anti-rookie/young players narrative. DFS played 20 minutes per game in his first season. Started in 35 games. Brunson played 22 minutes per game in his rookie season. Started in 38 games.
DSJ started even though Barea was clearly the better player. Doncic obviously started as well.
I think by now we have established that the Mavs did not go for the most NBA ready picks. Green is a SG/SF. That´s the one position where the Mavs actually have solid depth. He won´t get any minutes over THJ, DFS or Richardson. Maybe he could replace Burke and make a cameo in the 2nd quarter.
Same for Terry who is even more of a project. Hinton is still in the g-league bubble.
Only one that has a legit case for minutes is Bey. And that´s not a good sign. More about the lack of front court depth. Mavs have KP and Maxi. The rest probably shouldn´t be in the rotation. Right now I would happily give Bey some minutes at the 4/5. He cannot be any worse than WCS, Powell and Johnson.
I don't think it's anti-Rookie with Carlisle as we've seen the same routine with free agent signings and trades. You need to be his type of guy to crack the rotation and get consistent minutes. That's all well and good when you have a solid foundation but when you are building a team up, it's just not great for development.
Playing Green and Bey two minutes combined last night is inexcusable. If the intention was to win the game then Luka, KP or both needed to suit up. If your rookies aren't going to get minutes in a game like that, then when?