Mavs 99, Kings 111

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Oh and Carlisle did it. He brought on Green, but not for the reason above, but because his precious veteran Nicolo Melli thought he was Nikola Jokic and nearly airballed his 4 foot hookshot. Guess what Green was all over the floor. He dove into the stands. He had two steals. He was +7 without doing anything offensively, just because of his physical presence and activity.

The Mavs are so starving for athletism in some match-ups, that Green is a net positive, just because he tries. Doesn´t even mean he has a long-term future in the league, but much like Justin Anderson all those years ago, just the fightingspirit can lift this team.

I get where you are coming from on this, but offer another point of view. 


I agree that Green plays hard. But playing hard is not necessarily the same thing as playing well. Diving into a chair was dramatic, but wasn't a play that helped the team. He was not even an offensive option. His three shot attempts were all grotesque misses. He was replaced by Brunson, who played MUCH  better than he did. 

It seemed to me that Green was taken off because he was not playing well. That's okay, he's a rookie, nights like this are to be expected. I understand the point of view on wanting him to get some developmental minutes. It seems like 8 minutes would be about what a fourth-string guy might hope for. 

I am hopeful that the player development guys can work with Green during the offseason, and that he can get on the court as part of the rotation next season.