05-05-2021, 08:46 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-05-2021, 08:51 AM by Time Machine Dirk.)
(05-05-2021, 07:37 AM)dynamicalVoid Wrote: I understand that Richardson is on a short leash and Green may have his spot next year...
But is Green capable of playing playoff level defense this year? Genuinely asking.
Green's hustle plays and defense are good...but is he too "Green" for playoffs? A better was to describe what I am asking is like a rookie cornerback in the NFL....even if highly touted talent wise those guys seem to have a rough first year in the league.
Richardson's offense hurts the team by turning into a 5 v 4 situation for the defense(at least in regular season...will teams lag off him that much in playoffs?)...but I think we see Richardson kick it into another gear on defense in playoffs. I could be wrong...but Im hoping he shows another gear and wows us. Doesnt mean he shouldnt be replaced for a player that doesnt hurt us on the offensive side, though.
Unfortunately, my impression is that JRich doesn't have another gear. He isn't a bad defender but also not a very good defender and his occasional defensive highlight plays don't make up for his poor shooting and being a ballstopper on offense, not even mentioning his more and more regular defensive lapses and blackouts.
Didn't anyone else recognize JRich's rising number of blackouts on both ends of the floor?
Examples: -sleeping on an inbound pass vs Miami, which lead to a free layup of a Heat player
-several atrocious turnovers vs the Kings or the Wizards (can't remember which game it was. I think he didn't play in one of those two games)
Edit: I don't want to bash JRich and I absolutely respect all of our players. I also want to mention at this point that I find it disgusting to call our players Shitardson or Tim Hardashit as I was reading in another thread some days ago. My intention is just to point out Richardson's increasingly poor performances in the last few weeks. That being said I still hope he becomes a valuable player for the Mavs this year and that he can contribute to a good playoff run. But I also hope that the Mavs won't keep him because I think there are better and overall more valuable, gettable players out there.