THE GREEN MACHINE: The Subtle Emergence of Josh Green

[loki]

Yes.
But I feel like Green is still holding back.
He could have carried the team and won, but no -- he deferred to Hardy and THJ way too often.

It's like his 29 point game where it feels like he doesn't even want to hit 30 points.
Seems crazy but some people are just like that, they'd want to be as low profile as possible.
They want to succeed but doesn't want the shine that comes with it.
To me, Green is like one of those people.
He had 29 points -- a quota of points set in his head and he never demanded the ball since nor made any significant moves to score.
Explains why he isn't scoring when with Luka and Kyrie.

IMHo, it's another mental hurdle for him.
He needs to understand, Luka and Kyrie still needs help -- and he's the most equipped player on the team (aside from Wood who we know doesn't play significant minutes because of you know who).

I don't think he has the confidence in himself yet to really take over. He's still trying to pick his spots and be efficient. Maybe another offseason of work will get him where he needs to be. But even with Green being a bit deferential, the results of him and Luka sharing the court have been great. The Mavs have a +10.78 net rating when they play together, but a negative net rating with only one on the floor.