2021-2022 AROUND the NBA: GSW Champs [ARCHIVED]

[mavsluvr]

I think Green has an NBA ready skill in his defense, he showed a couple of times he can provide it. There are several similar examples accross the league of such players, even on very competing teams. Thybulle in Philly, Dort in OKC. Those guys play defense at elite level while they mostly stand in the corner on the offensive side and if they can hit a three at approximately league average, they are great assets. I am sure Mavs know what Green is and what he is capable of doing, but I am not really convinced he would be such a negative in those limited minutes. He wasn't a bad shooter in the college. A good team should have enough good players to compensate for a minus offensive production from one.

I don't think bringing in a career role player like Brown to eat Green minutes (while we already have Burke in similar capabiliy) was a very long term looking move. I firmly believe a player needs minutes to develop and I also think Green has some ceiling to his game. I don't think that for S.Brown or DFS, they are what they are. As for M.Brown - the way WCS was playing last two games, I would certainly rather look at Brown, despite his obvious flaws.

I am not trying to say that you are wrong. Far from it. There are 240 minutes in each regulation game, and there is an argument to be made that 15-20 of those minutes should be taken away from the other guys and given to Green. You have made that argument well. 

My point is that I may not think it is quite as much of no-brainer decision as all that. I agree that it is a shame that Green has not broken the rotation. I think that the team also feels that way, and that they have no reason to keep him down if he can play. If they thought he could contribute, I think they would be playing him. They also have reasons to give more minutes to guys like Reggie Bullock, Sterling Brown, etc., and it looks like those guys are winning out for the time being. 

It has occurred to me that, while the players are learning the new systems and adjusting to the new officiating policies, there may just not be much room for developmental minutes, particularly in games that they are losing or in danger of losing. You probably saw how upset Luka was after six quarters of abysmal play. Maybe sending in a learner at that point would have only made him angrier. It may be that we see more of Green once they get their identity established and their chemistry in place. I hope so!