THE GREEN MACHINE: The Subtle Emergence of Josh Green

[SleepingHero]

I felt like Josh regressed a bit from game 1.

Game 1 he was timid, but still looking to get involved. He took 2 or 3 uncharacteristic pull up jumpers (2 from 3pt iirc). He was aggressive more than he had ever been.  Game 2 was more like the Josh of old. Dude is afraid of making mistakes out there, and I don't think it's because of the coaching staff making him feel that way. I just think he's so risk averse that unless there is a play that is 90%+ chance of working he wont make it. Which is odd because Josh really does have fantastic instincts. 

Compare that with Hardy who hasn't seen a shot he doesn't love and just plays without thinking. There is a middle ground for both of them, although I think if I had to choose a player to play with, give me a guy who wants to make play vs. a guy who's afraid to call his own number.

If I'm going to make a prediction, I think Josh stays timid till at least December. By then he'll get into the groove of the season and it'll be a breaking point imo. Either he'll finally play and we'll see breakout Josh getting 20+mpg, or he'll never be anything and Mavs should cut their losses asap.