(10-23-2022, 03:51 PM)SwisherPrice Wrote: As a Green fan, I hope they trade him (and I bet he probably hopes so too). The opportunities will never come for him as he is so far down on the pecking order on offense. As long as DFS, Bullock, THJ, and Dinwiddie are ahead of him, all he can do is just be a floor-spacer and wait to see if the ball swings to him. From a Mavs perspective, they can easily replace his role with Dorsey or Pinson (or Danny Green in FA next summer)
It's a veteran team and they're not going to run many offensive sets for him or even let him do anything more than bring the ball up the floor. It is what it is...nothing can really be changed unless there is an injury. But you also see why the Grizzlies are good at developing young players - even in yesterday's game, you could see the difference in how they let rookies like David Roddy and Jake LaRavia have the freedom to do way more on offense. It might not be pretty but it will pay off later in the season.
Opportunity is a good point and it's why comparing Josh to Dorian is a little skewed. Josh might look better had he joined the Mavs when Dorian did as there was more opportunity there. Then again, Rick Carlisle.
(10-23-2022, 03:29 PM)dynamicalVoid Wrote: If we are stuck with THJ because he could be untradeable...just give Green THJ's minutes. THJ is trash. Give Josh good minutes with top 8 or 9 rotation guys and see if he is capable of catching a rhythm...decent real game time minutes and he might get comfortable or something change with him mentally and he turns a corner. Only play THJ if they need serious points from the second unit and hope THJ is getting that particular night.
Ive long griped about Greens offense and have said numerous times if he hasnt figured it out yet he aint. But I would give him one last serious effort to see if something changes...if not, move him if possible or let contract expire. BUt definitely dont play THJ lol
Good in principle but THJ can catch fire and change the dynamic of a game. Josh can't. Further, THJ is your second highest paid player and if you have any hopes of trading him, you are going to submarine any trade value he might have by not playing him. You'd also have close to $50m in contracts that you are actively trying to avoid playing with THJ and Bertans being here another two years (though, I think you are only on the hook for $4m of Bertans final year if he fails to play 75% of his games next year).