05-05-2021, 07:31 AM
(05-04-2021, 06:40 PM)omahen Wrote: Green is like reverse Bobi. Good on defense but totally useless on offense. That's why I think he can only work in short spurts before the opponent adapts.
I was thinking the same thing when I went to the game flow to see what worked with Green and what didn't. If you think about it, one of the worst pairings you could theoretically have with Green is Powell. Yet, on this night against this (mainly small-ball) opponent, Powell + Green killed it.
Useless is a strong word. For someone who rarely touches the ball, he gets a good number of rebounds, steals and assists while playing good D. What you hope when he's in the game is that Dallas simply holds its own. In the 14 games where he's gotten 12 minutes or more (arbitrary number set by me), the team has more than held its own. In all games in April and May the O-Rating/D-Rating has been 116/104 and 112/107 respectively. It is a stupid small sample, but in recent games and games where he gets some burn, he doesn't hurt the team with his useless offense. Does that buy him a single minute of playoff experience? Probably not.