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[KillerLeft]

You basically just described the Mavs offense and Josh's role in it as well.

I get confused by the expectations of Josh on this board and some of the folks here that I find quite knowledgeable saying they haven't been seeing Josh's progression.  I had written him off before the start of last season and I thought his game was night and day.  I think the overall failures of last season also hide the positive moments that Josh was having which is fair.  He's never going to be asked to generate his own offense on any meaningful possessions this season and the same goes for his role with Australia so I'm just not going to count on that.  He's continued to be less shy about his shot (which he can still get less shy about for sure) and makes an impact with his defense, movement off the ball and overall energy/athleticism on a somewhat unathletic roster.  He's basically Eddie Najera but at a completely different position.

I'm with you on your overall point, and think the Najera comp does Green kind of a disservice. He's a glue guy, for sure, but a much better one than Najera was, imo. 

All I need to see from Green is one thing: he needs to let 100% of his open shots fly, without hesitation. I don't need him to aggressively SEEK OUT those shots, just to shoot them when the game comes to him. He's already impacting the game in transition (in both directions), on defense, as a ball-handler (where he's better than average), as a cutter and with his best attribute, which is passing. Not only does the ball not stick in his hands (you need a lot of guys like that) he's actually fairly intuitive at creating decent shot opportunities for others, which I found surprising. AND, once he learns to let those shots fly, there's reason to expect them to GO IN, because he has already turned himself into a decent catch-and-shoot guy, from what I've seen.