THE GREEN MACHINE: The Subtle Emergence of Josh Green

[KillerLeft]

I was the #1 Brunson fan. I was the #1 PJ Washington fan. I’ve been the #1 Green fan. If I’m wrong on Green, 2 out of 3 isn’t bad… but I believe he has all the tools and has shown enough improvement each year to make me think he’s a perfect compliment to Luka.

He’s been here a while so people are ready to move on from him but the kid is 23 years old. I’d hate if the Mavs traded him but I’d understand it because they’ll want to make the over the top move this off-season, coming off a Finals run.

The contracts to make that happen are THJ, Maxi, Green. It is what it is but I hope he’s a Mav next year.

He for sure has the tools, and you glimpse them in games like tonight’s. 

It’s just super frustrating that it hasn’t translated into anything remotely consistent. Even his role isn’t consistent, which tells us two different coaches haven’t figured out what to make of him, either. 

It’s not a done deal and yeah, he’s still super young, but the problem is that he earns more money than the role he has earned is worth. I worded that carefully. We can disagree about whether or not he deserves more of a role, but if Kidd doesn’t want to give it to him, what we think doesn’t matter. 

I’m still pulling for him, but I don’t blame people a bit for being frustrated.