12-02-2021, 02:48 PM
(12-02-2021, 02:42 PM)chaparral Wrote: If the new MBT did not think to highly of Green this offseason, then why pick-up his TO for next season? Couldn't they have just waited until the end of this season?
That's a great question/point. I'm not sure I can answer it. Maybe there was some sort of advantage to doing so from a business perspective?
And, the interpretation of all of this is just my opinion, but to me, these are facts:
1) Carlisle didn't play him last year. Kidd has played him even less this year (so far - this could change).
2) Bullock, SBrown and even Ntilikina represent a more difficult path to minutes for Green here.
I just don't see how we can reconcile the above without coming to the conclusion that getting Green into the rotation is simply not a priority for the Mavericks right now. It's totally fine if people want to call this a mistake on their part. I lean more towards trusting their assessment, but I've always been more of a "pro-coach" thinker.