08-10-2023, 12:04 PM
(08-10-2023, 11:18 AM)StrandedOnBeauboisHill Wrote: Maybe in total this might be true and I understand how your per 36 stats would lead you to believe that but I don't feel Green is someone who is ever going to fill up stat sheets even when he is making a lot of impactful plays on the floor. Early on in the season before he got hurt, he was arguably the second best player on the team (we were bad...). When he played with Kyrie before Luka came back he was also probably the second most important player on the team. There was a pretty strong correlation between us winning games and Josh playing well last year (which I know is kind of an argument that can be used against me in this case given our record). I understand that once you zoom out that the numbers didn't really show improvement but if you didn't SEE improvement, especially in his shot, then I would disagree.
I would argue there is still a confidence and consistency issue with Green and now that the training wheels are off with Reggie gone, we'll really find out what we have. The way he disappeared once Luka and Kyrie were both on the floor was discouraging but not an unsolvable problem, he just needs to understand how he fits in. I'm ready for the full Josh Green experience and I personally hope he's a starter from day one because I think he has the skillset to be a very valuable rotation player in this league, he just needs more confidence and a longer leash. There's a reason (by most reports) that he's the first player that other GMs ask for in trade talks.
I wouldn't mind an extension now if it's at MLE range but knowing the way the Mavs operate they'll probably do what they did with DFS and Brunson and wait until after the trade deadline to make that commitment.
They seem to be operating significantly differently than in prior years (probably much to do with Lindsey). Hopefully this is another area they change course. Not only has the methodology changed, hopefully they learned something with Brunson.