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[SleepingHero]

from the limited information I have, I would say his problem is that he is not really a PG but SG. This was even said in the scouting reports. Yet the Mavs are strictly playing him as PG. Perhaps because he is too small to survive as a SG. However, if you already have a big PG, you can perhaps survive with a small SG... Anycase, transition from SG to PG is very difficult, especially combined with the difficult transition from college to NBA basketball.

And this is a good point. Playing point is a very hard job under RC and something I've missed in my initial evaluations. Terry might probably be falling victim to the subjugations of a young PG in an intense system filled with reads and reacts. 

That does bring up another question as to why the Mavs are forcing him to be uncomfortable (and possibly putting him in a career jeopardizing position if he never figures it out), but the most likely answer is that they're playing the long game.