My bad. C’s did have one of the G-Leaguers in there tonight. Green played 3 mins and was a -3. Pritchard was a +13, highest on the team.
Green -4 in 3minutes.
Even better.
Right.
I know it's only a couple of minutes but Nesmith has far out played Green in every way.
Nesmith hasn't "far outplayed" a single human being since he was in college... or high school? He looks blindfolded 90% of the time. He has the confidence of a mole. Couple nights ago he let out a primal scream after he threw up a hail mary 'and 1' like it saved his career or something. Act like you been there, young man.
The best ability is availability -- unless your Nesmith. Go home until you're not awful.
Meanwhile, Javonte is hardly this team's problem. He actually makes a good number of hustle plays night in and out.... offensive boards or tap backs, saves, steals, filling passing lanes, doesn't foul too often, touch passes on the break, can make a corner three or energize with a dunk. Don't all show up in the box score, but tangible plays -- even if they're little things. I can't remember one example of Semi Two Shoes doing something of the sort. Dude is robotic.
I actually wish Green would be more selfish occasionally and go to the hole... at least we'd get a poster dunk or two out of it instead of another brick from someone else who shouldn't play as much as they do. Something -- ya know -- fun to watch!
Green should play less minutes than he does. Presumably that trend will continue when Smart and Langford return, each of whose minutes will directly reduce his. But Nesmith is nowhere near ready for NBA minutes. That he's playing more is the ultimate indication of very weak NBA bench, or that the Cs are quite nervous his confidence is developing into a problem.
