Time To Take Off The Handcuffs

by Phillip Baggett on Nov 17, 2009 10:32 AM CST

Normally I do not second guess people that know more about a subject than I, but in this particular case I must. Rick Carlisle has at least made the determination that Roddy B should be the starter at the two spot (for now at least) but what is becoming so troublesome is that he refuses to give him starters minutes.

Minutes distribution has been ... well hideous when it comes to Roddy B, let's take last night for example. Going into the game with the Bucks, the main objective was to keep Brandon Jennings under wraps. Roddy B met that challenge head on and was winning the battle for 3 quarters, holding Jennings to just 12 points. Then for no apparent reason Carlisle went with Barea for a long stretch in the 4^th and guess what? You got it, Jennings went off for 13 in the 4^th to rally the Bucks and push the game into overtime.

Anyone who has watched a Mavs game this season can attest to how stagnant the Mavs become when Barea spends a significant amount of time on the floor. Yes he has had a few games where everything was going perfectly and he looked like an all star, but those times are few and far between. So what is the deal? Is Barea getting more minutes and opportunity because he has been here longer? Whatever the circumstances are, they need to change, and they need to change quickly. Rodrigue Beaubois is proving to be a special kind of player, and it is time to get the kid more minutes.

Do these stats tell you that Barea should have a 47% minutes share?

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It's a hard thing

On one hand, Roddy is a very raw player who’s playing very well in limited stretches and is someone that a team with high aspirations would probably not like to hand a ton of responsibility to right away.

On the other hand, Barea is largely a garbage player and not an NBA PG.

by brettgardner on Nov 17, 2009 10:40 AM CST reply actions

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by DOH on Nov 17, 2009 10:43 AM CST reply actions

Wrong

Of course roddy’s +/- looks better. He spends way more time on the court with kidd/dirk/marion/terry. Barea is usually out there with Gooden/Hump/scrubs.

As good as Roddy looks as an individual talent, he clearly does not look anywhere near ready to run an nba team as the point guard, at running an offensive set or initiating a play. He simply does not have the awareness, and I think until RC sees that at practice he has no business playing point guard for this team.

If you want him to get minutes, they’re not coming from Barea. They’re coming from Ross or Terry.

by TR41 on Nov 17, 2009 11:10 AM CST reply actions

but, that's not to say it won't change soon

Barea is capable of giving Kidd a breather, but Roddy’s almost never out there unless Kidd is out there. Hopefully he will develop point skills to where he can take those PG minutes, but right now he is not where he needs to be to take minutes away from JJ.

by TR41 on Nov 17, 2009 11:23 AM CST up reply actions

Have you watched

JJ? Does he appear “ready to run” an NBA team as the point guard?

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by Phillip Baggett on Nov 17, 2009 11:28 AM CST up reply actions

I Totally Agree Here

How quickly do some Dallas fans forget that Barea just recently came off a game where he dished out the highest number of assists from a Dallas bench player since Derek Harper in 1987. This was with mostly bench players on the floor. it’s not every night that Barea has the lowest +/- numbers; many times he’s one of the highest in a game. Hell, RealGM has him ranked at # 148 (that’s better than a couple of starters out there) :o) And his salary ranking is 290; so you know he gets paid a lot less than he’s worth.

by myk_H on Nov 17, 2009 4:43 PM CST up reply actions

The fact remains

that JJ is a shooter (notice I did not say scorer) and what is worse is he takes the largest percentage of his shots within the first 10 seconds of the shot clock (of which he knocks down a mere 37%). Now tell me again why he is a better option to run the team when Kidd is off the floor?

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by Phillip Baggett on Nov 17, 2009 11:47 AM CST reply actions

because

to this point we don’t even have an indication that Roddy knows what a pick and roll even means, knows where his teammates like the ball, knows a thing about spacing the floor, or knows anything about our offensive sets. JJ knows the system and has had some huge plays for us in the clutch before (Clippers game early last year, Portland game last xmas for example). JJ knows the offense, Roddy barely knows English. Why the rush?

Lets not get carried away. Roddy has shown some brilliance, but so did Gerald Green at this time last year. He will get his minutes at the shooting guard and if he shows the coaching staff any ability to run an NBA offense he will eventually get his minutes at point guard. But if you want Roddy to play now, it’s not going to be at the expense of Barea’s minutes.

by TR41 on Nov 17, 2009 4:53 PM CST up reply actions

Dude, you're comparing Beaubois to Gerald Green?

Let’s not say things we can’t take back. Green is so dumb he probably had to be dressed by the coaches before games, but what was worse, he had no concept of defense – team or man-on. It’s going to take Beaubois time to learn the NBA game, and he’s very raw. But he’s WAY more prepared for the NBA game at this point than Dirk was as a rookie. Let him play and learn on the court. (yes Dirk was 18, B is 21).

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by Lord Humungus on Nov 17, 2009 6:30 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

Dude, you're comparing Beaubois to Gerald Green?

Greetings from the Humungus, the Ruler of the Wasteland, the Ayatollah of Rock and Roll-A. I laugh at your puny plans.

by Lord Humungus on Nov 17, 2009 6:30 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

so far so good

I’m a huge Beaubois fan, I have followed him during the last 3years but let’s see it :Dallas is winning, Roddy is making progress so I’m good with it…

by SMB on Nov 17, 2009 12:34 PM CST reply actions

Is this really a conversation

Guys, do you watch the games and see what Beaubois is doing in extremely limited time? Yes, he’s in low pressure environments with Kidd occasionally letting him set up the offense, with Dirk on the floor. But Berea is a 3rd point guard at best, a change-of-pace spot shooter who has no long term future once Beaubois gets his booties wet. I’m fine with Beaubois getting less than 30 minutes per contest the first half of the season, but the kid can flat out play.

Greetings from the Humungus, the Ruler of the Wasteland, the Ayatollah of Rock and Roll-A. I laugh at your puny plans.

by Lord Humungus on Nov 17, 2009 6:25 PM CST via mobile reply actions