Draymond Green warns the Mavericks that playing rookie Cooper Flagg at point guard could wreck his confidence and development, comparing the risk to Ben Simmons' career struggles. Without a true playmaker, scorers like Klay Thompson and Anthony Davis can't get open looks.
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It's hard to play in this league when you don't have a point guard. They're trying Cooper at point guard, which I understand it. You allow him to play with the ball in his hands. He won't ultimately be a point guard, but you may believe that that can help his development. I think, you know, but when you look at this roster, like Klay Thompson hasn't been able to do much. He doesn't have a point guard. Without having a point guard, I'm not sure that Cooper Flagg really knows how Klay Thompson can help him. I'm not sure he knows how to get AD involved. Yeah. What spots AD like the ball? I'm not sure he knows where he like the ball. Again, those are all growing pains of a rookie, right? It's not that I don't think Cooper Flag's gonna be great. I think Cooper Flag's gonna be incredible. We're asking a rookie who's not a point guard to be a great point guard. And that's just, that's just not how this works. And so you just gotta be careful. It's not his real position. You know, you ask yourself the question, if Ben Simmons was allowed to be a power forward that can handle the ball the way he handled the ball, Does his career turn out differently than making him a point guard? The last thing you want is him to lose his confidence trying to play point guard, 'cause once you lose your confidence in this league, it's nearly impossible to get it back. Woo!