Mavs Moneyball · Jan 12, 2016
Timberwolves coach helps explain why Rick Carlisle doesn't play rookies
Jerome Miron-USA TODAY SportsAlthough Sam Mitchell didn't directly address Dallas' situation, his insight into Minnesota's youth development helps show the challenges that Carlisle and the Mavericks face with Justin Anderson, Dwight Powell and the like.
Things that don't go together.
1. Tight biker shorts and designer scarves
2. Twitter and compassion
3. Applebee's and a sober evening
Around Mavs fandom, we've long debated Rick's use of rookies -- how much he plays them, how he develops them and so forth. The truth is the Mavericks haven't given Carlisle a whole lot to work with and the track record of successful young players to come out of Dallas is slim.
