Unable to attack and defend, how dare the Blazers keep him in the rotation?

In the previous NBA regular season, the Dallas Mavericks, playing at home, narrowly defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 138-133 after overtime. After this game, the Mavericks' record, which ended their three-game losing streak, improved to 4-10, and they continue to rank third from the bottom in the Western Conference. The Trail Blazers, who suffered two consecutive losses, saw their record drop to 6-7, and continue to rank ninth in the Western Conference.

In this game, the performance of the Blazers' substitute backcourt rookie Caleb Love was actually very average. Love played for 14 minutes and 15 seconds, shooting 1 of 6 from the field and 0 of 4 from beyond the three-point line. He only had 2 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal. He also had 1 foul and a plus-minus of -1. Love's touch on the offensive end is a mess. His scoring and shooting abilities have not been fully utilized. His offensive efficiency is not ideal. He also has quite a problem in offensive selection, and his ability in passing and organization is also very limited. Not only that, Love also lacks sufficient contribution on the defensive end, and he is not considered a reliable defender. Overall, Love was unable to exert his strength on both offense and defense, and his effect on the court was very average. However, in such a mediocre state, he still got a lot of playing time, which is indeed a bit incomprehensible. The Trail Blazers should have allocated their players' playing time more rationally and kept the out-of-form Love on the bench.

Love was born in September 2001. He is 24 years old, 193cm tall and 93kg in weight. He is the undrafted pick in this year's NBA draft. In the NCAA last season, Love played a total of 37 games on behalf of the University of Arizona, averaging 34.1 minutes per game, 17.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.2 steals, 0.3 blocks per game, 1.9 turnovers and 1.2 fouls. He shot 39.8% from the field, 34% from the three-point range, and 88.9% from the free throw line. Since the start of this season, Love has played a total of 5 times in the first 13 games, averaging 9 minutes per game, averaging 3.4 points, 2 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 0.2 steals, 0.2 turnovers and 0.4 fouls, shooting 28% from the field and 20% from the three-point range.

Due to Blake Wesley's injury, Love also got a lot of opportunities. However, his performance has not improved significantly, his offensive efficiency has been poor, and he has no other talents. So far, we have not seen anything special about Love, or it seems that he does not yet have the ability to enter the rotation of an NBA team. Keeping such a player in the rotation and giving him a lot of playing time is definitely something that is incomprehensible. I don’t know if the team will continue to trust Love and continue to give him more playing time.