Erick Green stating his case for inclusion on Nuggets roster

Nuggets guard Erick Green goes up for a layup as Oklahoma City guard Russell Westbrook watches during Sunday night’s game. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)There is part of Erick Green that is just happy to be here (but not for the reason you’re probably thinking). There is a bigger part of Erick Green that knows there is more work to do.

And time is growing short. A roster spot is at stake.

No player earned more early praise in training camp than Green did. New Nuggets coach Michael Malone raved about what he saw from the second-year point guard in everything from the player’s work in the summer to how that translated to training camp in Colorado Springs.

But during the Nuggets’ trip to Los Angeles to…