10-24-2021, 07:42 AM
(This post was last modified: 10-24-2021, 09:39 AM by DanSchwartzgan.)
Correcting a couple of things I've seen written multiple times.
Yes, our D-Rating is MUCH improved in terms of the actual number. But, it is still 14th in the league. Are we playing some great new brand of D or are NBA offenses just not ready for prime time yet (it is taking some time for stars to get used to the new rule on non-basketball moves to draw a foul).
Yes, KP was out for a good bit of our two biggest runs, but not the entirety of those runs. We were +8 during the KP stint to start the 3rd that was part of a 22-6 run. He was +5 to start the 4th before sitting. Those three minutes were the beginning of a 20-6 run.
We did see some brief stints with a single big. KP had three of these to end the 2nd, 3rd and 4th quarters (I'm sensing a pattern of spreading the floor at the end of quarters). One of these was also without DFS (something we almost never did last season). BTW, all three of these stints were a negative for us (-2, -3 and -4). The first 2:45 of Willie's time was single big (+2). Powell had a 1:39 stint in the second (+4) and a two minute stint in the 4th (+1). So, about 12 minutes of single big...all very short. Hard to know if this is the plan or just a reaction to a team that doesn't have any bigs. It appears Kidd will be flexible with how we match up with other teams, though it bugs me that we have to react and can't force other teams to react to us (especially a young team in foul trouble on the second night of a back to back).
The O is really bad (O-rating is 27th in the league after two games). 33% and 41% FG% in the first two games...and it felt worse than that. THJ and Powell have TS%'s of .729 and .627 respectively. EVERYONE ELSE is .500 or BELOW. As a group, our starters produced one of the most efficient offenses in history two years ago. Now, they can't throw it in the ocean. I tend to agree with Kidd's that we need a more diverse offensive attack in the long run. But, people are being asked to do some things outside of their comfort zone and Luka is seemingly being asked to do less (until he just got tired of it and took over in the 3rd). His usage is down about 12% and his TOV% is up about 20% (I know, its just two games). It will be interesting to see if this approach is a work in progress or a bad idea (or if we just don't have the right personnel to pull it off).
Yes, our D-Rating is MUCH improved in terms of the actual number. But, it is still 14th in the league. Are we playing some great new brand of D or are NBA offenses just not ready for prime time yet (it is taking some time for stars to get used to the new rule on non-basketball moves to draw a foul).
Yes, KP was out for a good bit of our two biggest runs, but not the entirety of those runs. We were +8 during the KP stint to start the 3rd that was part of a 22-6 run. He was +5 to start the 4th before sitting. Those three minutes were the beginning of a 20-6 run.
We did see some brief stints with a single big. KP had three of these to end the 2nd, 3rd and 4th quarters (I'm sensing a pattern of spreading the floor at the end of quarters). One of these was also without DFS (something we almost never did last season). BTW, all three of these stints were a negative for us (-2, -3 and -4). The first 2:45 of Willie's time was single big (+2). Powell had a 1:39 stint in the second (+4) and a two minute stint in the 4th (+1). So, about 12 minutes of single big...all very short. Hard to know if this is the plan or just a reaction to a team that doesn't have any bigs. It appears Kidd will be flexible with how we match up with other teams, though it bugs me that we have to react and can't force other teams to react to us (especially a young team in foul trouble on the second night of a back to back).
The O is really bad (O-rating is 27th in the league after two games). 33% and 41% FG% in the first two games...and it felt worse than that. THJ and Powell have TS%'s of .729 and .627 respectively. EVERYONE ELSE is .500 or BELOW. As a group, our starters produced one of the most efficient offenses in history two years ago. Now, they can't throw it in the ocean. I tend to agree with Kidd's that we need a more diverse offensive attack in the long run. But, people are being asked to do some things outside of their comfort zone and Luka is seemingly being asked to do less (until he just got tired of it and took over in the 3rd). His usage is down about 12% and his TOV% is up about 20% (I know, its just two games). It will be interesting to see if this approach is a work in progress or a bad idea (or if we just don't have the right personnel to pull it off).
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