11-09-2021, 10:44 AM
(11-09-2021, 10:37 AM)mavsluvr Wrote: But, according to him, he judges by watching, rather than by consulting a +/- statistic.
I have no problem with what Kidd said about +/-. In fact, I think he's right about +/- lying to you at times! A poster recently (too bad I can't remember who) said, accurately imo, that +/- is a noisy stat.
BUT...having said all that... which I said just now before saying the part that I'm about to say...
I'm pretty sure JKidd looks at lineup data. And I'm pretty sure he takes a look at the data provided to him by the analytics department, which I would think includes some form of lineup data. Don't you think?
But Kidd doesn't have to tell us that. I'm completely comfortable with the coaching profession's practice of prioritizing messaging to the team over needs of the reporter when talking to the press.