Here is a metaphor to try to explain how I see performance:
I measure a car's performance based on it achieving its purpose and goal: moving me from point A to B. I can have a car whose engine is not "performing" very well or whose transmission "performance" is poor and whose wheel alignment "performance" is off, still get me from point A to B. So if it still accomplishes its main purpose then I will grade it as having performed well in an overall sense. At the same time I could have a car whose engine is "performing" perfectly, with a smoothly "performing" transmission, and wheels perfectly aligned that doesn't get me from point A to point B because its radiator did not "perform" and the car overheated and the engine was killed.
Likewise, I see the Mavs as a TEAM "performing" well with a 7-3 record because THAT is the objective (they have had a positive point differential in 7 of their 10 games). But when I look under the hood, I am concerned that the "performance" of certain parts might need addressing or they might end up sabotaging the whole thing. Team shooting on open shots is one. The team D when Luka is playing is another.
At the end of the day, I only care about the team "performing" in the sense of getting wins. But the "performance" of pieces within that are still worth looking at because a misfiring engine or failing radiator could sabotage the season at some point. The Mavs could win 67 games this year and then have a weakness exposed in round one for example.....I know, I know....too soon.
I measure a car's performance based on it achieving its purpose and goal: moving me from point A to B. I can have a car whose engine is not "performing" very well or whose transmission "performance" is poor and whose wheel alignment "performance" is off, still get me from point A to B. So if it still accomplishes its main purpose then I will grade it as having performed well in an overall sense. At the same time I could have a car whose engine is "performing" perfectly, with a smoothly "performing" transmission, and wheels perfectly aligned that doesn't get me from point A to point B because its radiator did not "perform" and the car overheated and the engine was killed.
Likewise, I see the Mavs as a TEAM "performing" well with a 7-3 record because THAT is the objective (they have had a positive point differential in 7 of their 10 games). But when I look under the hood, I am concerned that the "performance" of certain parts might need addressing or they might end up sabotaging the whole thing. Team shooting on open shots is one. The team D when Luka is playing is another.
At the end of the day, I only care about the team "performing" in the sense of getting wins. But the "performance" of pieces within that are still worth looking at because a misfiring engine or failing radiator could sabotage the season at some point. The Mavs could win 67 games this year and then have a weakness exposed in round one for example.....I know, I know....too soon.