12-31-2020, 09:11 AM
(12-31-2020, 07:44 AM)pompelmo Wrote: Sorry for not making this clearer. What I mean is the opposition that KP/Maxi and KP/Powell pairings face also matter. If you play Maxi against the more threatening matchups every time and get slightly negative +/-, while managing Kleber's minutes against lesser opponents, it is only natural for him to appear worse on the accumulated data. These stats make the assumption that either the quality of the opposition is always the same or it evens out in the long run with large enough data. It doesn't.
You are making assumptions also. Powell played against starters during the time frame in question. Maxi played against backups. Yet, Maxi + KP wasn't as good as Powell + KP. Are you next going to tell me teams player their best players as backups?
You are trying to create a narrative around an off the cuff comment about managing minutes and one game where he famously was asked to guard Zion. Maxi isn't as good when he starts and he's not as good when he goes over 30 minutes. AND he's not as strong a pairing with KP as Powell is with KP. Those are all facts. You can make whatever supposition you wish and then pretend your opinion has overcome facts. In the end, it is still just an opinion.