02-07-2021, 03:51 PM
(02-07-2021, 03:38 PM)Kammrath Wrote: It is a combination of both. KP is not playing good D this season in general. However, WHO he is with makes a big difference.
Last year's DRating...
KP+Maxi: 107.4
KP+DP: 105.3
KP overall: 109.3
KP was much better alongside another big last year. Same for KP in NYK. Same for KP this year. This is a thing. KP has been much better defensively with another big next to him. Facts.
One of the stranger things about last night is not only did we have Powell as the solo big for stretches, but some of those solo big minutes were also without DFS. You almost never see any of KP, Powell and WCS playing center without at least DFS in the game if there isn’t a real PF playing. Powell played all of the minutes KP didn’t, some with Maxi and some without. But for a stretch it was Powell and Luka, Brunson, JRich and THJ). Dallas went on a 5-0 run followed by a 5-0 run by the Warriors. The 3 1/2 minute segment ended up flat.
Not sure if this was an effort to keep better defenders on the floor with KP or an effort to create more spacing for Powell (or a move that accomplishes both at the same time).