(05-07-2021, 07:01 AM)Kammrath Wrote: Of players on the Mavs with more than 300 mins played here are the two worst on/offs:
KP: -2.7
JR: -7.8
So to make the statement just a fact with no conjecture:
The 2020-21 Mavs have outscored their opponents MUCH better without JR and somewhat better without KP.
NOTE: It is incredible and embarrassing how bad the team has been with JR.
It doesn't hurt my feelings if we have to say you're right about something. You had to get something right eventually!!! :-D Just kidding, obviosly. You're right on everything except....oh never mind. :-P
Seriously, I've been trying to figure out what I think about how injuries and covid play into this. I used to blame JR's problems on covid hangover. But now it seems like he just doesn't fit. And with Green on the rise it seems that he may not be needed, and that we can spend that money somewhere else. Green seems more than just 3&D to me.
For KP, the injuries are annoying, what looks to be selfishness in how he wants to play with Luka is potentially a problem, but the on/off numbers have certainly been impacted by starting slow due to early season recovery. He seems to have been on the rise before the most recent injury (frustrating). So his case isn't as clear to me as JRs.