06-02-2021, 01:48 PM
(06-02-2021, 12:50 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: 15-13 without him for the season. Winning record without the highest paid player. -4.9 on/off. -0.7 on court. Mavs are getting outscored when KP is on the floor. That´s not some irrational advanced metric. Simply what happens when KP is playing. Obviously a lineup stat so it might not be his fault but looking at the entire team it is pretty obvious that something is wrong. KP ranks last among rotation players. Only one close is Richardson (-4.7 on/off). Difference is that Richardson lost his starting spot. KP continues to be a net negative in the playoffs.
Ya we saw Mavs get some big wins in that stretch. If you take out games that had Luka out the record is even better. At least two of those losses had no Luka.
Mavs were able to run their normal offense for 48 minutes without KP and were better defensively with the big rotation of WCS/Maxi/DP/Melli. In some matchups they were able to do a lot of switching. I remember that Jazz matchup where Mavs played a lot of Melli who had a great defensive game. On offense DFS punished the Jazz who had Gobert on him all game.
Unless Mavs can find a 5 that can shoot outside and rim protect (ie Turner type and there aren't a lot of those), then the best thing to do is have a committee approach where Rick can make changes based on the need of the moment. When you have a maxed out KP you have to start him every game. I would much rather give Rick 4 guys he can swap in or out based on the matchup. Even if he has a "default" frontcourt some nights he will give certain guys more minutes (WCS being a good example) based on what's working.