12-03-2019, 08:36 AM
(This post was last modified: 12-03-2019, 08:40 AM by ClutchDirk.)
(12-03-2019, 07:10 AM)DanSchwartzman Wrote:But we need someone who can get more than 4.6 rebounds because that is unacceptable...oh wait the Mavs are 4th in rebounds...nevermind...(12-02-2019, 08:08 PM)StepBackJay Wrote: Powell had a great game against the Lakers, hope to see him build on that now going forward.
That being said he is still a guy you've got to get out of the starting lineup.
All the data posted above says just the opposite. Powell is a huge part of why the offense works. I get that he's under his career average in every single box score metric. But the team is absolutely killing it with him on the floor. The Powell-Luka-KP combo has a net rating of 9.8. It is 4.8 for Luka and KP. It is 16.0 for Powell and Luka and 12 for Powell and KP. You remove Powell from the starting lineup at great peril to the offense unless you think it is easy to find the number on ball screener in the league.
Powell is only scoring 7.7 points a game...for 10 million we must get more production out of him...oh wait we have the best offense in history...nevermind...
We need more good perimeter shooters around Luka...Powell can't hit a 3 to save his life...oh wait he is converting them at a respectable 36.4% which is 3% better than his previous best year...nevermind...
He gets exposed as a defender which negates his offensive contribution...oh wait he is at 118.9 offensive rating and 108.5 defensive rating for a + 10.4 net rating...nevermind...
From a Ringer article: Carlisle has settled on the same unit over the last six: Doncic, Porzingis, Dwight Powell, Dorian Finney-Smith, and Tim Hardaway Jr. That group has an eye-popping net rating of plus-24.3 in 88 minutes, the best among all lineups in the NBA that have played at least 80 minutes this season.
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Josh Green is a top 5 Mavs player...