07-09-2022, 04:04 PM
(07-09-2022, 03:53 PM)nash_funk Wrote: A couple of thoughts...
1. Finney-Smith increased his scoring from 9.8pts to 11.0pts. If EVERYTHING about this increase has to do with more time at PF, is 1.2pts worth even discussing?
2. What does more time at PF have to do with his 1.2pts increase?
It’s not about counting-style stats. It’s about creating advantages that lead to 3 on 2, 2 on 1 opportunities. If you can match your players up with opponents who are slower, less athletic and not as long as yours, DFS (and others) can win you possessions without touching the ball. It’s all about how much the defense has to move, and how early in the process of each possession they have to move.
But to be clear, I never said “everything.” That’s something you added.
The kind of stats called “counting” stats aren’t really all that helpful in situations like this, because this isn’t baseball. If two players who both average 12 rebounds per game are put together on the same team, it’s not as if they’re going to average 24 rebounds per game as a tandem. That’s just not something that any real basketball fan would believe. You can compare counting stats of one player to a player with a similar role on an opposing team - that can be helpful. But within a team, it’s all about skill set fit, play style, chemistry, etc, etc, etc.