08-10-2021, 11:42 AM
(08-10-2021, 11:04 AM)Kammrath Wrote: 2020-2021...
CHI D w/ LM: 109.9
CHI D w/o LM: 110.9
Net: +1.0
2019-2020...
CHI D w/ LM: 107.3
CHI D w/o LM: 108.4
Net: +1.1
2018-2019...
CHI D w/ LM: 112.3
CHI D w/o LM: 111.6
Net: -0.7
2017-2018...
CHI D w/ LM: 110.5
CHI D w/o LM: 108.4
Net: -2.1
So his rookie season was his worst, where CHI's D was significantly better when he sat. CHI was not much better when he sat his second year. And the last two years the CHI D has actually been better when LM played. And these are solid defensive teams the last two years with CHI ranking 9th and 12th in the league defensively.
And when you look at RAPTOR-D and LEBRON-D advanced stats you see LM as a middle of the pack NBA defender as well.
Hence, I think I can say he is "solid" as an NBA team defender.
I'm not sure why you put so much focus on on/off by itself? There is so much context missing with that. Its almost as much about his backup (in this case starter since he was coming off the bench). It also does not take into account that we was playing a lot of minutes against bench units.
If I look at something like DRPM (that takes context of opponents and teammates on court) and order it by the power forward position, he comes in:
2021: 44th
2020: 64th
2019: 80th
That is not good.