01-02-2022, 06:43 PM
(01-02-2022, 05:13 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: Funny thing…here lately (as in the month of December), Powell lineups have been doing pretty good. He’s got a +/- of 6 in about 20 minutes per game for the month. The net rating for KP/Powell lineups in December is 15.9 (lest someone think the good numbers are only occurring when Powell is in w/o KP). 13 of the top 14 most used three-man lineups with Powell are positive in December. It isn’t that his individual numbers are all that different for the month…they aren’t. The time spent on the court is, however, more positive than in the two months prior.
Something to keep an eye on as we make sure fire pronouncements about what is/isn’t working. BTW, the five man lineup used to start the season (Powell/KP/DFS/THJ and Luka) hasn’t been used a single minute in the month of December. One related comment on the +/- discussion yesterday. We don’t really have enough information yet to make any judgements on anything. Luka and KP have played 330 total minutes together this season with a -5.3 net rating. Eliminate October and they move to -0.3. Eliminate October and half of November and they’ve played 186 minutes together at a 5.5 net rating since November 15th. What is real, the first 144 minutes together or the 186 more recent minutes?
Maybe Kidd will figure some stuff out if we just give him a few games in a row of a fully healthy team.
Great stuff @"DanSchwartzgan"!
I think we have enough information to know about some dynamics and what has worked or not. But I 100% agree though that things could change drastically as guys get more used to scheme, etc. I am really looking forward to seeing Luka after this time off. He is the most important cog in all this and especially how he fits with the starters and closers.