2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[KillerLeft]

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.

Dan, I love your contributions, and I always learn a ton from you. And, while I'm not as high on Powell as you, I'm much closer to your POV on him than anyone else here. I literally think I'm his 2nd biggest fan on the board. 

But, and I don't mean this dismissively, I don't care about this anymore. I just don't. I believe you, but I'm over it. IF the team insists on running some or much of the offense through KP at the high post (I wouldn't, but here we are), I just feel like we have to see that with shooters around him to give him some space. IF that approach is a given, I simply no longer care how Powell is playing. Or how the numbers say they're playing together. Even if it's working, I believe it could be working much, much better with better spacing. 

Again, no issues with Powell, who just the other day I was trying to convince @"Kammrath" is as good as Richaun Holmes, basically.

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Talking about KP. I think he looks really good when he gets a deep position and just needs to make a quick move to finish over a defender. That should be his focal point if he wants to get more inside touches (obviously next to another shooter, Kleber or DFS, not Powell). That´s what I would classify as a good post up attempt.

The ellbow/high post attempts shouldn´t be more than a bail out as long as he cannot improve his percentages. KP trying to force switches and catching the ball 15-20ft away from the basket rarely leads to positive results. Gets even worse when he tries to backdown the defender.

Perfectly stated, imo.