02-14-2022, 02:36 PM
(02-14-2022, 02:30 PM)Kammrath Wrote: On/Off D for his whole career...a sample size of 7074 NBA minutes:
2021-22: -1.1
2020-21: +1.3
2019-20: +0.2
2018-19: +1.7
2017-18: +3.4
2016-17: +3.8
Some of those teams weren't very good defensively and there are a host of other factors, but point being in the entirety of his career his presence on the court has not had a big negative impact on the team's defensive performance.
I am NOT saying he is a "good" defender (especially individually). But I think he is a passable to decent TEAM defender. He will do his damn job on the defensive end as best he can. That is the single most important thing to me.
It would be great if he could be mediocre, but then there is his poor rebounding, his inability to create his own shot; the problem isn’t just his defense - it’s everything, including his shooting at the moment.
We’re sitting here talking about a guy racking up “DNP - coaches decision” like he’s going to step in and immediately take all of KPs minutes and solve some major problem the Mavs have.