(06-21-2022, 12:11 PM)nash_funk Wrote: First of all that lineup averages 91.6pts and 37.5rbs. That is insane.
All Luka, Hardaway, and Finney-Smith are plus on plus/minus. Randle is plus 1.5 PER at PF. Wood is the only one with a minus in both categories. With Kidd's scheming I think the defense would be adequate.
You don't win titles with "adequate" defense. Also contributing to the "plus" on those plus minus, is about playing with teammates that can cover up your defensive deficiencies. Which is why it's more of a team than individual stat. When almost everyone has defensive deficiencies to make up for, that's a recipe for a defense worse than adequate. There is only so much a scheme can cover for, don't care how good a coach you are.
Looking at total avg points and rebounds based on individual numbers put up on different teams with different responsibilities has to be the most inane way to look at how a lineup is going to work offensively.