01-10-2023, 12:00 AM
(01-09-2023, 11:46 PM)mvossman Wrote: I think the whole SD +/- thing has been overblown. Not only does he play the most minutes without Luka on the court, but he also took a big hit at the beginning of the season in the starting lineup with McGee (and a struggling Bullock and Dorian). Since the beginning of December his net rating has been just fine, and higher than Wood's.
In the last 15 games...
SD's on-court defensive rating is 118.4...the NBA's worst defense (SAS) has a 118.7 rating.
When SD is off the court in those same 15 games the defensive rating is 105.6....the NBA's best defense (CLE) has a 109.0 rating.
So in the last 15 games (not old news) the Mavs basically play the worst defense in the league when SD plays and the best defense in the league when he sits.
And for the whole season, his on-court D rating is 114.7 and his off-court D rating is 107.3. There is absolutely no way to look at the data IMO that does not come back to the conclusion that SD is central to the Mavs defensive struggles.