11-07-2023, 04:34 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-07-2023, 04:34 PM by StrandedOnBeauboisHill.)
(11-07-2023, 04:02 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Agreed. Mavs certainly have more potential on the defensive end than the first half suggests. And it is pretty obvious that some players (Luka!!!) are taking too many plays off on defense.
Looking at the rotation the main difference between the first and second half is Green's role. 11 minutes in the first half. 16 in the second half. +/- indicates that he is the glue guy that makes things work.
Interestingly the pattern you noticed also shows up. Kyrie has the worst +/- on the roster in the first half (-10.0). Best in the second half (+11.6). Luka/Kyrie minutes aren't looking as good as they could. Stretch in the late first with Kyrie/THJ is terrible. For some reason the same lineups look way better in the second half.
Ya the Luka transition stuff HAS to improve, we cannot be just giving points away in the playoffs.
That Kyrie swing was even bigger than I expected but also kind of what I figured we would see. It's so wild to see Green's impact from an advanced analytics standpoint vs the box score. All of the offensive passiveness is definitely a problem (although I like how encouraging Kyrie has been of him shooting the ball lately) but he clearly affects the game in huge ways. Just kind of fascinating.