THE CRUCIFIX: Cato: Wood isn't thrilled w/ his role...Will depart in the summer

[F Gump]

LOL

So Wood's on/off in DET (2019/20) was +10.4. 

In the 1868 mins Wood was on the bench DET was outscored 104.9 to 113.3 (-8.4).

In the 1325 mins Wood played DET outscored their opponents 110.8 to 108.8 (+2.0).

So Wood's "on/off" is not a measure of "outscored the opponent" AND it takes a different number to tell us whether that did or did not occur. Got it.

I would at least expect an "oops, you're right, I messed up in how I used these numbers" and "oops, I shouldn't deride others for misusing stats, because I can make that mistake myself," but I don't see it. Oh well.

PS - If you want to point at Wood's plus/minus in your campaign to see him used as a starter, one way to make it more relevant would be to look at the difference in his plus/minus when he starts (and plays against starters) versus when he comes off the bench.

His numbers in DET were almost entirely against the B team (he only started 12 games, on that rag of a team -- which in itself should tell us something). There's definitely a difference in level of competition, so does he hold up against the better players?