03-23-2021, 10:34 AM
(03-23-2021, 07:08 AM)Kammrath Wrote: This season when KP plays the Mavs are 3.2 pts worse (8.8 pts worse defensively and 5.6 pts better offensively).
Couldn't this be heavily weighed down by the COVID stretch where the Mavs obviously were playing terrible?
(03-23-2021, 07:08 AM)Kammrath Wrote: But even if all my theories are wrong (and they might be), the FACTS are that the team has not been better with KP and he has not been "great for the team" from a winning standpoint.
I don't get how you can say that when the Mavs have been 14-6 in their last 20 games, which has coincided with KP's bounceback. It has also coincided with the Mavs getting back their starting lineup, and I don't think the sudden turnaround is all because KP is getting back in the groove. But the fact is the Mavs are better when KP plays.
Like Bobby Karalla stated, the Mavs are 41-29 when Luka and KP play together in the regular season and have a >116 offensive points per 100 possessions. That's elite. Those are the facts.
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