05-09-2021, 11:24 AM
(05-09-2021, 11:15 AM)dynamicalVoid Wrote: Nice write.This suggests that KP himself is intentionally not going as hard as he can during the season. Either that or someone is forcing him to play that way. I think that is very far from his nature as a player, either way.
I keep saying this...and I will keep saying this...
We have to see these guys in a playoff atmosphere.
Am I just way off base with this notion?
I get that the Mavs have a group of mathematicians they hire to track reg season stats...but how much weight can you put into that stuff?
Example: I was in a convo with some people about KP...they seem to think we will see different version of KP in playoffs. More aggressive rim rolling and more aggressive on defense.
I agree with this. It suggests that there is a different gear that can be reached. I cant put weight into stats that I assume are stats arrived at on a less than top gear performance.
This doesnt even include what a team can do when given the green light to play at their absolute most organized state. Whos to say that the Mavs starting five AS A UNIT - WITH THE GREEN LIGHT isnt a monster. Sure...maybe Joel Imbiid individually kills KP as a player...but maybe KP gels with this unit.
I get that you have to look at stats to try and improve your starting five numbers(example = lets trade our 45% FG Shooting Guard for this other Shooting Guard with 58% FG percentage)...but I want to see what the UNIT can do in playoff atmosphere. Or...I want to see the guys you talk about trading IN A PLAYOFF ATMOSPHERE before discussing 3rd gear reg season stats. Theyre pointless, imo.
We heard DFS’s rally cry to the team after the Brooklyn win. I think the more realistic thought is that his play and hustle depends on the way he perceives the game is going to go. If he feels frozen out while on the court, it snowballs downward from there and becomes hard to get out of.
That, to me, makes more sense of the stats pointed to from Dan.