02-21-2021, 02:13 AM
(02-20-2021, 01:44 AM)KillerLeft Wrote: Some of you guys are just looking for things to be pissed off about. I find that hilarious, given that there are so many real things to be pissed off about.
Here is how I see the reality of the DeLon Wright situation:
He was terrible here. Not “meh” but really bad. What’s worse is hat he was a whiner about it. Fortunately, they were able to unload his contract to Detroit. For the first month of the season in Detroit, Casey had him almost completely out of the rotation, just like Carlisle did here. That’s because he wasn’t playing well. Then, the rookie Hayes got injured, and Casey STILL tried not to play Wright. Ultimately, he had no choice but to commit to a role for him. Since that time he has had maybe five or six good games, but most of them have been really, really underwhelming. How do I know this? Because he’s on my fantasy team and so I am aware of what he puts up each and every night. Wright is still a young player, but Detroit saw fit to double down on Hayes by trading for DSJ. THAT’s how little they think of Wright already.
And oh yeah - Detroit is one of the worst teams in the league. Think that has anything to do with subpar PG play? Yeah me, too.
If you want to bash the MBT for SIGNING Wright, fine. But it’s pretty cheap to hit them for cleaning up the mistake, too.
In conclusion, Wright sucks. Yay Mavs for no longer employing Wright.
Wright’s been pretty good this year and was decent last year until the bubble. Fantasy stats don’t matter. In the real advanced metrics, he has a PER of 17 (very good), RAPTOR over +3 (better than any Mav except Luka), win shares/48 are 40% above average. The numbers look good on both sides of the floor. He’s not a star, but he maximizes his role and has done a great job. Johnson, on the other hand, has been so bad it’s terrifying to watch (and the stats are even worse). That trade has been a wipeout, at least until we can see what the Mavs turn Johnson’s expiring contract into.