IZTOK DIAGNOSES DECLINE OF MAVS OFFENSE

[mavsluvr]

While individual net rating isn't a good stat, DP managed a negative net rating in the last 3 games. Every other player on the roster was positive. We are talking about 2 blowout wins and a close OT loss.

Not as a defense of Powell, but as a comment on statistics --


This example might be an illustration of this statistic not necessarily telling you the whole story. While Powell has his flaws, I think blaming him for being stuck in lineups where he is assigned to space the floor so that KP can rock and roll might lead to not recognizing the main problem -- a very poor scheme for these lineups.