2021-2022 MAVS NEWS: 4th in West | WCF loss [ARCHIVED]

[mvossman]

Mavs On/Off numbers 35 games into the season (42% of the way) for those with 200+ minutes played....

JG: +14.4 (+1.5 O, +12.9 D)
TB: +10.9 (+0.8 O, +10.1 D)
FN: +10.2 (+0.5 O, +9.7 D)
JB: +3.7 (+9.7 O, -5.9 D)
DFS: +2.4 (+6.9 O, -4.4 D)
KP: +1.4 (+0.8 O, +0.6 D)
SB: +0.8 (-3.3 O, +4.1 D)
RB: +0.3 (-4.7 O, +5.0 D)
Maxi: -3.9 (-3.2 O, -0.7 D)
THJ: -4.3 (+2.5 O, -6.8 D)
DP: -7.3 (-2.4 O, -4.9 D)
Luka: -10.8 (-3.5 O, -7.3 D)

A great example why raw on/off numbers are nearly useless.  What is this really telling us?  I mean looking at these numbers suggests Luka sucks and Trey Burke is one of our best players.  Apparently we are not supposed to read it that way, but I'm not exactly sure what I am supposed to make out of this?

I would much rather look at an advanced on/off stat like Lebron.  That suggests that Luka is struggling this season, but still playing well above NBA average.  That KP is playing at all star level.  That Brunson has taken his offensive game up another level.  That Frank and Green are playing at NBA average level (which is huge).  That Tim has struggled some, but Bullock has been terrible.  This all makes so much more sense than what I can get out of those raw numbers.