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

[Kammrath]

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 few observations from these numbers coupled with my eye test over 35 games...

1) JB has been the engine behind any offensive success this season. 

2) JG & FN (as well as TB interestingly) have vastly improved the perimeter D when they play (and thereby the whole D). Without them the Mavs D falls apart. 

3) In the last 10 games without Luka, KP has had an astonishing +19.4 On/Off (+15.6 O, +3.8 D) and has seemingly been key in most of the team's success. 

4) In that same period JB has been -5.8, a huge dropoff from when Luka was around. The team is still +5.3 when JB plays though during these last 10 games.

5) In that same period THJ has been +9.9, a huge improvement from before Luka went out. The team has been awful when Luka and THJ share the court this year.

6) I am still just blown away at the lack of consistent team success when Luka has played this year. The team has been outscored -5.5 when he has been on the court....and has outscored the opponent +5.3 when he hasn't played. The team has been fundamentally more successful in outscoring its opponents when Luka isn't playing AND that includes the stretch of games with no Luka when the strength of schedule has been quite difficult (moreso than in the games Luka has played this year).