01-07-2022, 09:15 AM
(01-07-2022, 08:39 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: Powell is shooting threes better this year, lets see if that continues. I feel like he has been shooting free throws better, but I just looked at the stats and he is pretty much at his average. I just feel like he is making them at a higher percentage.
I still feel his ideal role is your fourth big. I think pairing him with Maxi while a player not on the roster is paired with KP. There would be some overlap, but I think Powell as an off the bench backup big is his best role.
I don't disagree with this. The trick is finding that "player not on the roster".
With that said, the Powell/Maxi pairing hasn't been good this year like it has in years past. Neither has KP/Maxi. I've been looking at the season in thirds to try to identify trends. The two Maxi pairings are negative for the full season and from 11/15 until now. The Powell/Maxi pairing is negative since the Team D started to turn around 12/12. The Maxi/KP pairing is positive since 12/12, but they have only seen two games together for about 14 minutes per game. Lineup data is so jacked up because of injuries and Covid. We've almost played half the season and we don't have much data to work with, especially if you want to eliminate the abysmal first month from the calculations.