11-09-2021, 01:32 PM
(11-09-2021, 01:07 PM)mavsluvr Wrote: That stat tells us a factual piece of information -- what the point differential was. We cannot logically extrapolate anything at all about the players' performance from that number.
Like I have repeatedly said: It tells us about the TEAM's performance while that player has played. Is the team performing well (again defined by "outscoring the opponent," the only objective in basketball that matters) over the course of a single game or many games while Luka has played?
Last night? The team was outscored by 2 points when Luka played. The team outscored NOP by 18 when Luka sat.
For the season? The team has been outscored by a rate of 10.6 pts (per 100 possessions) when Luka has played. The team has outscored their opponents by rate of 18.3 pts while Luka has sat.
And again, Luka is PART of the ten players on the court when he plays, so he is PART of what is happening. How much is on him is totally debatable but he is part of the equation and therefore bears some of the responsibility.