Non Knee-Jerk Takes

[Kammrath]

For Bertans, it is MPG (which I think leads to better shooting percentages).  As bad as his 3 point shooting has been this year, he’s still .571 from the corners (which means he’s had an even bigger drop off from everywhere else).  His minutes have been crazy sporadic this season, but when he’s played 20 minutes or more, he’s been fine.  I looked back over the prior four seasons and similar pattern.  He’s a rhythm guy and needs PT to get that rhythm.

Another fantastic post. Thanks for bringing all the thoughts and info.

I don't know if you missed it in the bigger thread with all the reactions, but I was making that same point about DB. He needs minutes to be effective. If you give him minutes he WILL produce. If you give him inconsistent and low minutes, he will likely suck. 

The rim protection will be the big thing missed in all this. But I am curious how much of a premium Kidd's D really puts on that. It seems he cares more about aggressive rotations and deflections than actual rim protection. 

I am also hoping SD post-ACL can get back to the penetration he had before. And he needs to spend some concerted time on his spot up game. There is some hope when you look at the numbers there.