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dirkfansince1998 · (This post was last modified: 01-01-2024, 04:05 PM by dirkfansince1998.)

(01-01-2024, 03:54 PM)mvossman Wrote: I get the frustration with the injury to Kyrie, but he is just not that bad of a player. He is not a great rebounder, but he is averaging nearly 4 offensive rebounds per 36 (a stat more attributed to individual than defensive rebounds) which is 92 percentile in the league. He has TS of 79% (99 percentile) and a better than 3 to 1 assist to turnover ratio, which is great for a center.

Early in the season a lot was made of his terrible net rating even though historically he has had a positive impact on the court. Flash forward to the 33 game mark and he is back to a net positive and higher than some of the regulars (DJJ and Willians) and his primary competition (Holmes).

He is an undersized center playing with undersized forwards, which is a problem. We need to get bigger in the second unit, and Kidd is playing a defensive style not suited to Powell, but he is still providing value. It just seems strange there is so much hate for a player making 4 mil a year and contributing, even when the fit is not ideal.

A rational response rarely works when emotions/gut feelings are the driving force of the other side.

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DJJ (7pts, 5rbd, 1ast, 2stl, 1blk, -5)	0%	0	0%
Lively (12pts, 14rbd, 1ast, +12)	8.33%	2	8.33%
Luka (39pts, 8rbd, 10ast, 1stl, 1blk, +9)	12.50%	3	12.50%
Exum (19pts, 5ast, 1stl, +16, 8-12 FG	20.83%	5	20.83%
Jaden Hardy (9pts, 2rbd, +7)	0%	0	0%
Grant Williams (10pts, 6rbd, +2, 3-3 FG)	4.17%	1	4.17%
THJ (16pts, 6rbd, 5ast, +9)	0%	0	0%
Josh Green (18pts, 2ast, +2, 6-8 FG)	54.17%	13	54.17%
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