01-06-2021, 11:23 AM
(01-06-2021, 10:50 AM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: makes me question the the way they track those numbers.
So my understanding is this:
On average KP defended 0.2 plays per game last year when the pick and roll ball handler tried to score on him (meaning the handler didn't pass the ball once switched onto KP). Meaning that even if KP more often switched to the perimeter to defend that player, it doesn't count as a possession in this tracking system unless the ball handler tries to score after the switch.
So what does this tell me?
1) KP doesn't get picked on much by ball handlers in the pick and roll when he switches on to them, meaning they don't try to score on him all that often (only once every 5 games did it happen to him last year).
2) When they do try to score on him he is elite level at minimizing that (giving up only 0.50 PPP last year...I think average is like 0.85 or 0.90 PPP).