01-26-2021, 12:06 AM
(01-25-2021, 11:32 PM)cow Wrote: Here, let's play a game. I promise I haven't looked but I bet Harrison Barnes had magnificent +/- with GSW before Dallas signed him and he's never come close to matching those numbers again. Was he more beneficial to his teammates in GSW or were they more beneficial to him?
HB's on/off numbers for each of his seasons....
GSW: +1.8
GSW: -14.0
GSW: +2.6
GSW: -1.4
DAL: +0.7
DAL: -9.3
DAL: -1.2
SAC: +2.1
SAC: -1.4
SAC: +9.7 (SMALL SAMPLE SIZE ALERT)
When you look at the overall arc you see the same reality through his whole career (taking out this year's small sample size). Being on GSW did not hide the reality of who he is as a player. On'off numbers over large sample sizes tend to be quite accurate at giving you a GENERAL, BALLPARK picture of the truth of a player.
HB's numbers reveal that he is (my interpretation): a generally negative-impact player who in the right team situation can be a small positive-impact player.