02-02-2021, 08:57 PM
(02-02-2021, 01:24 AM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: The sample size is still small but it should be mentioned that Boban isn´t as dominant on offense this season. Career low TS. 55.6% is below league average.
Career low OBPM. Career low FTr. Same for the defensive numbers. Career low DBPM. Not a single block in over 100 minutes.
Not sure if he is rapidly declining or just going through the same problems that the whole team is facing right now (bad shooting, less space in the paint...) but based on what I have seen from him he is slower than last year. Just not able to get up and down the floor in a fast paced league.
The Mavs already play at a slow pace and right now that isn´t working. Slowing it down even more to give Boban touches is probably not the best option.
I grant you that its possible at 32 he could decline. Any player could get age downturn at that point although with his style of game he could easily play well into his mid thirties playing in the paint, getting rebounds and hitting midrange shots and free throws.
That's his game, however it looks far more likely that getting spotty unpredictable and tiny minutes creates a sample size that doesn't mean much.
In the minutes he does play its not as though he's getting offense run for him like a KP or any other Mav big really.
The link I gave was efficiency based on a game from Jan. 2021. Generally speaking it doesn't matter if he plays well or not, Carlisle has his own reasons to give out the DNP-CD no matter how well he might play in a previous game.