11-16-2023, 09:08 AM
(11-16-2023, 08:30 AM)Chicagojk Wrote:
Also, there was and were good posters here who said how Kidd handled Wood last year was a fireable offense. It looks like Wood is settling in as a 15 minute a game player (with the Lakers still missing Vanderbilt). We will see if that changes.
Wood in LA is a fascinating study. He's playing almost exclusively at the four. Either AD or Hayes is almost always in when he plays. His personal numbers are basically career worst in most categories (especially offensive categories). But, the team is winning his minutes by a massive margin. LA is +7.2 when he's on the floor and the On-Minus-Off is +17.7. The only other time that he's been an on-court positive in his career was that last season in Detroit where he also got most of his minutes at PF.
The LA coaches have figured out how to make the team around Wood successful. Given his history, I suspect the scoring efficiency and usage will eventually return. Will that be a good thing from a team success perspective? Obviously, the efficiency would be a good thing. It will be interesting to see how his usage and the on-court success intertwine as things move forward.