07-05-2023, 03:27 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-05-2023, 03:30 PM by RoyTarpleysGhost.)
(07-05-2023, 03:21 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Defensive on/off
2023: 76ers -8.3
Portland -2.4
2022: -4.2
2021: -1.5
2020: -1.3
Consistent net positive on defense. Despite his role as the go to defender against the best opposing guard/wing. Meaning that most of his playing time overlaps with the best opposing players.
19th in D-RAPM (+1.23)
21th in D-Raptor (+2.5)
5th among SGs in DRPM (+3.39)
As far as impact metrics and +/- go he is one of the best non bigs in the league.
The problem is our head coach (and most head coaches) don’t set the lineups based on these numbers. Josh Green got benched when he had a lull in confidence. Thybulle has the same lack of confidence in his shot problem as Green, except worse. He had no pressure on a tanking team in Portland. If an analytics guy was setting the lineups, maybe I’d be more confident in Thybulle.