07-16-2023, 03:49 PM
(07-16-2023, 02:51 PM)Mavs2021 Wrote: Seems more like the other way around. "Normal" stats don´t account for anything. I´m pretty sure Oubre could also average 5 PPG on 64% TS, if he was into such a thing. He´d simply never shoot and just dunk/lay-up the ball three times a game. Now he´s a winning player?
By advanced stats I'm talking about comprehensive stats like EPM, DPM and (for boxscore only) BPM. Those all take into account volume. Josh Green had TS of 65, but all of those stats say he is a poor offensive player. They also say Oubre is a poor offensive player (in his case due to lack of efficiency) and also a poor defender (which screams low BBIQ given his size and athleticism would suggest otherwise). Those same stats say Timmy is a good offensive player while average defender, which is why I struggle with why the are trying to dump him in the first place.
I get the idea of trying to recoup some offense if Timmy is traded out, but to make a non stats based argument, it seems like the FO has been focused on surrounding Luka with younger, high BBIQ, high character guys, and I'm not sure Oubre fits that description.
Besides, Timmy is still here at the moment, and I am not convinced he won't still be here at the start if the season, meaning no need to replace his offense. I also think the mindset is they are replacing his offense with a combination of Curry and Hardy taking another step. That may or may not be wishful thinking, but the reality is this team was really good on offense and really bad on defense last season and even with all of the moves leaning towards deense, my guess is the offense is still better than the defense right now by a fair margin.