Domejandro wrote:LightTheBeam wrote:14-6 without Towns - 70%
41 - 19 with him - .683
Lots of little injuries over the last 5 years. Not saying that's the end all be all, I just am not sure how many teams are lining up to take that 4/221 contract, let alone give massive value for it.
I think its Lauri by a lot.
The win percentage is not a good measure of Minnesota's success with and without Karl-Anthony Towns. Strength of schedule has been substantially lower and Minnesota's half-court offense is significantly less potent.
Minnesota would comfortably be the first seed in the Western Conference, if Karl-Anthony Towns didn't get injured.
I would say that it is easier for playoff caliber teams to win games in the second half of the season because some of their opponents are deliberately trying to lose. Last year, I was happy the Wolves were scheduled to face so many teams projected to be in the lottery early in the season, because I thought this would give the team time to integrate Gobert. This was totally wrong, as feisty UTA’s, SAS’s, WAS and CHA would continually work hard and beat the Wolves. Those teams were riding the brake more in the second half as they positioned themselves for the lottery. This year, Towns only missed two games until his injury March 3. Some of those non-Towns wins could have been easier to get.
I also wanted to chime in that the while the non-Towns record was 70%, if MIN wins its final game, it’s record with Towns is 69.35%.