Pre-Season GM 4: Lakers vs Warriors - 7:30 NBATV
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2019 1:11 am
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Danny Darko wrote:AC aint fresh this preseason. How has he regressed this much with an opportunity to play or start?
Ball so hard wrote:Danny Darko wrote:AC aint fresh this preseason. How has he regressed this much with an opportunity to play or start?
He hasn't regressed. He's always been a pretty limited player from a skill standpoint. Some here simply place way too much value on his advanced stats...stat is only one piece of this puzzle. I like Caruso and i'm happy he's on our team. I just don't think there's even a scintilla of evidence to support his starting.
Caruso's Weighted Player PTS DIFF by position is as follows:
2018
C - 15 possessions. Centers scored a combined net +9 points more than their season average.
PF - 37 possessions. PF combined under performed their their season average by -4 points.
SF - 110 possessions. SF scored a combined net +71 points more than their season average.
SG - 193 possessions. SG scored a combined net +39 points more than their season average.
PG - 272 possessions. PG combined under performed their their season average by -141 points.
2017
C - 13 possessions. Centers scored a combined net +59 points more than their season average.
PF - 43 possessions. PF scored a combined net +65 points more than their season average.
SF - 48 possessions. SF combined under performed their their season average by -30 point.
SG - 129 possessions. SG scored a combined net +53 points more than their season average.
PG - 292 possessions. PG combined under performed their their season average by -81 point.
A few patterns are evident:
- He struggled in both years guarding SGs.
- He was very good in both years guarding PGs.
- More than double the time he spent guarding SF in 2018 and he became a negative. He did well guarding SFs on a limited basis.
For context, he spent a good amount of time defending some quality players at the PG spot. Some of which includes Bledsoe, Lillard, Kyrie, D'angelo, Dinwiddie, etc.