Except that's what separates the good from the great (ie Wemby vs Flagg). This is not my view but few Mavs watchers/fans have been saying the same-- that so far he hasn't been as good defensively as advertised (−0.6 DEF EPM).
he's been getting schemed out of his spots on d and sent to school quite a few times.. nothing to worry about, but yeah the ak comparisons are wrong
Awesome to see this! Harper has so much potential and earning his minutes while learning his role is likely to payoff come playoff time. There was a lot talk about the saltiness of Ron Sr. when Dylan was drafted. Knowing that Dylan is supported by dad as his minutes get judiciously doled out is a huge vote of confidence for the Methodical Meritocracy of Mitch and his Many Minions.
It bodes well for the future that the Harper/Castle pairing is the most impactful of the bunch (although not offensively).
The problem with visuals and stats like this is that they don’t do enough research into the context of what makes up these stats. A more accurate representation of performance for these three players would be to limit the games being counted to the last 20-30 games. For example: is it fair to use Castle’s solo games earlier on in the season when the whole team was still trying to form chemistry? I don’t think so.
I noticed the person who tweeted this also went out of their way to include All Leverage (whereas databallr defaults to excluding low leverage possessions). I don't know why they did it... but I think Low Leverage Removed is a much more meaningful picture. I do wish databallr allowed you to select a date range.
The king of turning the corner just noticed someone turning the corner.
In the depths of his slump I still thought they made the right pick.
