2707179, Then why do the metrics say they're worse when he's not playing?
Posted by Frank Longo, Fri Nov-15-19 09:53 PM
That he leads the team in VORP? In win shares? In +/-?
Like, if this was a Wiggins pre-this month thing, I'd get it. But the numbers all say he's the team most valuable player by a healthy margin.
People said "oh he'll never be a 7 assist per game guy!" He is. *And* he's top ten in the NBA in assist rate.
His usage is high (7th in the NBA)... but who else should have that usage? The second most minutes have been played by Joe Harris. The second most points have been scored by Spencer Dinwiddie. He's not running with Bron and Love, or even with Tatum and Brown.
Like, Kemba routinely rocked a ~35 win season in the East, but he was always the best player on the floor, so he got passes. Kyrie is obviously the best player on the floor with the Nets, has made the winning shots in several games... but doesn't get those passes. The downside of being a ring-holder, I guess.
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