11-12-2022, 08:47 PM | #21 | |
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Plus minus is not an algorithm...it's the reality of what happens when a player is in the game. A lot of different things can affect that reality. Who was in the game with him, did we go on a hot run, did the other team go on a cold streak etc. But over time it can be useful. I used to love it when STATSHEET gave plus minus numbers for free...with every single lineup variation for the game complete with the minutes they came in and the minute they came out. So you could see what happens when Rob and MAW play with the same 4 other guys. You could see where short scoring spurts were etc. You have to pay for that info now. |
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11-14-2022, 04:05 PM | #22 | |
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If you watched JD's mannerisms towards the end of the game you could tell that he was really feeling down on himself. Knowing Wes he probably saw it too and decided to keep his confidence high by giving him the game ball. Even on one of the last plays of the game JD completely lost his man because he was caught staring at the ball while is man cut to the basket. He had to scramble back and was lucky the guy didn't score. That happens quite a bit. Not sure how something like that would get tracked in +/- if his guy didn't score because either he missed an open look or if affected everyone else and someone else scored. Maybe it does, I dunno. |
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11-14-2022, 06:55 PM | #23 | |
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It is certainly not the greatest metric (especially short term) but if JD is bad on ball D...but good at lots of other things that help the team then the team can do better when he is in than maybe a great defender who can't score. It's all relative. |
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11-16-2022, 05:02 PM | #24 |
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You can score all 50 of your team pts and give up zero pts defending, if other team scored 100 your +/- -50
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11-18-2022, 09:43 AM | #25 |
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In one game the plus minus is less useful. Over time you find out how the team does when you are on the court and off. I track it starting off the season but after 10 games or so...it can tell a lot. 5 games maybe. So we are not there yet...but after Maui I think we are going to have some very useful data.
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11-19-2022, 11:20 AM | #27 |
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