Recent content by Insomniacal Fan

I mostly think our problems are with talent limitations on our roster, which aren't primarily on Coach Brown. But with whatever roster, you'd think we'd figure out how to beat the Pelicans at least once out of 6 times this year. That seems like a tactical issue

+/- is a particularly important stat for Len, as the things he specializes in (setting screens and boxing out) don't come with counting stats

Factually, the -17 and -20 +/- stats indicates that the team was outplayed during Fox's time on the floor. It doesn't indicate fault or blame, but it does document that the team struggled competing during his minutes (it was probably more about Curry than it was about Fox) Len's +/- minutes...

This year they're both basically replacement level players (Len has a VORP of 0.2, McGee of 0.0). I think Len has a better defined role though

I think there was hope that Metu might develop into a good player. Higher potential vs a 10 year vet. As far as why Len hasn't gotten more minutes this year, I think I'm in the Alex Len fan club on this forum. But McGee has been a better player over most of his career, and even today they're...

That's a fine generic criticism of the stat. +/- is indeed a team stat, but if the number is positive, the team is not being cooked while a player is on the floor.

To justify that take, I think you have to explain his +/- numbers for the series. (Not saying it can't be done, +/- numbers aren't a flawless metric; but they do offer evidence to counter your narrative that Len was exploited by the GSW matchup)

Something in between soccer and water polo

What's the threshold for Wembanyama to be considered a Big Man and not a Tall man?

This year we play the Pelicans 5 times, that's how

We oughta be able to rebound tho

We did manage to draft an All Star in this period, (You are omitting Isaiah Thomas). Over the same period, the Warriors managed to draft two All Stars (Klay, and Draymond) So we hit one less time with our draft picks than the team of the decade. Would another star have helped? Yes. Was...

Hey, go one year earlier and pick Steph instead of Tyreke and maybe we're the team of the decade

Ultimately, games are decided by a statistic (points) and not common sense. If Davion has an impact as an individual defender, there ought to be a way to measure it. Maybe bkref's defensive rating isn't the stat that demonstrates Davion's impact. Maybe there isn't a universal defensive...

Sometimes the team needs the offense that McGee--Monk PnR provides off the bench, sometimes the team needs the physicality from Len. Coach isn't going to build the rotation around the 8th man, they're situational players