Time to play The Blame Game!

[andalusian]

You need to look at more than just that one single number to see the whole picture.

Really? For what purpose? To evaluate players in a vacuum, sure, but in the context of team sport on the same team? The most important number in a team sport is wins. the numbers in the win/loss columns are the most important numbers. This is where a season's success or failure is calculated.

I have looked at the numbers you provided below - PER, PER position difference, win-share - all of them are individual numbers formulas. Have I ever argued that Blake is a better player than Miller, individually? No, I have not. Miller is a better player, individually (at least in the offense part, which is where these numbers really shine). But, the fact remains - that his individual production has not been translating to team wins. If it was 100 meter sprint - that would be great, but in the context of a team sport - Miller's individual production is overrated.

The most interesting number you provided below is the accumulative +/- which is in Miller's advantage, despite the fact that his win% is lower. This tells you that something Miller does somehow translates to bigger routs when we win or something Blake does translates to bigger losses when we lose - but at the end of the day, the season is measured by individual wins (win%), not accumulated points scored/given.

My conclusion is the same - something Miller does out there on the court is "empty calories" and have been for his entire career in the NBA (call it the Zach Randolph syndrome) - his great individual numbers translate to mediocre team performance, be it here, in Philly, in Denver, with the Clips or with Cleveland. The king might be king, but when he is naked... he is naked.

 

[Blaze01]

Nate McMillan without a doubt....

The only thing I blame Pritchard for was not knowing how stubborn his coach and Roy would be in intergrating him into the team....

 

[Mediocre Man]

Nate McMillan without a doubt....

The only thing I blame Pritchard for was not knowing how stubborn his coach and Roy would be in intergrating him into the team....

Keep in mind that Nate is not his coach. KP did not hire him.

 

[STOMP]

A non-sound-proof door.

exactly. Pro athletes are generally all alpha types who've had their butts kissed since they hit double digits and understandably feel they deserve it all. It seems far more likely a couple heated arguments a year are the norm as guys work out their pecking order rather then an exception to me. This getting out and the predictable S2 reaction is why teams keep things in house... collectively we can't handle the truth

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[BlazerCaravan]

Whoa. Is this a new feature? Showing who voted for each option? Cool.

Yeah, I do a public poll like this occasionally when I need to update my ignore list.

 

[STOMP]

More or less, that's it.

As a G.M. you can't micro-manage a season. That's too much interference with a coach. You can "suggest" philosophies. You can question, "how do you see so-and-so's roll". You can give him pieces and "hope he sees things the same way as you do". But, you can't tell him who to play and when, or critique him after one particular loss (the Memphis game being a microcosm of the problem Nate has had in using Andre Miller properly). As a G.M., you also can't let anyone, Brandon Roy, Kobe Bryant (though Roy's no where near that type of talent), or any other player dictate game management.

no where near??? Good grief...

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