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Build around Flagg?

Yeah that is probably what they will do.

So far? 9 of 10 main rotations pairs negative. 7 worse than team average. Flagg average worse than team average.


Anthony Davis, Brandon Williams, Cooper Flagg 83 minutes +6.68.

... 62nd most used trio. Only 3 with more minutes are performing better...

Does Kidd know, care, have an explanation? Does the front office?

363 total trios used so far. There are going to be a lot but 12 new ones on average every game??

Williams Flagg Washington is only positive in 10 most used and is only 8th.

If you really know what you are doing, "the numbers" will generally follow eventually. If the numbers are not good, you'd probably be wise to pay more attention to them.

Anthony Davis, P.J. Washington, Cooper Flagg, Brandon Williams 52 minutes (28th most of 639 used) at +16.81. Only 1 with more minutes is better. Includes Marshall and Nembhard. Build a 5 man with one? With Marshall, just 22 minutes test. +11.5. With Nembhard, zero test. May or may not "work" in big minutes, but should be given real tests.

No lineup over 70 minutes after 35 games. No positive Flagg lineup over 50 minutes test. Only 4 over 23 minutes. Total lineups up to 369. An average of more than 10 new ones every game. The madness continues.

A few specific lineups are positive. Either they are small sample noise or "the best answers". Either they test more / better or they don't.

Flagg slightly above 0 BPM. Tied for 5th on team. Tied for 4th in draft class.

Lower league average efg%, ts%, way way below on 3pt fg%.

Still down low at 14th on team +/-on court and on / off. Both at -6. Flagg off, they are +0.1. Offense is slightly better with but opponents shoot better and turn it over less when he is on court.

Davis era ends. Doncic trade will of course never to forgotten but it gets a little bit more distant in rear view mirror.

Building around Flagg. Yep Work to do. Improving individual stats, at least in some places. Raw team +/- on court now at 9th, 11th on / off. Build around not working yet. See what the incoming pieces do or don't add.

Flagg's time fractured into 242 lineups. None getting 5%.

Negative in 9 of 10 most used pairs, with Powell the exception. Worst with Washington.

How will he do with Irving? What usage levels will each get? Design this or just let them do whatever?


Roster has a lot of potentially useful pieces but not much high quality. Really need outstanding coaching to make the most of it.

Flagg's raw team +/- on court has slipped to 11th, 12th on / off. BPM up to +1.

Knueppel, much better raw numbers but on court +/- is 8th on team 9th on / off. BPM up to +3.2.

Could look at many other stats & metrics.

26th on offense, 19th on defense. Average to terrible on every team factor.

Mavs are 3-18 in last 21 games.

Two horrendous losses back to back. Flagg with team worst +/-in both.

For season, Flagg's raw team +/- on court has slipped to 12th, 13th on / off.

Under 28% from 3. 33% on long 2s. Too many of both. Efg% below 50% TS% also about 4 %pts below league average.

More Flagg:

https://x.com/bballstrategy/status/2040 ... 21011?s=20


"Flagg, who’s a 27.8 percent shooter from 3-point range on the season, made just 18.2 percent of his attempts from deep in March. Among 199 players with at least 40 three-point attempts, his mark ranked last."

Ujuri gets another go.

https://x.com/bballstrategy/status/2051 ... 91094?s=20