Hey guys! Watch me shoot 33% from the field!Mavs Moneyball, y/our official source for all things Mav, posted an interesting rundown last week on Jason Kidd's impact on the Mavs thus far.
On offense:
In terms of efficiency, the Mavericks have a 112.5 efficiency, good for eighth in the league. But how have they been since Kidd arrived? Here are the numbers: 102.2, 106.5, 110.0, 102.0. The average over these games is 105.2. So in what is probably a surprise to most people, the Mavs offense has gotten worse with Kidd in the line-up to a degree almost as much as the Suns offense has gotten worse with Shaq in the line-up.On defense:
In what I consider a surprise of monumental proportions, Kidd's impact on the team has been overwhelmingly on the defensive side. For the year, the Mavericks defensive efficiency stands at 107.0, around tenth in the league, and about as good as they've done for the season. How has the defense looked with Kidd on the team? Here are the numbers: 114.3, 90.2, 92.2, 94.0.Outside of Kidd's debut against New Orleans, the Mavericks defense has been spectacular. Their efficiency with Kidd, even including New Orleans, is roughly 97.7. To put this in perspective, the best defense in the league currently belongs to Boston with an efficiency of 100.1. The defense with Kidd is a magnitude better than that.
Keep in mind, this was when they were still winning games.
As it stands now, the Mavs haven't won a single game against a team with a winning record since acquiring Jason Kidd and they've slipped to 7th in the West. (But hey, they're getting assists out the ass!) This would truly pain me if I didn't like being right even more than I like winning.
Next stop: Houston, who sans Yao is still on an incredible 15 game winning streak (that is, until Tracy McGlassbones inevitably breaks again)
And in other Kidd news....while he may be way past his prime in b-ball, at least he's still good at knocking up hot broads. So that's exciting for him.
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