Two sides to that and neither can really be proven. Pops has been big on sitting stars. He did it last year and lost in the first round where as a 7th seed and if he didn't do it so often might have been able to pick up a few more wins, possibly giving them a better seed and maybe improving their chance to advance.
Basketball reference head to head finder: https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/h2h_finder.cgi Basketball reference Player Comparison Finder: https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/pcm_finder.fcgi I used the snipping tool in Windows to cut and paste.
I know it's a team game, it has a big effect, versus head to head, but I dunno about Dame winning the matchups handily. Conley's teams are 13-7 over their 20 regular season matchups. In those 20, Conley shot better from the floor, much better from 3, half the turnovers. And 2 less points per game.
I wasn't really looking at asset equivalence, just salary matching. But if it were feasible, I'd imagine this would be the basics.
Interesting idea. I'm surprised that Hollinger's analysis predicts a -7 wins for the Blazers after picking up Love and Porter. Defensive concerns?
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Yes, because we dump Turner, pick up a couple vets with playoff experience that can help fill roles we will likely need to cover, we'd still have a bunch of expiring contracts to use in trades if they become available, and we don't ruin any cap flexibility next summer.
I think its top 6 protected in 2020. They want to suck for sure next season. It goes unprotected to the Celtics in 2021 if they land in the top 6.