*Stat note: Impact as measured by defended field goal % (DFG%) differential, which is the difference between an opposing players’ season average FG% and their FG% when defended by X player.*
I thought our role player home/road shooting splits being the opposite of what they usually are (our role players shoot better on the road than at home) was about as bizarre as it could get, but nope this one takes the cake.
In the games Moody has played in at home (27 total; avg. 16.2 mpg), players he has defended have on average shot 2.7% above their season averages. On the road (25 total; avg. 18.2 mpg), however, Moody is holding opposing players he defends to 9.8% below their season averages.
To go from literally the least* impactful on the roster at home, to the most impactful (and by a margin of 2% too!) on the roster on the road to the tune of a **12.5% swing** might actually be one of the most ludicrous statistics I’ve ever seen because how on earth?! 😂
*Which to be fair, the actual percentage value (+2.7%) isn’t actually as bad as the label makes it sound. For context, Steph’s DFG% differential this season, home and road combined, is an average +2.8%. So, it’s obviously not good, but it’s not as horrific as “least impactful” makes it sound either.
by taygads
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Gotta be a sample size or context issue. Sometimes we just have to watch the games to understand who plays well and in what situation.
I think we all can agree that Moody is a plus defender in general. Especially on ball.
So who’s winning this year? Fuck Boston.
The whole board very different between home and road. I think there’s a lot of noise here, but it’s still notable that Draymond is consistently at the top, that Klay is doing well at home and less (relatively well) on the road. There’s perhaps a sign, that they’re playing better defense on the road, which is the oddest thing.
That’s so Moody.