4 assists, plus-minus of -12! Please let Kidd go, he is really not suitable to play the one position

The final score was 100-112! The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Detroit Pistons by 12 points and suffered their fourth loss of the season. After this game, the Mavericks, who had a record of 2 wins and 4 losses, fell to the second to last position in the Western Conference, only a little better than the New Orleans Pelicans, who had 0 wins and 5 losses.

There is no doubt that the Dallas Mavericks, who also have Anthony Davis, Klay Thompson, the new No. 1 pick Flagg, Russell, PJ Washington, Gafford, and Christie, really cannot achieve such a bad record. Although the injury of your leading point guard Kyrie Irving has had a big impact on the team, the Mavericks with a luxurious lineup still have no reason to only achieve a 33.3% winning rate. You can excuse last season's poor record by citing injuries as a reason, but now it's really untenable to use injuries as an excuse!

So, what is the reason why the Mavericks are struggling so much today? This is most directly related to the team's head coach Jason Kidd's formation. The most speechless thing is that since the beginning of the game, Coach Kidd has insisted that Flagg, who is not suitable for playing the one position, be the team's starting point guard, while Russell, who is a point guard, has always been on the bench. As a result, this will inevitably cause an unnecessary waste of resources!

In today's game against the Detroit Pistons, the new top pick Flagg continued to play as the starting guard. He made 3 of 14 shots, 2 of 6 three-pointers, and 8 of 8 free throws. He only scored 16 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 1 turnover, and 4 fouls, with a plus-minus value of -12.

Looking at substitute defender Russell, his performance is obviously better than Flagg! In this campaign, Russell played 29 minutes and 51 seconds off the bench, making 10 of 17 shots, 7 of 13 three-pointers, 4 of 5 free throws, and contributed 31 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. But what is difficult to understand is that no matter how good Russell's performance is, Coach Kidd refuses to let Russell be the starting point guard.

Since the opening game, Kidd has been letting Flagg play the starting point guard instead of letting him appear in his best small forward position. Obviously, Flagg was placed in a particularly unsuitable position by Kidd. Therefore, this is probably one of the fundamental reasons for Flagg's poor performance!

So far this season, Flagg has averaged 13.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.5 blocks per game, shooting 37.3% from the field, 28.6% from three-point range, and 100% from free throws. It's obvious that Flagg's offensive performance is not ideal, and he is even struggling! What is particularly worth mentioning is that Flagg, as the starting point guard of the Mavericks, averaged only 3 assists per game. This is definitely a very unqualified performance.

What you need to know is that backup point guard Russell averages 5 assists per game. This actually shows that Russell is a more suitable candidate to play the starting point guard of the Mavericks than Flagg, and if Flagg is to perform well, he must return to the third position he is most familiar with.

In today's battle against the Detroit Pistons, Flagg sent out 4 assists higher than the season average, but he lost 12 points to his opponent when he was on the court. This can be said to be a microcosm of his struggles in the one position this season. Therefore, I implore Coach Kidd to let Flagg go and stop letting him reluctantly occupy the No. 1 position, because he is really not suitable to play point guard.

Otherwise, we try to make Russell the team's starting point guard and let Flagg play the small forward he is most familiar with. If you keep letting Flagg play so awkwardly, it will really be counterproductive!