Originally Posted by
CDu
However, it's very possible that King's numbers remain high. If Coach K uses him as a situational player and his minutes are based on his hothandedness, then he's probably always going to have a high +/-. If you only play a lot when you're on fire, your numbers will be biased upward.
Remember that there's more to +/- than just an individual player's offensive production. Guys can be hot as can be from the field, but if their teammates are all putting up bricks and the other team is shooting similarly well, it's perfectly feasible for a player to have a huge scoring night and a small, or even negative, +/-. With King on Sunday, not only did he have 27, but his teammates had 28 during his floor time, and EKY put up just 17. All three needed to come together for a +38. But against Illinois, for example, Henderson was our leading scorer with 23 (and was decently efficient in getting there), but had one of the lower +/- on the team with a +5. King's having a high +/- was not a given, even with his stellar performance.
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