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Quote: Originally Posted by MadassMarsh

For the first part, you're absolutely right as I do not use 82games's data. I use basketball-reference and the inhuman amount of League Pass that I watch, as I do not 100% trust ANY position % stats out there.

BBRef can be just as inaccurate, I'm just saying the lineups themselves are needed.

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In regards to Lopez, where you're mistaken is he and Kaman were not on the floor because of Aldridge being hurt. I made my position change list before Aldridge missed his recent games with injury. They were seeing the floor together at times as a planned rotation as Portland was not using anyone consistently as their backup 4.

From what I can tell in the most recent game w/ Aldridge healthy against the Pelicans Lopez played 27:46 and Kaman played 20:14 (total of 48:00 at center). Beyond the Nets game where Lopez/Leonard started (only possible because the Nets effectively have a double-center lineup), I'm not really seeing any games where Lopez could have gotten extended run at PF as Aldridge has otherwise played a ton of minutes and the Blazers are still giving minutes to the likes of Robinson and Freeland.

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As far as Dwyane Wade is concerned, I believe you're referencing last season's data (I know you are in the case of referencing a Wade Allen James lineup). I'm not concerned with previous years, only this season. Wade's ratio of SG to SF minutes this year is about 3:1 and he has not spent a single minute at PG this year. Cole-Chalmers-Wade is not the same Cole-Chalmers-Wade of last season.

It was used as an example regarding Lopez's situation, not on anything regarding this season.