Lee, Howard is paired up with Battie a lot also. Everyone on the team is due to their cross over rotations. But you're right, Darko may have benefited early from not playing with him earlier in the season.

It is obvious who the studs are in the NBA and you don't need +/- to figure it out. This stat is most useful to find the guys that are contributing in other ways like- setting screens, tipping rebounds, boxing out, avoiding turnovers, giving smart fouls, getting double teamed, playing help D, etc. Also, this stat should only be used comparitively to others on the same team.

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