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[HoopsHype] The Rockets have the best offense in the NBA with healthy Chris Paul

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Shaq2Yao, Nov 30, 2017.

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  1. Shaq2Yao

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    Houston Rockets star point guard Chris Paul has returned from injury and made his team one of the most feared in the entire league.

    He ranks No. 5 overall in ESPN’s Player Efficiency Rating and has helped Houston win their last seven consecutive games. They have scored 7.5 more points per 100 possessions when he is on the court, which has contributed to the hot streak.

    No longer the sole primary ballhandler when he appears with James Harden, Chris Paul has taken a new approach to the game. He can be an assist machine even without a high usage rate.

    Paul leads the league in assists since he returned on November 16 after his injury. His assist percentage is the second-best in the league among those who have appeared in as many games as he has during the 2016-17 season, trailing only Harden.

    John Stockton (1987-88) is the only player who appeared on the court for more than 100 minutes during a season to have an assist rate of at least 54 percent as well as a usage rate below 18 percent, via Basketball-Reference.

    His assist-to-turnover ratio is also unparalleled. RealGM has a statistic for point guards called Pure Point Rating, which takes both assists and turnovers into account. We used their formula to determine that through eight games, his PPR (20.4) would be his best ever, nearly double his career average.

    But perhaps most impressive is that 20.3 percent of the passes he has made have led to assists. That’s the highest rate of anyone in the NBA who has made at least 20 total passes so far this year.

    With an impressive offense surrounding him, the Rockets have a 61.5 effective field goal percentage when he is on the court. But it’s just 54.5 percent when he is off the court.

    His teammates also have an incredible 71.1 effective field goal percentage off his passes and Houston is shooting 6.8 percent better on overall three-point attempts when Paul is on the court.

    Ryan Anderson is the player who has benefited the most. The forward averages 23.5 points per 36 minutes when playing with Paul, but just 12.7 points per 36 minutes without him. He is also shooting 77.3 percent on three-pointers after passes from Paul.

    When Paul is on the court with Luc Mbah a Moute, Houston has outscored opponents by 36.4 points per 100 possessions. Mbah a Moute has connected on seven of the nine shots he has attempted after passes from Paul.

    His team is similarly dominant when he plays with Eric Gordon (23.0) as well as Anderson (19.0) and PJ Tucker (14.4).

    They have outscored opponents by a total 16.4 points per 100 possessions when he is on the court and it doesn’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon.

    http://hoopshype.com/2017/11/30/the...t-offense-in-the-nba-with-healthy-chris-paul/
     
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    So your saying their good..
     
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    So, this is all a little nebulous. Just come out and say it.........are we better with or without Chris Paul?
     
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    How many games, and who were our opponents?

    SIL
     
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    My dude ain't gonna be happy wit you mu****as @DreamShook
     
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    @GS W 122-121
    Wed 18 @SAC W 105-100
    Sat 21 DAL W 107-91
    Mon 23 MEM L 98-90
    Wed 25 @PHI W 105-104
    Fri 27 @CHA W 109-93
    Sat 28 @MEM L 103-89
    Mon 30 PHI L 115-107
    Wed 1@NYW 119-97
    Fri 3@ATLW 119-104
    Sun 5UTAHW 137-110
    Thu 9CLEW 117-113
    Sat 11MEMW 111-96
    Sun 12@INDW 118-95
    Tue 14TORL 129-113
    Thu 16@PHXW 142-116
    Sat 18@MEMW 105-83
    Wed 22DENW 125-95
    Sat 25NYW 117-102
    Mon 27BKNW 117-103
    Wed 29INDW 118-97

    I get the feeling your a glass half empty guy..
     
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    i don't understand any of this - are they playing with two basketballs now?
     
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    Okay, and of the other top competitive offenses who were there opponents?

    What's the difference in the opponents record, strength of schedule, rest between games, and did any of these other teams have any significant injury(or injuries)?

    It's not about being half empty, half full brah. It's about conveying (bullshit) analysis into it's full scope.

    We're #1 relative to the league, but it's relative value. RELATIVE.

    Regardless, I am happy all the naysayers are wrong about Paul and Harden. But let's not paint a picture and call it Picasso's work when we aren't bringing it to the surface.

    SIL
     
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    I look at that streak of opponents @seeingredtx and that's some of the shittiest teams out there. Before we even get into other teams to compare relative value, please compile me these opponents combined W/Ls.

    Thanks,
    SIL
     
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    Not to mention we currently have the best road record in the league.
     
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    if this is so, then why not throw in a couple of eggballs perhaps it will fill up the lower bowls
     
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    1. Best differential in the NBA, so maybe we have faced a few teams with less then stellar record, but their killing them.
    2. Our team had a injury to a very important piece, not only to build chemistry but to get the offense rolling, big delay in that process.
    3. Speaking of offense, three big minute rotation guys needed to get up to speed with the offense that wasn’t in the offense last year. Not only knowledge of the offense, but the endurance needed to be effective in said offense.


    So while you may see the bullshit, I am seeing a team still not playing at their fullest capabilities, blowing teams out, not even in the groove of our offense yet. Time will only make them better. I can only see, baring injury us getting better and continuing to build on the defense. Not to mention history is happening every single night. I’m done.
     
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    It's because Harden is cheating and not fun to watch.
     
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    best team of all times
     
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    Only if we could get those damn grizzlies loses back. We win with CP3..
     
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    I wanna believe Houston is due a championship within the same year from the Astros & Rockets. So I'm gonna believe this early season success is not some fluke. We're going deep this year H-Town (again)
     
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