Missing U: Chris Paul

CP3 is playing well because the demands of the team he is on is different. In addition its a style that's more in-line with his game but clearly their team is losing a lot of games because he cant carry a team anymore

 

If we have cp3, it is safe in the 4th quarter.

 

Here's Chris Paul's stats the last couple of years

17-18
4th quarter: 48.8 fg%, 39.5 3pt%, +2.9

18-19
4th Quarter: 43.5 fg%, 33.3 3pt% +2.9

17-18
Clutch Stats: 59.3 fg%, 50.0 3pt% +3.5

18-19
Clutch Stats: 25 fg%, 0.0 3pt% +0.4

CP's productivity in fourth quarters dropped significantly last year, and his performance in clutch situations was awful. He was 0-9 from 3!

And here's his stats in the postseason

Playoff Clutch Stats
16.7% from the field, 0-2 from 3, 1:1 Turnover:Assist ratio.

 

Missing U: Chris Paul...............*The Chris Paul of 17/18* is more like it.

 

The problem isn’t people wanting the 17/18 CP3.

The problem is 19/20 CP3 is outplaying Westbrook so far.

 

...by what metric?

 

Even ignoring the eye test, advanced metrics.
https://stats.nba.com/vs/advanced/#!?PlayerID=101108&VsPlayerID=201566

Against a much tougher schedule.
http://powerrankingsguru.com/nba/strength-of-schedule.php

 

It’s like people don’t realize that Westbrook is playing with dislocated fingers.

 

Almost every single one available

 

CP3 is playing with an even lower USG rate in OKC right now then he did in Houston last year. He's still playing off-ball, by deferring to SGA and Gallo by design. Meaning, he's content playing off-ball.

He's scoring at a higher rate than last season and much more efficiently, he currently has the 2nd highest TS% of his entire career (a whopping 10% higher than WB's current TS%). He currently has the highest free throw rate of his entire career as well, significantly higher than WB's free throw rate. CP3 turns the ball over WAY less, and plays much better defense on top of his gigantic offensive upgrade over WB.


WB's only advantage over CP3 is rebounding.

 

With his do or die attitude, dislocated fingers are somewhat small injuries, could be much worse.

 

Sure it is. It’s just ignorant to suggest that there wasn’t a style clash between CP3 and Harden and that CP3 would be performing the same as in OKC playing a style he doesn’t like.

 

People are wishing for 2017 CP3 and forgetting our two “stars” clashed....

 

Smarter player/higher IQ

Better defender

Better shooter

The trade wasn't good

 

Exactly! Cliff Paul is imaginary!

 

CP3 didn’t want to play with Harden anymore....

He was gone. Who else were we getting for CP3?

 

I was expecting someone making a lame pun out of me putting cliff and Paul in the same sentence, but this was a damn good one lol.

 

The SIT HIM DOWN until he is out of excuses.

DD

 

Missing u Chris Paul!

 

If this is the case then he shouldn’t be playing.

But that’s not the case. He’s healthy enough. He’s just not good.