Chris Paul's Down Year Appreciation Thread.

Yes. Being that the Wizards haven't won more than 3 games (I believe) without Wall.
 
Yes. Being that the Wizards haven't won more than 3 games (I believe) without Wall.
 
Rose is more exciting to watch, is a better scorer, and more athletic. But Chris Paul is a better pure point guard. DRose is the best combo guard. Let's not also forget that Rose has better teammates and plays in the east.
 
Rose is more exciting to watch, is a better scorer, and more athletic. But Chris Paul is a better pure point guard. DRose is the best combo guard. Let's not also forget that Rose has better teammates and plays in the east.
 
Not even about looking at the rosters, watch the games. Ariza can't shoot to save his life, Bellinelli shouldn't start on any team in the league, Okafur is useless on offense, Thornton has regressed a lot, West is good but that's it.
 
Not even about looking at the rosters, watch the games. Ariza can't shoot to save his life, Bellinelli shouldn't start on any team in the league, Okafur is useless on offense, Thornton has regressed a lot, West is good but that's it.
 
Originally Posted by bittersweet

Yes. Being that the Wizards haven't won more than 3 games (I believe) without Wall.
You really trying to tell me West, Okafor, and Ariza are that much better than Blatche, McGee, and Lewis/Gilbert/Hinrich. LOL. Come on...
 
Originally Posted by bittersweet

Yes. Being that the Wizards haven't won more than 3 games (I believe) without Wall.
You really trying to tell me West, Okafor, and Ariza are that much better than Blatche, McGee, and Lewis/Gilbert/Hinrich. LOL. Come on...
 
Originally Posted by MayhemMonkey000

Originally Posted by bittersweet

Yes. Being that the Wizards haven't won more than 3 games (I believe) without Wall.
You really trying to tell me West, Okafor, and Ariza are that much better than Blatche, McGee, and Lewis/Gilbert/Hinrich. LOL. Come on...
Gilbert??
Yeah ... I'm no longer replying to you. 
 
Originally Posted by MayhemMonkey000

Originally Posted by bittersweet

Yes. Being that the Wizards haven't won more than 3 games (I believe) without Wall.
You really trying to tell me West, Okafor, and Ariza are that much better than Blatche, McGee, and Lewis/Gilbert/Hinrich. LOL. Come on...
Gilbert??
Yeah ... I'm no longer replying to you. 
 
Other than the "amount of games won" look at Wall's stats.


K, I did.

15PPG, 9APG ... compared to Paul's 16PPG & 9APG.


That's it? Points per game and assists per game? Are those the only two numbers you looked at? Just... never mind, not even gonna bother.


Once again, you guys are going on Paul's reputation, not what he's putting up.


Take another look at the original post and let it soak in for a while. See if anything clicks the second time around.

Paul has decent players around him.


Chris Paul plays with David West, Emeka Okafor, and a steaming pile of trash.
 
Other than the "amount of games won" look at Wall's stats.


K, I did.

15PPG, 9APG ... compared to Paul's 16PPG & 9APG.


That's it? Points per game and assists per game? Are those the only two numbers you looked at? Just... never mind, not even gonna bother.


Once again, you guys are going on Paul's reputation, not what he's putting up.


Take another look at the original post and let it soak in for a while. See if anything clicks the second time around.

Paul has decent players around him.


Chris Paul plays with David West, Emeka Okafor, and a steaming pile of trash.
 
Statistically, Chris Paul plays with two of the worst wings in the league. And that's among all wings, not just starting. Neither Ariza nor Belinelli shoot, dribble, or pass particularly well. Their inability to create or dribble puts tremendous pressure on the PG to create ALL the offense for everyone. Neither can shoot with consistency, which allows the defense to become compact and sag into Paul's driving and scoring lanes, and when he kicks to the open man it's usually a spot up brick or some other disaster of a play.

Paul and West, and to a lesser extent Okafor are the only above average players on that roster.
 
Statistically, Chris Paul plays with two of the worst wings in the league. And that's among all wings, not just starting. Neither Ariza nor Belinelli shoot, dribble, or pass particularly well. Their inability to create or dribble puts tremendous pressure on the PG to create ALL the offense for everyone. Neither can shoot with consistency, which allows the defense to become compact and sag into Paul's driving and scoring lanes, and when he kicks to the open man it's usually a spot up brick or some other disaster of a play.

Paul and West, and to a lesser extent Okafor are the only above average players on that roster.
 
if Marcus Thornton had got a lil more burn and not loss his confidence he would also be sumbody worth mentioning...he has a good game ery now and then
 
if Marcus Thornton had got a lil more burn and not loss his confidence he would also be sumbody worth mentioning...he has a good game ery now and then
 
Originally Posted by abovelegit1

Statistically, Chris Paul plays with two of the worst wings in the league. And that's among all wings, not just starting. Neither Ariza nor Belinelli shoot, dribble, or pass particularly well. Their inability to create or dribble puts tremendous pressure on the PG to create ALL the offense for everyone. Neither can shoot with consistency, which allows the defense to become compact and sag into Paul's driving and scoring lanes, and when he kicks to the open man it's usually a spot up brick or some other disaster of a play.

Paul and West, and to a lesser extent Okafor are the only above average players on that roster.
Fair enough. 
All I'm saying is, the Wizards have only won 3 games without Wall.

The Hornets can most likely win more than 5 games without Paul.

Their record says something also (Hornets) ... if the Wizards team is as good as you guys say, they would have won more than 12 games. 
 
Originally Posted by abovelegit1

Statistically, Chris Paul plays with two of the worst wings in the league. And that's among all wings, not just starting. Neither Ariza nor Belinelli shoot, dribble, or pass particularly well. Their inability to create or dribble puts tremendous pressure on the PG to create ALL the offense for everyone. Neither can shoot with consistency, which allows the defense to become compact and sag into Paul's driving and scoring lanes, and when he kicks to the open man it's usually a spot up brick or some other disaster of a play.

Paul and West, and to a lesser extent Okafor are the only above average players on that roster.
Fair enough. 
All I'm saying is, the Wizards have only won 3 games without Wall.

The Hornets can most likely win more than 5 games without Paul.

Their record says something also (Hornets) ... if the Wizards team is as good as you guys say, they would have won more than 12 games. 
 
I wanna know what happened to Ariza.  He played great in LA. 
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  I thought him playing with Paul was going to be HUGE.  But it hasn't panned out. 

Paul talk, Wall talk, Rose talk, Rondo been mentioned once or twice, and the one that slides under the radar, Deron.  (on here at least)  Even Nas ain't bring him up yet, and I know he got his finger on the trigger lookin like Banderas up in the tower in Assassins. 
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As i've said in other threads, you can't have Paul be the best PG in the game, and then 20 games later, change your mind.  That's stupid.  Paul and Deron are 1 and 1A in whichever order you feel.  Then you have Rose, Westbrook and Rondo playing insane basketball this year, but they haven't done it as long as CP3 and D-Will have.  It takes time to "be the best" so to speak". 

Arguing like this over a shortened period of time is a lot like seeing a player go for 30 and 30 in a game, and saying "RIGHT NOW, HE IS THEE BEST PLAYER IN THE NBA, BAR NONE!!" 

Looks foolish don't it? 

Counting 20-30-35 games is equally foolish. 

Rose and his peers do this for 2-3 years straight, then they can be elevated a few notches, IF Paul and Williams aren't matching their production as we've all come to expect.  Will Rose and Wall at some point surpass them?  Sure, it could happen.  Has it happened the first 3 months of this season?  NO. 
 
I wanna know what happened to Ariza.  He played great in LA. 
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  I thought him playing with Paul was going to be HUGE.  But it hasn't panned out. 

Paul talk, Wall talk, Rose talk, Rondo been mentioned once or twice, and the one that slides under the radar, Deron.  (on here at least)  Even Nas ain't bring him up yet, and I know he got his finger on the trigger lookin like Banderas up in the tower in Assassins. 
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As i've said in other threads, you can't have Paul be the best PG in the game, and then 20 games later, change your mind.  That's stupid.  Paul and Deron are 1 and 1A in whichever order you feel.  Then you have Rose, Westbrook and Rondo playing insane basketball this year, but they haven't done it as long as CP3 and D-Will have.  It takes time to "be the best" so to speak". 

Arguing like this over a shortened period of time is a lot like seeing a player go for 30 and 30 in a game, and saying "RIGHT NOW, HE IS THEE BEST PLAYER IN THE NBA, BAR NONE!!" 

Looks foolish don't it? 

Counting 20-30-35 games is equally foolish. 

Rose and his peers do this for 2-3 years straight, then they can be elevated a few notches, IF Paul and Williams aren't matching their production as we've all come to expect.  Will Rose and Wall at some point surpass them?  Sure, it could happen.  Has it happened the first 3 months of this season?  NO. 
 
Originally Posted by Super Producer J

Get out of here with this bull. Every player who dominates the ball has the opportunity to average more assists if his teammates made more shots. What, you think A.I. only passed the ball those 8 times per game? Honestly, nobody was coming in here diminishing Rose's game. He is the bread and butter of the team so naturally, he takes precedence over others getting shots. Again, I don't get to watch many Bulls games, but I've actually seen quite a few this year, including the Christmas day game when I was live in attendance. The Bulls would have been blown out had it not been for Rose (and Boozer) because no one else could buy a bucket. I used to say the same thing watching A.I.

You really gotta watch more Bulls games. Even though the ball always touches his hands, Rose really doesn't dominate the ball compared to someone like Nash or Rondo. A lot of times he will give the ball up before even crossing mid court or in the half court set his teammates will pass to him and he will hot potato that joint to another teammate. He "passes" a lot more than he assists and keeps his team involved in the game by giving them a chance to create. Nash is like the AI of assists. He will give the ball up when he's trapped and immediately call for it right back so that he can set someone up, his dimes are inflated because almost no one else has a chance to create on that team. Rondo is the same but not as bad. Rose just has a different style of playing QB
 
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