SunsLyf3 wrote:Mr Puddles wrote:SunsLyf3 wrote:2021 Suns. His impact was beyond the statsheet.
Nobody is arguing that.
But arguing that Suns made it to the finals because a guy was providing veteran leadership from the sideline, while the guys actually on the court were winning the games, is taking it a bit too far.
He did average 34 minutes per game in 20 games so lets not pretend he wasnt instrumental. For the most part he was closing games out. Even when he was playing with 1 arm.
Nobody is arguing that Chris Paul wasn't important.
The claim was that Chris Paul carried the suns to the Finals. I pointed out that he was injured or missing in 2 out of the 3 series he played.
When a guy is 5th on their team in total minutes (and 5th in minutes per game, in the 14 games he did play for that matter) , and isn't fully available for 2 out of 3 playoff series, chances are he wasn't the main guy leading his team to the Finals.