mrknowitall215 wrote:catch20two wrote:The Clippers are blah. Lillard will shoot CP3's eyes out as he try to play share the ball with Blake and DeAndre. Jamal Crawford is the Clippers only saving grace and I'm not even sure he's enough when LMA, Batum, and Matthews will be outplaying the rest of their roster. CP3 is the Clippers best scorer and he better start acting like it.
Interesting that you state this, because I am one that is very adamant about assist being a overrated stat in modern basketball, and especially at the point guard position
The Clippers are 3-0 this season when Chris Paul has score at least 30 points, but that's not really saying anything since he had double figure assist numbers in those games as well, but with him handing out that many helpers a night his teammates garner a tendency to stand around and/or wait for scoring opportunities from him, taking away their overall effectiveness when they are forced by a defense to play a game where they'll need somebody other than Paul to contribute. It's kind of complex to explain, but pass-first point guards aren't really the law of the land to win championships, and neither is scoring point guards even though that's exactly the characteristic of play for the ones that have won it over the past couple decades with superstar help at other positions of course. I say that to say this, the play of a point guard shouldn't be marginalized to just setting up teammates. If that was the case, then Ricky Rubio should be considered for MVP, or at least the best PG in the league
It look like CP3 took heed because he's a scoring machine tonight. Games like this make me understand why he's considered the best the PG in the NBA.
