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Chris Paul doing Chris Paul things

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by durvasa, Dec 6, 2019.

  1. MystikArkitect

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    Are we really missing old ass Chris Paul because he can go all get off my lawn a few times?

    Let's bring Luis Scola and his solid mid range game back while were at it.
     
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  2. Easy

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    I actually hated him for doing this kind of thing before he became a Rocket.

    Anyway, I noticed that his numbers this year are very similar to his 2017-18 season.
     
  3. ThatBoyNick

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    Im so confused. This is so complex. I wish I passed 5th grade and had a college textbook so I could understand you better brother. All I can see is smaller then big pictures and it isn’t helping me one bit.

    Now that I got that out of the way for you I will respond to the point you were trying to make, league average TS% is 55% so if WB would pass it off chances are the next player has a better chance of scoring. It’s always best for every player to pass the ball if they can’t find a efficient shot to take, but this is especially important for Westbrook because he quite literally the worst volume shooter in nba history.

    But all that’s too complex and big pictured for me to understand. Clearly you aren’t talking out of your ass and know what’s going on with this here basketball stuff!
     
  4. Easy

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    I'd take the current Scola over the current Paul any day.
     
  5. KingLeoric

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  6. BHannes2BHonest

    BHannes2BHonest 2 SOLID FOR WEIRD AZZES

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    when you have smart players on the court that are aware

     
  8. Deuce

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    CP3 just winning games through the details and his mind.
     
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  9. J Sizzle

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    Basketball IQ is the most underrated asset there is. Nobody smarter on a court than CP3.
     
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  10. SemisolidSnake

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    Yeah, but CP3 is a smart player that was shoved and smashed into our dumb* system, and it was a terrible fit. If our dumb** coach doesn't screw it up, the younger, more athletic Westbrook's dumb*,** play may eventually be a better fit.

    * Dumb here means extremely low complexity.
    ** Dumb here means dumb.
     
  11. hakeem94

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    Do you all think Harden made a mistake switching CP3 for Westbrook?
    I liked CP3 but I appreciate Westbrook as well
     
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    It wasn't a terrible fit lol. It was a great fit. CP3 just lost his ability to break down his man in his second season here. His first season was freaking magical. Anyone remember that close out game against the Jazz?
     
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  13. hakeem94

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    he was mvp of the playoffs perhaps that year
     
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  14. DreamShook

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    Westbrook has at least forced Harden to play a lot faster.
     
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  15. daywalker02

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    Arguably he needed half a season or one season to recover and get into his best shape.
    No patience with the old man.;)
     
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  16. daywalker02

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    True and Harden is still trailing lots of times.
     
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    Damn it, I'm sitting here and thinking about the damn hamstring injury. I was so ready to act a fool in downtown that year. I had my tickets to the finals reserved. I had already told my job that I would miss a couple of days after partying too hard.

    CP3 was so freaking godly for the Rockets that 1st season and even his 2nd season was nice.

    I'll never for the life of me understand posters that try to argue that Lou Williams/Harrell/Beverley were not worth giving up for CP3.
     
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    You can't tell me we couldn't have used this kind of clutch mental toughness in the San Antonio game the other day. We would've won in regulation.
     
  19. peleincubus

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    People have some valid points here. I think it had run its course.
    Might as well give Westbrook a shot.
    He has 12-8-8 in the first half tonight on >50% shooting so... yeah
     
  20. SamFisher

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    Lol, the dumb offense we put him into was the 5th best all time last year.

    Not 5th best in the league, 5th best all time.

    Imagine if Danito actually knew how to coach.
     
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