The main thing that jumps out when looking at these figures is the insane Usage Rate of MVP Russ of 41.7 compared to Chris Paul's relatively low figure of 25.7. The two having the same VORP is also really cool, and it shows how similar the statistical impact of each player was. Russ led the league in OBPM and Total BPM, which is fascinating considering Chris Paul led the league in OWS and Total WS. The key things that stand out are Russ' insane BPM numbers compared to CP3's WS numbers. WS (Would use WS/48 but Chris Paul only played 1 less game): 17.8 (Led League)Ģ016-2017 Russell Westbrook (MVP, ALL-NBA 1st Team, 28 Years old)īreakdown: This was an awesome comparison to analyze, as both players had all-time performances within the scope of Advanced Statistics. These are also two of the most interesting Bball-reference Advanced Stats pages I've ever seen, so the following section should be a little more fun. The base stats actually reflect both of their games really well, as Russ had legendary counting stats but lacked above-average efficiency and had a sub-2.0 AST-TO ratio, while CP3 had great efficiency and a ridiculous 4.64 AST-TO ratio but arguably didn't score as much as you would expect a prime CP would be able to. Also, the 34.3% number from 3 point range was actually the best of his career, and is kind of impressive considering he took 7.2 attempts per game. I also wrote a breakdown blurb of each type of stat so I hope you find that interesting as well.īasketball Reference Prime Russ/CP3 ComparisonĢ007-2008 Chris Paul (ALL-NBA 1st Team, ALL-NBA Defensive 2nd Team, 22 Years Old)Ģ016-2017 Russell Westbrook (MVP, ALL-NBA 1st Team, 28 Years Old)īreakdown: Right off the bat, Russ' scoring was absolutely insane this year, as he led the league for the second time in his career. I'm going to list the key base & advanced stats for the regular season and playoffs below, but feel free to look directly at the Basketball Reference page I used. Also, this post is to display how insane Russ' MVP season was in both base and advanced stats. I think a lot of younger fans don't remember how good CP3 was on the Hornets, so I thought a reflection of his near-MVP season compared to a solid contemporary in Westbrook would be really interesting. For this comparison, I'm going to use Westbrook's MVP season and Chris Paul's 2007-2008 2nd-place MVP finish, which is definitely the peak of his career stat-wise. I'm personally a CP fan, but I do like Russ a lot and I want to keep this as unbiased as possible. I just wanted to make this post to dissect the primes of the two best point guards of this generation not named Steph Curry, as they are compared pretty often on social media and within the paths of their careers as a whole. New Post Game Thread Nikola Jokic dominates the 2023 NBA Finals and earns Finals MVP, averaging 30.2/14/7.2 for the series and the Denver Nuggets are NBA Champions! Top Team Subreddit Postsġ Thunderbird inspired logo redesign and city jersey from a graphic design project I did for school.ģ NBA media wants Trae in LA so badly they’re trying to talk it into happening.Ĥ Mikal Bridges had the whole Team USA bench doing his celebrationĥ An NBA executive says teams weren’t lining up for Damian Lillard before his agent requested only Miami.
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