Take the West as an example. The Jazz, who ranked first, had 10 wins and 3 losses. This summer, they clearly sent away the two core members, Mitchell and Gobert, but the players they exchanged for turned into the Avengers, and they were killed by the gods!

This season, NBA has been playing for three weeks, and the overall feeling is very messy. Take the West as an example. The number one Jazz 10 wins and 3 losses. They clearly sent away the two core cores of Mitchell and Gobert this summer, but the players they exchanged became the Avengers, the gods blocked and killed! There is also Trail Blazers . Lillard performed very well at the start, but he suffered a calf injury early. Unexpectedly, the Trail Blazers could still bite the Jazz and tied for the second place in the West with a record of 8 wins and 3 losses. This season, the Warriors have had conflicts between several old core players and new generation players, and substitutes have dug holes to fill in the main players. This situation has been many times this season, and their record of 4 wins and 7 losses can only rank 12th in the Western Conference. Lakers is hard to describe, with a record of 2 wins and 9 losses, and is unique to the Rockets. In such a chaotic situation, the Suns were alone, winning 8 wins and losing 3 losses, maintaining a 70% winning rate. Among them, Paul is crucial.

starts with Paul's data. Paul's playing time has dropped significantly this season, averaging only 30.2 minutes per game, and was able to score 9.5 points + 9.4 assists + 1.7 steals. At the same time, he averaged only 1.5 turnovers per game. Paul's assist-and-turnover ratio is 6.3, which is a very terrifying number. In addition, Paul's positive and negative value on the field is +7.1, the Suns ranked fourth in the league and 17th. Simply put, when your team is on the right track, the advanced data of each team will not be too bad. Then what did Paul do? It's very simple. His average number of shots per game has dropped sharply from 11.3 times last season to 7.6 times this season. Paul's shooting efficiency is indeed declining. The way he contributes to the team is: I won't take up too many shots, I won't stop for too long, and I won't have any unreasonable strong shots.

So the lower limit of the Suns is clearly set: Booker averages 27.5 points per game, Bridges averages 16.4 points per game, Ayton averages 14.6 points per game, Johnson averages 13 points per game, and Payne averages 11 points per game. There are many strong situations around Paul. Here we must talk about some of the sun’s puzzles this summer. First of all, they were unwilling to give Ayton a maximum salary contract, which led to the Suns having to choose to match the contract after Pacers came up with the offer, otherwise the bamboo basket would be useless. Secondly, during the rumored period of Durant trading, the Suns did not protect their players. A strong player like Claude broke up with the team. The two sides reached an agreement that Claude would not play for the Suns again, and the Suns were also working hard to find a new home for Claude. This put the Suns in a complete passive state. Johnson gradually adapted to the starting rhythm after more than 10 games. As a result, he had just entered the state and suffered a meniscus removal surgery and had to be absent for at least 1-2 months. Now no one is available at Sun 4, so Craig or Salic can only be replaced temporarily.

To put it bluntly, compared with the past two seasons, the Suns' paper lineup strength has dropped significantly, and there are unshirkable responsibilities from management to coaching staff, because after Ayton initially had a conflict with the management, coach Monty intensified this conflict. playoffs abandoned Ayton at a critical moment, resulting in the irreconcilability of both sides. If it were other teams, after experiencing management turmoil and continuous adjustments and changes in personnel, it might take a long period of running-in, but the Suns did not and quickly got on track. Here are two contributions from Paul: he took the initiative to retreat to the second line on the offensive end, played the role of Green Leaf, and increased his defensive energy at the same time; he fully mobilized all his teammates and put everyone in the same line through his passes.

When you are old, you must first have self-knowledge! Paul will turn 38 in May next year. Like , James , he is a living fossil that is now walking in the NBA league. But what is different between Paul and James is that James is unwilling to admit defeat. He still hopes to use his data to lead the team out of difficulties, while Paul is completely different. Just give an example. At the end of October, the Suns played against the Rockets. In that game, Paul scored 3 of 7 shots and scored 10 points and 15 assists, without any mistakes. In the first three quarters of the game, the Rockets' points were very tight, and Booker felt a little bit unbearable.After reaching the fourth quarter, Paul did not choose his own way of attacking. Instead, he kept feeding Langdale and Shamet , and finally forced their feel. When the character player turned on the feel, Paul and Booker joined forces to win the game with consecutive jump shots. For Paul, it was very easy, and at the same time, the teammates who played around him were also very comfortable, so there was no need to worry about not being able to catch the ball.

In fact, the NBA is a very cruel league, especially for players over 35 years old. It is very unfriendly. You may not be sure when you lose the opportunity to play in the NBA, such as Anthony , such as Howard . The way to measure your value on the field is not just averaging 25 points or even 30 points per game, but more importantly, whether the team can be combined into a whole. If you can make your teammates play 120% of your value, it is much easier and easier than if you play 120% of your value yourself. Secondly, when people get old, they will be more or less disliked. If they make more moves, they will be considered to be standing in a position to hinder the growth of young people. If they are not defending, they will be considered to deliberately retain physical strength and swipe data. There are always topics of this kind. And what you can do is nothing more than help the team become better. If you don’t score, can you try another way?

People are old, and they must first be self-aware. Paul did a good job in this! When Paul did not come to the Sun, the Suns had a long-term Western crane and only experienced an eight-game winning streak in the Bubble Park, but ultimately failed to enter the playoffs. After Paul came to the Suns, he could lead the team to maintain a winning rate of more than 70% in the long run, and even lead the team to the finals. Maybe Paul's upper limit is not that high, not as high as Magic Johnson and , Curry , but Paul's lower limit has surpassed many people. He is passing the baton in his own way and continuing the team's competitiveness. Paul must be praised, he is very sober.