The NBA’s most lopsided 1-way players: Offensive edition

So your stats are more conclusive than video proof?

Ever heard the phrase "a picture is worth a thousand words"? There's a reason for that.

 

Because it shows that Lillard does not guard Paul and is hidden on lesser players, which is precisely what happened here.

http://stats.nba.com/game/#!/0041500172/playbyplay/#play9~
Here's the video box score for Game 2 - sadly hte game 1 one is offline - I tried to chart the plays where they were both on the floor

Griffin Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
http://on.nba.com/1QtMXxj

Paul is being guarded by Maurice Harkless. Does not appear to be a switch.

Redick 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Paul 1 AST)
http://on.nba.com/1XiEG6W

Paul picked up at the top by Harkless again in the half court

Redick 21' Turnaround Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Paul 2 AST)
http://on.nba.com/1U8gEL2

Exact same as previous play - Paul picked up by Harkless. Are you sensing a pattern here?

Paul 6' Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jordan 1 AST)
http://on.nba.com/1XiGU6d

Guess who was covering Paul - if you said "Mo Harkless" - you can pick up your Captain Obvious hat tomorrow AM at Will call.

Redick 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Griffin 1 AST)
http://on.nba.com/1XiIk0u

Do I even need to tell you anymore who's guarding Paul? IF you're interested, Lilliard is indeed "hidden on...Mbah a Moute." - I will not insult you further by saying that guarding Redick is being "hidden" - considering it means you have to run off a billion screens and get your ass kicked.

MISS Paul 28' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
http://on.nba.com/1XiIVPQ

Transition basket...so maybe somebody else...Nah, just fooling it was MO HARKLESS

MISS Redick 25' 3PT Jump Shot
http://on.nba.com/1XiJucu

It's pretty funny to see the exact same sets being run again and again and again - Harkless picks up Paul at the top, Lillard rests around hte baseline guarding the corner 3 from Mbah a Moute, ready to take the rebound.

MISS Paul 12' Jump Shot

Hey, at least Lillard gravitated towards Paul when Harkless was stuck behind a screener - so that's...something? Nah not really.

Paul 16' Turnaround Fadeaway (5 PTS)

It's NOT MO HARKLESS...yay, he gets a break, since he gets screened off - instead it's Al-Aminu on the switch, and Lillard swipes nonchalantly at the ball while....you guessed it, hanging in the corner doing nothing much else.

MISS Jordan 3' Alley Oop Layup

Transition - Plumlee gets stuck on Paul - Harkless makes a late effort to switch back , Lillard and Mbah-a-Moute trade recipes for Tuna casserole in the deep corner...again.

Mbah a Moute Illegal Screen Turnover (P1.T2)
http://on.nba.com/1YyNzrJ

Hey! Lilliard is actually INVOLVED IN A PLAY, selling hte contact on a baseline screen by Jordan and drawing the foul. He's not guarding Paul of course, one guess on who drew that THank-less task one MO time.

Griffin 3' Layup (2 PTS)
Harkless switch with al-Aminu. I am starting to yawn. Please make this eye test stop.

MISS Redick 19' Pullup Jump Shot
http://on.nba.com/1YyNZ14

Up to 3 Blazer defenders at least show on Paul in this sequence. Though redick takes the shot and the fourth defender is involved. Lillard is....not one of them, again drawing Mbah-a-Babysitter duty in the corner. He must be bored. I know I am.

Redick 27' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Paul 3 AST)
http://on.nba.com/1YyO6Kg

Not amazing transition D by the blazers here - McCollum tries to take on Paul by pointing, Harden/Howard style, Redick is wide open, Lillard is doing...something on the free throw line.

SUB: Kaman FOR Harkless

And with that, I'm going to follow Mo's lead and am mercifully done with this exercise.

Damian Lillard guarded Chris Paul by design....approximately never, with first-choice lineups available.

Why would you do that? He's a lousy defender and he needs to be preserved for offense. Stotts made the right call here.

 

What's the point in watching a 15 minute video when the first 2 minutes already proves you wrong?

 

Really? You game 2 stats disprove my game 1 videos?

Also, can you stop repeatedly posting that wall of irrelevant text?

 

The facade is cracking.

Conclusive video evidence would be something more like this:

http://stats.nba.com/game/#!/0041500172/playbyplay/#play9~
Here's the video box score for Game 2 - sadly hte game 1 one is offline - I tried to chart the plays where they were both on the floor

Griffin Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
http://on.nba.com/1QtMXxj

Paul is being guarded by Maurice Harkless. Does not appear to be a switch.

Redick 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Paul 1 AST)
http://on.nba.com/1XiEG6W

Paul picked up at the top by Harkless again in the half court

Redick 21' Turnaround Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Paul 2 AST)
http://on.nba.com/1U8gEL2

Exact same as previous play - Paul picked up by Harkless. Are you sensing a pattern here?

Paul 6' Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jordan 1 AST)
http://on.nba.com/1XiGU6d

Guess who was covering Paul - if you said "Mo Harkless" - you can pick up your Captain Obvious hat tomorrow AM at Will call.

Redick 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Griffin 1 AST)
http://on.nba.com/1XiIk0u

Do I even need to tell you anymore who's guarding Paul? IF you're interested, Lilliard is indeed "hidden on...Mbah a Moute." - I will not insult you further by saying that guarding Redick is being "hidden" - considering it means you have to run off a billion screens and get your ass kicked.

MISS Paul 28' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
http://on.nba.com/1XiIVPQ

Transition basket...so maybe somebody else...Nah, just fooling it was MO HARKLESS

MISS Redick 25' 3PT Jump Shot
http://on.nba.com/1XiJucu

It's pretty funny to see the exact same sets being run again and again and again - Harkless picks up Paul at the top, Lillard rests around hte baseline guarding the corner 3 from Mbah a Moute, ready to take the rebound.

MISS Paul 12' Jump Shot

Hey, at least Lillard gravitated towards Paul when Harkless was stuck behind a screener - so that's...something? Nah not really.

Paul 16' Turnaround Fadeaway (5 PTS)

It's NOT MO HARKLESS...yay, he gets a break, since he gets screened off - instead it's Al-Aminu on the switch, and Lillard swipes nonchalantly at the ball while....you guessed it, hanging in the corner doing nothing much else.

MISS Jordan 3' Alley Oop Layup

Transition - Plumlee gets stuck on Paul - Harkless makes a late effort to switch back , Lillard and Mbah-a-Moute trade recipes for Tuna casserole in the deep corner...again.

Mbah a Moute Illegal Screen Turnover (P1.T2)
http://on.nba.com/1YyNzrJ

Hey! Lilliard is actually INVOLVED IN A PLAY, selling hte contact on a baseline screen by Jordan and drawing the foul. He's not guarding Paul of course, one guess on who drew that THank-less task one MO time.

Griffin 3' Layup (2 PTS)
Harkless switch with al-Aminu. I am starting to yawn. Please make this eye test stop.

MISS Redick 19' Pullup Jump Shot
http://on.nba.com/1YyNZ14

Up to 3 Blazer defenders at least show on Paul in this sequence. Though redick takes the shot and the fourth defender is involved. Lillard is....not one of them, again drawing Mbah-a-Babysitter duty in the corner. He must be bored. I know I am.

Redick 27' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Paul 3 AST)
http://on.nba.com/1YyO6Kg

Not amazing transition D by the blazers here - McCollum tries to take on Paul by pointing, Harden/Howard style, Redick is wide open, Lillard is doing...something on the free throw line.

SUB: Kaman FOR Harkless

And with that, I'm going to follow Mo's lead and am mercifully done with this exercise.

Damian Lillard guarded Chris Paul by design....approximately never, with first-choice lineups available.

Why would you do that? He's a lousy defender and he needs to be preserved for offense. Stotts made the right call here.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSMEcaA3GXE

Warriors vs Blazers.

Lillard was guarding Curry. Does that mean Curry is a 2nd/3rd tier offensive player?

 

You can't win this argument. You're trying to use game 2 to disprove what happened in game 1. Reality doesn't work like that.

 

Potentially interesting thread destroyed by someone named wekko. I would have loved to see what discussion really would have developed if this wasn't just a series of nonstop name calling. Block time.

 

When people make false statements about player X in order to prop up player Y, I'm going to call them out on it.

In any case, you're in luck. The OP is Harden's Beard, and he has a tendency to post the same posts in multiple threads.

 

you might as well put him on ignore. This guy and Harden might be worse than bobby and Dmo

 

What was my false statement? Please provide an actual quote.