In the 19th season of his career, the 38-year-old Paul missed the playoffs, how did he play with the Warriors?

Jialu takes stock of sports

2024-04-17 21:34Posted in Jiangxi Sports Creator

After losing to the Kings in the play-offs, Paul probably didn't expect that he didn't make the playoffs after joining the Warriors who had eliminated him many times in the past 10 years this season, you must know that Paul had entered the playoffs for 13 consecutive seasons before this season, and as far as he was concerned, it was the guarantee of the playoffs. After teaming up with Curry, Dream Green and Klay Thompson, the Warriors team was eliminated in the play-offs and ended up only in tenth place in the West.

The Warriors didn't make the playoffs this season, and there was nothing wrong with Paul's play, he hasn't been bad this season, and after coming off the bench for the first time in his career, he played well in his new role, and after Curry went off, he used his passes to lead the team and help the team's second team establish an advantage.

Paul has a team-high plus/minus for many times, and as long as he is in the game, the team's offensive and defensive efficiency will improve, not only can he score himself, but he can also help his teammates create shooting opportunities, and he can also contribute on the defensive end, although the Warriors missed the playoffs, Paul's performance this season is still commendable.

In his 19th career season, Paul played in 58 games, averaging 9.2 points, 4 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game, shooting 44.1% from the field and 37.1% from three-point range. Compared to Paul's previous performances, Paul has slipped in all aspects this season, scoring less than 10 points for the first time, and assists have also slipped to 6.8 from 8.9 last season.

However, it should also be noted that Paul has only started 18 games this season, 40 of which have been off the bench, and he is averaging a career-low of 26.4 minutes per game, which is a very good result for a 38-year-old veteran to be able to perform in his 19th season.

Paul's biggest role for the Warriors is that after Curry is off the court, the team has a trustworthy master of control, under the leadership of Paul, other players will not play randomly, will strictly implement tactics, and there are many opportunities, Saric, Kuminga, TJD and Podzemski and other players, with the help of Paul, got a lot of easy scoring opportunities, many times the Warriors start to dig a big hole, need to rely on Paul to lead the second team to fill the hole, Paul playing the bench is a dimensionality reduction blow, is the advantage of the Warriors.

Overall, Paul has played his role and value in the Warriors, although he will also have inconsistent performances, shooting iron in the early part of the season, but he has a strong adjustment ability, super assist ability, making the team's offense more fluid, this season he averaged 6.8 assists per game, only 1.3 turnovers, assist-to-turnover ratio is as high as 5.2, ranked 5th in the league, he is still an excellent passing master, strong court control.

The Warriors also want to keep such a player, and Kerr and Curry have expressed their desire to keep Paul after losing to the Kings. It's just that with the current situation of the Warriors, Paul may need to weigh up, staying in the Warriors may have a good contract extension, but it will be difficult to compete for the championship, and his career is only one championship ring away, whether to stay and get a big contract, or take a pay cut to other championship teams, Paul needs to make a decision in the offseason.

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