For anyone who hasn't been paying attention to the NBA (re: everyone), Wake's former All-American PG has been pretty much tearing up the basketball world this season. The Hornets have the best record in the West with CP3 leading the way. As evidence of The Mayor's MVP-worthiness, I present to you the per-game averages put up in Steve Nash's two MVP seasons, compared to what Chris is doing this year.
Stat -------- Steve Nash, MVP years ------------- Chris Paul, this year
Points: ------15.5, 18.9 ------------------------------- 21.5
FG%: -------50.2, 51.2 ------------------------------- 49.1
FT%: -------88.7, 92.1 ------------------------------- 85.3
Threes: -----1.3, 1.9 --------------------------------- 1.2
Rebounds: --3.3, 4.2 --------------------------------- 4.0
Assists: -----11.5, 10.5 -------------------------------11.5
Steals: ------1.0, 0.8 --------------------------------- 2.7
Turnovers: --3.3, 3,5 --------------------------------- 2.5
More points, more steals, less turnovers, same assists and FG%, Chris Paul is unquestionably having a better season than Steve Nash when he won his MVPs.
I realize there is a giant flaw in this argument, since I'm not comparing Chris's stats to what other players are doing this season (or what other players did in Nash's MVP seasons), but I'm three weeks away from my first exam. Give me a break.
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CP3! CP3!
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