Originally Posted by
nolaslim213
That's the point I've been trying to make. Quit using raw statistics to try and justify Lillard. Here's your logic:
1) He is scoring 18.8 points per game? Well, his True Shooting% and Effective FG% are both average. Over the last 10 games, he's shooting 37% from the field (horrific). How does he score so many points then? Because he is a CHUCKER. Chuckers inflate their raw stats, and that's why you cling to them.
2) 6.3 assists per game? Firstly, assists are totally overrated, and it's an incomplete stat. Never mind that, though. Lillard's Assist%, the stat that really matters, is God-awful. An Assist% of 35% is considered bad, and Lillard's Assist% is 29%. That is dreadful.
3) PER only measures offensive output, so that is a statistic designed for Lillard, and a PER of 17 is above average, but it's by no means something to boast about.
4) To top it all off, Lillard's defensive rating is 111. That is really bad.
When Chris Paul was a rookie, his PER was 22.1, his Assist% was 9 full points higher than Lillard's, his TO% was lower, his Usage% was lower, his Offensive Rating was higher, his Defensive Rating was lower (that's a good thing), and his Win Shares were way better (Paul had a win share of 0.178 while Lillard has a win share of 0.107).
Again, this isn't and indictment on Lillard. I'm not "hating" on the kid. I'm just providing some prospective.