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**Who'da Thought?**
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Chris Paul in Rarified Air
The art of comparison provides a means of evaluating similarities and differences. When it comes to stats, the hope is simply to project where a player may end up.
Everyone can see that Chris Paul is a great player. But just how great is he and how great will he be? There's always been a certain part of humanity that relishes the opportunity to predict the future, so in comparing Paul's numbers to some of the great point guards of our time, is it possible to see what he may become?
In choosing the greatest point guards of our time, Paul's third-year numbers were measured up against Steve Nash, Jason Kidd, and the recently-retired Gary Payton. The results? Paul is head and shoulders above where these greats were in their third year.
Although Paul gets slightly more playing time than the three he's being compared to, he is clearly better in every statistical category of note – the categories Paul has better numbers in are bolded. You'll notice a lot of bolding for him; the players are listed in decreasing playing time.
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