Maybe you're right, and the stats would back that up, but when watching CP that year did you think he was giving 110%? Because I remember watching dumbfounded at how passive he was until the playoffs started.

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Posted by Broski

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Posted on 2/15/14 at 11:46 am to TotesMcGotes

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Because I remember watching dumbfounded at how passive he was until the playoffs started.

A bum knee would do that. He has been playing very similar with the Clippers. Sure, he'll still have great games, but he is not the player he was from 2006-2009.

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Posted by corndeaux

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Posted on 2/15/14 at 1:48 pm to TotesMcGotes

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when watching CP that year did you think he was giving 110%?

I hate speculating on effort, especially for a player coming off an injury like Paul's. Was he different? Yes. Was it lack of effort? I don't think so, but I get why many feel differently.

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passive he was until the playoffs started

PER 36 he put up the same numbers in the playoffs. He did shoot better and, tellingly, he got to the line more frequently. So there's something to a more aggressive Paul.

Same time, everyone amps it up for the playoffs. Paul, since his injury, has lost a step. He cant dominate like he used to. Jarring for us to see it after his insane run from 07-09. What he did was the best run from any pg ever.

But IMO, I don't think he was pouting. Injury repurcussions and a realization that his body would not hold up playing balls out for 82 + playoffs are the culprits for differences we still see in LA.

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