Schuhmann stat warns Chris Paul could stall OKC Thunder offense

NBA stats guru John Schuhmann posted a stat which offers a potential warning for the OKC Thunder offense when Chris Paul is initiating the offense.

Analytics is a great tool to use for spotting trends or examining production and comparison. I don’t rely solely on analytics when reviewing draft prospects or for OKC Thunder analysis because I prefer the visual (eye test) and gut instinct. That said, I admit to being a bit of a fangirl when it comes to John Schuhmann who serves up statistical data which often stops me in my tracks.

Did you ever watch the night time Arsenio Hall show? Not the reboot version, but the original. He had a nightly bit on the series in which he would point out a fact, current news item or something arbitrary and follow it with what became his tagline “things that make me go hmmmmmm”. In essence, Hall was pointing out something that made him think twice or rethink his original stance on a subject. To wit, Hall’s tagline often enters my mind as I sift through statistics John Schuhmann posts.

These statistics are there for everyone to find, but Schuhmann has a way of pointing out the seemingly obvious facts which perhaps we simply just pass by. Case in point, I knew Chris Paul was synonymous for using up clock during offensive possessions.

After all, Glen ‘Big Baby’ Davis became a social media sensation with his ‘dribble, dribble, dribble’ commentary on his description of CP3. Whether consciously or subconsciously, after Davis’ comment I paid greater attention to the shot clock and how long Paul took to move the ball. Sure enough, Paul does have a tendency to keep the ball in his hands for long periods and often the majority of the 24-second shot clock.