DH34Phan wrote:I don't see Utah complaining about Boozer's terrible D, or New Orleans complaining about David West's terrible D.
I think in general it's deceptive to compare CV to guys who are more productive offensively and less detrimental defensively and act like it's a valid comparison.
However, I would say West is a much better comparison than Boozer...Boozer is a proven 20/10 who scores at an incredibly efficient percentage. CV's hot streak numbers are similar to what Boozer does every night, except Boozer shoots 54% all the time. For all CV's skill, he's not in Boozer's league yet in terms of production, even when you look at a favorable sample from CV.
West is actually not a very efficient scorer, definitely better than CV this year but comparable over the past few years. And CV's rebounding is as good or better.
FWIW though, the opponent production numbers of Boozer/West aren't nearly as bad as CV's. Part of that could certainly be because CV also plays with much worse teammates, and but CV's been an epic sieve this year.
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