Does Paul help on d when he gets baptized by any elite pg he sees? What significant defensive play has Paul ever made in the postseason?Making players better doesn't mean you give them a goddamn rating boosts by stepping on the floor. It means yoy can typivally make their lives easier on offense AND PUT them in positions to score. Lebron made his teammates better even if their stats went down because he makes their lives much easier. Same with Paul.
CP3 makes offenses better but this isn't 2K. He doesn't just give a boost by standing on the floor. The big thing is that defense wins championships and the Clippers have almost always been meh to bad on defense.
And Paul only makes life easier in the regular season with the LOB city bullshyt, same as when he had Tyson. playoffs that shyt don't fly and you're stuck with him dribbling around for 20 seconds looking for an assist to boost his PER