I've read something along the lines of the following numerous times, from numerous sources: "Chris Paul can't match his performance last season".
I ask, why??
I know he put up one of the most remarkable seasons in point guard history last year, but why does everyone just assume he can't get better? There is always room for improvement. Paul can continue working on his jump shot and range (37% from 3 last year), he only scored 21.1 points per game which certainly has some upside potential even though he's dishing over 11 assists a game, and he is a point guard, so he will continually be learning more and becoming more efficient at running his team.
He can get better. Yes, it's hard to improve on what he did last season, but it is not impossible.