Is Chris Paul Even A Top 5 NBA Point Guard Anymore?

[Malta]

So u think that bum n1gga should get the max?

Id rather let him walk and sign Wes Matthews amd someone else in the offseason

I don't think he should get max, but he's going to get it without question, centers are incredibly valuable and he's one that stays healthy.


The big problem with letting him walk is that even without his salary you don't have enough money to sign an impact player, you're going to have around $58 million in salary without him, that leaves about $5 million to sign a FA with. You can't get Wes for that, it's going to take about $10 million a year to land him.

 

[Tony D'Amato]

I don't think he should get max, but he's going to get it without question, centers are incredibly valuable and he's one that stays healthy.


The big problem with letting him walk is that even without his salary you don't have enough money to sign an impact player, you're going to have around $58 million in salary without him, that leaves about $5 million to sign a FA with. You can't get Wes for that, it's going to take about $10 million a year to land him.

Fukkin Salary cap.

@pete clemenza we fukked. The Dribbler gonna kill the cap for yrs

 

[Malta]

Fukkin Salary cap.

@pete clemenza we fukked. The Dribbler gonna kill the cap for yrs

$47 million between The Dribbler, Blake and Redikk alone

 

[Tony D'Amato]

$47 million between The Dribbler, Blake and Redikk alone

Our only hope was for Blake to play @ a mvp level, can't do that w/ The Dribbler

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

CP3 just outplayed Curry

And Curry outplayed Paul when they met earlier this season. And he outplayed him something serious in the playoffs last season.

Curry - 23 ppg on 44% shooting, 8.4 apg and 3.7 turnovers
Paul - 17.4 ppg on 42% shooting, 9 apg and 3.6 turnovers

Curry been better than him for at least a season now. Most of these other guards haven't, but by the time next season rolls around I wouldn't be surprised if he fell out of the top 5 PG category.

Westbrook
Curry
Rose

Will be the definite top 3 if they stay healthy, then you've got Wall, Lillard, Kyrie, Lowry and Paul fighting for those two remaining spots.

 

[ManBearPig]

And Curry outplayed Paul when they met earlier this season. And he outplayed him something serious in the playoffs last season.

Curry - 23 ppg on 44% shooting, 8.4 apg and 3.7 turnovers
Paul - 17.4 ppg on 42% shooting, 9 apg and 3.6 turnovers

Curry been better than him for at least a season now. Most of these other guards haven't, but by the time next season rolls around I wouldn't be surprised if he fell out of the top 5 PG category.

Westbrook
Curry
Rose

Will be the definite top 3 if they stay healthy, then you've got Wall, Lillard, Kyrie, Lowry and Paul fighting for those two remaining spots.

U can bash CP3 on how he played in the playoffs and not bring up John Wall. CP3 is clearly better than. Lillard, Wall, Irving and Lowry.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

U can bash CP3 on how he played in the playoffs and not bring up John Wall. CP3 is clearly better than. Lillard, Wall, Irving and Lowry.

I said earlier in this thread, that Wall and all these other PGs that haven't proven anything in the playoffs can't be ranked ahead of Paul. At this moment in time, only Westbrook and Curry are better, but with the way those other PGs are playing, they'll be in the mix for a top 5 spot by the time next season rolls around. I just wouldn't be surprised if Paul falls out of the top 5.

 

[KOBE]

Lowry just shyt all on CP3 today, btw. It's time yall stopped sleeping on him.

 

[Draje]

Lowry played better than CP3.

And?

Guys hold single games way too Highly. If Jeff Green dropped 30 on Lebron and outplayed him, does Jeff Green become a better player than Lebron or did he have a better game?

 

[DoubleClutch]

Cp3 looked like vs raptors.

 

[JordanwiththeWiz]

He the best pure point in the NBA. Highest assist and turnover ratio right now. Only reason people saying players like Kyrie and Chris fell off is because they play with superior players so it fails the eye test of "best". Remember before KD's injury people were thowing shade at Russ saying he needed to be traded. Now they on his nuts and putting him in the MVP race. As someone who played at a high level I could say CP3 is still the best.
You don't win championships with a PG being a ball dominant scoring machine. You nikkas better stop sneak dissing Tony Parker by not putting him in the top 10, he's one of best to ever do it.

 

[inndaskKy]

And Curry outplayed Paul when they met earlier this season. And he outplayed him something serious in the playoffs last season.

Curry - 23 ppg on 44% shooting, 8.4 apg and 3.7 turnovers
Paul - 17.4 ppg on 42% shooting, 9 apg and 3.6 turnovers

@ the blatantly selective statline.

You left out the part where CP3 shot a higher 3PT%, had more rebounds, more steals, a higher plus-minus in addition to the higher assists numbers and fewer turnovers that you mentioned, all playing 7 minutes less per game than Curry. Curry literally only had him beat significantly in PPG and that was only because Curry played 7 more minutes and had 2.7 more FGA. Not to mention CP3 got the W and actually played defense.

LMAO. Jay-Z couldn't have spun it any better.

 

[Danie84]

Sabo
Curry
DRose
Trillard
Kyrie2K


...CPO fell from Top 5 to not mentioned at all

 

[King Poetic]

I went to the game yesterday and paul passing up open shots just to get a assist.. dude has let l.a. lifestyle affect his game

 

[pete clemenza]

Fukkin Salary cap.

@pete clemenza we fukked. The Dribbler gonna kill the cap for yrs

He's definitely not worth that money but the real problem is Doc Rivers sh*t job as GM. The blotching of the Bledsoe and Dudley deals. Plus he gave the Bucks a first rounder just to get rid of Jared Dudley. That first rounder could've gotten us Jeff Green from the Celtics Instead of drafting Kyle Anderson or KJ McDaniels he takes another shooting guard who he won't play. Matter of fact he doesn't develop players whatsoever that's why outside of Blake and DJ we have no athletes and our roster is old as sh*t. Big Baby, Hedo, Farmar, CDR, Udoh= They're not contributing and they have no trade value. Yeah CP3 and potentially DJ are hurting us in the cap department but truthfully its GM role that has failed us. You inherit Blake, CP3, DJ, and Crawford and you squander all our assets and put nothing but aging junk around the core. I get adding a vet or two who's "been there" but the rest of the roster should be nothing but young athletic studs. Look at all the athletes that OKC has surrounding Durant and Westbrook Doc should've been on that sh*t. He's stuck in the past. Should've kept Vinny The Black Nobody respected him but he could GM his ass off