Skip just said CP0 is not a superstar

[Rekkapryde]

gonna on Monday

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Stupid myth perpetuated by stupid posters that have no idea what a point guard is supposed to do and dislike the nature of the position itself because they've been raised on Michael Jordan/Kobe Bryant fantasies that say a great player shoots a lot or he isnt great.

There isn't a default playing of playing the position, this is what you're failing to acknowledge. The game has changed, roles have changed. The two teams with the best records in the league have heavy-score point guard play, the top-10 PG scorers are almost equal in total averages to the top-10 SGs, arguably two of the best 'top 5' players in the league are shoot-first PGs, a shoot-first PG won the MVP a few season ago, a shoot-first PG has been the best clutch player over the last 2-3 seasons. The evidence is there, you're just failing to acknowledge it.

Look at all the success/impact score-first PGs have in the league today and then look at Rubio and Rondo.....

In the game today, Chris Paul was more aggressive than anyone (in part because Blake was crippled in terrible foul trouble). CP took more shots than anyone else on either team. He scored more than anyone on either team. He had more assists than anyone on either team. He did NOT overdribble..

He played well today, until the last 2 mins... where what life he gave them he took away. He deserves criticism for that, he's the supposed superstar.... he's their leader.

Yet whats the first thing you do when the buzzer sounds? Run to up a shytty thread as if your fraudulent opinion had somehow been validated. Troll.

Stop being so emotional and go and see what the thread was based on and you'll find the answer.

 

[Victim of Racism]

Stupid myth perpetuated by stupid posters that have no idea what a point guard is supposed to do and dislike the nature of the position itself because they've been raised on Michael Jordan/Kobe Bryant fantasies that say a great player shoots a lot or he isnt great.

CP3 is a great player but are you sayin' Jordan and Kobe aren't?

 

[GoddamnyamanProf]

CP3 is a great player but are you sayin' Jordan and Kobe aren't?

Of course not.

 

[KingJudah]

SCreamin A not comin in to work monday

 

[Animal House]

CP>>>>>>Westbum and i think they're both overrated.

 

[Animal House]

The game wouldn't even have been close if he hadn't taken over in the 4th. That TO on him was bs. Green CLEARLY fouled him. CLEARLY

Breh he has to finsih the game. When your the best player on the court in that situation you have to make it happen by eitger scoring or breaking the d down and dropping a dime. Look at the history of the game guys earned there spot by doing this. Like I always ask my fam who love Paul, how many years are we giving this guy to show the world he belongs in the class of other elite pgs from the past? The nikka drove right into a trap on the sideline wtf... and wants a bailout. Nah brotha

 

[Magnificient Unknown]

Give superstars excuses brehs.

 

[J-Fire]

From extensive watching of late 80s/early90s bball
Top 7 players 1985-86 to 1989-90 seasons
1. Michael Jordan
2. Magic Johnson
3. Charles Barkley
4. Hakeem Olajuwon
5. Larry Bird
6. John Stockton
7. Kevin McHale

Bonus , top 10 from 90-91 to 94-95
1. Michael Jordan
2. Charles Barkley
3. David Robinson
4. Hakeem Olajuwon
5. Karl Malone
6. Shaquille O'Neal
7. Clyde Drexler
8. John Stockton
9. Reggie Miller
10. Brad Daughtery

Sorry Pat Ewing he would prob be the next one up on both lists

lets ignore Scottie Pippen.....really? Jordan and Pippen at times were the two best wing players in the game.

 

[Victim of Racism]

Are We Giving a Pass to the Passer?

Chris Paul is arguably the best point guard in the NBA. He has all the talent you would want out of your point guard. He is quick, and has supreme control over the ball. He is more than a willing passer and understands that it’s not just about to whom you pass the ball, but also when you pass it to them. Paul can also finish around the basket and has a very good jump shot from the perimeter. His leadership qualities have been praised since his rookie year with the Hornets. With all that being said, he has had inconsistent success in the playoffs at best.

In his 8-year career, he has missed the playoffs 3 times and advanced past the first round only twice (both 2nd round defeats to the Spurs in ’08 and ’12). Despite his lack of postseason success, Paul is regarded around the league as a winner. Meanwhile, guys like Carmelo Anthony, Russell Westbrook, and others are constantly being reminded that they can’t win if they don’t change their styles of play (yet both of them have reached the Western Conference Finals, Westbrook has even been to the NBA Finals). Chris Paul is a great player; those who say otherwise are fooling themselves. It would be unfair to call him overrated, but it isn’t a stretch to say that he is overvalued.

He can contribute a lot to a team and can turn a franchise around the moment he steps in the building. Unfortunately for him, there are plenty of guys in the league that can come close to matching his impact on the game. Just as recently as last season, Grizzlies’ point guard Mike Conley essentially matched Paul’s production enough to lead Memphis to victory over the LA Clippers. Paul played very well in the series. It’s not his fault that his team lost. But to lose in the 1st Round with a team that was supposed to be a contender is a major failure. Not a result that one usually attributes to a “winner.”

Many people have said that he hasn’t had enough help to legitimately contend for a championship. In his days on the Hornets, this was true. But at the same time, he’s Chris Paul. He’s supposed to be one of the few guys that can turn a bad team into a competitive one on arrival. He seems to need a lot of help to really contend for a championship. Look at it this way. Would a team with Eric Bledsoe, Jamal Crawford, Caron Butler, Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan, Chauncey Billups, Lamar Odom, and Matt Barnes make the playoffs in the West? It would have been close, but I think they could have snuck in last year. Surely, the addition of a player of Chris Paul’s caliber should get them out of the 1st Round at least (it didn’t).

So why do we give Chris Paul a pass when it comes to questions of legacy? Before Lebron James won a ring, it was said that he had something missing. His critics claimed that he wasn’t a winner. Nowadays, it’s Carmelo Anthony who doesn’t play winning basketball. Soon, we’ll be wondering whether or not Kevin Durant will ever win a ring. Some will go as far as to blame Russell Westbrook for OKC never winning the Larry O’Brien Trophy (a claim that would be patently false). Meanwhile, Chris Paul can lob his way into our hearts as the best point guard in the league and a surefire Hall of Famer with minimal backlash.

Read the rest here.

 

[jaydolf spitler]

CP3 is EASILY the best PG in basketball right now. Who's better?

u watching this exhibition of greatness?

 

[Colilluminati]

Skip still going

 

[Morose Polymath]

Skip still going

gone smack that CAC by the end of the week, with that CPzero shyt.

 

[Colilluminati]

He just said Chris Paul is only a super star because of.Cliff Paul

 

[KingsnBucs1987]

It's surprising that nobody brought up the fact that Blake no showed, didn't he only score like 14-16 points and foul out, he didn't have that big of an impact on the game.