Why Chris Paul Is One Of The Best Players Ever 

I've watched Chris since his NO days, and I've been fascinated not only by the evolution of his game, but by how divisive the discourse around him is. Chris serves as a kind of Rorschach test of what you value in basketball. A lot of basketball hipsters revere his skill and play making, see him as some kind of Platonic ideal of the point guard. And then you have the casual ringz culture types who get their knowledge off 2K and gambling sites, who value stats above all else, and are left bewildered and resentful of the acclaim he receives, especially if they think it comes at the expense of players they prefer. Chris in my eyes is both a massive overachiever, who could be even better if not for his stubborn personality and play style. His impact on the court, on both ends, is wildly out sized in relation to his size and athleticism, yet his dogged reluctance to hunt own shot until the 4th quarter hurts his teams, and his insistence on playing massive minutes has no doubt contributed to his infamous injury history. Chris constantly tries to play the game he's got in his head, not the one he's playing on the court, and that leaves him inflexible and slow to adapt, despite all his brilliance. Nevertheless, he's my favorite point guard to watch. There are so many flashes of past greats in his game, from Stockton to Hardaway to Nash, even Tony Parker before he hurt his knee. But his insistence on only playing in his comfort zone has cost him greater success, maybe even a ring.

I'd love to watch you talk about Mutombo's defensive impact. I think it would be a beautiful tribute.

A 30 minute video about one of the greatest players to play the game...Sign me up!

He's built joke franchises up wherever he went. Goat impact period. That OKC turnaround is most impressive feat ever

The whole Point Guard philosophy brings a smile to my face I could listen to you break down Magic, Nash, Kidd, Chris, Steph, Gp, Mark Jackson for hours

I can already see KOT4Q smiling while watching this video

W video but this is like saying drinking water is good for you 😂😂😂

On the Suns he had some insane playoff games. He’s one of the best players to never win a ring

This is the man that helped mold shai. And I see it. I love cp3s game.

Nothing controversial about it- one of the best

You can tell someone's knowledge of the game instantly by how they talk about Chris Paul. You really got kids putting guys like Kyrie and Westbrook over him all time

Paul's box score plus minus for his career is 6.9. Kobe Bryant's was 4.6. Funny how nobody talks about him as being the GOAT. (Jordan's was 9.2.)

Barely talked about his defense wish could have seen that alil more but awesome vid truly

Love how much more nuance the basketball community has become in the age of analytics. If Chris Paul played in the 90’s, was just as good and had the exact same résumé’, people would completely dismiss him because he never won a championship.

One of the most unlucky players ever. His career would be so different if he had competent franchises behind him during his prime. Winner in my book.

34 minute Chris Paul appreciation video is just what I needed for the perfect Dinner + RU-vid session 🙏

Can't wait to see him with wemby at his immaculate maturity

Will you do Kobe? His game had so much detail you could do a 45 min video about it. He had so many moves and counters his bag was endless

Point GOD

I second the requests for a Mutumbo tribute!!!

Excellent video my guy!! Im truly glad you came across my algorithm. Liked & Subscribed👍🏿

What sucks about his career he's going to be super underrated and underappreciated because of injuries and narratives about him

Clippers was my go to team on 2k13-2k16 🤝I used to run ..Cp3..reddick..Crawford..Blake..Deandre and run through everyone , those were the days man

Love to see it CP3 respect a rare sight for our generation 🥲 Truly one of the most underrated ever

Im been waiting for this video for like forever

I was wondering in when this one was gonna come out I can now push agendas even more Love to see it

A good video about my favorite player ever CP3. Liked and subbed. Thank you

LOVED THIS VIDEO🤩CANT WAIT TO SEE CP3 + WEMBY THIS YEAR😳🔥🔥

Great video man love watching the point god play

lol he steps out at 22:58 😂

Video Suggestion In the future: 2021 Giannis Antetokounmpo

growing up means understanding that chris paul was more valuable than many of the great "pure hoopers"

Said from. Day 1... this dude is one of the best pgs in the NBA his whole career.. and many ppl disagree... but prime cp3 was a beast

CP3 is a perfect PG. MidRange, Passing, Elite Perimeter Defence

I wish I was watching him in his prime, I'm a huge fan despite usually hating players like him. The flopping, playoff choking, and complaining to the reffs would normally put me off of him.

The PointGod is such a Goat inspired my game greatly 💎

That twitter guy really pissed you off😂😂😂

I hope Spur can get Nolan Traore and keep signing CP3 one more year. I see many similarities among them. Nolan - Vassell - Castle - Barnrs - Wemby would be elite starting five. Tre - KJ - Sochan - Memu - Zack for 2nd unit. Not perfect, but not too bad.

Absolutely one of the best PGs of all time! It's really unfortunate that he had many injuries at bad moments, but on the other hand, he is still freaking balling out at almost 40 (hope he stays healthy for the Spurs!)! Those Clipper years were one of the most fun teams to watch, EVER. He may even be the most well rounded PG of all time imo, especially with how good he was on defense. Nash was a better shooter from all over, and maaaybe a tad better/flashier passer, but he was way worse on defense and more fun to watch imo. Kidd was way bigger and stronger and a great defender and rebounder, and probably a slightly better passer, but he was nowhere near as good of a shooter as CP3 or Nash. He did get a 3pt shot late in his career, but nowhere near as good at scoring on any level. I don't really like comparing different eras because of the way different styles of play... And there was way less shooting 3s... But Magic was just 3 sizes bigger than all 3 I mentioned lol He is still probably one of the flashiest and most talented passers ever born. And he was a pretty good scorer overall thanks to his size, mostly posting up and closer to the rim. But he wasn't that good on defense. And probably one of the best PGs ever, Stockton... He was also THE master of P & R and simple accurate reads and passes. He was also great on defense, and he did have a decent jumpshot for the era, but again, different times. Didn't really watch Oscar Robertson and don't know much about him other than the crazy stats... And the only one I would probably add to the kind of elite "true" PGs are Isiah Thomas, he was also very versatile. The Glove was also nice. Penny was freaking insane but his career was brutally short. Curry is awesome and absolutely one of the best players of all time, but nowhere near as good as passer as any of the above, but obviously much better scorer. He is actually a solid passer, from his early Mark Jackson days in GSW, but they quickly realized he should be shooting as much as possible instead of passing lol...

Prime Russell Westbrook vid next please and specifically is 2016 playoff run and maybe a little of his mvp season

Cp3 should be recognized as top 3 pg ever but because of ring culture people won't give it to him, especially when u take the awards out and compare straight performance/impact and skill, but like this video in time maybe after cp retires he will receive his due flowers and recognition. He's definitely a Top 20 player ever forget the hardware the eye test doesn't lie there was nobody better at what he did.

Somewhere, Thinking Basketball is annoyed that he didn't do this video himself (Ben is a huge CP3 fan)

It’s maddening that the NBA commissioner stopped him from teaming up with Kobe.. smh

Is there a way you could explain his improvements as a playmaker from his hornets days with an in game example?

If Chris Paul becomes a coach I won't be surprised

That's my guy!!

Amazing video, too many casuals sleep on chris paul

cp3 is a basketball treasure

Make a video on Rondo

Theres a reason they call this man the point GOD

Steve Nash was better offensively, id like to see a video on him

never misses stg

NAH THIS IS ACTUALLY INSANE 30:25

It's just he shrinks in the biggest moments

So basically cp3 is a smaller version of Luka Doncic minus the offense

no one has wasted more potential in the leage than Doc Rivers

This is a video I need, because as a Spurs lifer, I need someone to explicate to me in fine detail how CP3 is ranked above my Tony Parker. TP9 was straight GUNNING from about 2011 to 2013. Let’s see

Shoutout to Kenny 😭

reason why hes my goat

Man Deandre Jordan was a weapon for cp3

One problem with Paul is hes played so long past his prime. Kids now dont even remember his Clippers days. Much less his prime. Which was in NO. If only the league hadnt cancelled the completely fair and reasonable Paul to LA trade. It was good for LA, good for NO, and not nearly as lopsided as the Pau Gasol trade or as egregious as the Heatles free agency. "Basketball reasons" my ass. You mean Cleveland complained. Sorry Cleveland. No one wants to live there. Its Cleveland. The Mistake by the Lake.

Not really. He is hanging around for a long time.

Generation Players who gets hated

If scott foster wasnt a ref

Might be a hot take but If we ignore accolades and just look at pure ability on the court then I got CP3 as the 3rd best pg ever

Most complete player of all time(No weakness in his game). Not most versatile, it's obviously Lebron, but most complete.

sick of hearing people put russell westbrook over chris paul.

always wondered how his LAC teams never went deep in the playoffs. what kind of adjustments did the opposing team do? lob city was unstoppable in the regular season, I would say.

Dwade next

Dead ass if you would of gave cp3 Kevin Durant back in 2010 oh man

I know for sure he's one of the DIRTIEST players ever ...

CP3 1 OF THE MOST MISUNDERSTOOD PLAYERS EVER💯💔💔

The only thing in his way is a ring.

top 3 pg all time argue w ya mama

Cp3 or Oscar p4p?

Cp3 or AD peak 4 peak

Cp3 or Embiid p4p

Nash or cp3 peak 4 peak?

CP3, one of the best players ever, should get the same hate as Lebron for his flops.

First thanks hoop venue

The point god himself!!!

Cp3 or harden peak 4 peak

OKC making that jokc team go to playoffs is more impressive than Curry winning with Jerry West rosters. Paul should always be in best PG talks on pure impact

Cris is better than kyrie

And yet hasn't managed to win anything! Bruh is so overrated it's sad.

Chris Paul is one of the most overrated, manufactured players ever. The epitome of the modern stat padding nba Part of the banana crew and president of the NBPA. Nothing but a playoff choker that always fakes an injury when eliminated, just like his banana boat buddy

Cp0

No views 19 seconds bro fell off

they gotta stop disrespecting the POINT GOD

24-25 will be CP3s best season ever

u make cp3 3-6 inches taller I feel he's easily top 3 pg nd a top 25-30 player

The most complete PG ever.

He's quite boring. Very good at a lot of things but there's nothing exciting about his game

hot take but FOR ME chris paul is not a top 45 player of all time

Stop the cap. I'd take gotdam Howard Eisley over CP.