CP3 is an underrated competitor

[BarberSchool]

I want to disassemble Chris Paul.

Remove his trachea with my right hand,
then use leveraged submissions,
to tear every tendon,
in each shoulder, knee, and hip socket.

Then p!ss on his immobile body.

He has to be the all time NBA leader,
in drawing fouls while in the back court.
Little whiny Napoleon complex @ss n!cca.

[houston]

For a career loser and flopper, this dude is very over-rated

yup

[JohnFreeman]

Not really.

[Young X]

With the way people talk about CP3 you would think he was an average player or a borderline all-star like Joe Johnson or something.

How can you watch him play and think he's not one of the top competitors in the league? Every moment he's locked in, always trying to get that advantage over his opponent (even if it means doing it the wrong way), you almost never see him smile on the court.

He's one of the top competitors in the game today and one of the best players to ever play his position. To say otherwise you're either an idiot or don't watch him play.

[dhsilv]

With the way people talk about CP3 you would think he was an average player or a borderline all-star like Joe Johnson or something.

How can you watch him play and think he's not one of the top competitors in the league? Every moment he's locked in, always trying to get that advantage over his opponent (even if it means doing it the wrong way), you almost never see him smile on the court.

He's one of the top competitors in the game today and one of the best players to ever play his position. To say otherwise you're either an idiot or don't watch him play.

This! His competitive spirit is both is greatest strength and possibly his greatest weakness as it doesn't go over well with his teammates.

[WorldWarriors]

He is but what happened to that killer instinct he had in NO?

[SexSymbol]

He's an overrated competitor, everybody always talks about his heart, but when it comes down to it in the playoffs, he shrinks every single time

[R.I.P.]

Can

[MMKM]

He's an overrated competitor, everybody always talks about his heart, but when it comes down to it in the playoffs, he shrinks every single time

[Funktion]

Him and Blake were 3/12 in the 4th including the layup at the end of the game.

[Young X]

He's an overrated competitor, everybody always talks about his heart, but when it comes down to it in the playoffs, he shrinks every single time

NOT true.

He's the only one on the Clippers that consistently shows any kind of heart and determination.

He's the only one who has the skill level to create offense when games get tight. Everybody else becomes useless and all the pressure goes to Paul to take over when that's NOT his game.

In elimination games he averages nearly 21/10/6. Look at his last 3 game 7's:

Game 7 vs. the Warriors in 2014: 22/14 with 4 steals in a win.

Game 7 vs. the Spurs this year: 27/6 on 9-13 shooting + series winning shot on one leg.

Game 7 vs. the Rockets this year: 26/10/5 with 4 steals.


No player that always shrinks in the playoffs performs like that.

[Heavincent]

Is it a coincidence that his teams have a tendency to suffer embarrassing collapses?

- blown out by 58 at home in the playoffs
- backdoor swept by Memphis
- game 5 against OKC
- blows 3-1 lead against Rockets, despite being up 20 in game 6
- clippers are known for having late game collapses. Last night was the latest example.

hmm....

He gets his efficient numbers, but it seems like he's nowhere to be found when his team shits the bed Maybe because he can't take over a game like Curry, Lebron, Durant, etc.

I know that "efficient, but not dominant" thing was a meme on ISH for a while, but it actually applies to Paul. High FG%, great assist/TO, but defenses don't fear him like they fear Stephen Curry for example. How often do you see defenses trying to get the ball out of his hands? They're perfectly content to let him dribble around.

[Young X]

Is it a coincidence that his teams have a tendency to suffer embarrassing collapses?

- blown out by 58 at home in the playoffs
- backdoor swept by Memphis
- game 5 against OKC
- blows 3-1 lead against Rockets, despite being up 20 in game 6
- clippers are known for having late game collapses. Last night was the latest example.

hmm....

He gets his numbers, but it seems like he's nowhere to be found when his team shits the bed

You realize that everyone has been though those kinda failures right?

Go through Kobe, Lebron, KG, Dirk's careers and you will see similar instances.

The difference is they have rings and CP3 doesn't. That's what it comes down to. People forget chokes/bad moments when you win and people only remember the failures when you lose.

[Heavincent]

You realize that everyone has been though those kinda failures right?

Go through Kobe, Lebron, KG, Dirk's careers and you will see similar instances.

The difference is they have rings and CP3 doesn't. That's what it comes down to. People forget chokes/bad moments when you win and people only remember the failures when you lose.

The difference is Paul doesn't have memorable moments and deep playoff runs like those guys...because he's not as good. He's very good, but he's not in the Kobe, Lebron, Dirk tier.

The apex of Paul's career is a first round win over SA, something that hardly anyone will remember, because you know...it was the first round.

[VeeCee15]

CP3 is mentally weak, plays on emotion. When that's gone, his balls shrink

Curry plays with emotion, determination and extreme confidence. He doesn't get flustered...that's why he is a winner and CP3 (along with blake) cannot get past the hump.