Wanna know why Chris Paul is better than Jason Kidd

[Dale Lawson]

Comparison have been keeping them in news and gossips all the time.. but do you know Chris Paul is undoubtedly better than the Young Jason Kidd... just check out in the link why he's better

http://www.sportsviews.com/blog/6221/Why_Chris_Paul_is_better_than_the_young_Jason_Kidd

[dossier]

Re: Wanna know why Chris Paul is better than Jason Kidd

thats a great opinion you have

[luv_mist]

Re: Wanna know why Chris Paul is better than Jason Kidd

Steals doesn't mean that defense is better. How efficient are the players that Kidd plays against vs. who Paul plays against? Steals help in a few things but it's not as telling of how defensively capable a player is. Also, in comparison to each other, how were the offensive players who surrounded both? Kidd didn't need to score as much or handle the ball as much since he had Carter for a while on his squad. Paul might have to carry the load more in certain aspects. Every player is different. Paul is a great player but let's not try to compare both without a clear comparison. Stats can say what you want them to say if you aren't speaking the whole truth. One more thing that can be stated is the fact that the NBA has constantly evolved in terms of what "stars" can and can't get away with. That's a whole different topic there. Good opinion though.......

[ProfessaPackMan]

Re: Wanna know why Chris Paul is better than Jason Kidd

Steals doesn't mean that defense is better. How efficient are the players that Kidd plays against vs. who Paul plays against? Steals help in a few things but it's not as telling of how defensively capable a player is. Also, in comparison to each other, how were the offensive players who surrounded both? Kidd didn't need to score as much or handle the ball as much since he had Carter for a while on his squad. Paul might have to carry the load more in certain aspects. Every player is different. Paul is a great player but let's not try to compare both without a clear comparison. Stats can say what you want them to say if you aren't speaking the whole truth. One more thing that can be stated is the fact that the NBA has constantly evolved in terms of what "stars" can and can't get away with. That's a whole different topic there. Good opinion though.......

Agreed.

[Juice Malone]

Re: Wanna know why Chris Paul is better than Jason Kidd

Chris Paul also deserves credit for turning two decent players (West, chandler) into all star caliber talent.

If Chris Paul had an explosive scorer like Jamal Mashburn, Vince Carter, or Dirk Nowitzki it would be over.

Its not an easy comparison either way though

[PrettyT11]

Re: Wanna know why Chris Paul is better than Jason Kidd

Those records of Stockton's will NEVER be broken. He stands pretty much ZERO chance of breaking either one of those records.

[Hassan Darkside]

Re: Wanna know why Chris Paul is better than Jason Kidd

Chris Paul also deserves credit for turning two decent players (West, chandler) into all star caliber talent.

If Chris Paul had an explosive scorer like Jamal Mashburn, Vince Carter, or Dirk Nowitzki it would be over.

Its not an easy comparison either way though

Are you aware of the team that Jason Kidd propelled to the finals? He made Kenyon Martin look like a top 5 PF in the league. Who else was on that team? Kerry Kittles, big soft Keith Van Horn, a young athletic talent in Richard Jefferson, Kerry Kittles, and Todd MacCulloch.

If taking a garbage team like that to the Finals doesn't prove how good Kidd is/was, then I don't know what does. Was anybody on that team even an all-star in the 2 years that they went?

[dossier]

Re: Wanna know why Chris Paul is better than Jason Kidd

Are you aware of the team that Jason Kidd propelled to the finals? He made Kenyon Martin look like a top 5 PF in the league. Who else was on that team? Kerry Kittles, big soft Keith Van Horn, a young athletic talent in Richard Jefferson, Kerry Kittles, and Todd MacCulloch.

If taking a garbage team like that to the Finals doesn't prove how good Kidd is/was, then I don't know what does. Was anybody on that team even an all-star in the 2 years that they went?

Kenyon was

[DC]

Re: Wanna know why Chris Paul is better than Jason Kidd

Ryan Schwan at Hornets247 made a point about Chris Paul: "CP3 had 21 points, 11 assists, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, and only one turnover. In thirty minutes. He shot 8-11. It seems almost ho-hum now, so I should point this out: Chris Paul now has 13 games where he had at least 20 points and 10 assists. The rest of the league's Point Guards combined have 16: B. Davis (3), Billups (2), Nash (2), Augustin (1), TJ Ford (1), Ridnour (1), Bibby (1), Devin Harris (1), Foye (1), Calderon (1), Duhon (1). Paul is insane."

Damn

[Stumbleweed]

Re: Wanna know why Chris Paul is better than Jason Kidd

Hah, yeah I saw that on TrueHoop.. holy crap. Tom Ziller did a cool comparison last season and showed that CP3 basically had the best season by a guard not named MJ, cool stuff. Here's the article: http://www.fanhouse.com/2008/05/05/t...as-no-ceiling/

[JBH3]

Re: Wanna know why Chris Paul is better than Jason Kidd

Chris Paul also deserves credit for turning two decent players (West, chandler) into all star caliber talent.

If Chris Paul had an explosive scorer like Jamal Mashburn, Vince Carter, or Dirk Nowitzki it would be over.

Its not an easy comparison either way though

Monster Mash got mentioned in a 'current event' NBA Basketball thread?

[chadskee]

Re: Wanna know why Chris Paul is better than Jason Kidd

I didn't know this was even a question.

[Tecahl]

Re: Wanna know why Chris Paul is better than Jason Kidd

Are we talking about Jason Kidd now or Jason Kidd in his prime?

[DC]

Re: Wanna know why Chris Paul is better than Jason Kidd

Chris Paul is Just Waiting for You to Bait Him

December 29, 2008 2:01 PM

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz

Of all the dazzling illustrations in The Macrophenomenal Pro Basketball Almanac, my favorite is the one of Chris Paul in the locker room, hanging up his street clothes [sheepskin] in exchange for his game jersey [wolf suit adorned with the #3].

Off the court, Paul is the prince who guest stars on a NPR's precious weekend game show. On the court, he's the nastiest point guard since Gary Payton's prime, and shouldn't be defended without a tetanus shot.

Take last night's Hornets-Pacers game in Indianapolis. The Basketball Jones got this dispatch this morning from a Paul heckler [Mike Wells at the Indy Star confirmed the report], who recounts what happened in the expensive seats:

You know the story about Bosh's girlfriend and LeBron? That happened to me tonight. I was out in Indy sitting first row behind the scorer's table, chatting it up with players left and right (they were, however, ignoring me). The P's had a solid lead and CP wasn't showing up much directly on offense, missing several jumpers. He came to check in at around 3:36, and I was in complete Pacers mode. Without thinking, I murmured, "CP ain't ****. He quickly turned around and said, "What? High off the fact that he even acknowledged me, I said, "Yeah, you're lucky T.J.'s (Ford) not playing. He replied, "Yeah, I prayed for that last night, and rolled his eyes and laughed. I was in complete disarray, and said to the man that I had so passionately spoken in MVP support for last year: "You shouldn't have been mentioned for MVP last year, Kobe is way better than you. He laughed and walked off. My friend gave me the "what have you done look.

CP, the passing machine, stopped passing then. He began to shoot every time he got the ball and took over the game going 6/8 and scoring 11 points in the final 3:36. I was standing and cheering passionately every time Granger hit a big shot and he was looking my way.

After a timeout, he walked from the bench to halfcourt smirking and smiling, staring me down the whole way. I gave him a thumbs down and shook my head. With 26 seconds left he drove, danced around with the ball and hit West for a wide open jumper to win it. I thought the game was over, but it wasn't.

CP went over, took a photo with someone, then walked in my direction. I stood up. He stopped directly in front of the scorers table and, pointing a solid finger, and said in LeBron fashion, "It's your fault. It's your fault. My legs began to shake as my star crush walked away.

What did I do.

http://myespn.go.com/nba/truehoop

[Kashanova]

Re: Wanna know why Chris Paul is better than Jason Kidd

I feel like Kidd in his prime is probably a better point guard then paul.